article thumbnail

How to Write a Pentesting Report – With Checklist

eSecurity Planet

We explore the art of writing effective penetration testing reports in the sections below: How to Write a Great Pentest Report in 6 Steps The process of writing a great penetration test report is straightforward and can be covered in six key steps. Usable reports enable these goals efficiently and effectively.

article thumbnail

Spain police dismantled a cybercriminal group who stole the data of 4 million individuals

Security Affairs

The authorities conducted 16 searches in Madrid, Málaga, Huelva, Alicante and Murcia and seized firearms, a katana, a baseball bat, four high-end cars, 80,000 euros in cash, a database with information on four million people, and computer and electronic material valued in thousands of euros. ” said the Spanish Police.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cyber crime tactics: how to avoid becoming a victim

IT Governance

Security in the Digital World defines three methods that cyber criminals use to attack: Social engineering: The attacker tries to manipulate you into giving them either your information, or access to your computer so that they can get the information themselves.

article thumbnail

How To Protect Yourself From Hackers

Cyber Info Veritas

Would you like to know how to protect yourself from the ever-present threat of cybercrime perpetrated by black hat hackers? As computers and smart devices creep into every crevice of our life, the need to protect yourself from hackers has never been greater. Yes, there are bad and good hackers.

article thumbnail

Social engineering, deception becomes increasingly sophisticated

Security Affairs

This is done through deep learning methodologies such as the Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) i.e., a group of neural network models for machine learning, deputed to teach computers how to process information by emulating the human brain.

article thumbnail

Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware.

IT 97
article thumbnail

MY TAKE: COVID-19’s silver lining could turn out to be more rapid, wide adoption of cyber hygiene

The Last Watchdog

Here’s a primer about how cyber hygiene best practices – and supporting security tools and services – could gain significant steam in the months ahead, thanks to COVID-19. There is, in fact, deep consensus about how to protect sensitive data and ensure the overall security of corporate networks.