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Selecting the right MSSP: Guidelines for making an objective decision

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Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) have become an increasingly popular choice for organizations nowadays following the trend to outsource security services. To make an all-round choice, let’s try to answer the following questions: What exact services do we need? Why does my organization need an MSSP?

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7 Best Penetration Testing Service Providers in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Penetration testing is a critically important cybersecurity practice, but one that many organizations lack the on-staff skills to do themselves. Here, in our analysis, are seven of the best pentesting service providers, followed by more information about what to look for when choosing a pentesting service.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

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Networks are complex and connect to a number of critical components — software, applications, databases, and various types of endpoints — that don’t all operate the same way, making it a complicated challenge to keep threats off the network. Also read: What is Network Security?

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How to Prevent SQL Injection Attacks

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First discovered in 1998, SQL injections (SQLi) are still a devastatingly effective attack technique and remain a top database security priority. This article looks at how your organization can detect vulnerabilities and steps you can take to prevent SQL injection attacks. . Testing for SQL Injection Vulnerabilities.

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10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know

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Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. Because businesses face an extensive array of threats, they should carefully monitor and mitigate the most critical threats and vulnerabilities. This includes IoT devices.

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12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2023

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It will proactively scan your systems for new threats, such as Spring4Shell, giving you peace of mind. Astra’s Pentest suite is a complete vulnerability assessment and penetration testing solution for web and mobile applications. It saves you time by helping prioritize the most critical vulnerabilities, to avoid exposing your systems.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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This picture comes from an analysis of specific statistics and by reading between the lines in reports from 1Password, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Flashpoint, Google Threat Analysis Group/Mandiant, NetScout, Pentera, and Sophos. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.