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2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities: Zero-day Exploits on the Rise

January 17, 2025
Est Read Time: 6 min
The 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities Joint Cybersecurity Advisory has been released by the Five Eyes...
Thought Leadership

AWS Pentesting: The Comprehensive Guide for Security Professionals

January 13, 2025
Est Read Time: 10 min
Take a closer look at what AWS pentesting is and how you can perform a pentest on AWS.
Thought Leadership

Scaling Offensive Security: How PTaaS Empowers Security Teams

January 8, 2025
Est Read Time: 4 min
As the pace of digital transformation accelerates, the traditional approach to penetration testing – slow,...
Thought Leadership

Less Findings in your Pentest? Measuring the Effectiveness of a Penetration Test

January 6, 2025
Est Read Time: 6 min
Have you been doing pentesting for a while and getting fewer and fewer findings or fewer high-severity findings? Is it...
Thought Leadership

Vector and Embedding Weaknesses: Vulnerabilities and Mitigations

December 30, 2024
Est Read Time: 4 min
This year's Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 for LLM Applications debuts a new leading...
Artificial Intelligence

What Is Baiting in Cybersecurity: Definition, Examples, and Mitigations

December 27, 2024
Est Read Time: 4 min
Baiting represents one of the oldest scams on the Internet, but it remains one of the most common because of its...
Thought Leadership

AWS Cloud Security: How to Prevent Common Vulnerabilities

December 27, 2024
Est Read Time: 5 min
Explore the most common security flaws in AWS environments, how to prevent them, and strategies for improving your AWS...
Thought Leadership

Top Cybersecurity Statistics for 2025

December 23, 2024
Est Read Time: 14 min
Our 2025 cybersecurity statistics show a continuation of trends we identified in our top cybersecurity statistics for...
Thought Leadership

Bitcoin vs Ethereum Smart Contracts: Security Comparisons

December 19, 2024
Est Read Time: 9 min
Bitcoin vs. Ethereum smart contracts: how do they compare from a security standpoint?
Thought Leadership

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