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OWASP Penetration Testing: Methodology, Kit, Checklist (Downloadable)

Security Boulevard

OWASP penetration testing is crucial for identifying and addressing these security vulnerabilities. What is OWASP Penetration Testing? Malicious actors constantly threaten web applications, the backbone of many businesses.

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9 Best Penetration Testing Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

A penetration test , or pen test, is the simulation of a cyber attack. This critical IT security practice isn’t the same as a vulnerability assessment or vulnerability scanning, though, as pen testing involves an actual attack similar to what hackers would do in real-world conditions. Download Gobuster.

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Kali Linux Penetration Testing Tutorial: Step-By-Step Process

eSecurity Planet

Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools. Also read: 24 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools What Is Penetration Testing? Is Kali Beginner-friendly?

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CVE-2025-41234: Spring Framework Vulnerability Enables Reflected File Download Attacks

Penetration Testing

A medium-severity flaw (CVE-2025-41234) in Spring Framework allows Reflected File Download (RFD) attacks. Update to 6.2.8, 6.1.21, or 6.0.29 immediately

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Cobalt Strike, a penetration testing tool popular among criminals

Malwarebytes

Metasploit—probably the best known project for penetration testing—is an exploit framework, designed to make it easy for someone to launch an exploit against a particular vulnerable target. Those commands can include instructions to download malware. The need for pen-testing. What is Cobalt Strike?

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Critical Risk (CVSS 9.1): Auth0-PHP SDK Flaw Threatens 16M+ Downloads

Penetration Testing

Okta has issued a critical security advisory warning developers and enterprises using the Auth0-PHP SDK about a serious The post Critical Risk (CVSS 9.1): Auth0-PHP SDK Flaw Threatens 16M+ Downloads appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Cloud Atlas seen using a new tool in its attacks

SecureList

Victims get infected via phishing emails containing a malicious document that exploits a vulnerability in the formula editor ( CVE-2018-0802 ) to download and execute malware code. It contains a formula editor exploit that downloads and runs an HTML Application (HTA) file hosted on the same C2 server.