Besides the fact that there is no other way to really test your network, The PCI Security Standards Council finally released version 3. 2 and it now states, “To ensure resilience, service providers ...

Penetration Testing is among the most intimate cybersecurity audits that an organization can undertake. Defined by Digital Forensics as "an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, ...

Cyberattacks have become commonplace over the last few years. No industry is immune to attacks, which have only increased in frequency and intensity as hackers and bad actors have become more ...

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While traditional penetration testing (pen testing) has long been the go-to method for identifying security gaps in a organization’s network and web application, a new approach has emerged: ...

A test of a network's vulnerabilities by having an authorized individual actually attempt to break into the network. The "pen tester" may undertake several methods, workarounds and hacks to gain entry ...

Charles Gillman, head of information security at Moula Money and executive member of the CyberEdBoard Regular penetration testing, or pen testing, is an essential part of understanding your ...

Speaking during the virtual (ISC) 2 Security Congress Alex Haynes, CISO at CDL, explored the various pen-testing approaches available to organizations and outlined how companies can determine which is ...

Google "pen testing return on investment (ROI)" and you will find a lot of repetitive advice on how to best communicate the value of a pen-testing engagement. Evaluate the costs of noncompliance ...

I'm not sure if I needed to post here, or within the Server Room forum for this, but I'm looking for a recommendation on a network pen test software, as a vendor is requesting one be done. I used to ...

Penetration testing is a highly scientific, metrics-driven approach to IT security that has been in practice since almost the dawn of the modern computing era when programmers first began conducting ...