Playwright is an open-source framework by Microsoft for automating web browsers to perform end-to-end testing, scraping, and UI interactions across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. The Playwright MCP server lets AI agents like GitHub Copilot control a web browser using Playwright’s automation capabilities. Microsoft introduced support for MCP in Visual Studio Code 1.99 (March 2025), enabling tools like the Copilot Agent to connect with external services. In this post, I explain how to install the Microsoft Playwright MCP server in VS Code for the GitHub Copilot Agent. Source

This entry is part 4 in the series of improving your Ransomware readiness Continuing our series of blog posts on Ransomware and Incident Response (Part1, Part2, Part3) and following up on the recent discussion about top management preparation (ManagementPreparation), its time to consider having an effective Crisis Management process in place. At NVISO we like … Continue reading Crisis Management – Beacon in the Storm →  ( 12 min )

A blog summarizing SANS's latest white paper on developing OT Ransomware playbooks  ( 14 min )

One of the things that I love about my role at SpecterOps is getting to dig into various technologies and seeing the resulting research being used in real-time. This post will explore one such story of how I was able to go from a simple request of recovering credentials from a database backup, to reverse engineering how SQL Server encryption works, finding some new methods of brute-forcing database encryption keys.. and finally identifying a mistake in ManageEngine’s ADSelfService product which allows encrypted database backups to reveal privileged credentials.  ( 7 min )

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Since Group Policy changes remain a cornerstone of centralized Windows system management, admins should know which settings have been introduced or changed before an OS upgrade. Windows 11 adds not only policies for its latest features but also extends configuration options for many existing components. Source

I bought a new power bank (Anker PowerCore 533, capacity 10.000 mAh 36 Wh, 30 Watt Power Delivery) and did some tests that I’m summarizing here. Charging it with a generic USB C charger capable of delivering 20 W PD required 46,979 Wh. That’s measured on the 230V side, thus including the loss in the […]  ( 13 min )

Learn more about the January 2025 Patch Tuesday that addresses a critical vulnerability where Kerberos canonicalization flaws allow attackers to bypass Virtualization Based Security and extract protected TGTs from Windows systems. The post CVE-2025-21299: Unguarding Microsoft Credential Guard appeared first on NetSPI.  ( 16 min )

Burp Suite Enterprise Edition has a new name: Burp Suite DAST. This new name better reflects what the product truly is: the most accurate, scalable solution for automated dynamic application security  ( 4 min )

In March 2025, the release of VS Code version 1.99 introduced support for Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) in GitHub Copilot's Agent Mode. This open standard is now backed by leading AI companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and OpenAI. MCP provides a standardized framework that allows AI models to interact with external tools and data sources. In this post, I will guide you on how to install, start, stop, activate, and deactivate MCP servers. You will also learn to configure settings in mcp.json and settings.json, as well as import MCP servers from Claude Desktop, Cline, and Roo Code. Source

TL;DR Data breaches make the headlines usually because of the sheer volume of data Research shows that often the volume of data is falsely inflated How forensics experts can spot […] Not everything in a data leak is real first appeared on Pen Test Partners.  ( 6 min )

I added option –verbose to visualize generated YARA rules. xorsearch_v0_0_3.zip (http)MD5: 394557EDD88EF9862ACC97D15A2308A3SHA256: D8FE6914F25FEC4E589A3F3EF7C30F8281C0B918D9254B8AEB2322D2BB8DAE36  ( 11 min )

A blog explaining Linux network security basics  ( 24 min )

DNSSEC is a security standard that protects the Domain Name System by ensuring only authorized servers can respond to DNS queries. Microsoft's DNS server has supported DNSSEC zone signing for some time. However, to take full advantage of DNSSEC, client systems must also be configured, typically via Group Policy, to request and validate signed responses. Source

This is a rewrite of xorsearch.py, an implementation of XORsearch.exe in Python. xorsearch_v0_0_2.zip (http)MD5: 4AA44E14060B461405AD670AE20D4AACSHA256: F452BC239664A1516070D79596C2FC5238963833440C66CD77DC8892C30A3D0D  ( 11 min )

