The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. Byron: I was initially drawn to cybersecurity as a USA TODAY technology reporter assigned to cover Microsoft.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 24, 2022

Internet-facing architecture that is being ASV scanned has grown more complex over the last years with the implementation of HTTPS load balancers, web application firewalls, deep packet inspection capable intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) systems, and next-gen firewalls. Ensure that all of the above that do remain in web page *.html

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2020

Here are key takeaways: Runtime exploits The hacking groups responsible for massive, headline-grabbing data thefts – think Marriott and Equifax — share a couple of things in common. What Virsec is bringing to the DevSecOps table is, essentially, very granular penetration testing based on in-the-field forensics.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

Today’s columnist, Ed Carr of BeecherMadden, says with the fintechs and law firms leading the way coupled with concerns over high-profile hacks like SolarWinds, hiring for cyber professionals will remain strong for the rest of 2021. wrcomms CreativeCommons Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0. Cybersecurity recruitment in 2021 has never been more exciting.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The CEH credential certifies individuals in the specific network security discipline of Ethical Hacking from a vendor-neutral perspective. The candidate is expected to submit a comprehensive penetration test report, containing in-depth notes and screenshots detailing their findings. Certified Information Security Manager – CISM.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

It also examined dozens of critical or high-impact vulnerabilities discovered throughout the past year, some of which have been turned into well-known exploits and others that are sitting quietly in the background, waiting to be weaponized for widespread use by the right hacking group or ransomware operator.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

Following the SolarWinds hack security pros are turning to purple teams to lock down security. In the wake of a multitude of ransomware attacks, fallout from the SolarWinds breach and the Oldsmar water supply attack, CISOs are looking for effective methods to reduce risk beyond traditional means such as penetration testing.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 12, 2023

Certifications are achieved by completing exams and courses which test the individual's aptitude. Some courses are tailored to a specific discipline, while others may be broader, covering areas such as network security , ethical hacking, and more. Below are five of the key benefits of working toward a cybersecurity certification.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

During this period, at least 13 crypto exchanges were hacked. Group-IB also evaluates exchanges’ infrastructure and architecture in order to understand ways to counter potential threats. Five attacks have been linked to North Korean hackers from Lazarus state-sponsored group. Hackers attack not only exchanges, but also its clients.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2021

Hardcoded secrets have always been a problem in organizations and are one of the first things I look for during a penetration test. As microservice architectures and API-centric applications become mainstream, developers often need to exchange credentials and other secrets programmatically.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

They are not aiming servers with x32 or x64 architecture but the router devices that runs on Linux too.” To perform the malicious intent the attacker will need the ELF file to send, the script to be sent to hacked PC and the ELF file to be installed after infecting along with its execution toolset. On the MMD blog.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 12, 2021

Here’s a brief overlook of the kind of specializations you can earn if you decide to take a plunge into cybersecurity: Penetration testing (or, pentesting). Security Architecture. In short, cybersecurity is a vast domain and you can go as meta as you want with your specialization. Secure Software Development. Secure DevOps.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Applications have become more complex, their architecture better. It could be compromised directly or by hacking the account of someone with access to the website management. To make matters worse, with the development of penetration-testing tools and services, the dark market saw the rise of new malicious tools.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Thanks to Robert, who leads our penetration testing team, for suggesting a Kali theme that looks like Windows to the casual view, we have created the Kali Undercover theme. Say you are working in a public place, hacking away, and you might not want the distinctive Kali dragon for everyone to see and wonder what it is you are doing.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

To be good at digital forensics, to be a digital Sherlock Holmes, you need to understand systems architecture. It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. In my character, I like to research things, so basically I started with penetration testing, and I still do that.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Often auditing will be performed through the review of networking logs, but penetration testing and vulnerability scanning can also be used to check for proper implementation and configuration. Poor Maintenance The best security tools and architecture will be undermined by poor maintenance practices. of their network.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 13, 2022

With an expanding number of APIs in use, and added complexity arising from service oriented architecture (SOA,) the cloud, and containers/Kubernetes, enabling full life-cycle API security is an enormous challenge that’s often made harder by false security perceptions. They also require runtime protection to defend against bad actors.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

Because many powerful SQL injection tools are available open-source , your organization must test your applications before strangers do. . Also Read: Best Penetration Testing Software for 2021. . Also Read: Apple White Hat Hack Shows Value of Pen Testers . Perform Regular Auditing and Penetration Testing.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Compromised Cloud Compute Instances Used in Botnets Botnets are networks of hacked computers or devices that are controlled by a hostile actor. Using hacked cloud computing instances in a botnet can boost the attacker’s computational capacity, making their operations more powerful.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS Server Hardening DNS server hardening can be very complex and specific to the surrounding architecture. Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Anti-DDoS configurations can enhance server architecture DDoS to protect DNS.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The first step is to establish a baseline of where an organization stands in terms of security maturity, including a comprehensive penetration test that yields actionable results. Penetration Test There are many reasons to conduct a penetration test.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

They sneak around the fringes of the enterprise, seeking a way inside, which they might accomplish by tricking a user into clicking on a malicious link, opening an infected attachment or providing credentials and passwords, or perhaps by hacking an unpatched or zero-day vulnerability.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 13, 2021

This is why more agile methods, penetration testing among them, have been getting increasing attention. In essence, this sees experts with a background in ethical hacking utilizing the techniques of cybercriminals to breach a business’ systems. Penetration testing requires a significant amount of trust.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

Our organization embraces Zero Trust Architecture with trust zero model approach to ensure an implicit denial of accesses across all platforms and with the mandatory access controls, driven from the governance, enforced to the default baseline.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 6, 2022

These tools should be validated against the OWASP Benchmar k, the gold standard for accuracy and sensitivity of application security testing. These tools generate metrics, unlike more manual techniques like penetration testing. Static Application Security Testing (SAST). Slow, traditional options get outdated quickly.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. ARM - multi architecture Since BackTrack 4, the option was there for ARM support. A fresh start in March 2013.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

The usage of Mimikatz could be easily adopted for credential dumping, while TinyZBot is a quite interesting tool since it mostly implements spying capabilities without strong architectural design or code execution or data exfiltration. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. Cleaver TTP.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Hanslovan: A lot of even the publicly available penetration testing or attack simulation tools have these now built in natively. But it's not what you think because typically in Microsoft office hacking scenarios, it comes down to macros.

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