A penetration test or a pentest is a simulated cyber attack on a computer system by ethical hackers to discover and exploit vulnerabilities, mimicking real-world attackers to assess an organization’s security posture across web apps, networks, apps, and APIs.

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) is a key intelligence and audit tool in an advanced security portfolio. While it is a logical component to integrate into your Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) tooling, it’s important to consider your approach to ensure you can gain the most benefits from it.

"Aikido helps us catch the blind spots in our security that we couldn’t fully address with our existing tools. It’s been a game-changer for us beyond just the SCA (Software Composition Analysis) solutions we originally brought them in for." A little while ago, we shared that Visma chose Aikido Security for its portfolio companies. Recently, we had the pleasure of having Nicolai Brogaard, Service Owner of SAST & SCA over in our Belgian headquarters.

Millions of organizations are actively deploying and leveraging generative AI (GenAI) applications in a bid to streamline productivity, reduce costs and improve efficiencies. A high percentage of enterprises are in the midst of trialing GenAI pilot programs, and by 2026, it is anticipated that more than 80% of enterprises will have deployed generative AI-enabled applications, according to Gartner.

To address Sysdig’s 5/5/5 Benchmark, rapid troubleshooting and deep forensic investigation are crucial when a security breach or performance issue arises. While Falco excels at real-time threat detection based on system call activity, Sysdig serves as the go-to tool for post-incident analysis.

When we carry out an assessment of an organization’s attack surface, it’s often SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) misconfigurations (and other encryption-related issues) that get the worst average scores. Research has estimated that 95% of applications have some kind of misconfiguration or vulnerability. These issues are often overlooked, but they shouldn’t be – their visibility to attackers make them an attack route that’s likely to be exploited.

The systems in place to manage software vulnerabilities are often overwhelming and ineffective. But that can change if teams enlist their end users to remediate vulnerabilities.

Scattered Spider partners with RansomHub, infostealers evade Chrome defenses, and Evasive Panda uses CloudScout to steal user cookies.

There’s no way around it: program management skills are a must for any IAM leaders, lest they wish to preside over a chaotic, disorganized mess. IAM initiatives often involve complex, interconnected systems and processes – and most of all, people. Without a firm grasp of program management, leaders risk delays, overruns and a final implementation that’s more like a Frankenstein’s monster than a well-running solution.

Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) are vital components in cybersecurity, representing digital clues or evidence that signal a potential security breach or malicious activity in a computer system or network. Think of them as the fingerprints left behind by cybercriminals during or after a cyber-attack. Examples of common IOCs are: Security teams use IOCs as red flags to identify and mitigate threats before they cause significant damage.