Pen Test Partners

MAY 21, 2025

Host-based Firewall Its not uncommon to find host-based firewalls to be missing or disabled, particularly for Windows hosts and Embedded Systems. Even when a host firewall is enabled, overly permissive firewall rules often allow unintended network access.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 31, 2024

Developed by Trustwave’s SpiderLabs, this open-source web application firewall (WAF) engine supports Apache, IIS, and Nginx. It’s... The post CVE-2024-1019: Exposing ModSecurity’s Critical WAF Bypass Flaw appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Installing up-to-date firewalls , secure access controls, and intrusion detection systems is a must. For instance, penetration testing simulates potential attacks, allowing you to assess your response capabilities. Here are some essential steps every business can consider to safeguard against cyberthreats: 1.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Analyze real-world case studies and research effective prevention and awareness strategies.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 15, 2024

TL;DR Don’t wait for a breach to happen before you pursue social engineering testing. Get the most value out of your social engineering testing by asking the questions below to maximize results. 73% of Breaches Are Due to Phishing and Pretexting Social engineering remains a prevalent threat. Let’s talk.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A penetration testing report discloses the vulnerabilities discovered during a penetration test to the client. Penetration test reports deliver the only tangible evidence of the pentest process and must deliver value for a broad range of readers and purposes.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Web application vulnerabilities To prevent attackers from interfering with the operation of web applications, experts recommend using a Web Application Firewall (WAF). Social engineering techniques enable them to bypass technical security measures effectively. Introduce MFA for all corporate accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Encryption Product Guides Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Software Products 15 Best Encryption Software & Tools Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions share some similarities with vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 19, 2024

Today, Ollmann is the CTO of IOActive , a Seattle-based cybersecurity firm specializing in full-stack vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and security consulting. They’re not AI engineers. We recently reconnected. Here’s what we discussed, edited for clarity and length?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

Today I’d like to share the following reverse engineering path since it ended up to be more complex respect what I thought. The first thought that you might have as an experienced malware reverse engineer would be: “Ok, another bytecode reversing night, easy. Significative the choice to use a .reg

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. NGFW (or Next Generation Firewall) is an evolution of traditional firewalls and serves to delimit access between network segments.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Network engineers use network segmentation rules to restrict sections of the network to specific users, security controls, or devices. Also read: Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2022. Different IT engineers have different specialties. and block any other device from connecting to that segment.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2022

Metasploit is an open-source penetrating framework used by security engineers as a penetration testing system and a development platform that allows to create security tools and exploits. In these cases web application firewalls (WAFs) would help to mitigate the risk. CVE-2022-24521 CVSS 7.8,

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This penetration testing can generate a payload and, above all, emulate incoming connections with the infected machine once the hacker is in. Even if there’s a firewall enabled, it won’t block outgoing TCP connections. Such hackers don’t bother with social engineering or complex scenarios that only give a low success rate.

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NopSec

AUGUST 22, 2013

Unified VRM can help in mimicking the most advanced penetration testing techniques which are instrumental in testing security incident response procedures. A well-structured vulnerability management / penetration testing process can help customize the incident response procedures to meet the organizations’ business goals.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What are the results of the provider’s most recent penetration tests? Comprehensive training should include basic security knowledge like how to create a strong password and identify possible social engineering attacks as well as more advanced topics like risk management. Conduct audits and penetration testing.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

The LockBit Locker group is known for using a combination of advanced techniques, even phishing, and also social engineering, to gain initial access to a company’s network. In fact, in this case, the attackers were able to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in the company’s FortiGate firewall.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

The following tools provide strong options to support vulnerability scanning and other capabilities and also offer options specifically for service providers: Deployment Options Cloud-based On-Prem Appliance Service Option Carson & SAINT Yes Linux or Windows Yes Yes RapidFire VulScan Hyper-V or VMware Virtual Appliance Hyper-V or VMware Virtual (..)

