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Step-by-Step: How to Set Up a Homelab for Penetration Testing at Home

Apr 28, 2026 By SafeAeon Inc. In SafeAeon
Cybersecurity is more important than ever. One of the key components of cybersecurity is penetration testing, which involves intentionally attempting to exploit a system to identify vulnerabilities. It is commonly known as ‘ethical hacking’. Penetration testing, or pen testing, requires strong hands-on skills. Setting up a homelab is an effective way to gain practical experience in a safe, controlled environment.
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astra

Autonomous Pentesting: How it Works, Benefits, Tools (2026)

Apr 27, 2026 By Sanskriti Jain In Astra
For years, the defensive side held the asymmetric advantage over threat actors. Writing exploits requires a deep understanding of how memory corruption works, how authentication tokens can be forged, etc. That knowledge gap is what made it hard to exploit a vulnerability. LLM proliferation lowered that floor and quickly removed that advantage. Even script kiddies can now carry out cyberattacks like APTs without understanding POC.
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sedara

What Is Red Team Penetration Testing?

Apr 27, 2026 By Liz Sujka In Sedara
Red Team Penetration Testing is a simulated cyberattack that mimics real-world threat behavior to identify vulnerabilities, test defenses, and evaluate how effectively an organization can detect and respond to an attack. It goes beyond traditional testing by focusing on how an attacker would actually move through an environment.
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10 Essential Tools Every Cybersecurity Professional Uses

10 Essential Tools Every Cybersecurity Professional Uses

Apr 24, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Working in cybersecurity means that you are constantly dealing with all kinds of potential threats. And that's why it's inherently important to find ways of improving that security, which can prove to be very challenging a lot of the time. But that's why cybersecurity professionals are continually relying on professional tools to get their job done. Here's what they are using.
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astra

Top 7 Online Penetration Testing Tools in 2026

Apr 22, 2026 By Jinson Varghese In Astra
On average, Astra Security detected 5.33 vulnerabilities per minute in 2025, which is more than 7,000+ vulnerabilities per day in live environments. That’s the brutal math of the Modern attack surface. Without proper pentesting, each deployment cycle introduces multiple entry points for hackers, and each overlooked endpoint increases the risk of cyberattack.
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outpost 24

AI Penetration Testing: Protecting LLMs From Cyber Attacks

Apr 20, 2026 By David Ketler In Outpost 24
88% of organizations now regularly use artificial intelligence (AI) in at least one business function. While adoption of AI technologies has accelerated rapidly, security measures often lag. The rush to roll out AI has, in many cases, overshadowed essential testing and safety protocols. This is particularly a worry when AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) become deeply embedded within organizational workflows and systems in a way that most software isn’t.
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Penetration Testing as a Tool That Reveals the Real State of Cybersecurity

Penetration Testing as a Tool That Reveals the Real State of Cybersecurity

Apr 20, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Most security measures are built on the assumption that if something is configured correctly, it is secure. But there is a big difference between "configured" and "able to withstand an attack" - a gap that cannot be seen without practical testing. Penetration testing is not just another item on a compliance checklist; it is a way to get an honest and realistic answer to the question that truly matters to a business: can an attacker reach what is most important to us?
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