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Cybersecurity Curriculum: Integrating Penetration Testing into Security Education

Date: July 23, 2024 Time: 2:30 PM WEST | 9:30 AM EDT | 7:00 PM IST Topic: Cybersecurity Curriculum: Integrating Penetration Testing into Security Education Watch now Abstract: With the increased threat to digital security globally, the importance of cybersecurity education has also significantly increased. With rapidly evolving threat landscapes, security education must continually adapt…

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Firewall Penetration Testing
Securing Your Network Gateway: A Firewall Penetration Testing Manual

Firewalls are indispensable barriers between organizations’ network assets and intruding threats from the public network. Despite their efficacy as the primary line of defense and vigilant monitors, firewalls confront various persistent threats. As the threat landscape continuously evolves, it presents multiple challenges where cyberattacks circumvent the firewall barriers. Hence, it is imperative for penetration testing…

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Navigating Penetration Testing: A Comprehensive Guide and Conforming to Industry Standards
Navigating Penetration Testing: A Comprehensive Guide and Conforming to Industry Standards

Penetration testing has become a cornerstone of information security strategies for various organizations and industries. While the landscape of tools and technical methodologies for conducting penetration tests is vast, ensuring their effectiveness and success demands adherence to industry-wide accepted standards. Within EC-Council’s latest cyber security whitepaper, “Navigating Penetration Testing: A Comprehensive Guide and Conforming to…

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Unveiling the Significance of Ethical Hacking in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is gaining prominence across all industries because of its scalability, adaptability, and many other advantages. These benefits include cost reductions through efficient virtualization, enhanced peer collaborative capabilities, swift access to documents, transactions, and updates, and extensive scalability. However, as businesses increasingly rely on cloud hosting for storage and computational needs, the vulnerability of…

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Safeguarding IoT Devices: Effective Penetration Testing Methods for Enhanced Security

EC-Council’s latest whitepaper, titled “Safeguarding IoT Devices: Effective Penetration Testing Methods for Enhanced Security,” authored by Tim Chase, Global Field CISO at Lacework, delves into the critical need for robust security measures to protect IoT (Internet of Things) devices. As the proliferation of connected devices continues to grow, securing IoT environments becomes paramount to mitigate…

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