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

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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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. This stolen booty reportedly included social security numbers, phone numbers, names, home addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver’s license information. This was not a sophisticated attack.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For instance, penetration testing simulates potential attacks, allowing you to assess your response capabilities. Cybersecurity awareness training helps staff recognize phishing scams , social engineering attempts, and other threats. Train Employees Employees are often the first line of defense against cyberattacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2025

Early findings suggest that the attackers exploited vulnerabilities in the company's rapidly deployed digital platforms, such as its mobile ordering app and cloud-based point-of-sale systems. All those mobile apps, cloud-based POS systems, and online ordering platforms need suitably integrated cybersecurity measures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Social Engineering: Investigate the human element of cybersecurity by exploring social engineering techniques and tactics used to manipulate individuals. Mobile Security: Research the unique security challenges posed by mobile devices, including app vulnerabilities, data leakage, and mobile malware.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Table of Contents What is penetration testing? How penetration testing is done How to choose a penetration testing company How NetSPI can help Penetration testing enables IT security teams to demonstrate and improve security in networks, applications, the cloud, hosts, and physical locations.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Don’t be afraid of social engineering attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In the spirit of this year’s theme, we created a parody of the Monster Mash to share social engineering prevention tips far and wide. In fact, 98 percent of cyber attacks involve some form of social engineering.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

But before delving into the details, let’s give penetration testing a definition. According to the SANS Critical Control # 20, Penetration testing involves mimicking the actions of computer attackers to identify vulnerabilities in a target organization, and exploiting them to determine what kind of access an attacker can gain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The event will also witness a host of demos and sessions from top cybersecurity experts who will be ready to offer a knowledge share on topics such as Blockchain Technology’s usage in security field, adversary emulation, cloud assessment, mobile malware, penetration testing, Red Teaming, Threat Hunting, Social Engineering and Web Apps.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2025

In this entry, lets focus on test day itselfand how to maximize the educational, financial, and professional value of the OSCP exam experience. OffSec has gone to great lengths to make the OSCP a realistic simulation of a black-box penetration test; however, to ensure fair grading and timely results, it comes with inherent limitations.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the scramble for cryptocurrency investment opportunities, we believe that cybercriminals will take advantage of fabricating and selling rogue devices with backdoors, followed by social engineering campaigns and other methods to steal victims’ financial assets. Mobile banking Trojans on the rise. million downloads.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Many organizations choose to implement full disk encryption when a large number of employees or other users access sensitive data on mobile or other portable devices that could more easily be lost or stolen. However, they offer more than these security tools, with automated, continuous testing and automated breach simulation at their core.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

Future features such as remediation, mobile device management (MDM), and SIEM data exports can be obtained by upgrading to Syxsense Enterprise. Security vulnerability scans and management become available with the Syxsense Secure product.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Based on forensic analysis of numerous mobile devices, Amnesty International’s Security Lab found that the software was repeatedly used in an abusive manner for surveillance. Currently, several methods can be used for detection of Pegasus and other mobile malware. The list of targeted individuals includes 14 world leaders.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 31, 2023

First Things First: Understanding the Most Common Attack Surfaces In our report, NetSPI analyzed over 300,000 anonymized findings from thousands of pentest engagements spanning more than 240,000 hours of testing. The attack surfaces we analyzed are as follows: Next Up: Cover Your Bases Against 2023’s Top Vulnerabilities 1.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

They appreciate the exponential growth that will come from connected, mobile devices. Cisco’s report which predicts 30 billion devices by 2023 of which 45% will be mobile won’t shock them. Mobile first strategies can also help with diversity, equity, and inclusion, too. billion) is expected online.

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NetSpi Technical

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

On a recent external assessment, I stumbled upon a method to bypass a client’s MFA requirement: access a single-sign on (SSO) token and leverage that token to access internal applications that—by policy—should have been locked behind an MFA prompt, all without triggering an MFA alert on the end-user’s mobile device.

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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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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be used to test proper implementation and configuration. For improved security using mobile phones, free authentication apps are available from Google, Microsoft, and others. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

This culture has given rise to a large number of personal devices like mobile phones, laptops, and tablets that can easily access sensitive information. Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, or penetration testing to identify potential vulnerabilities within the system and address them promptly.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 5, 2021

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) is a relatively new IT security technology that can automatically spot vulnerabilities in an organization’s cyber defenses, akin to continuous, automated penetration testing. Add-on features include mobile device support, cloud security assessments, and container runtime security. Red Teaming.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Most cyber attacks are carried out using a combination of social engineering, phishing emails, and vulnerabilities — Java, Adobe Flash and Acrobat, Firefox and Chrome plugins, 0-day client-side / browser vulnerabilities. They are usually the only way to determine whether the host has been compromised.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Penetration testing and red teamers are critical for remaining vigilant in an ever-changing threat environment and catching the vulnerabilities otherwise missed. Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

Application vulnerability assessment: This type includes assessments of web applications, mobile apps, and other software platforms, looking for code vulnerabilities, unapplied patches, access management issues, and more. Social engineering methods include phishing , baiting, and tailgating.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Astra’s Pentest suite is a complete vulnerability assessment and penetration testing solution for web and mobile applications. This includes your on-premises device and application, certificate, cloud, container, and mobile device inventory. Best for: The vulnerability and penetration testing demands of SMBs.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Regularly conduct cybersecurity training sessions to reinforce good security habits.

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NopSec

JULY 18, 2017

Imagine having one platform that covers 13 out of the 20 controls right away. Automated generation of virtual patching rules for various WAF platforms.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The penetration of mobile devices and applications for them into the daily life of a modern person has led to an increase in the share of HTTP traffic related to API services. The proliferation of HTML and browser frameworks have turned traditional web browsers into fat clients. David runs MacSecurity.net and Privacy-PC.com.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

And on top of that, social engineering woes are growing, that's becoming more and more of fraudulent payments, just all these other things. GRAY: The Internet is a penetration test. I'd like to say there's a dip which might have caused people to question whether or not cyber insurance was necessary. It's not really a dip.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We also tracked Origami Elephant activity targeting Android mobile phones from the end of 2020 up to the time of our report, picking up where we left off with last year’s report. We were unable to attribute these packages until the middle of 2019 when we found a host that served these installers among FinSpy Mobile implants for Android.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

We additionally observed the threat actor behind this backdoor launching penetration testing tools, such as Ligolo-ng, Inveigh and Impacket. The Spyrtacus malware used for targeting individuals in Italy demonstrates that threat actors continue to develop for multiple platforms, including mobile malware.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Today’s columnist, David Trepp of BPM LLP, says detailed pen tests will show how systems can handle future attacks on email and other critical systems. Here’s how organizations can get the most out of pen tests: Understand how well email safeguards work. Testing should also include outbound email data loss prevention controls.

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