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Ahead of the Breach - Eyal Paz, VP of Research at OX Security
Introducing security into development pipelines is walking a tightrope — one false step can turn developers against your security program.
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Vulnerability Assessment Process and 5 Critical Best Practices
A vulnerability assessment identifies and evaluates potential security weaknesses in an organization's systems. read more →
A Vulnerability Hunter's View of Next.js (CVE-2025-29927) Exploit Validation
Explore a security expert's take on validating the Next.js CVE-2025-29927 exploit, its impact, and techniques for assessing and mitigating the risk. read more →
Understanding Pretexting: Techniques, Examples, and Prevention
Pretexting is a social engineering attack where the attacker fabricates a scenario (or pretext) to manipulate the target into divulging personal information. read more →
Ahead of the Breach - Joshua Brown, Founder of Digital Defense Consulting
Dive deep into why security leaders must abandon technical jargon for financial impact metrics when speaking to executives. read more →
13 Common Attack Vectors and How to Defend Your Organization
An attack vector is the route or method employed by cybercriminals to gain unauthorized access to a computer, network, or system read more →
Quick Guide to Ethical Hacking: Methods, Tools & Best Practices
Ethical hacking involves testing computer systems or networks to identify and fix security vulnerabilities. read more →
Ahead of the Breach - Danika Mirdita, Security Researcher at Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology
Explore how fixed query patterns and short manifest lifecycles combine to undermine Internet routing security. read more →
How External Pentesting Works and Critical Best Practices
External penetration testing simulates cyber-attacks from outside an organization's network perimeter. read more →
Attack Surface Management (ASM): What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
Discover the importance of Attack Surface Management (ASM) and what you're overlooking to protect your business from cyber threats. read more →
Moving from Snapshots to Strategy: Why CTEM is Essential for Security Leaders
Discover why Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is crucial for security leaders. Learn how moving to real-time threat management can enhance your organization's cybersecurity resilience. read more →
Essential Cybersecurity Terms Every Organization Should Know
If you’re not in the cybersecurity trenches daily, it can be tough to get a clear understanding of many popular terms used by the professionals testing your organization’s network. read more →
Continuous Human & Automated Security
The Expert-Driven Offensive
Security Platform
Continuously monitor your attack surface with advanced change detection. Upon change, testers and systems perform security testing. You are alerted and assisted in remediation efforts all contained in a single security application, the Sprocket Platform.
Expert-Driven Offensive Security Platform
- Attack Surface Management
- Continuous Penetration Testing
- Adversary Simulations