6 Reasons Businesses and Governments Fail to Run Penetration Testing

Poking and prodding your own network defenses helps reveal security gaps, so you can close them — before cyber threat actors discover and exploit them. This is the primary benefit of penetration testing and why it is a key step that a growing number of companies and government organizations now take to mitigate cyber risk. … Read more

Cloud Apps Make the Case for Pen-Testing-as-a-Service

News, news analysis, and commentary on the latest trends in cybersecurity technology. Applications are increasingly distributed, expanding companies’ cloud attack surfaces and requiring regular testing to find and fix vulnerabilities — and avoid the risk of a growing sprawl of services. With enterprise applications defaulting to cloud infrastructure, application security testing increasingly resembles penetration testing … Read more

Sprocket Security raises $8M to enhance cybersecurity penetration testing platform – SiliconANGLE

Expert-driven offensive security platform startup Sprocket Security Inc. today announced that it has raised $8 million in new funding to accelerate platform developments and expand sales and marketing initiatives. Founded in 2017, Sprocket Security offers continuous penetration testing services that detect changes in an organization’s network, with human-driven testing to identify security risks. The company’s … Read more

PCI Compliance & the Importance of Penetration Testing | StateTech Magazine

Here are the top state and local IT leaders, podcasters and personalities to follow to stay up to date on the latest technology trends. Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus … Read more

Argus Cyber Security Opens New Automotive Penetration Testing Lab in North America

Argus expands its North American presence, leveraging its world-class automotive cyber security expertise and penetration testing capabilities to cater for local OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. DETROIT, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Argus Cyber Security, a world leader in automotive cyber security, today announced the opening of its new penetration testing lab in Detroit, Michigan. … Read more