Pentera Blog: Pentesting, Red Teaming & Security

How to Prioritize Vulnerabilities Effectively

Assaf Regev

02 Dec 2024

Traditional BAS tests expected scenarios. BAS 2.0 validates real exposure and real impact. That gives teams sharper prioritization with less overhead.

How DTCC Upgraded their SOC into a Cyber Threat Fusion Center

Pentera Team

25 Nov 2024

A modern SOC cannot operate in silos and still keep pace with today’s threats. A Cyber Threat Fusion Center brings intelligence, detection, response, and collaboration together so teams can act faster and with more context. The result is stronger resilience, better resource use, and a more effective defense posture.

Forti-fied? Logging blind spot revealed in FortiClient VPN

Peter Viernik

21 Nov 2024

VPN security depends on more than strong authentication—it also depends on visibility. When credential validation can happen without clear logging, attackers gain a dangerous advantage and defenders lose critical response time. Stronger logging, MFA, and continuous validation are essential to closing that gap.

What’s Behind the Rising Costs of Data Breaches?

Dana Meschiany

17 Nov 2024

Data breaches are becoming more expensive because attackers are hitting faster while security teams are stretched thinner. The biggest cost drivers are delayed detection, credential-based attacks, and complexity across hybrid environments. Reducing that impact requires stronger visibility, faster response, and more proactive validation of where real exposure exists.

Two New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Uncovered in FortiClient VPN

Nir Chako

14 Nov 2024

Endpoint security can fail quietly when trusted services expose privileged functionality without proper access controls. In cases like this, a local low-privileged user may be able to escalate access, tamper with configurations, and reach sensitive data. That is why secure service design, rapid patching, and continuous validation are all critical.

APT Attacks: The Sith Lords of the Cyber World

Assaf Regev

10 Nov 2024

APTs are dangerous because they are built for patience, persistence, and long-term impact. They exploit small weaknesses, stay hidden, and move carefully until they reach critical systems or data. Defending against them requires continuous validation, fast detection, and the ability to contain attacks before they gain momentum.

How Attackers Can Achieve a DoS Attack in Microsoft Active Directory

Amit German

07 Nov 2024

Low-level permissions should not create domain-wide risk. Abuse of group management can lock users out and disrupt operations. That makes identity validation and least-privilege enforcement critical.

Continuous Security Validation Against AI-Driven Threats – A Field CISO’s Insights

Pentera Team

06 Nov 2024

AI is making attacks faster and harder to predict. Continuous security validation helps organizations prove their defenses can actually stop them. That shift is critical to staying ahead of modern threats.

Why Proactive Cybersecurity Starts with Attack Surface Management (ASM)

Assaf Regev

04 Nov 2024

The MOVEit breach showed how a single exposed weakness in a trusted third-party tool can cascade into massive business impact. Attack Surface Management helps organizations find and reduce those exposures before attackers exploit them. You cannot protect what you do not continuously see, validate, and prioritize.

Prove Your Defenses Work with Continuous Security Validation

Shakel Ahmed

29 Oct 2024

Reactive security is no longer enough in a threat landscape that changes daily. Continuous security validation helps organizations prove their controls can withstand real attack techniques across the environment. That is what turns cybersecurity from a periodic check into an ongoing state of readiness.

What CISOs Need to Know About the New SEC Cybersecurity Guidelines

Jason Mar-Tang

13 Oct 2024

The SEC’s rules raise the bar on cyber governance and disclosure. Companies must assess incidents quickly and communicate risk clearly. That makes continuous visibility and readiness essential.

Comparing On-premise vs. Cloud-Based Penetration Testing Strategies

Kyle Bobak

08 Oct 2024

Cloud and on-prem environments expose different risks, but neither is secure by default. What matters is validating how attackers could actually move through each environment and across the gaps between them. Effective security testing must reflect that reality with continuous, environment-specific validation.