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Testing to Ensure Your Security Posture Never Slouches

McAfee

Until recently, discovering the answer to such questions has required exercises such as white hat penetration testing or the completion of lengthy or sometimes generic security posture questionnaires. But it can also be used in lieu of third-party assessments—applying recommended assessments instead of expensive penetration testing.

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Businesses Secretly Pentest Partners as Supply Chain Fears Grow

eSecurity Planet

Howard Taylor, CISO of Radware, goes so far as to call it the “death of trust.” As a result, some are now taking extra precautions such as hiring specialized companies to conduct penetration testing audits on externally facing partner resources. And they may not even be aware that they have them.

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Simplifying the fight against ransomware: An expert explains

Malwarebytes

Do you have resources that can help you , such as law enforcement agencies or a cyber insurance firm? Start with your CISO, COO and all department heads, as well as any security staff you have,” Kujawa says. How does the business continue to run if the systems are down? But who makes up this team that creates the recovery plan?

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Beyond Identity Identity management 2020 Private Expel Managed security service 2016 Private Tigera Zero trust for K8s 2016 Private Intrinsic Application security 2016 Acquired: VMware HackerOne Penetration testing 2015 Private Virtru Data encryption 2014 Private Cloudflare Cloud infrastructure 2010 NYSE: NET.