Principal Cybersecurity Writer Acunetix

3 reasons why DAST is the best way to begin the web application security journey

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:00:36 +0000

To fully secure your web applications, you need several software solutions, specialist internal resources, and external contractors. However, this means significant costs, and not everyone can afford it all at once. How should small businesses start their web application security journey? Let’s have a look...

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How scanners find vulnerabilities

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:34 +0000

DAST vulnerability scanners are not that different from virus scanners. In both cases, the goal of the software is to find something out of the ordinary in the target. A virus scanner scans a computer’s local resources and storage to find potentially malicious software. A...

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Hackers: The third pillar of security

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:00:12 +0000

Every business knows that to maintain security, you need the primary pillar: the right employees. Some businesses know that these employees also need the second pillar: the right tools such as Acunetix and Invicti. However, still, not enough businesses know how to deal with hackers...

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Red teaming – 5 tips on how to do it safely

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:00:27 +0000

Red team vs blue team exercises are a very effective method to evaluate the security posture of your business. However, red teaming, due to its adversarial approach, carries certain risks that must be taken into consideration, both for the red team and the target business....

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Threat modeling for web application security

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:00:48 +0000

Threat modeling is an activity that helps you identify and mitigate threats. It’s very important because it makes you look at security risks top-down, focus on decision-making and prioritize cybersecurity decisions, and consider how you can use your resources in the best possible way. There...

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Penetration testing vs vulnerability scanning

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 30 May 2022 06:00:40 +0000

Businesses often perceive vulnerability scanning as an alternative to penetration testing. This perception is wrong. An organization conscious of cybersecurity must include both these activities in their business processes and make sure that they work in unison. Missing out on one of them greatly decreases...

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What is DevSecOps and how should it work?

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 23 May 2022 06:00:11 +0000

DevSecOps stands for development, security, and operations. Similar to DevOps or SecOps, it is a concept that joins two previously separate roles into a unified environment. DevSecOps teams are responsible for providing conditions for continuous secure software development. Being a newer concept than DevOps, DevSecOps...

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Four ways to combat the cybersecurity skills gap

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 16 May 2022 06:00:01 +0000

The lack of cybersecurity talent is nothing new. It’s a problem that all businesses have been facing for several years and it’s getting worse. There have been many proposals on how to narrow the gap, but so far all efforts have been futile. Let’s have...

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How to build a cyber incident response plan

Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:00:45 +0000

No matter how well you manage your security posture, there is always a chance that you will become a victim of a cyber attack. That is why every organization, no matter the size, should be prepared to react to a cyber incident. The key element...

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