As technology advances, ensuring the security of computer systems, networks, and applications becomes increasingly critical. One of the ways in which security professionals can assess the security ...

When automated pen-testing tools appeared a few years ago they prompted an interesting question: How close are they to replacing human pen testers? While the short answer was "not that close — yet," ...

Cybersecurity automation has increased dramatically in the past few years, but penetration testing has remained stubbornly immune. While crowdsourced security evolved as an alternative to pen testing ...

Melissa Delaney is a freelance journalist who specializes in business technology. She is a frequent contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Maybe it’s that mail server that IT forgot to ...

Penetration testing, often referred to as pen testing, is a critical practice in the field of cybersecurity. It involves simulating cyber-attacks on a system, network, or web application to identify ...

How big an issue is the weaponization of pen-testing tools and how can it be mitigated? Davey Winder explores. Cobalt Strike is a penetration-testing tool used by red teams, providing adversary ...

While traditional penetration testing (pen testing) has long been the go-to method for identifying security gaps in a organization’s network and web application, a new approach has emerged: ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Penetration testing, which involves probing applications, ...

Most IT professionals can only get through any given day on the assumption that their networks are protected against hackers. If you're among those, then you're likely satisfied that all of the basics ...

In the past few years, automation in many spheres of cybersecurity has increased dramatically, but pen testing has remained stubbornly immune to this. While crowdsourced security has evolved as an ...