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Piergiorgio Venuti
Penetration Testing and MFA: A Dual Strategy to Maximize Security
In a digital world where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated, multi-factor authentication (MFA) represents a crucial defense against unauthorized access. However, the growing prevalence of phishing attacks aimed at bypassing MFA raises significant questions about post-authentication security and the overall effectiveness of security strategies. In this context, we examine how penetration testing can be used to assess and strengthen the…
Piergiorgio Venuti
Penetration Testing: Where to Strike to Protect Your IT Network
Introduction In an increasingly interconnected and digital world, cybersecurity has become a top priority for companies of all sizes. One of the most effective techniques to identify vulnerabilities and improve security is penetration testing, also known as pen testing or ethical hacking. But in a complex network with different environments, which ones are the most suitable for pen testing efforts?…
Giacomo Lanzi
Red Team, Blue Team and Purple Team: what are the differences?
When we talk about cybersecurity and find ourselves on the side of the attacked, we often limit ourselves to thinking in terms of defense, protection and containment of threats. However, the approach that works best is one in which you put yourself in the attacker’s shoes and treat your infrastructure as the target of their actions. Only in this way…
Piergiorgio Venuti
CIS Controls and Vulnerability Assessment: practical guide to adopting best practices
Critical Security Controls, also known as CIS Controls, are a series of cybersecurity actions and technologies developed to protect organizations from common and effective cyber attacks. This article explains what CIS is, the benefits of adopting CIS Controls and how to integrate them into the Vulnerability Assessment process to improve your security posture. What is CIS (Center for Internet Security)?…
Piergiorgio Venuti
Protect your company with a continuous vulnerability assessment service: the perfect solution to integrate VA and PT
Cybersecurity has become a fundamental pillar of modern businesses, and with the increase of threats and risks, it is imperative to adopt ever more advanced protection measures. In this context, the Vulnerability Assessment (VA) and the Penetration Test (PT) play a crucial role. However, it is also necessary to consider the importance of an ongoing vulnerability assessment service to guarantee…
Piergiorgio Venuti
Why it is essential to carry out the Internal Penetration Test as well as the external one: a complete guide to IT security
In an increasingly connected and digitized world, cyber security has become a major concern for businesses. An effective protection system must provide for the implementation of both external and internal measures to ensure maximum security of data and company resources. In this article, we will explore the importance of performing Internal as well as external Penetration Testing and how Secure…
Giacomo Lanzi
The certifications of the SOD Red Team
In order to keep the eye on your IT infrastructure, hire a Red Team with certifications it is the ideal choice . The analyzes carried out by a certified Red Team are aimed at the protection and prevention of attacks and data losses. Obviously, an in house Red Team would require hefty hiring costs and a constant financial effort to…
Giacomo Lanzi
Ethical hacking: defending knowing how to attack
Ethical hacking means the application for good of hacking techniques. The term “hacker” was coined in the 1960s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to describe experts who used their skills to re-develop mainframe systems, increasing their efficiency and allowing them to perform more tasks. Nowadays, the term normally describes experienced programmers who gain unauthorized access to computer systems…
Giacomo Lanzi
Does ISO 27001 standard require a Pentest?
A legitimate question that often arises is whether the Penetration Test is necessary for compliance with the ISO 27001 standard. To fully understand the answer, it is necessary to clarify what is meant by these terms and to understand the relationship between all the components of the certification. ISO 27001 standard A technical standard, also incorrectly called a standard, is…
Giacomo Lanzi
Computer network security: PT vs. VA
The security of computer networks is of vital importance for a company. With technologies increasingly relying on remote services, it is good to ensure that security is guaranteed. To do this, two tools are used: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Test. But what is the difference between them? The answer to this question is not as obvious as one might think….
Giacomo Lanzi
Security: pentest and verification of vulnerabilities
The computer security of a system is very important to avoid unpleasant inconveniences due to malicious attacks. In principle, it is not enough to set up a complete security system, you must also check that the above systems are working. To do this we turn to professionals who can carry out pentest (penetration tests) and carry out a vulnerability check….
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- 4 vulnerabilities in ibmsecurity November 3, 2024Posted by Pierre Kim on Nov 03## Advisory Information Title: 4 vulnerabilities in ibmsecurity Advisory URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2024-ibmsecurity.txt Blog URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2024-11-01-ibmsecurity-4-vulnerabilities.html Date published: 2024-11-01 Vendors contacted: IBM Release mode: Released CVE: CVE-2024-31871, CVE-2024-31872, CVE-2024-31873, CVE-2024-31874 ## Product description ## Vulnerability Summary Vulnerable versions:...
- 32 vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Access November 3, 2024Posted by Pierre Kim on Nov 03## Advisory Information Title: 32 vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Access Advisory URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2024-ibm-security-verify-access.txt Blog URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2024-11-01-ibm-security-verify-access-32-vulnerabilities.html Date published: 2024-11-01 Vendors contacted: IBM Release mode: Released CVE: CVE-2022-2068, CVE-2023-30997, CVE-2023-30998, CVE-2023-31001, CVE-2023-31004, CVE-2023-31005,...
- xlibre Xnest security advisory & bugfix releases October 31, 2024Posted by Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult on Oct 31XLibre project security advisory --------------------------------- As Xlibre Xnest is based on Xorg, it is affected by some security issues which recently became known in Xorg: CVE-2024-9632: can be triggered by providing a modified bitmap to the X.Org server. CVE-2024-9632: Heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation in _XkbSetCompatMap […]
- APPLE-SA-10-29-2024-1 Safari 18.1 October 31, 2024Posted by Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure on Oct 31APPLE-SA-10-29-2024-1 Safari 18.1 Safari 18.1 addresses the following issues. Information about the security content is also available at https://support.apple.com/121571. Apple maintains a Security Releases page at https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent software updates with security advisories. Safari Downloads Available for: macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma Impact: An […]
- SEC Consult SA-20241030-0 :: Query Filter Injection in Ping Identity PingIDM (formerly known as ForgeRock Identity Management) (CVE-2024-23600) October 31, 2024Posted by SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab via Fulldisclosure on Oct 31SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory < 20241030-0 > ======================================================================= title: Query Filter Injection product: Ping Identity PingIDM (formerly known as ForgeRock Identity Management) vulnerable version: v7.0.0 - v7.5.0 (and older unsupported versions) fixed version: various patches; v8.0 CVE number:...
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