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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

Penetration tests are vital components of vulnerability management programs. In these tests, white hat hackers try to find and exploit vulnerabilities in your systems to help you stay one step ahead of cyberattackers. Here we’ll discuss penetration testing types, methods, and determining which tests to run.

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Preparing for Ransomware: Are Backups Enough?

eSecurity Planet

In a year where ransomware has raised the alert levels everywhere, the go-to answer from many is redundancy through offline, remote backups – but are they enough? Backups are a critical component of any enterprise cybersecurity posture, but they are not an airtight strategy. Why Are Backups Critical? The Argument for Backups.

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When It comes to Cybersecurity – An ounce of prevention

CyberSecurity Insiders

The same symptoms will occur in your IT environment as the malware spreads downloading data and expanding across your global network corrupting backups and leaving little options. Social engineering. Social engineering is the most prevalent way threat actors find their way into your environment.

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CISA updates ransomware guidance

Malwarebytes

Specifically, the agency added: Recommendations for preventing common initial infection vectors Updated recommendations to address cloud backups and zero trust architecture (ZTA). Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network.

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Using the LockBit builder to generate targeted ransomware

SecureList

If the attacker knows their way around the target infrastructure, they can generate malware tailored to the specific configuration of the target’s network architecture, such as important files, administrative accounts, and critical systems. Then, the adversary generated custom ransomware using the privileged account they had access to.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Why It Matters Network segmentation is a powerful approach for mitigating potential threats and ensuring a safe, well-organized network architecture. Audit Firewall Performance Regularly The process of conducting firewall security assessments and penetration tests include carefully reviewing firewall configurations to detect weaknesses.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be used to test proper implementation and configuration. Organizations need to adopt more formal, centralized control and testing to improve resilience and ensure maintained devices.