Here is an overview of content I published in March: Blog posts: Update: zoneidentifier.exe Version 0.0.2 Update: oledump.py Version 0.0.79 Update: 1768.py Version 0.0.23 Update: pdfid.py Version 0.2.10 Update: pdf-parser.py Version 0.7.11 Update: xmldump.py Version 0.0.10 Update: zipdump.py Version 0.0.31 Quickpost: Electrical Power & Mining: Dissipated Heat SANS ISC Diary entries: Wireshark 4.4.5 Released Mark […]  ( 12 min )

A high severity vulnerability in DICOM, the healthcare industry’s standard file protocol for medical imaging, has remained exploitable years after its initial disclosure. The flaw enables attackers to embed malicious code within legitimate medical image files. While previous research demonstrated this vulnerability’s impact on Windows-based medical systems, Praetorian’s new proof of concept, ELFDICOM, extends the […] The post ELFDICOM: PoC Malware Polyglot Exploiting Linux-Based Medical Devices appeared first on Praetorian.  ( 21 min )

This article presents a PowerShell script leveraging the Azure OpenAI API, enabling you to execute PowerShell commands using natural language. A key benefit compared to comparable AI tools like ShellGPT is the ability to customize the script. Source

A blog summarizing SANS's April Stay Ahead of Ransonware Live Stream  ( 12 min )

A blog about the update to the SANS FOR508 course  ( 11 min )

When we wrapped up our biggest-ever webinar, The Future of AppSec: PortSwigger’s Vision, the conversation was far from over. With thousands of security professionals tuning in live, the questions came  ( 6 min )

EventSentry v5.2 brings powerful new security and monitoring enhancements, including compromised password checking in ADMonitor, local inventory visibility for file shares and user groups, and centralized Sysmon management. Additional upgrades like process tracking improvements, spoof detection, and threat scoring help security teams detect threats more effectively. Source

Learn about a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-27590) in Oxidized Web v0.14 that allows attackers to overwrite local files and execute remote code execution. The post CVE-2025-27590 – Oxidized Web: Local File Overwrite to Remote Code Execution appeared first on NetSPI.  ( 13 min )

AkiraBot uses OpenAI to generate custom outreach messages to spam chat widgets and website contact forms at scale.  ( 29 min )

In Visual Studio Code release 1.99, Microsoft introduced GitHub Copilot’s Agent mode, a feature that closely resembles functionalities previously offered by Cursor, Cline, and Roo Code. Agent mode lets Copilot examine the codebase, find relevant files, make edits, and autonomously run and debug code. In this post, I’ll compare Agent mode with Ask and Edit mode and outline how Agent mode facilitates vibe coding—the automation of writing code. Source

Snapshot Fuzzing enables security engineers to effectively test software that is traditionally difficult to analyze, such as kernel-level software (though the technique is not limited to such software). Whether you’re auditing drivers or other kernel-mode components, including antivirus software, snapshot fuzzing provides a robust way to discover critical vulnerabilities. Consult our new Testing Handbook section for a walkthrough on how to conduct snapshot fuzzing on your system.  ( 2 min )

TL;DR People use whatever is convenient. Segregation of work and personal matters is a key part of security. Using corporate addresses tramples on this separation. Corporate email addresses should be […] Don’t use corporate email for your personal life first appeared on Pen Test Partners.  ( 7 min )

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It’s the second Tuesday of the month, and, as expected, Microsoft and Adobe have released their latest security offerings – all tariff free. Take a break from your scheduled activities and join us as we review the details of their latest security alerts. If you’d rather watch the full video recap covering the entire release, you can check it out here: Adobe Patches for April 2025 For April, Adobe released 12 bulletins addressing 54 CVEs in Adobe Cold Fusion, After Effects, Media Encoder, Bridge, Commerce, AEM Forms, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Animate, AEM Screens, FrameMaker, and the Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK. Adobe lists the update for Cold Fusion as Priority 1 but states there are no exploits in the wild for the bugs being patched. The patch for AEM Forms is set to Priority 2. These aren’t new…

ScriptRunner is a PowerShell-based IT automation platform that streamlines, delegates, and monitors various management tasks through a no-code web interface and a comprehensive script library. It ensures secure operations with strict user and system access controls, comprehensive policies, and full-activity auditing. Version 7.2 introduces approval workflows for script execution, enabling administrators to configure authorization groups and track pending requests, adding a governance layer beneficial for organizations with strict compliance requirements. Additionally, this version introduces a change history feature, allowing administrators to track and audit modifications made to actions within ScriptRunner, enhancing transparency and accountability in script management. Source

