Ensuring Security Against Ransomware Threats
Ransomware is a topic that regularly comes up when I speak to CISOs and information security leaders, understandably so as recent reports have highl...
Attack Simulation vs. Ethical Hacking: A Critical Look
Better Prepared, Right?
Companies are investing significant resources into building and improving their cybersecurity posture. As the threat landsc...
Cyber Hygiene Best Practices for Remote Work
There is no precedence to the unconscionable way hackers exploit human distress during these times. Albeit a few hacker groups “swore” on paper they...
Remote Penetration Testing: How It Works & Why It Matters
Introduction
Traditionally, these assessments required on-site engagements with security professionals working within the corporate network. Howeve...
Securing Credential Chain of Custody
In legal terms, the process of transferring evidence from one place to another is handled in a vigilant manner - the chain of custody. The purpose i...
Insights on the Future of Automated Pentesting
Almost two years have passed since I began my role as Pentera CEO (formerly Pcysys), leading the company through a critical milestone—securing Round...
Development of the First Automated Pentesting Platform
As VP of Product for Pcysys, I wanted to take this exciting opportunity to share with you a few tips and tales of our product evolution in the past ...
Enhancing Enterprise Risk Management with Automated Testing
An Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework is a collection of roles, processes, and systems that manage risks that could impact business objectiv...
Ethical Hacking Lessons: Insights from 60 Enterprise Companies
What happens when you perform ethical hacking on 60 enterprise companies that believe their security is up to par?
Pentera conducted penetration te...
Begin your security validation journey
Request a demo
Moving Beyond Traditional Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability management today is a key process in any security program and regulatory compliance framework. With the growing number of data breache...
Mitigating the EternalBlue Vulnerability
I build penetration testing software for a living. That means, businesses give our software a 007 license to hack and our software does a terrific j...
How Automated Pentesting Mimics Hacker Techniques
Computer-room heroism or what I like to refer to as “Cyber Patriotism” is told in the compelling story of The Imitation Game. Based on the book “Th...
A worldwide cyber warfare
Those who know - rarely speak. Those who speak - rarely know. But those who know and speak - are rare. I had the honor and pleasure of being in the ...
The Value of Penetration Testing Over Vulnerability Scans
I have a friend who manages a large financial investment company based in NJ and each year, sometimes twice a year, he brings in a team of pen teste...
Improving Cyber Resilience by Thinking Like a Hacker
Think like a hacker. It seems so obvious but you might be surprised to hear that most cyber security professionals were taught to think about cyber ...
Why Automated Pentesting is on the Rise
As people, we make do with what we have, but once a better tool is within our reach we adopt it without looking back. For centuries we had no flowin...
Top Ingredients for a Winning Startup
“He shoots, he scores!” I still hear the sports announcer’s excitement coming across the loudspeaker -- in my high school basketball court days.
...
Comparing Cyber Warfare to Chess Strategies
In cyber warfare, like in chess, the game outcome is not determined by a single exploit (or move), but rather by a patient silent-predator strategy....