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TL;DR Vulnerability Management: Protecting Your Systems and Networks Vulnerability management is a crucial aspect of cybersecurity. By proactively managing vulnerabilities, organizations can protect themselves from potential security breaches and data breaches. To learn more about the importance of vulnerability management and how it can benefit your organization, continue reading the rest of the article. Grasping […]

Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) combines manual and automated testing on a cloud platform for IT professionals to conduct point-in-time and ongoing penetration tests. TL;DR Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a hybrid solution that combines automation with human assessments to identify vulnerabilities that may be missed by traditional scanning tools. It allows […]

TL;DR The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that ensures the security and protection of federal information when using cloud products and services. It provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring. FedRAMP empowers agencies to adopt secure cloud […]

What is a Bug Bounty Program? All software has flaws. It’s the nature of the beast. In a bug bounty program, sometimes called a vulnerability reward program, an organization offers a reward to ethical hackers, outside security testers, who can discover and document bugs in its operating system and applications. The premise is that by […]

Why is Vuln Management Necessary? The number and severity of cybersecurity breaches continues to increase. The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. has gone up steadily from $5.4M in 2013 to $9.44M in 2022. The most popular target business sectors are financial, SaaS/webmail and social media, comprising more than 50% of all reported attacks. A favorite […]

What Is Application Security Testing? Application Security Testing (AST) is a process for identifying, reporting on and eliminating security weaknesses in software applications, including the code base and its framework, whether those applications run on-premises or in the cloud. The goal of an AST program is to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in the organization’s […]

What is Penetration Testing in Cybersecurity? Penetration testing, or pentesting, in cybersecurity is like hiring an experienced burglar to break into your home and attempt to steal your jewelry after you have established all of your home’s security systems. In cybersecurity, pentesting is an exercise where security researchers called ethical hackers perform a simulated cyberattack on an […]

What is a Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)? Virtually all computer systems have vulnerabilities in their applications or infrastructure, and persistent hackers are constantly probing for those vulnerabilities to see if they can breach security defenses for malicious purposes.  But there are also independent security researchers and ethical hackers who are testing systems and discovering vulnerabilities. […]

TL;DR Cloud security testing tools Cloud security testing tools come in various types to address the unique challenges of securing cloud environments. Some of the different types of cloud security testing tools include Cloud Access Security (CASB) tools, Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) tools, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) […]