A blog about how the SANS SEC480 course provides necessary AWS-specific cloud securtiy expertise.  ( 13 min )

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The AI tools for the Command Line Interface (CLI) we discussed on 4sysops connect the terminal to AI models. For example, the Warp terminal includes AI tools designed to help admins working on a CLI. The Windows CLI MCP Server does the opposite. If you missed it, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new open standard for AI agent communication with software services created by Anthropic and backed by OpenAI, Amazon, and Microsoft. With MCP, your primary interface is the chatbot, and for the Windows CLI MCP Server, shell access is an additional tool the AI can utilize. The Windows CLI MCP Server supports PowerShell, CMD, Git Bash shells, and remote SSH. Source

GitHub Copilot has the capability to be augmented with custom instructions coming from the current repo, via the .github/copilot-instructions.md file. Pillar Security recently highlighted the risks associated with rules files. Their post discusses custom Cursor rules in ./cursor/rules ending in .mdc. If you watch the demos, you’ll notice that they also have a GitHub Copilot demo which uses the GitHub specific copilot-instructions.md file. GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions File I’ve also been experimenting with the .  ( 1 min )

A blog about updates to the SANS FOR508 course  ( 12 min )

A blog explaining how to use Linux commands to understand what processes are running on your system  ( 24 min )

Have you ever received the notice stating, "Additional security updates can be applied with ESM Apps" after logging into an Ubuntu Linux machine? Despite working with Ubuntu for 15 years, this was the first time I encountered it. Since this was a relatively new installation of Ubuntu 24.04, I was perplexed as to why I couldn't install all security updates using apt upgrade. After some investigation, I discovered I was using Ubuntu Standard, while only Ubuntu Pro qualifies for all security updates. I felt annoyed and deceived because my system had no uncommon packages, and everything I installed came from the Ubuntu repository. This means that, in most cases, a fresh installation of the latest Ubuntu Linux LTS release does not receive all critical security updates. Source

Datadog’s Zack Allen joined to share threat intelligence resources and discuss tools and methodologies for analysts.  ( 14 min )

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 is a standalone product that allows you to virtualize your environment at no cost. In this post, you will learn about the options available to upgrade to the paid Windows Server 2025 Hyper-V role. Source

PortSwigger's Vision In March, PortSwigger hosted its biggest webinar to date and the turnout spoke volumes. With over 7,500 registrants, it’s clear that the future of application security is top of m  ( 7 min )

Zapier is a cloud-based automation platform that lets users connect and automate workflows between thousands of web services without coding. Recently, Zapier announced support for Anthropic's MCP standard. MCP is an open protocol that allows AI models to interact with external tools, data sources, and services, and it's now also supported by OpenAI, Microsoft, and Amazon. In this post, I share my experiences with Zapier's MCP server. Source

Wiz recently published a detailed analysis of a critical vulnerability in the NGINX Ingress admission controller—what they’ve dubbed IngressNightmare (CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, CVE-2025-1974, CVE-2025-24514). The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation during configuration file processing, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary code into the NGINX process. Wiz’s writeup is excellent and covers the technical nuances thoroughly, […] The post An Improved Detection Signature for the Kubernetes IngressNightmare Vulnerability appeared first on Praetorian.  ( 17 min )

Cyberattackers are evolving their tactics and developing more sophisticated ransomware. Advanced AI-driven security solutions are needed to provide the defense mechanisms to detect and remediate ransomware threats. Ransomware Protection Plus is a new solution from ManageEngine that provides a multi-layered defense against ransomware. Source

Bishop Fox researcher, Jon Williams, explains how they successfully exploited CVE-2024-53704, an authentication bypass in unpatched SonicWall firewalls.  ( 6 min )

A breakdown of CVE-2025-24813 in Apache Tomcat—what it is, who’s actually at risk, and why most users likely aren’t affected. Keep calm and patch your servers.  ( 5 min )

A blog about SANS Insititute's self-paced cyber range; Skills Quest by NetWars  ( 13 min )

