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Two Tools, One Strategy: Pairing Vulnerability Scanning and Pen Testing for Maximum Protection

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Two Tools, One Strategy: Pairing Vulnerability Scanning and Pen Testing for Maximum Protection 2025-10-20 at 16:08 By Mary Eduel Neyra Penetration Testing and Managed Vulnerability Scanning (MVS): Understand the essential differences between these two critical cybersecurity practices. What is Managed Vulnerability Scanning? Learn how MVS provides continuous, automated visibility into your network’s assets and known vulnerabilities. […]

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Nodepass: Open-source TCP/UDP tunneling solution

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Nodepass: Open-source TCP/UDP tunneling solution 2025-10-20 at 13:18 By Sinisa Markovic When you think of network tunneling, “lightweight” and “enterprise-grade” rarely appear in the same sentence. NodePass, an open-source project, wants to change that. It’s a compact but powerful TCP/UDP tunneling solution built for DevOps teams and system administrators who need to manage complex network

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Kali Linux 2025.3 brings improved virtual machine tooling, 10 new tools

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Kali Linux 2025.3 brings improved virtual machine tooling, 10 new tools 2025-09-24 at 12:19 By Zeljka Zorz OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.3, the most up-to-date version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. What’s new in Kali Linux 2025.3 Better virtual machine tooling The way Kali builds and ships its VM images

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Terra Security Raises $30 Million for AI Penetration Testing Platform

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Terra Security Raises $30 Million for AI Penetration Testing Platform 2025-09-15 at 16:47 By Ionut Arghire The Israeli cybersecurity startup plans to expand its offensive security offering to cover more enterprise attack surface. The post Terra Security Raises $30 Million for AI Penetration Testing Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Automated network pentesting uncovers what traditional tests missed

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Automated network pentesting uncovers what traditional tests missed 2025-09-10 at 11:45 By Zeljka Zorz Most organizations run an annual network penetration test, remediate the issues it uncovers, and move on. But attackers are probing networks every day, using publicly available tools to exploit common misconfigurations and overlooked vulnerabilities. A new report, based on over 50,000

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FireCompass Raises $20 Million for Offensive Security Platform

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FireCompass Raises $20 Million for Offensive Security Platform 2025-09-05 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire The AI-powered automated penetration testing firm will invest the new funds in R&D, team expansion, and global scale. The post FireCompass Raises $20 Million for Offensive Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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What happens when penetration testing goes virtual and gets an AI coach

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What happens when penetration testing goes virtual and gets an AI coach 2025-08-19 at 09:32 By Mirko Zorz Cybersecurity training often struggles to match the complexity of threats. A new approach combining digital twins and LLMs aims to close that gap. Researchers from the University of Bari Aldo Moro propose using Cyber Digital Twins (CDTs)

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Pentesting is now central to CISO strategy

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Pentesting is now central to CISO strategy 2025-08-11 at 07:36 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are rethinking their approach to cybersecurity as digital supply chains expand and generative AI becomes embedded in critical systems. A recent survey of 225 security leaders conducted by Emerald Research found that 68% are concerned about the risks posed by

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Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released

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Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released 2025-08-04 at 08:10 By Anamarija Pogorelec Hashcat is an open-source password recovery tool that supports five attack modes and more than 300 highly optimized hashing algorithms. It runs on CPUs, GPUs, and other hardware accelerators across Linux, Windows, and macOS, and includes features for distributed password cracking at

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Artemis: Open-source modular vulnerability scanner

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Artemis: Open-source modular vulnerability scanner 2025-07-30 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Artemis is an open-source modular vulnerability scanner that checks different aspects of a website’s security and translates the results into easy-to-understand messages that can be shared with the organizations being scanned. “The most important feature of the tool is report generation. Besides scanning, it

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Cervantes: Open-source, collaborative platform for pentesters and red teams

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Cervantes: Open-source, collaborative platform for pentesters and red teams 2025-07-23 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz Cervantes is an open-source collaborative platform built for pentesters and red teams. It offers a centralized workspace to manage projects, clients, vulnerabilities, and reports, all in one place. By streamlining data organization and team coordination, it helps reduce the time

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Exposure management is the answer to: “Am I working on the right things?”

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Exposure management is the answer to: “Am I working on the right things?” 2025-07-08 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dan DeCloss, Founder and CTO at PlexTrac, discusses the role of exposure management in cybersecurity and how it helps organizations gain visibility into their attack surface to improve risk assessment

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Are we securing AI like the rest of the cloud?

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Are we securing AI like the rest of the cloud? 2025-06-30 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Chris McGranahan, Director of Security Architecture & Engineering at Backblaze, discusses how AI is shaping both offensive and defensive cybersecurity tactics. He talks about how AI is changing the threat landscape, the complications

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We know GenAI is risky, so why aren’t we fixing its flaws?

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We know GenAI is risky, so why aren’t we fixing its flaws? 2025-06-27 at 07:33 By Help Net Security Even though GenAI threats are a top concern for both security teams and leadership, the current level of testing and remediation for LLM and AI-powered applications isn’t keeping up with the risks, according to Cobalt. GenAl

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XBOW’s AI reached the top ranks on HackerOne, and now it has $75M to scale up

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XBOW’s AI reached the top ranks on HackerOne, and now it has $75M to scale up 2025-06-25 at 12:48 By Sinisa Markovic XBOW has raised $75 million in Series B funding to grow its AI-driven offensive security platform. The round was led by Altimeter’s Apoorv Agrawal, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital and Nat

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Unleash the Tiger: Fast, Smart, and Targeted Cybersecurity Testing from Trustwave SpiderLabs

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Unleash the Tiger: Fast, Smart, and Targeted Cybersecurity Testing from Trustwave SpiderLabs 2025-06-19 at 21:54 By Learn all about Trustwave SpiderLabs’ new Tiger Team Testing. Get rapid, targeted, and cost-effective security assessments. Discover how Tiger Teams differ from traditional red and purple teams. Learn about their focused approach for faster, more efficient vulnerability detection. Identify

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Review: Learning Kali Linux, 2nd Edition

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Review: Learning Kali Linux, 2nd Edition 2025-06-16 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Kali Linux has long been the go-to operating system for penetration testers and security professionals, and Learning Kali Linux, 2nd Edition by Ric Messier aims to guide readers through its core tools and use cases. This updated edition introduces new material on digital

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Kali Linux 2025.2 delivers Bloodhound CE, CARsenal, 13 new tools

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Kali Linux 2025.2 delivers Bloodhound CE, CARsenal, 13 new tools 2025-06-14 at 12:17 By Zeljka Zorz OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.2, the most up-to-date version of the widely used penetration testing and digital forensics platform. KDE Plasma 6.3 in Kali Linux 2025.2 (Source: OffSec) New in Kali Linux 2025.2 As per usual, the newest

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Build a mobile hacking rig with a Pixel and Kali NetHunter

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Build a mobile hacking rig with a Pixel and Kali NetHunter 2025-06-12 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz A cybersecurity hobbyist has built a compact, foldable mobile hacking rig that runs Kali NetHunter on a Google Pixel 3 XL. It’s called the NetHunter C-deck, and it packs serious functionality into a small, 3D-printed shell. NetHunter C-deck

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