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GUEST ESSAY: How and why ‘pen testing’ will continue to play a key role in cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Since we are quickly putting out large technologies, security risks always come with this. Related: Integrating ‘pen tests’ into firewalls. Penetration tests are one way of mitigating the security risks that arise and make sure that we are not endangering users, their data, and the trust they inherently place in technology.

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"TootRoot" Mastodon vulnerabilities fixed: Admins, patch now!

Malwarebytes

Mastodon, whose main selling point is lots of separate communities living on different servers yet still able to communicate, was notified of the flaws by auditors from a penetration testing company. could be at risk. CVE-2023-36460 is the aforementioned “worst case”, dubbed TootRoot. Happy Tooting!

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The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service

Security Boulevard

Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? The post The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an.

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Cyber CEO – Cyber Hygiene is More Critical for Your Business Now Than Ever Before – Here’s Why

Herjavec Group

No matter how many firewalls or network controls you have in place, the risk of insider threat will always be present. Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams. If you don’t have the talent in-house, employ a third-party security firm.

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AI in Cybersecurity: How to Cut Through the Overhype and Maximize the Potential

CyberSecurity Insiders

Phishing attack prevention : There are bots and automated call centers that pretend to be human; ML solutions such as natural language processing (NLP) and Completely Automated Public Turing tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHAs) help prove whether users are human or a machine, in turn detecting potential phishing attacks.

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Cyber CEO: 5 Outdated but Common Cybersecurity Practices You Should Avoid

Herjavec Group

Set up simple, accessible policies and infrastructure across all departments that support your employees in prioritizing cybersecurity and practicing good security hygiene including: Identifying and properly responding to potentially malicious activity like phishing emails that could lead to ransomware infections. Penetration Testing.

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Security Roundup January 2024

BH Consulting

It found close to 100 high-risk, likely-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities that were not listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue. and 25 percent of high-risk CVEs are exploited the same day the vulnerability was disclosed. MORE SecButler from GroundSec is a free set of tools for penetration tests.