eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A penetration test , or pen test, is the simulation of a cyber attack. The goal is to assess a network’s security to improve it and thus prevent exploits by real threat actors by fixing vulnerabilities. There are a number of complementary technologies often used by organizations to address security holes.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Acunetix is primarily a web application security scanner, with additional network infrastructure scanning capabilities. It uses the popular open source vulnerability scanning project OpenVAS as its scanning engine. Read more: Fiddler: Pen Testing Product Overview and Analysis. It is particularly good at scanning WordPress.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

To reduce the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive data, users should only be provided with the level of access required to perform their tasks within the program. Are there automated monthly reporting features that provide insight into security performance and compliance?

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