penetration testing

Rapid7 introduced the means to increase vulnerability management efficiency by leveraging intelligence from its penetration testing solution, Metasploit Pro, to validate …

A simple but serious MySQL and MariaDB authentication bypass flaw has been revealed by MariaDB security coordinator Sergei Golubchik, and exploits targeting it have already …

Codenomicon helped identify and a critical flaw in widely-used encryption software. A flaw in the OpenSSL handling of CBC mode ciphersuites in TLS 1.1, 1.2 and DTLS can be …

The CERT Basic Fuzzing Framework (BFF) is a software testing tool that finds defects in applications that run on the Linux and Mac OS X platforms. BFF performs mutational …

Digital Assurance announced the launch of its new Digital Assurance Vulnerability Engine (DAVE). Designed to increase the flexibility and efficiency of security testing while …

The need for more effective information security practices is increasingly evident with each security breach reported in the media. When adopting new technologies like cloud …

Tenable release of Nessus 5.0.1, a vulnerability and configuration assessment solution for enterprises and security professionals. This release improves the stability on all …

A zero-day vulnerability affecting the last version of Backtrack Linux has been spotted by a student during an Ethical Hacking class organized by the InfoSec Institute. The …

Maltego is a platform developed to deliver a clear threat picture to the environment that an organization owns and operates. The unique perspective that Maltego offers to both …

Raul Siles is a senior security analyst with more than 10 years of expertise performing advanced security services. He is a SANS Institute author and instructor of penetration …

Metasploit Framework (MF), the open source tool for launching exploits against remote machines, is a well-loved instrument that allows penetration testers to automate routine …

A great number of multifunction printers of have the ability to integrate within a corporation’s business environment and connect to its email systems, its file systems, …