Unveiling SQL Injection: Techniques to Ensure Safety of Web Applications
Decoding SQL Injection: Strategies for Secure Web Applications
Easily streamline 2FA Target Scans with Probely’s DAST Solution
Two-factor authentication (2FA) enhances security by requiring an additional piece of evidence – an extra factor – to authenticate a user on a website or application. The first factor is typically a password, known only to the user, referred to as the Knowledge Factor. However, passwords can be compromised. By adding a second factor, such […]
Hackers: A Crucial Component of Security
Every business knows that to maintain security, you need the primary pillar: the right employees. Some businesses know that these employees also need the second pillar: the right tools such as Acunetix and Invicti. However, still, not enough businesses know how to deal with hackers and some choose to look the other way. In the […]
Red teaming: 5 Safe Tips for Successful Execution
Red team vs blue team exercises are a very effective method to evaluate the security posture of your business. However, red teaming, due to its adversarial approach, carries certain risks that must be taken into consideration, both for the red team and the target business. The world of ethical hacking was slightly shaken in September […]
Improving Security for Web Applications Through Threat Modeling
Threat modeling is an activity that helps you identify and mitigate threats. It’s very important because it makes you look at security risks top-down, focus on decision-making and prioritize cybersecurity decisions, and consider how you can use your resources in the best possible way. There are many approaches to threat modeling, but all of them […]
Comparison Between Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning
Businesses often perceive vulnerability scanning as an alternative to penetration testing. This perception is wrong. An organization conscious of cybersecurity must include both these activities in their business processes and make sure that they work in unison. Missing out on one of them greatly decreases the security posture, both for web application security and network […]
Understanding DevSecOps and its Implementation
DevSecOps stands for development, security, and operations. Similar to DevOps or SecOps, it is a concept that joins two previously separate roles into a unified environment. DevSecOps teams are responsible for providing conditions for continuous secure software development. Being a newer concept than DevOps, DevSecOps was coined to emphasize the importance of IT security processes […]
Combatting the cybersecurity skills gap: Four effective strategies
The lack of cybersecurity talent is nothing new. It’s a problem that all businesses have been facing for several years and it’s getting worse. There have been many proposals on how to narrow the gap, but so far all efforts have been futile. Let’s have a look at what is causing the gap, what can […]
Building an Effective Cyber Incident Response Plan
No matter how well you manage your security posture, there is always a chance that you will become a victim of a cyber attack. That is why every organization, no matter the size, should be prepared to react to a cyber incident. The key element of such preparation is a cyber incident response plan (IRP). […]
The Intersection of Cybersecurity Frameworks and Web Security
A cybersecurity framework is a set of guidelines for business environments to manage security effectively. Cybersecurity frameworks are adaptive and usually cover multiple aspects of cybersecurity programs, including security controls, appropriate safeguards and mitigation, appropriate activities, risk management programs, protective technology, continuous monitoring, as well as cybersecurity incident response planning and recovery planning. They can […]
