CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Attack simulation and penetration testing are both methods used to identify vulnerabilities in a company’s cybersecurity infrastructure, but there are some differences between the two. The post Understanding the difference between attack simulation vs penetration testing appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

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. Best Pen Testing Frameworks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

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? An ethical hacking certification may help too.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 12, 2025

NetSPI is a regular attendee, with its Director of Mainframe Penetration Testing, Philip Young, actively volunteering for the SHARE cybersecurity track, helping with talk selection. Titled, Mainframe Blackbox Network Pentesting , the presentation explored various vulnerabilities encountered during past mainframe penetration tests.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), the non-profit whistleblower organization is celebrating its sixth anniversary with the launch of a new public search engine: the Library of Leaks.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

After surveying trusted penetration testing sources and published pricing, the cost of a penetration test for the average organization is $18,300. and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

All organizations should perform penetration tests, yet many worry about not receiving the full value of their investment. Organizations have two choices: perform penetration tests with their internal teams, or hire an external vendor and find ways to lower costs.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Penetration tests are simulated cyber attacks executed by white hat hackers on systems and networks. There are different types of penetration tests, methodologies and best practices that need to be followed for optimal results, and we’ll cover those here. However, they are also the most realistic tests.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

It is generalized and entry-level, but it demonstrates a core level of competency that can be a building block of almost any career in cybersecurity, whether in administration, engineering, or development. It’s obviously a step to penetration testing, but it’s also helpful for architect, engineer, and analyst jobs.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Google has released a security update for its Chrome web browser to mitigate a high-severity “type confusion” vulnerability (CVE-2024-12053) residing within the V8 JavaScript engine.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Penetration tests find security vulnerabilities before hackers do and are critical for keeping organizations safe from cyber threats. Penetration test services have become common, with many security companies offering them. The program answers what, when, why, and where tests should run.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

B(l)utter Flutter Mobile Application Reverse Engineering Tool by Compiling Dart AOT Runtime Currently, the application supports only Android libapp.so. Install This application uses the... The post blutter: Flutter Mobile Application Reverse Engineering Tool appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Penetration testing is something that many (of those who know what a pentest is) see as a search for weak spots and well-known vulnerabilities in clients’ infrastructure, and a bunch of copied-and-pasted recommendations on how to deal with the security holes thus discovered.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 3, 2024

Flutter Spy Flutter Spy is a Bash-based command-line tool designed to provide insightful code analysis and data extraction capabilities from built Flutter apps with reverse engineering.

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Appknox

JUNE 17, 2024

You might already know a fair bit about r2frida by now - its definition, usage, features, installation, and examples - something we discussed in the previous blog of this series. In case you missed out on it, you can find it here. In this blog, we will explore how r2frida can be instrumental in manipulating an iOS app's runtime.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As a result, many organizations are asking: Should we conduct penetration testing (pentesting) on our third parties? Why Pentesting Third Parties Matters Penetration testing involves simulating real-world cyberattacks to identify vulnerabilities in systems, networks, or applications. The answer is not straightforward.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 26, 2024

Google Cloud has publicly addressed an incident in which a misconfiguration during the setup of a Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) private cloud led to the unintended deletion of Australian customer UniSuper’s data, including... The post Google Cloud Report Reveals Accidental Deletion of Customer Data appeared first on Penetration (..)

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

de4py De4py is an advanced Python deobfuscator with a beautiful UI and a set of Advanced features that enable malware analysts and reverse engineers to deobfuscate Python files and more. Features Feature Function Deobfuscation... The post de4py: toolkit for Python reverse engineering appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As the founder and primary maintainer of REMnux, Lenny Zeltser likes to say: REMnux is for malware analysis as Kali is for penetration testing. The post REMnux: The Linux Toolkit for Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis appeared first on eSecurityPlanet. Those are some compelling reasons to try it.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 8, 2024

Damn Vulnerable RESTaurant An intentionally vulnerable API service designed for learning and training purposes dedicated to developers, ethical hackers, and security engineers.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 17, 2024

McAfee Labs researchers have uncovered a dangerous new variant of the Redline Stealer malware that uses clever obfuscation tactics and aggressive social engineering to trick victims and evade detection.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 28, 2024

This team consisted of approximately ten full-time engineers. While not... The post Google lays off its Python team appeared first on Penetration Testing. Sources within Google reveal that the company had already laid off a team responsible for maintaining a stable version of Python several days ago.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 6, 2024

Threat actors (TAs) are weaponizing a combination of social engineering, phishing infrastructure, and an advanced Android banking trojan to... The post Copybara Fraud Campaign Leverages On-Device Fraud and Social Engineering Tactics appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Autodesk AutoCAD, a widely used CAD software across engineering, architecture, and manufacturing industries, has been found to contain 40 zero-day vulnerabilities.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 2, 2024

Specifically, unlike most existing testing works mutating query predicates, GraphGenie leverages... The post GraphGenie: To detect logic bugs in graph database engines appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 13, 2024

These scams go beyond the typical emotional manipulation seen in traditional romance scams, incorporating... The post Romance Scammers Target Cryptocurrency Investors with Social Engineering and Fake Exchanges appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Chinese firm China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), a leading entity in the nation’s energy and infrastructure sectors, has fallen prey to cybercriminals.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of container orchestration, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) stands as a colossus, offering scalable and efficient solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

eWPTX – a highly respected certification that is 100% practical and validates the advanced skills necessary to conduct in-depth penetration tests on modern web applications. For example, network defense and malware analysis labs show engineers how to contain ransomware outbreaks.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 18, 2024

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE), a widely used Kubernetes distribution that simplifies the installation and operation of Kubernetes.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 16, 2024

Threat group TA427, aligned with the North Korean government, has been... The post North Korean Hackers Hone Social Engineering Skills, Abuse DMARC to Target Foreign Policy Experts appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Microsoft has issued a warning about the North Korean hacking group Sapphire Sleet (BlueNoroff), which is deploying a new infrastructure for impending social engineering campaigns on LinkedIn.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 13, 2024

Rapid7 analysts have uncovered a new, highly targeted social engineering campaign potentially linked to the Black Basta ransomware group.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Dilemma of Traditional Automated Penetration Testing Penetration testing has always been the core means of offensive and defensive confrontation for cybersecurity. The post Build Your AI-Powered Penetration Testing Scheme with DeepSeek + Agent: An NSFOCUS Practice appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 17, 2024

Autodesk, a leader in the design and engineering software industry, has released critical security updates for several popular applications.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this article, we will dive deep into the sea of phishing and vishing, sharing real-world stories and insights we’ve encountered during social engineering tests to highlight the importance of awareness. For this engagement, a full internal penetration test/red-team style escalation was out of scope, but almost certainly possible.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Cado Security Labs has uncovered a targeted GuLoader malware campaign aimed at European industrial and engineering companies.

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