Pentest Interview Questions
A list of questions to prepare for your next pentest interview and help you land the job.
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Half of Twitter’s Workers Have Access to Its Code And User Confidential Data
Twitter's former head of security accused the social media company and its executives of "extensive legal violations."
Microsoft joins hands with Kaspersky for cyber threat intelligence
Microsoft partners with Kaspersky for cyber threat intelligence, with access to Kaspersky TI through Microsoft Sentinel to empower enterprises with the latest insights to counter cyberattacks.
GitLab Patches Critical Vulnerability
GitLab has released a security update to address a critical vulnerability that may lead to remote code execution.
Hackers Demand 10 Million Dollars From a Paris Hospital As Ransom
The CHSF Hospital Centre in Corbeil-Essonnes, southeast of Paris, is the new recent victim of hackers.
Hackers Target Greek Natural Gas Operator
The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an attack on Greece's national gas system operator (DESFA).
Palo Alto PAN-OS Flaw Added to CISA’s “Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog”
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity flaw impacting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
Penetration Testing vs Vulnerability Scanning
There is a lot of misunderstanding and confusion in penetration testing vs vulnerability scanning. There are important differences you need to know.
Data Breaches Reach All-Time High
According to a new IBM security report, the global average cost of data breaches reached $4.35 million in 2022 which is an all time high, following the cost of $4.24 million in 2021.
Hacker claims to have obtained data of 1 billion Chinese citizens
The hacker claims to have 23 terabytes of data in his possession obtained by the Shanghai National Police (SHGA).
8 Top Cybersecurity and Information Security Job Positions
The 8 top Cybersecurity and Information security job positions in this booming industry. Relevant job postings have grown significantly worldwide and are more likely for this demand to show more growth.
Passively Scanning Your Targets With Smap
Passively scan with Smap and avoid detection while gathering useful information on your targets.
Three New Web Application Security Risks Climb Up The OWASP Top 10
Three new web application security risks climb up the OWASP top 10, the standard awareness document which represent a consensus about the most critical security risks to web applications.
Three Approaches to Penetration Testing
There are three primary approaches to conduct a penetration test. Choose between black, grey or white box depending on your end goals.
Apple Releases Patches Fixing 39 Vulnerabilities
Apple releases patches fixing 39 vulnerabilities several of which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
Cyberattack Crashes Israeli Government Websites
Users attempting to enter sites with gov.il extensions were unable to for at least an hour, before the sites slowly began to come back online.
Email Which Claims to Come from Saudi Aramco Delivers Malware
The email pretends to come from Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian public petroleum and natural gas company, and one of the largest companies in the world by revenue.
Retailer Blames Third-Party for the Data Breach of More than 100,000 Payment Cards
Beauty product retailer Acro revealed that customers of two of its websites were impacted, exposing more than 100,000 payment cards