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Ethical hacking in Aotearoa: How can it benefit cybersecurity in NZ?

Fri, 1st Oct 2021
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Hacking and ethical hacking are on the rise in New Zealand, as cyber-attacks increase. Should ethical hacking be an integral part of cybersecurity?.
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Interview: Blacklock Security pioneers pentesting as a service in Asia Pacific

Mon, 13th Sep 2021
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We spoke to Blacklock's Nilesh Kapoor about Blacklock, a startup that is making waves in the penetration testing as a service space.
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Huge increase in threat actors using Cobalt Strike - Proofpoint research

Wed, 7th Jul 2021
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Proofpoint cybersecurity company has released research finding a 161% increase in threat actors using the threat emulation tool Cobalt Strike.
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Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019

Mon, 16th Dec 2019
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Equifax breach vulnerability from Apache Struts tops WatchGuard's Q3 2019 list of network attacks, highlighting rising malware and zero-day threats.
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Trustwave introduces dashboard to manage security testing

Mon, 21st Oct 2019
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Trustwave has launched a new dashboard, allowing enterprises and government agencies to manage comprehensive security testing across various environments.
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Orca Tech onboards auto penetration testing company

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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Orca Tech partners with Pcysys to distribute PenTera, the world's first automated penetration testing platform, boosting ANZ cybersecurity efforts.
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Security defensive blue teams failing to catch offensive red teams - Exabeam

Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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35% of respondents claim that the blue team never or rarely catches the red team, while 62% say they are caught occasionally or often.
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Cylance report looks into questionable pentesting practices

Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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The report demonstrates how the line distinguishing pentesting exercises from actual threat actor behaviour has thinned.
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Trustwave releases facial recognition tool for pentesters

Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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Social Mapper takes an automated approach to searching popular social media sites for names and pictures of individuals.
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RIoT Solutions ramps up security capabilities to match business growth

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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RIoT Solutions, the Australian IoT specialist, is emphasising security as a top priority and has seen increasing demand for its services.
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Equifax breach indicates need to evolve cyber security thinking

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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The Equifax breach spotlights inadequacies in current cyber security practices and underscores the urgent need for AI-driven solutions to stay ahead of hackers.