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Quick Bites 13 – Network Pentest Restrictions Can Hurt Your Business

penetration testing | network security

Too Many Network Pentest Restrictions Can Hurt Your Business Recently, I had cervical spine surgery (ACDF) and was on restricted duty as a result. The surgery involved putting a metal plate on my spine in my neck with a new piece of bone in place of a disc that ruptured…and it’s my second surgery, ...

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Risk-Driven Approach: The Federal Government’s Shift in Cybersecurity Burden

penetration testing | Threat-Led Penetration Testing

From All-Hazards to Risk-Informed The New Risk-Informed Paradigm One of the most significant shifts ...

Understanding Garbage Findings

penetration testing | Reporting | Findings

There is a well-meaning desire among penetration testers to produce findings. The fact of the ...

Houston, We Have a Problem

penetration testing | Satellite

Satellite Security Testing: A Holistic Approach Last month, I had the opportunity to present at ...

When Algorithms Aren’t Enough: Why the Human Element Still Matters in Modern Penetration Testing

penetration testing

The cybersecurity industry has evolved into two distinct approaches when it comes to penetration ...

Solicited Public Comment on HIPAA Security Rule NPRM To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of ePHI

penetration testing | HIPAA | Cybersecurity for Healthcare

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to raise the benchmarks of the Security ...

The CISO's Myopia

information security | penetration testing

Fifteen years ago, I wrote an article entitled "The CSO’s Myopia." At the time, I aimed to ...

Mobile Testing Considerations

Testing In Mobile Applications In today’s world, the significance of mobile applications in our ...

The reason I stopped using Postman for API Pentests

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