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Penetration Testing vs. Red Teaming

Herjavec Group

Given the rising threat of cybercrime, especially resulting from a global event such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that security is a never-ending journey, not a final destination. Therefore, organizations must work to continuously test their security programs. What is Penetration Testing?

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Looking at a penetration test through the eyes of a target

CyberSecurity Insiders

Penetration testing (pentesting) is one of the fundamental mechanisms in this area. The need to probe the architecture of a network for weak links through offensive methods co-occurred with the emergence of the “perimeter security” philosophy. They do overlap in quite a few ways, but each has its unique hallmarks.

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Do You Have These Top Cyber Security Skills?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Penetration Testing. Alert and Event Management. Architecture. Alert and Event Management. Architecture. Penetration Testing. Secure Software Development. Networking. Backup and Storage. Coding/Programming. Access Management. Compliance. Administration. Malware Analysis. Administration.

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Patch Management vs Vulnerability Management: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability management extends beyond known 3rd-party vulnerabilities to include a broader range of issues, including incorrect installations, configuration errors, security gaps, use of obsolete protocols, architecture issues, and other mistakes. While critical, a good vulnerability management solution needs to go further.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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Good, Perfect, Best: how the analyst can enhance penetration testing results

SecureList

Penetration testing is something that many (of those who know what a pentest is) see as a search for weak spots and well-known vulnerabilities in clients’ infrastructure, and a bunch of copied-and-pasted recommendations on how to deal with the security holes thus discovered.

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When It comes to Cybersecurity – An ounce of prevention

CyberSecurity Insiders

Clearly, preventing fires is better than fighting them……” So, to what extent are we able to protect ourselves from Cybersecurity events? Network design and architecture. More complex architectures may be needed depending on the industry or the data. Instead, they will use traditional mail.