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How to Implement a Penetration Testing Program in 10 Steps

eSecurity Planet

Penetration tests find security vulnerabilities before hackers do and are critical for keeping organizations safe from cyber threats. Penetration test services have become common, with many security companies offering them. The program answers what, when, why, and where tests should run.

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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging DevSecOps to quell cyber risks in a teeming threat landscape

The Last Watchdog

In today’s digital landscape, organizations face numerous challenges when it comes to mitigating cyber risks. Related: How AI is transforming DevOps The constant evolution of technology, increased connectivity, and sophisticated cyber threats pose significant challenges to organizations of all sizes and industries.

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Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half

SecureWorld News

Key findings in the report include: The Critical Start Security Operations Center (SOC), which monitors millions of endpoints with more than 80,000 investigations a week, saw increases overall in the number of investigated alerts, alerts escalated to customers, and alerts that were of high or critical priority.

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How to Stop Phishing Attacks with Protective DNS

Security Boulevard

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Know Your Enemy: Following a Seasoned Phisher's Train of Thought

SecureWorld News

Any organization with a well-guarded security perimeter is low-hanging fruit as long as its employees fall for phishing hoaxes. The problem reached new heights amid the coronavirus calamity, which is fertile soil for panic that gives threat actors a leg up in orchestrating effective online frauds.

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How can small businesses ensure Cybersecurity?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybercriminals take advantage of their weak security infrastructure and exploit the behavior of careless employees to launch insider threats and other cyber-attacks successfully. A report reveals various cyber-attacks that often target small businesses, such as malware, phishing, data breaches, and ransomware attacks.