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Looking at a penetration test through the eyes of a target

CyberSecurity Insiders

Penetration testing (pentesting) is one of the fundamental mechanisms in this area. Choosing a penetration testing team worth its salt Let’s zoom into what factors to consider when approaching companies in this area, how to find professionals amid eye-catching marketing claims, and what pitfalls this process may entail.

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GUEST ESSAY: 7 tips for protecting investor data when it comes to alternative asset trading

The Last Watchdog

Conduct regular penetration testing. Regular and thorough penetration testing is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities within trading systems. Implement a multi-layered approach to protect against potential threats. Prioritize continuous threat detection. Employ real-time antivirus scanning.

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How to defend lean security teams against cyber threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

This means that everyone, not just the security team, should be aware of the risks and their role in preventing them. Prioritize risks: With limited resources, it’s important to prioritize the most significant risks to the organization. This will help the security team focus on the areas that need the most attention.

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Risk-Based Vulnerability Management: Efficient + Effective

NopSec

We described in the previous blog post the difference between vulnerability management and risk management. A quick reminder: vulnerabilities are the weaknesses an organization has internally while risks are the threats existing externally that potentially could harm the organization. Let’s dig in to see how that works.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Byron: On the software side of things, some exciting breakthroughs are about to gain meaningful traction in leveraging machine learning and automation to shape new security platforms and frameworks that are much better suited to helping companies implement cyber hygiene, as well as execute effective, ongoing threat detection and incident response.

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Improving your bottom line with cybersecurity top of mind

CyberSecurity Insiders

As senior leaders revisit their growth strategies, it’s an excellent time to assess where they are on the cyber-risk spectrum and how significant the complexity costs have become. It’s important to understand that not all risks are created equal. These will vary across business units, industries, and geographies.

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Attack Surface Management for the Adoption of SaaS

CyberSecurity Insiders

To make things even harder, there is no generally agreed upon and common SaaS security shared responsibility model and each new deployment, configuration, and integration can change the risk calculus. This would require any team seeking to procure a SaaS product to navigate a product risk review process. Monitoring/Threat Detection.