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Caroline Wong

Caroline Wong is an infosec community advocate who has authored two cybersecurity books including Security Metrics: A Beginner’s Guide and The PtaaS Book. When she isn’t hosting the Humans of Infosec podcast, speaking at dozens of infosec conferences each year, working on her LinkedIn Learning coursework, and of course evangelizing Pentesting as a Service for the masses or pushing for more women in tech, Caroline focuses on her role as Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, a fully remote cybersecurity company with a mission to modernize traditional pentesting via a SaaS platform coupled with an exclusive community of vetted, highly skilled testers.

What Is Sensitive Data?

With large amounts of data processed each day by IT systems and networks, it’s imperative that organizations know how...
Nov 22, 2021
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History of Pentest as a Service (PtaaS)

The beginning of computers and technology transformed the world as we know it, creating new opportunities as early as...
Nov 17, 2021
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Transforming the Pentest Process

Just like transformers have the unique ability to turn into mechanical objects, PtaaS has the ability to transform your...
Nov 10, 2021
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DevOps Best Practices

The use of the terms ‘DevOps’ and ‘DevSecOps’ are often used interchangeably, with the emphasis on security in...
Nov 8, 2021
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Winning the Security Budget Fight With Tips From Security Executives

Are you preparing to get in the ring and fight for your 2022 security budget? Budget negotiations can be pivotal in...
Oct 27, 2021
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How Does Penetration Testing Differ from a Vulnerability Assessment?

This article was refreshed in January 2023. 
Oct 7, 2021
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PtaaS and Bug Bounty: Which to Choose for Security Testing

Fixing vulnerabilities is an important part of reducing an application’s overall risk to remain well-protected over...
Sep 30, 2021
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Strengthen Your Security Posture with Cobalt’s Professional Services

At Cobalt, we keep our customers’ security top of mind. That’s why we are delighted to announce the launch of our...
Sep 22, 2021
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Get to Know Ravi Yadav, Cobalt's Director of Engineering

Welcome, Ravi! Tell us a bit about yourself and where you're based. I’m half Indian and half German, born in East...
Sep 21, 2021
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