Attack Surface Management

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Attack Surface Management

Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Arachni vs OWASP ZAP

Which of these two leading pen testing suites is more effective at discovering security flaws in software applications? Read more to find out.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

25 Working from Home Security Tips for Staff and Employers in 2024

This is a complete overview of how to stay secure while working from home. Learn what you can do as an employee and employer in this in-depth post.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What Is a Man-in-the-Middle Attack? Prevention Tips and Guide

A man-in-the-middle attack (MITM attack) is a cyber attack where an attacker relays and possibly alters communication between two parties.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

Tenable vs. McAfee MVM vs. Rapid7

Intel has pulled the plug on McAfee Vulnerability Manager. But will customers move with them to Rapid7 or explore other options like Tenable?
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What is Penetration Testing?

This is a complete overview of penetration testing. Learn about how penetration testing is used to reduce cybersecurity risk with this in-depth post.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Caught In The AWS Tarpit

While running a series of unit tests that make API calls to Amazon Web Services (AWS), tests were failing unpredictably. All driven by AWS authentication.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

How to Protect Ruby on Rails from Hackers: 7 Ways Infographic

Learn how to fix these 7 Rails vulnerabilities that commonly lead to web application compromises.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Rapid7 vs Qualys

Which of these two leading vulnerability management solutions is better at detecting and remediating security flaws? Read more to find out.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Top 20 Critical Windows Server 2008 Vulnerabilities And Remediation Tips

Learn about the top 20 Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilities, exploits, and security flaws that can lead to a data breach and how to fix them.
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Attack Surface Management

What is Attack Surface Management? Definition + ASM Guide

This is a complete overview of attack surface management. Learn how attack surface management can keep your organization secure in this in-depth post.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management
Third-Party Risk Management

Why are Security Ratings Important?

This is a complete overview of why security ratings are important. Learn about how to security ratings can help your organization with this in-depth post.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is the WannaCry Ransomware Attack?

WannaCry is a ransomware cryptoworm cyber attack that targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

How to Secure Your Nginx Deployment: 10 Tips

Nginx is lightweight, fast, powerful—but like all server software, is prone to security flaws that could lead to data breaches.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Kali Linux vs Backbox: Pen Testing and Ethical Hacking Linux Distros

Learn more about these two Linux distros designed for assessing your infrastructure's resilience against cyber attacks.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

How to Fix the Top 11 OS X Vulnerabilities

Like all operating systems, OS X is highly exploitable if security flaws are left unremediated.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Website Security Checklist: Protect Your Website in 2024

Before putting your website into production, be sure to complete the 13 steps in this checklist to protect against the most common hacks and exploits.
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