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: ...

The cybersecurity threat landscape is always growing and changing, making it essential for organizations to regularly test their systems and networks to surface vulnerabilities. Penetration testing ...

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Pen tests may seem like a security test panacea. However they have been known to go terribly wrong and become vastly expensive. Here’s what you need to know to make sure you get the results you want ...

You might have heard about the practice of pen test vendor rotation, or even tried it yourself. This is where organizations change their pen test providers annually to avoid complacency and maintain ...

With cybersecurity attacks perpetually on the rise, security teams are under more pressure than ever. While pen testing can help these teams by finding vulnerabilities before adversaries can, even pen ...

Sometimes stepping into hackers' shoes is the only way to truly guard against them. That's why so many organizations include penetration testing in their cybersecurity posture. In fact, 85% of ...

Definition: Penetration testing is a process in which a security professional simulates an attack on a network or computer system to evaluate its security—with the permission of that system’s owners.

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 ...