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What organizations need to know about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
In this Help Net Security interview, Kris Lovejoy, Global Security and Resilience Leader at Kyndryl, discusses the impact of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on …
Kali Linux 2024.1 released: New tools, new look, new Kali Nethunter kernels
OffSec has released Kali Linux 2024.1, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. The new version comes with new tools, a fresh look …
BobTheSmuggler: Open-source tool for undetectable payload delivery
BobTheSmuggler is an open-source tool designed to easily compress, encrypt, and securely transport your payload. It basically enables you to hide a payload in plain sight. …
Web Check: Open-source intelligence for any website
Web Check offers thorough open-source intelligence and enables users to understand a website’s infrastructure and security posture, equipping them with the knowledge to …
How purple teaming enhances inter-team collaboration and effectiveness in cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Andrew Costis, Chapter Lead of the Adversary Research Team at AttackIQ, discusses how purple teaming allows security teams to break down …
Faction: Open-source pentesting report generation and collaboration framework
Faction is an open-source solution that enables pentesting report generation and assessment collaboration. Josh Summitt, the creator of Faction, has always disliked the …
CloudFoxable: Open-source AWS penetration testing playground
CloudFoxable is a capture-the-flag (CTF) style learning platform you can deploy to your playground AWS account. It primarily targets current penetration testers seeking to …
Purple teaming and the role of threat categorization
Organizations constantly work to ensure optimal threat detection and prevention across their systems. One question gets asked repeatedly: “Can we detect the threats we’re …
Embracing offensive cybersecurity tactics for defense against dynamic threats
In this Help Net Security, Alexander Hagenah, Head of Cyber Controls at SIX, discusses the critical steps in creating effective offensive security operations and their impact …
Product showcase: ImmuniWeb AI Platform
ImmuniWeb is a global application security company that currently serves over 1,000 customers from more than 50 countries. ImmuniWeb AI Platform has received numerous …
EMBA: Open-source security analyzer for embedded devices
The EMBA open-source security analyzer is tailored as the central firmware analysis tool for penetration testers and product security groups. It assists throughout the …
5 open-source tools for pentesting Kubernetes you should check out
Kubernetes, often called K8s, is an open-source platform designed to automate the deployment, scaling, and operations of containerized applications. Kubernetes has become a …
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