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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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Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing

eSecurity Planet

Many cybersecurity audits now ask whether penetration testing is conducted and how vulnerabilities are detected and tracked. These questions ask IT teams to consider how frequently security is tested from the outside via penetration testing and from the inside via vulnerability testing. File servers.

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How to Maximize the Value of Penetration Tests

eSecurity Planet

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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Cybersecurity Research Topics for Beginners: Exploring the Fundamentals

CyberSecurity Insiders

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. Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices.

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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

This has resulted in astounding innovations in cloud services, mobile computing, IoT systems and agile software development. Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another.

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Patch Management vs Vulnerability Management: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

Virtual patching is a form of compensating controls that use Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) capabilities to shield vulnerabilities, but other technologies can also be deployed such as changing firewall rules , adding network segmentation , and whitelisting. While critical, a good vulnerability management solution needs to go further.

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How Much Does Penetration Testing Cost? 11 Pricing Factors

eSecurity Planet

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.).