Penetration Testing
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This DeepSeek-powered pen testing tool could be a Cobalt Strike successor
News ‘Villager’, a tool developed by a China-based red team project known as Cyberspike, is being used to automate attacks under the guise of penetration testing.
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Cyber professionals call for a 'strategic pause' on AI adoption as teams left scrambling to secure tools
News Security professionals are scrambling to secure generative AI tools
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Bugcrowd’s new MSP program looks to transform pen testing for small businesses
News Cybersecurity provider Bugcrowd has launched a new service aimed at helping MSP’s drive pen testing capabilities - with a particular focus on small businesses.
By Ross Kelly Published
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What is penetration testing?
In-depth Going beyond tooling and tech solutions with penetration testing is an effective way of achieving assurance in the security of your IT assets
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Building a new approach to security with the next generation of penetration testing
Sponsored Combining human-led testing with continuous automated scanning can elevate your security regime
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Kubernetes on AWS targeted by hackers abusing legitimate pentesting tools
News Experts believe the campaign is going to develop further, expanding attacks to other cloud providers
By Richard Speed Published
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OpenAI to pay up to $20k in rewards through new bug bounty program
News The move follows a period of unrest over data security concerns
By Ross Kelly Published
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Kali Linux releases first-ever defensive distro with score of new tools
News Kali Purple marks the next step for the red-teaming platform on the project's tenth anniversary
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Podcast transcript: Meet the cyborg hacker
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
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The IT Pro Podcast: Meet the cyborg hacker
IT Pro Podcast Resistance is futile - offensive biotech implants are already here
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Russia-linked state-sponsored hackers launch fresh attacks by abusing latest red team tool
News Researchers said the new tool has evaded the detection of many leading security products and is quickly growing in popularity
By Connor Jones Published
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Kali Linux creators announce free cyber security sessions delivered live on Twitch
News The brand-new initiative is aimed at reaching more aspiring certified pen-testers through twice-weekly livestreamed lessons
By Connor Jones Published
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