Bishop Fox's, Alethe Denis, recaps and provides key insights from her talk, Epic Fails and Heist Tales: Red Teaming Toward Truly Tested Security, at Wild West Hackin' Fest.  ( 10 min )

Dakota Cary and Eugenio Benincasa explore China's CTF ecosystem, highlighting competitions held by the Ministry of State Security and the PLA.  ( 22 min )

Explore key background knowledge on authorization issues and common bad practices developers may unintentionally introduce in Salesforce Orgs. The post A Not So Comprehensive Guide to Securing Your Salesforce Organization appeared first on NetSPI.  ( 17 min )

At PortSwigger, we believe AI has the power to transform penetration testing - not by replacing human testers, but by augmenting them. With the release of Burp Suite Professional 2025.2, we’re introdu  ( 6 min )

With Microsoft’s decision to deprecate NTLM (NT LAN Manager), it’s time to disable NTLM authentication on Windows Server 2025 and move toward more secure alternatives. NTLMv1 has already been removed in Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11, version 24H2, signaling the beginning of NTLM’s end. Given the protocol’s vulnerabilities—like pass-the-hash attacks—organizations should begin transitioning to stronger authentication methods such as Kerberos, the preferred protocol in Active Directory environments. Source

TL;DR IPMI, released by Intel in 1998, is a hardware management interface operating independently of the OS, often using 623/udp. It monitors hardware data (e.g., temperature, power) and supports remote […] Backdoor in the Backplane. Doing IPMI security better first appeared on Pen Test Partners.  ( 8 min )

TL;DR UK & EU IoT manufacturers have more security regulation coming Applies to all wireless devices  Comes into force 1st August 2025  It may be absorbed into the EU Cyber […] Preparing for the EU Radio Equipment Directive security requirements first appeared on Pen Test Partners.  ( 6 min )

SANS Cybersecurity Blog pertaining to a summary of the SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit 2025  ( 10 min )

A blog summarizing the SANS Institute’s new report on its risk-based approach to AI controls and governance.  ( 14 min )

A blog explaining Linux User Permissions  ( 22 min )

A blog about updates to the SANS SEC540 course.  ( 13 min )

Every once in a while we put our hands on a source code corpora of some malware (thx vx-underground!). Whether it is a quality release or not, we don’t care, because we know we usually get a kinda mixed bag … Continue reading →  ( 6 min )

I got an interesting question on my blog post “Quickpost: Electrical Power & Mining“: Does the temperature in your room increase due to the miner running full blast? Would you turn down the heater to compensate (which may change the calculation slightly). That was indeed the case: I did turn down the heating in the […]  ( 12 min )

AI enables administrators to adapt complex open-source projects easily to their environment. If the project is not hosted on GitHub or other version control platforms, it becomes tedious to merge your changes into the open-source software whenever the maintainer updates their project. The Bash script I discuss in this post uses Git to automate merging your code changes into a new version provided by the maintainer of an open-source project lacking version control. Source

Use-after-free is a memory corruption condition where a program references memory after it has been released back to the allocator. Statically detecting these bugs can be challenging. In the past, several approaches have addressed this problem, such as GUEB by Josselin Feist and Sean Heelan's work on Finding use-after-free bugs with static analysis. This blog post explores the usage of Binary Ninja’s Medium Level Intermediate Language (MLIL) to establish a data flow graph by tracing interactions between a specific memory allocation and other memory regions. Building on the data flow graph, it is further utilized in context-insensitive reachability analysis across functions to identify potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerabilities in binaries. Like any other static code analysis approach,…

Terminal Chat enables the integration of GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and OpenAI's AI services into Windows Terminal Canary. Through this experimental feature, you can request assistance from an AI for your PowerShell commands and directly execute the AI's recommendations in the terminal. Source

As a follow up to Maxence Schmitt’s research on Client-Side Path Traversal (CSPT), we wanted to encourage researchers, bug hunters, and security professionals to explore CSPT further, as it remains an underrated yet impactful attack vector. To support the community, we have compiled a list of blog posts, vulnerabilities, tools, CTF challenges, and videos related to CSPT. If anything is missing, let us know and we will update the post. Please note that the list is not ranked and does not reflect the quality or importance of the resources. Publications (blog posts, advisories, …) Maxence Schmitt: Exploiting Client-Side Path Traversal to Perform Cross-Site Request Forgery - Introducing CSPT2CSRF Maxence Schmitt: CSPT & File Upload Bypasses Dafydd Stuttard: PortSwigger - On-Site Request Forger…  ( 3 min )

