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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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As an AI Language Model, Please Have Mercy on Me

Zigrin Security

This article is not about “How to use the benefits of AI language models while conducting penetration test”. This article is about “How to conduct a penetration test towards AI language models”. In this article you will find: The famous ChatGPT Why Should You Arrange a Penetration Test for Your AI Model as an Executive?

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Cybersecurity Research Topics for Beginners: Exploring the Fundamentals

CyberSecurity Insiders

Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices. Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing: Learn the techniques and methodologies used by ethical hackers to identify vulnerabilities in systems.

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Iran-linked APT Rocket Kitten exploited VMware bug in recent attacks

Security Affairs

On April 14 and 15, Morphisec researchers spotted attacks attempting to exploit the VMware flaw, researchers from BleepingComputer also reported the hacking attempts. In the final stage of the attack chain, PowerTrash Loader injects the penetration testing framework Core Impact into memory. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran).

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Myrocket HR platform’s data leak turns into privacy nightmare for employees

Security Affairs

“Rocket was recently acquired [Dutch-owned OLX bought it back in 2019], and enforcement of parent company standards is in progress, along with architectural corrections. The company states that vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT test) was scheduled for January 2, which would have detected the security issues.

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Best Open-Source Distributions for Pentesting and Forensics

eSecurity Planet

See the Best Penetration Testing Tools. There are hundreds of pre-packaged tools for pentesting, security research, forensics, web app testing, and reverse engineering. Support is available for various architectures and platforms, such as x86, ARM, Cloud, Mobile Android. Some Experience Required.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. “Some certifications are entry level, and some require several years of experience, with peer references, before getting certified.”