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An Organization’s Guide to Penetration Testing

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Integrating a security program in your organization is made up of various parts to defend your business against varied digital threats. Modern security programs involve the implementation of multiple security resources such as file integrity monitoring (FIM), security configuration management (SCM), log management, and vulnerability management tools, amongst others. While these resources make sense to bolster enterprise security, they usually are a large investment. This means not being able to measure the effectiveness of these security tools means leaving money on the table. This is where   penetrating testing compamy /service providers come in. What is a Penetration Test? A penetration test, or a pen test, is a simulated attack that is carried out on a network, web applications, and the complete IT infrastructure of an organization, including all personnel and other mediums or systems that may have potential vulnerabilities. The sole purpose of penetrating testing is to identify...

How to Deal with Open Source Vulnerabilities?

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  The use of open source is on the rise, and as it grows, the use of proprietary software is becoming less and less common, and as per an old Gartner study, about 80% of mobile software was open source. The software industry would not have been what it is without open source software and resources, and innovation of coders worldwide, sustaining everything, from the most rudimentary apps to behemoth software alive and relevant, without costing the user additional money. We owe a lot to open source, especially cybersecurity, where the use of enterprise open source is higher than anywhere else. But that might comes with an Achilles heel. Open Source Vulnerabilities – A Vast Ocean Of Cybersecurity Threats Let’s say you need custom software developed for your business. You have an amazing in-house team of coders, you've given them plenty of time, and thanks to the nature of the software, they have to code everything from scratch. If your developers stick to the best programming,...