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Cyber Security research, thoughts, and tutorials  ( 2 min )

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Jim Walter reveals how a recent leak provided insight into how Kryptina RaaS has been adapted for use in enterprise attacks.  ( 22 min )

A potential supply chain attack on GitHub CodeQL started simply: a publicly exposed secret, valid for 1.022 seconds at a time. In that second, an attacker could take a series of steps that would allow them to execute code within a GitHub Actions workflow in most repositories using CodeQL, GitHub’s code analysis engine trusted by […] The post CodeQLEAKED – Public Secrets Exposure Leads to Supply Chain Attack on GitHub CodeQL appeared first on Praetorian.  ( 26 min )

In my previous post, I explained how to use the OpenAI library to augment your AI-powered terminal. Today, we will build on this enhancement and encourage two AIs to collaborate on IT tasks in the Warp terminal. Warp includes strong AI capabilities, though it currently only supports models lacking search features. As a result, you're using models with outdated IT knowledge. With a few tweaks, you can make Warp AI prompt GPT-4 Search to bypass the cutoff date of the Warp models. Source

A blog about Linux fundamentals.  ( 21 min )

Domain controllers rely on DFS Replication (DFS-R) to synchronize the contents of SYSVOL and Netlogon across the network. This process ensures that group policy objects (GPOs) and logon scripts remain consistent across all DCs. While troubleshooting DFS-R issues can be complex, several built-in tools can help diagnose and resolve problems efficiently. Source

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The post CVE-2024-55963: Unauthenticated RCE in Default-Install of Appsmith appeared first on Rhino Security Labs.  ( 9 min )

In this blog, Bishop Fox's Nick Cerne, will compare developing malware in Rust compared to its C counterparts and develop a simple malware dropper for demonstration.  ( 15 min )

The GPT-4o Search model offers search engine functionality similar to ChatGPT Search or Perplexity when accessed via the OpenAI API. With the free OpenAI Python Library, you can enhance your terminal AI by adding online search features, overcoming the limitations of LLM cutoff dates, and eliminating the frustration of outdated instructions. This post will guide you on installing the OpenAI Python library and using it conveniently in Windows PowerShell, Warp, or any other terminal. Source

TL;DR The first 24 hours after a cyber incident are critical for containment and recovery.  Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often lack resources, but swift action is still possible.  This […] The first 24 hours of a cyber incident. A practical playbook  first appeared on Pen Test Partners.  ( 8 min )

PHP is still available on Windows despite Microsoft no longer providing support for version 8.x. It can be integrated as a script engine into Internet Information Services (IIS), either through the graphical IIS Manager or via PowerShell, which is especially useful for Server Core installations. Source

Introduction Over the course of numerous Red Team engagements MDSec has often gained privileged access to a target’s ServiceNow instance. This has, in turn, facilitated a variety of compromise actions... The post Red Teaming with ServiceNow appeared first on MDSec.  ( 26 min )

Business email compromise (BEC) remains a commonly utilized tactic that serves as leverage for adversaries to gain access to user resources or company information. Depending on the end goals of the adversaries, and on the compromised user’s business role – the potential impact can vary from simply accessing sensitive information (e.g., from emails, files uploaded … Continue reading How to hunt & defend against Business Email Compromise (BEC) →  ( 12 min )

A blog about SANS Insitute's hjands-on cybersecurity training and skill validation  ( 18 min )

A blog about SANS Institute's Cyber42 simulation game  ( 12 min )

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: A Possible Solution to the Zodiac Killer Z32 Cipher appeared first on Praetorian.  ( 14 min )

The Australian Treasury conducted an employee survey as part of a large-scale Microsoft 365 Copilot pilot program. The initially high expectations were significantly disappointed. Only a few users noticed AI providing any support in their daily work. Source

A blog about securing pharma ICS/OT and healthcare IoT against cyber threats.  ( 15 min )

