Author: Seworks

How Your Credentials Get Leaked and What Happens Next

Credential leaks have become alarmingly common in today’s digital landscape. What’s more concerning is that your passwords may already be circulating in private channels without your knowledge. According to recent statistics, approximately 15 billion compromised credentials are available on the public internet, with millions of new credentials being leaked daily. Even more alarming, malware targeting credential stores jumped from 8%...

cryptocurrency/Cyber Breach/cybercrime/cybersecurity/Hacking Threats

Penetration Testing – Manual vs Automated

Automated penetration testing has become a new way to replace and/or complement the traditional manual penetration testing methods. In this post, we’ll explore the concept of automated penetration testing, and how it helps organizations to discover and mitigate security weaknesses in comparison to manual penetration testing.

Penetration Testing/Pentoma

Operational Technology Security – the Security Blind Spot

According to Gartner, OT (Operational Technology) is “hardware and software that detects or causes a change, through the direct monitoring and/or control of industrial equipment, assets, processes and events.” OT is common in Industrial Control Systems (ICS), such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems.

cybersecurity/Penetration Testing

7 Common Mistakes in Penetration Testing

One of the most effective ways to identify security weaknesses is to simulate attacks with penetration testing vendors. Penetration testing aims to find loopholes in organizations’ web architecture so that they can be fixed and patched before malicious attackers exploit them.

Offensive Security/Penetration Testing/web application security

10 Cost-Effective Security Tips for SMBs

Cybersecurity is essential for every organization, not only for enterprises but also for SMBs and startups. Cybersecurity threats loom around businesses to take advantage of them. This is why security by design is crucial for organizations as it could reduce the overall security cost by 70% compared to adding a security strategy at a later stage.

cybersecurity/Security Threats

8 Recommendations for Web Application Security

Software development is a complex process that typically requires a lot of time and effort. The pressure on developers to churn out new features and meet deadlines is immense, which means coders often do not have the time and flexibility to follow secure development best practices as they would prefer.

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How Penetration Testing Helps Securing Businesses

There are many aspects to consider when it comes to cybersecurity. From using a secure host to adding firewalls and plugging different types of security measures, businesses are often overwhelmed. However, adding proper security measures helps them prevent potential attacks and minimize risks. To help organizations, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) provides the cybersecurity framework, which consists...

Penetration Testing/Pentoma

4 Things to Know About Penetration Testing & AI

There are as many reasons for businesses to routinely conduct penetration testing on IT infrastructure as there are new malware and cybersecurity threats that, unfortunately, seem to pop up every day. Reading news accounts of damages brought about by the WannaCry and NotPetya malware attacks is an impetus for many organizations. For others, penetration testing is a business imperative. Does...

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