BackTrack 5, code named “Revolution”, the much awaited penetration testing framework, was released in May 2011. It is a major development over BackTrack4 R2. BackTrack 5 is said to be built from ...

Penetration testing, often referred to as “pen testing,” is a simulated cyber attack against an organization’s IT infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. This ...

While traditional penetration testing (pen testing) has long been the go-to method for identifying security gaps in a organization’s network and web application, a new approach has emerged: ...

Cybersecurity incidents have been rising since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, which proves our cybersecurity defenses are still lacking. But there is at least one silver lining to these ...

Crowdsourced security has recently moved into the mainstream, displacing traditional penetration-testing companies from what once was a lucrative niche space. While several companies have pioneered ...

Cybersecurity automation has increased dramatically in the past few years, but penetration testing has remained stubbornly immune. While crowdsourced security evolved as an alternative to pen testing ...

Rende is the founder & CEO of Rhymetec, a cybersecurity firm providing cybersecurity, compliance and data privacy needs to SaaS companies. Penetration testing (pen testing) is a cornerstone of ...

If your job involves keeping applications or data secure, you know how important penetration testing can be in identifying potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities. But you may not know that classic ...