penetration testing
Pwn Pad: A tablet for penetration testers
At the RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Pwnie Express released the Pwn Pad, a tablet loaded with wired and wireless pentesting tools. The Pwn Pad contains bleeding edge …
Wireless Reconnaissance in Penetration Testing
Reconnaissance should always be the first stage of a cyber attack or penetration test, and the success of these attempts is usually closely tied with the quality of …
Password cracking and team testing with CORE Impact Pro
CORE Security released CORE Impact Pro 2013, the latest version of its vulnerability assessment and penetration testing software, that allows organizations to proactively test …
Browser Exploitation Framework LiveCD
The Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) is a penetration testing tool that focuses on the web browser. BeEF allows penetration testers to assess the actual security posture …
Nmap 6: Network exploration and security auditing cookbook
Nmap 6: Network exploration and security auditing cookbook will help you master Nmap and its scripting engine. You will learn how to use this tool to do a wide variety of …
Penetration testers need to advance their skills
Ahead of SANS London 2012, Europe’s largest IT security training event, a top security expert and trainer is warning that a big challenge and knowledge gap for …
CORE Security updates its vulnerability assessment software
CORE Security released the latest version of CORE Impact Professional vulnerability assessment and penetration testing software, that allows organizations to proactively test …
BackTrack 5 R3 released
BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to …
Facebook invites white hats to attack its corporate network
Nearly a year ago, Facebook introduced its bug bounty program, inviting security researchers to poke around the site, discover vulnerabilities that could compromise the …
Penetration testing tool masquerades as surge protector
In the same way that a hardware keylogger may remain undetected by office workers, Power Pwn – a newly created piece of hardware resembling a power strip or surge …
Detecting mobile device vulnerabilities using Nessus
This video by Paul Asadoorian shows you how to enable and use the Nessus plugins which identify mobile devices and vulnerabilities from your MDM (Mobile Device Management) servers.
Metasploit Pro increases vulnerability management efficiency
Rapid7 introduced the means to increase vulnerability management efficiency by leveraging intelligence from its penetration testing solution, Metasploit Pro, to validate …
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