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Next-Gen VAPT: Integrating AI for Faster and Smarter Assessments

As cyberthreats become more sophisticated through AI and automation, traditional Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) methods are struggling to keep up. To stay ahead, security teams must adopt AI-enhanced VAPT strategies that offer continuous, adaptive, and context-aware testing. VAPT is a dual-layered approach to evaluating an organization’s security posture. Vulnerability assessment focuses on identifying…

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The Future of Pen Testing: How AI Is Reshaping Ethical Hacking

As the threat landscape is evolving rapidly, ethical hackers also need to change their approach by integrating AI into pen testing capabilities. This article explores the growing role of AI in automation and pen testing, focusing on how AI enhances security operations, boosts efficiency, and supports ethical hacking. It discusses key tools and the importance…

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Modern SOC Cybersecurity
Defending the Digital Perimeter: Modern Cybersecurity for SOC

Defending the Digital Perimeter: Modern Cybersecurity for SOC Proactive security is a must to keep up with evolving cyberthreats and building a blue team program is the best strategy to incorporate proactive methods. This article explores the foundational elements of a Security Operations Center (SOC), which provides the infrastructure and expertise required for effective blue…

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Ancient Tactics Behind Today’s Digital Defenses
Medieval Cybersecurity: Ancient Tactics Behind Today’s Digital Defenses

Cybersecurity is widely recognized as a contemporary discipline, shaped by the advent of the internet and refined through ongoing encounters with malicious actors. However, many of its foundational principles can be traced to medieval practices concerning data protection. Research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, crisis response, and digital security has revealed that numerous strategies…

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Threat Hunting in the Cloud
Threat Hunting in the Cloud: AI-Driven Tools, Techniques, and Tactics

As organizations continue to migrate to the cloud, cyberthreats are becoming more sophisticated, often outpacing traditional detection methods. To maintain proactive security in these dynamic environments, threat hunting must be effectively scaled for the cloud. This approach not only helps mitigate emerging threats but also reduces downtime and strengthens overall resilience. This blog will delve…

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Threat Hunting in the Cloud: AI-Driven Tools, Techniques, and Tactics

As organizations continue to migrate to the cloud, cyberthreats are becoming more sophisticated, often outpacing traditional detection methods. To maintain proactive security in these dynamic environments, threat hunting must be effectively scaled for the cloud. This approach not only helps mitigate emerging threats but also reduces downtime and strengthens overall resilience. This blog will delve…

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Local Government Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity in Local Government: Navigating Compliance and Risk

While the cybersecurity industry often caters to large enterprises and national-level mandates, local (state) governments remain underserved despite handling vast amounts of sensitive personal and financial data. This makes them attractive targets of the same cyberthreats facing larger corporations, including ransomware, phishing, insider risks, and IoT vulnerabilities. Explore cybersecurity strategies tailored to local governments, from…

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Data Privacy and Protection: Strategies to Secure Sensitive Information

In today’s digital environment, safeguarding sensitive data—such as personally identifiable information (PII) and intellectual property—is indispensable to maintain compliance, trust, and resilience against cyberthreats. This article outlines a framework for data privacy and protection, explores strategies to secure information across digital ecosystems, and shares best practices for identifying, minimizing, and controlling data risks while ensuring…

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CISO-First Strategy: Saving Costs in an AI-Driven Threat Landscape 

Many startups try to save costs by hiring cybersecurity engineers first and delaying the recruitment of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). At first glance, this looks efficient—engineers can patch vulnerabilities, configure firewalls, and deploy tools quickly. However, in practice, it’s a costly misstep. Without a CISO providing strategic oversight, security efforts become fragmented. Engineers…

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How CTIA Transforms Cybersecurity Career: An Interview with Ivan Cese

Threat intelligence is critical to modern cybersecurity operations, empowering Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and supporting proactive defense strategies. It offers contextual insights that enable the anticipation and prevention of cyberattacks by analyzing the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) prevalent in the current threat landscape. EC-Council’s Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA) program plays a pivotal role…

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