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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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What companies need to know about ‘SecOps’ — the path to making ‘digital transformation’ secure

The Last Watchdog

With the digital transformation really just beginning, in cloud computing and IoT, it makes sense to bring security into the DevOps conversation. However, the full fruition of DevSecOps is something that is going to have to happen if digital transformation is to achieve its full potential. Roadmap needed.

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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

One could make the argument that Application Programming Interfaces — APIs – are a vital cornerstone of digital transformation. APIs interconnect the underlying components of modern digital services in a very flexible, open way. Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. API complexity.

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What is Vulnerability Scanning & How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

The edge, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and more have led to a much bigger attack surface and have required new vulnerability scanning approaches and tools. Despite their differences, both vulnerability scans and penetration tests are part of the wider vulnerability management framework or process.

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Armor Unlocks the Constraints Companies Face with Traditional Cybersecurity Providers

CyberSecurity Insiders

Armor’s new offerings leverage cloud-native cybersecurity platforms and IP sharing to unlock companies from traditional solutions while aligning to their digital transformation journey. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, IoT/OT, workplace, and end-user MDR with AI/ML alerts and a 24/7 threat response team.

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Podcast Episode 122: will 5G increase Internet of Things Risk?

The Security Ledger

And, just as important, what are the security implications of massively distributed IoT endpoints connected to capacious 5G cellular infrastructure? And, just as important, what are the security implications of massively distributed IoT endpoints connected to capacious 5G cellular infrastructure? Read the whole entry. »

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NEW TECH: Brinqa takes a ‘graph database’ approach to vulnerability management, app security

The Last Watchdog

Imposing just the right touch of policies and procedures towards mitigating cyber risks is a core challenge facing any company caught up in digital transformation. Digital transformation is all about high-velocity innovation and on-the-fly change. Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market.