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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. The security team needs to be at the table, working alongside the developers and the operations teams, providing the risk management view for security. Oil and water. 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.

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The Internet Dilemma: Leveraging the Value While Reducing Vulnerabilities

Security Boulevard

Years ago, we couldn’t foresee the potential impact of digital technology innovations on brand stability. Network connectivity and digital transformation are a double-edged sword that holds the key to brand promotion and protection while also exposing companies to great.

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RSAC insights: Security Compass leverages automation to weave security deeper into SecOps

The Last Watchdog

As a nod to security, nominal static analysis and maybe a bit of penetration testing gets done just prior to meeting a tight deployment deadline. But now, of course, digital transformation has changed everything. Digital transformation has turned back the clock on product security. 11 th hour inspections.

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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. Secures data through continuous vulnerability assessments/penetration testing based on the entire MITRE ATT&CK ® framework.

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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.