API vulnerability scanning and API penetration testing are both important methods for ensuring the security of an API, but they have distinct differences in terms of their scope, methodology and ...

As agentic AI reshapes operations, it's also transforming how firms approach pen testing. Agents can execute complex testing ...

Last week, one of the partners in my firm (Bishop Fox) said something that rang true: "If you want to be a real penetration tester, you have to live it." In a similar vein, Paul Graham says, "To do ...

Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing and evolving field with a wide range of subfields and specializations. One of these is penetration testing, a discipline within what's known as "red teaming," which ...

CompTIA recently upgraded its PenTest+ certification program to educate professionals on cybersecurity penetration testing with training for artificial intelligence (AI), scanning and analysis, and ...

You might have heard about the practice of pen test vendor rotation, or even tried it yourself. This is where organizations change their pen test providers annually to avoid complacency and maintain ...

Penetration testing, more commonly shortened to pen testing, is a quick and common method for brands to ensure that user or business data is safely secured from potential bad actors. According to ...

Melissa Delaney is a freelance journalist who specializes in business technology. She is a frequent contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Maybe it’s that mail server that IT forgot to ...