In the past, we have explored how to find penetration testing Requests For Proposals or RFPs. Today, we are going to explore how to effectively write a penetration testing RFP. Often times, government entities or commercial industry companies are forced to leverage an RFP process to ensure a fair and objective assessment of vendors for […]
In light of COVID-19 and the toll it is taking on the business community, today we will discuss the types of remote security assessments that can be performed and some alternative tweaks to assessments to ensure your security program is still evaluated and working properly. Unfortunately with all of the chaos, attackers know that they […]
Perhaps the most important part of a penetration test, aside from the execution of the test, is the quality assurance or QA of the results and documentation. At the end of the day, the results and the final reports are what you are paying for with a penetration test. Technical Quality Assurance There is nothing […]
In the cybersecurity world, there are acronyms for everything from certifications, tools, compliance requirements, and agencies. Today, we continue exploring the various agencies that exist and what they offer to the cybersecurity world with a deep dive on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council or “FFIEC“. FFIEC History The FFIEC was established on March 10, […]
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or GLBA is also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999. The GLBA requires companies defined under the law as “financial institutions” to ensure the security and confidentiality of consumer’s financial information. As part of its implementation of the GLBA, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the Safeguards Rule, which requires […]
Measuring the effectiveness of a penetration test is tough. Everyone has a different method to determine if a penetration test was “effective”. We recently completed an assessment for a client that came back with over 100 vulnerabilities. They had the exact same penetration test performed the prior year by a different firm and had less […]
Ever wonder how companies get away with selling dirt cheap penetration tests? Odds are they are outsourcing the work to offshore engineers in other countries. I’m sure there are some great penetration testing companies that are using offshore resources and I know there are great companies that are headquartered in places besides the United States, […]
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a not-for-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid. NERC develops and enforces Reliability Standards; annually assesses seasonal and long‐term reliability; monitors the bulk power system through system awareness; and educates, […]
One of the questions we get most when at hiring events, conferences, trade shows, etc. is how can someone get into penetration testing or break into the industry as a penetration tester? There are many avenues to becoming a penetration tester, but today we will touch on a few strategies to help get your foot […]
We have clients reaching out for a penetration test with a myriad of different drivers for needing to complete the assessment. Sometimes, clients know what they need and why they need it. Other times, they are looking for coaching as to what they should get done and what that particular test will achieve. Today, we […]