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 21, 2021

Vulnerability scanning should not be confused with penetration testing , which is about exploiting vulnerabilities rather than indicating where potential vulnerabilities may lie. It can be used in conjunction with penetration testing tools, providing them with areas to target and potential weaknesses to exploit.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2022

Read more : Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Solutions. As the spotlight intensifies on the software supply chain, Synopsys offers a suite of AST tools, including penetration testing , binary analysis, and scanning for API security. Read more : Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors. Invicti Security.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

The certification covers active defense, defense in depth, access control, cryptography, defensible network architecture and network security, incident handling and response, vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, security policy, IT risk management, virtualization and cloud security , and Windows and Linux security.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

No matter how many firewalls or network controls you have in place, the risk of insider threat will always be present. Conduct regular social engineering tests on your employees to actively demonstrate where improvements need to be made. Segment your internal corporate networks to isolate any malware infections that may arise.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

From here you might decide to extract the dropper websites and block them on your firewall/proxy/etc. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna. I do have experience on security testing since I have been performing penetration testing on several US electronic voting systems.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

See the Best Penetration Testing Tools for 2022. Developers can write Nmap scripts using the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) to perform network discovery, vulnerability detection (e.g., If you use SIEM tools , firewalls , and other defensive tools, you will likely receive alerts, or at least the system will log Nmap scans.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2020

DevSecOps proponents are pushing for security-by-design practices to get woven into the highly agile DevOps engineering culture. Hacking groups today routinely do this; they cover their tracks by injecting malicious code well beneath the purview of legacy firewalls, intrusion detection tools and data loss prevention systems.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Siemens issued a notice that the RUGGEDCOM APE 1808, an industrial platform hardened for harsh physical environments, could come pre-installed with Palo Alto next generation firewalls vulnerable to the Pan-OS vulnerability. There is no workaround available, and the published proof of concept will probably allow attacks in the near future.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 24, 2022

Internet-facing architecture that is being ASV scanned has grown more complex over the last years with the implementation of HTTPS load balancers, web application firewalls, deep packet inspection capable intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) systems, and next-gen firewalls.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Compliance and security analysts, incident responders, engineers, and forensic investigators work together to offer uninterrupted monitoring and improved incident protection. A security operation center (SOC) functions as the command center for protecting, detecting, and preventing potential cybersecurity threats for an organization.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

It was once the case that the majority of businesses could rely on a good firewall and antivirus solution. Indeed, while antivirus and firewall software do still play an important role in cybersecurity, they are not enough on their own. Using penetration testing as well as other forms of ethical hacking is a great way to do this.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

Key Features Scans devices for vulnerabilities in operating systems and third-party software, end-of-life software, peer-to-peer software, as well as zero-day vulnerabilities Scans for default credentials, firewall misconfigurations, open shares, and user privilege issues (unused users or groups, elevated privileges, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

Social engineering. Social engineering is the most prevalent way threat actors find their way into your environment. Architecting a robust network with multiple layers of firewall protection, redundant pathways for both external and internal and isolating critical data is paramount in limiting the damage done by a threat actor.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 13, 2022

These range from getting the basics right, like ensuring the correct firewall is in place, to higher-level challenges, such as API security and data privacy. It maintains multi-environment support, CI/CD pipeline integration, and GUI test builder. Every organisation is facing a multitude of security challenges. Salt Security.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 8, 2024

They employ a variety of tools to conduct penetration testing, which involves testing systems to uncover vulnerabilities. These toolkits are essential for tasks such as penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and physical testing. There is numerous tools present in the market these are some tools : 1.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network. CISA consider the following to be advanced forms of social engineering: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) poisoning. Drive-by-downloads. Malvertising.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

The open source security tool, Nmap, originally focused on port scanning, but a robust community continues to add features and capabilities to make Nmap a formidable penetration testing tool. This article will delve into the power of Nmap, how attackers use Nmap, and alternative penetration testing (pentesting) tools.

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