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Sharpen Your View of Your Security Environment: The SIEM Buyer's Guide

How Do You Find a SIEM Solution That's Right For You? With organizations constantly under the threat of attack, be it through bad actors or inadvertent insiders, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools have become a vital way for security teams to manage potential vulnerabilities proactively based on real-time information. By efficiently relaying actionable intelligences, a SIEM can...
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Implementing Strategic Cloud Security

The efficiency of cloud platforms has led to an increased reliance over the years, with many organizations now operating from a "cloud-first" principle. Unfortunately, with all the benefits of the cloud, many have developed blind spots when it comes to security. As the cloud becomes prevalent in nearly every aspect of business, cloud security becomes...
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10 Cybersecurity Mistakes to Avoid

Dynamic infrastructures and evolving threat vectors create a moving target when it comes to cybersecurity. With so many moving parts and headline-grabbing events, it's easy to lose site of the basic dos and don'ts of protecting your organization. We've created this guide to walk you through 10 Cybersecurity Mistakes to Avoid so you can sidestep these...
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9 Ways Cyber Attackers Look to Exploit Government Agencies

While any organization is susceptible to cyberattacks, government agencies — federal, regional, state, and local — can be particularly vulnerable due to the highly sensitive data they have access to in order to carry out their duties. But how exactly are cyber attackers managing to breach these agencies and what can be done in order to prevent such attacks? In this guide, explore about 9 common...
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How Organizations Can Get Smarter About Pen Testing

There’s a dangerous misconception sweeping the security industry: Hackers and their cunning attacks are more sophisticated than our best efforts to defend against them. It may seem that the skills gap between the attackers and the protectors is so wide and growing so fast that it’s impossible to catch up. But that's not true, thanks to penetration testing. In our guide, we explore: 3 things...
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Corporate Risk and Due Diligence in the Cyber Threat Crosshairs

Cyber risks have rapidly developed into a major threat for global economies and enterprises. With little notice, cyber threats have reshaped corporate risk profiles and have transformed cybersecurity from a back-office concern into a foreground corporate priority. Corporate boards and auditors are increasingly zeroing in on cyber risk because of its potential to enhance or destroy financial...
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How to Build a Red Team

From phishing scams to ransomware, cyber-attacks are growing every day. But something else is growing too – as in the number of Red Teams being built by organizations just like yours. But is a Red Team right for your company? In "How to Build a Red Team" you will learn: The make up of a Red Team The mission of a Red Team Red Teams vs. Penetration Testers Download your copy of How to Build a Red...
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When Malware Attacks Your IBM i, AIX, and Linux Servers

Server-level protection from viruses and malware is essential, and PC-based tools won’t cut it. Malware attacks are increasing, including ransomware like CryptoLocker, Locky, and zCrypt. Businesses know anti malware is essential to protecting PCs from malicious programs, but many don’t realize the value of server-level protection until the damage is done. The guide examines the real-world...
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When to Use Penetration Testing Software, Services, or Both

You know you need a penetration test. Whether it is from an internal mandate or external compliance requirements, it has to be done. From here, the question is how. Do you leverage software and the analysts you already have, hire an external service provider to do the heavy lifting for you, or use some combination of the two? All are reasonable...
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The Complete Guide to Layering Offensive Security

What does offensive security really mean? In today’s world, cyberattacks happen every few seconds and can result in catastrophic damage. In fact, according to the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach is now $4.4 million globally. How is it that some businesses seem better protected against the harmful, and often long-term, consequences of such threats? It’s the difference between...
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Managing Your Attack Surface

Every point in your organization that provides access to data is what’s known as your attack surface. Your attack surface includes both digital and physical endpoints. It’s vital to understand what it is and how to protect it. This guide explores the breadth of the attack surface and how organizations can effectively manage it to reduce risk. ...
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How to Use Upskilling and Reskilling to Scale Your Cybersecurity Team

As security budgets get cut across the board, hard decisions must be made about what stays and goes. Offensive security (also referred to as “proactive security”) is one of the most effective ways for organizations to audit their security defenses, protect their networks, and stay compliant. Unfortunately, highly trained offensive security personnel are hard to come by. As the need for proactive...
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Avoiding Compliance Surprises - Financial Technology

Compliance is so important in today’s business economy (some might say it is the economy of business) because it is the “pass” that allows you to play. Ensure it, and you can play anywhere. Go without it, and you’re benched. From fees to jail time, PR costs to reputational damage, being caught not complying with legal standards for protecting critical systems, information, and proprietary...
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Customizable Reports with Core Impact

Streamline Penetration Testing Documentation with Flexible, Automated ReportsCore Impact's robust reporting capabilities have evolved significantly in the last few years, empowering penetration testers and security professionals to generate customized reports that align with specific organizational needs and compliance requirements. With the latest version and ongoing enhancements, Core Impact...
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How Cyber Weaknesses Lead to Empty Shelves: An Offensive Security View

Empty grocery shelves can be caused by natural disasters, wars, and trade embargoes, as we’ve seen in recent years. But they can also be the result of successful cyberattacks, which could be more preventable than the other three agents of chaos. Whether a company sells computer chips or potato chips, if the logistics of production, distribution, or sale are disrupted, shelves will remain empty...
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Offensive Security Is Now a Must: How CISOs Can Justify OffSec Investment

With emerging attacks coming harder, faster, and more ingeniously than ever before, organizations can’t afford to sit around and wait for attackers to tell them where their weak spots are. They need to get ahead of and around them with offensive security tactics; think penetration testing and red teaming. Unfortunately, for board members and stakeholders not on the security front lines, OffSec...
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SEC Readiness: 12 Reasons Why Your Offensive Security Matters More Than Ever

With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new cybersecurity disclosure rules in full effect as of December 2023, public companies — and even the vendors that support them — are now under unprecedented pressure to not only report material cyber incidents within four business days but also demonstrate robust, actionable cybersecurity plans. This is pushing offensive security (OffSec)...
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Completing the Circle: The Path to CVE-2025-7388

On March 6, 2024, Zach Hanley from Horizon3.ai wrote a blog post about reproducing CVE-2024-1403 using an authentication bypass in Progress OpenEdge.In the blog post, he explained the architecture behind OpenEdge and all the technical information related to the CVE-2024-1403 vulnerability. In the same blog post, he also posted a proof of concept (POC) to exploit the vulnerability. However, as this...
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Core Impact Quarterly Chronicle: Exploits and Updates | Q2 2025

Core Impact Exploit Library AdditionsOne of Core Impact’s most valuable features is its certified exploit library, maintained by a team (formerly Core Labs) within the Fortra Intelligence & Research Experts (FIRE) group. This team conducts in-depth research to evaluate and prioritize the most critical vulnerabilities, ensuring the library is updated with high-impact, reliable exploits that enable...