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Scanning Enhancements, API Testing, Additional Security Engagements, and New Integrations: July Release 2024

July 2024
Product Updates API Pentesting
Jul 23, 2024
Est Read Time: 3 min
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Top 10 API Security Validation Techniques

Through the use of APIs and applications, the business world is becoming a more interconnected place every day. This...
Cybersecurity Insights API Pentesting
Jun 28, 2024
Est Read Time: 7 min
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Mass Assignment & APIs - Exploitation in the Wild

APIs have become an integral part of many applications, with REST APIs being a popular choice for implementation. However, this popularity has led to security risks, with OWASP API Top 10 identifying vulnerabilities commonly found in APIs, including mass assignment. Harsh Bothra writes about this in his latest blog.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides API Pentesting
May 1, 2023
Est Read Time: 6 min
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API Security Best Practices

As the devices providing Internet access increase daily, the traditional Monolith architecture has been replaced by the Microservice architecture due to the advantages such as scalability, faster deployment, ease of management, and many more. Core Pentester Orhan Yildirim shares his best practices for API Security.
Pentester Guides API Pentesting
Feb 3, 2023
Est Read Time: 4 min
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Deep Dive into GraphQL Pt. 2

Welcome to part two of GraphQL! Core Pentester Michael Adcock tackles our newest deep dive into the open-source data query.
Pentester Guides API Pentesting
Jan 9, 2023
Est Read Time: 6 min
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Graph Query Language Explained

Cobalt Core Pentester Harsh Bothra explains Graph Query Language and how attackers use it. Read his guide to learn how attackers think and take advantage.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides API Pentesting
Aug 18, 2022
Est Read Time: 8 min
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Update Your Findings State and Manage Assets via the Cobalt API

At Cobalt, we strive to make security easier, and more accessible. To incorporate pentesting more tightly into the...
Product Updates API Pentesting
Jul 11, 2022
Est Read Time: 8 min
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Practical Advice on Good API Design

When designing a good API, always start with requirements. Before writing a single line of documentation, do as much...
Modernizing Pentesting API Pentesting
Nov 14, 2021
Est Read Time: 6 min
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Importing Findings Into DefectDojo With the Cobalt API

Make sure to check out our Integrations page for more info! At Cobalt, we aim to make security easier. We have covered...
Product Updates Modernizing Pentesting API Pentesting
Oct 14, 2021
Est Read Time: 6 min
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