Rende is the founder & CEO of Rhymetec, a cybersecurity firm providing cybersecurity, compliance and data privacy needs to SaaS companies. Penetration testing (pen testing) is a cornerstone of ...

Since 2010, Juliana has been a professional writer in the technology and small business worlds. She has both journalism and copywriting experience and is exceptional at distilling complex concepts ...

Definition: Penetration testing is a process in which a security professional simulates an attack on a network or computer system to evaluate its security—with the permission of that system’s owners.

State and local governments that process credit card payments need to know how to conduct a PCI penetration test to remain compliant with the PCI DSS. For state and local governments that accept ...

Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing and evolving field with a wide range of subfields and specializations. One of these is penetration testing, a discipline within what's known as "red teaming," which ...

Sometimes stepping into hackers' shoes is the only way to truly guard against them. That's why so many organizations include penetration testing in their cybersecurity posture. In fact, 85% of ...

Tanya Candia is an international management expert, specializing in information security strategy and communication for public and private sector organizations for more than 25 years. For years, ...

If your job involves keeping applications or data secure, you know how important penetration testing can be in identifying potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities. But you may not know that classic ...

Pen testing report: IT budgets should focus on entire security stack Your email has been sent Cloud and infrastructure services the top focus for pen testing Most CISOs share pen tests with IT ASAP ...

Vulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing: What’s the Difference? Your email has been sent Many IT security terms have proved challenging to understand due to their similarities and contextual ...

I was on a call with a client the other day and she was in a great mood as she shared with me that her company's recent penetration test had come back with zero findings. There were only a few ...