Threat actors are leaping over traditional barriers with ease, demanding sharper defenses for our widening attack surfaces. They are constantly on the move, probing IT infrastructure to identify vulnerable systems – including unpatched endpoints, network misconfigurations, unsecured APIs, and long-forgotten cloud permissions. Keeping up with network changes and closing these security gaps is a never-ending, manual endeavor that saps IT resources, time, and morale. The result: unnecessary security risk. After all, you can’t secure what you don’t know about.
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CISA Broke Into a Federal Agency and Remained There For 5 Months.
CISA calls these SILENTSHIELD assessments. The agency’s dedicated red team picks a federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agency to probe and does so without prior notice – all the while trying to simulate the maneuvers of a long term hostile nation-state threat group.
Google guru roasts useless phishing tests, calls for fire drill-style overhaul • The Register
The main argument against current phishing tests is “there is no evidence that the tests result in fewer incidences of successful phishing campaigns,” said Linton.
Hands-On: Kali Linux on the Raspberry Pi 4
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hands-on-kali-linux-on-the-raspberry-pi-4/
Penetration Testing — 100 Terms You Need To Know | by Manish Shivanandhan | Manish Shivanandhan’s Blog | Sep, 2020 | Medium
https://medium.com/manishmshiva/penetration-testing-100-terms-you-need-to-know-a723c38cd8c8