Researching and reverse engineering Level 2 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE or loosely “charger”) efforts might require the equipment to be placed beyond the idle state. The idle state is straightforward and usually involves nothing more than powering up the charger. Indeed, this is a very useful state for research where the user interface is in operation, communications both wired and wireless are working and the mobile device app can interact. However, there are times when there is a need to force the charger into other states so that it behaves as though the electric vehicle is attached, the EV is asking for charge, or the EV is charging and the EVSE is providing charging current.   At the Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 event, an add-on category was introduced that required a demonstra…

Learn about a reference design for a new Beacon Object Files portable executable concept and helpful features. The post The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Beacon Object Files (BOFs) appeared first on NetSPI.  ( 13 min )

Learn about a reference design for a new Beacon Object Files portable executable concept and helpful features. The post The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Beacon Object Files (BOFs) appeared first on NetSPI.  ( 13 min )

In environments with multiple VMs running the same Windows version, powering down the Hyper-V VMs during a maintenance window is usually the most efficient way to update them offline. This involves mounting the virtual disk and installing updates through PowerShell. This approach also benefits VMs that have been powered off for an extended period. Instead of starting them in an outdated and potentially vulnerable state, you can apply critical security updates in advance. Source

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In this blog, we are excited to announce our white paper on Return on Mitigation (RoM), a framework we designed to quantify the financial impact of security programs in a way that speaks to business leaders.  ( 6 min )

At Snap, security is more than a priority—it’s a core mission. Over the past decade, Snap has partnered with HackerOne to build and sustain a robust bug bounty program. This collaboration has led to major milestones, including paying security researchers over $1M in bounties. To celebrate this achievement and their 10-year partnership, we spoke with Jim Higgins, Snap's Chief Information Security Officer, Vinay Prabhushankar, Snap’s Security Engineering Manager, and Ilana Arbisser, Snap’s Privacy Engineer.

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What if your security program could self-optimize: analyze trends, identify weak points, and proactively propose actionable steps to strengthen defenses? With HackerOne Recommendations, it can.  ( 5 min )

What are Hackbots and how are they impacting vulnerability discovery and the researcher community?  ( 6 min )

The new DORA regulation: everything your organization needs to know about its impact and how to comply.  ( 5 min )

We’re excited to announce that all of NCC Group’s latest research findings and articles are now hosted on our website at the following link: NCC Group Research Blog. (https://www.nccgroup.com/us/research-blog/) To stay up-to-date with our latest research, you can also subscribe to our RSS feed here: NCC Group Research Blog RSS Feed. (https://www.nccgroup.com/us/research-blog/feed/) Be sure to […]  ( 63 min )

The term “special relationship,” coined by Winston Churchill, describes the close, longstanding alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom. It has been applied to cooperation during war, to trade and commerce, and even to intelligence sharing. That special relationship has clearly influenced the two nations’ recent policy papers on national cybersecurity. The U.K. […] The post Protecting Critical Infrastructure: A Tale of Two National Cybersecurity Strategies appeared first on Synack.  ( 7 min )

Scoping Adventures is a series of blogs about some of the more interesting penetration tests that the Synack Customer Success teams have worked on over the last few months. Each blog outlines how we engage with the client to achieve the best results from a pentest. Pentesters love colors—red, blue, purple, black, white and grey […] The post Scoping Adventures: How to Get the Most Out of Your Synack Pentesting appeared first on Synack.  ( 11 min )

The Synack Platform & Five Pillars of Strategic Pentesting Why You Need to Think Strategically It’s no great revelation that tactics, techniques, and procedures utilized by nefarious hackers hacking activities are evolving on a daily basis. In 2022, 18,828 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) were published. At the same time, organization attack surfaces are expanding. […] The post Applying Strategic Thinking in Your Pentesting Program appeared first on Synack.  ( 7 min )

One week ago, the Biden administration unveiled its long-awaited U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy, with an eye toward centralizing government cyber resources and holding IT vendors more accountable for their digital defenses. Now that the ink is dry on the 35-page document, top officials like Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden are busy putting it into […] The post The U.S. has a new cybersecurity strategy. What’s next for CISOs? appeared first on Synack.  ( 7 min )