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9 Best Penetration Testing Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Best Password Crackers. Password cracking consists of retrieving passwords stored in computer systems. System administrators and security teams (and hackers) can use them to spot weak passwords. The software combines various techniques to crack passwords. Useful links. Download and install Amass.

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Top Open Source Security Tools

eSecurity Planet

Features include: Automatic detection and fixing of open source dependency vulnerabilities; integration of security vulnerability tools into git repositories already in use; and avoiding attacks through scaled secure development practices across dev and ops teams. It combines several approaches to password cracking into one package.

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News alert: LayerX Security raises $24M Series A funding for its ‘enterprise browser’ security platform

The Last Watchdog

Early adoption by Fortune 100 companies worldwide, LayerX already secures more users than any other browser security solution and enables unmatched security, performance and experience Today’s modern enterprise employees rely heavily on browser-based services and SaaS applications.

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Cloud Security Fundamentals: Understanding the Basics

eSecurity Planet

To improve security and prevent unwanted access, best practices include limiting access to authorized users, enforcing strong password restrictions, and utilizing multi-factor authentication (MFA). Secure your storage methods: Encrypt and hash passwords and other authentication data to ensure their security.

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WP Fastest Cache Vulnerabilities Discovered

SiteLock

This plugin creates a static, HTML version of the WordPress user’s website, and was developed to help WordPress site owners improve their site’s security performance. Ironically enough, for a short period of time security performance was impacted on some sites with the plugin installed.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Are there automated monthly reporting features that provide insight into security performance and compliance? Can the vendor give references or case studies that show effective security deployments in similar organizations? Emphasize the need to change passwords on a regular basis to reduce the risk of credential-based attacks.

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The Best Way to Detect Threats In the Cloud?

Anton on Security

Many organizations are hugely challenged here, and recent data indicates that cloud environments face a befuddling mix of old and new threats (from 1980s-style password guessing to 2020s container escapes). Simply replicating data center threat detection controls that worked well on-premise to the cloud is not likely to lead to greatness ?