3 PEAT
GigaOm Names Cobalt an “Outperformer” for Third Consecutive Year in Annual Radar Report for PTaaS.
3 PEAT
GigaOm Names Cobalt an “Outperformer” for Third Consecutive Year in Annual Radar Report for PTaaS.

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A Brief History of Hacking | Cobalt

The history of hacking offers a colorful background dated all the way back to the late 1800s.
Dec 5, 2022
Est Read Time: 5 min

JSON Web Tokens

JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object. With the rise of JWT, Core Pentester Saad Nasir gives an introduction to the new security token.
Dec 5, 2022
Est Read Time: 9 min

Top 10 Gifts for Cybersecurity Professionals

With the holidays quickly approaching, tis the season of gift giving!
Dec 1, 2022
Est Read Time: 4 min

Pentester Spotlight: Razvan Ionescu, Romania's 3rd GIAC Security Expert

Razvan Ionescu has been pentesting with the Cobalt Core since 2018. He recently became a GIAC Security Expert, Romania's third. Read more about Razvan in his Pentester Spotlight.
Nov 30, 2022
Est Read Time: 5 min

Introduction to Serverless Vulnerabilities

Core Pentester Harsh Bothra introduces us to serverless vulnerabilities. He reviews the top 10 vulnerabilities and concludes with how to remediate them.
Nov 23, 2022
Est Read Time: 6 min

Importance of Setting Security Goals in the Planning Process

Setting an end goal is important. As Frank Covey puts it, we should always aim to start with the end goal in mind....
Nov 22, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min

Cobalt Release Blog: October

Read about the improvements we launched to our PtaaS Platform last month: Agile Pentesting, improved role management, webhooks and more.
Nov 22, 2022
Est Read Time: 6 min

Red Teaming vs. Pentesting

Core Pentester Saad Nasir writes about what the difference between red teaming and pentesting is based on his own experiences. Saad is a Pentester in Cobalt's Core and on the Red Team at SolarWinds.
Nov 21, 2022
Est Read Time: 2 min

Cobalt Named Sole “Outperformer” in GigaOm’s Radar for Penetration Testing as a Service (PtaaS)

This post covers the 2022 GigaOm Report. Explore this year's report with the 2024 version of the GigaOm Radar Report....
Nov 21, 2022
Est Read Time: 2 min

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