Blog

Thoughts, perspectives, and industry commentary from the Cobalt team.

Jun 24, 2025

Gunter Ollmann

State of LLM App Security

The LLM Security Blind Spot: Why We're Ignoring Nearly 80% of Critical AI Risks

The speed and scale of generative AI adoption are staggering. Our latest research, compiled in the State of LLM...

Cellular Exploits in the Iran-Israel Conflict and How Pentesting Mirrors Modern Warfare

In the evolving conflict between Iran and Israel, the battlefield has extended beyond land and air. Cellular...

Cybersecurity Insights Industry Breakdowns

Jul 9, 2025

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The Unseen War: Cyber Warfare in the Shadow of Global Conflicts

As of June 2025, while missiles and drones dominate news cycles in conflicts like Israel-Iran and Russia-Ukraine, a...

Modernizing Pentesting

Jul 8, 2025

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We're All In: Join Cobalt As We Go Big at Black Hat, BSides, & DEF CON

As August approaches, the energy in the cybersecurity world invariably shifts to one vibrant, buzzing city: Las Vegas!...

Events

Jul 2, 2025

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Half-Life Tells the Whole Remediation Story

Mean (or median) time to response (MTTR) is the de facto standard for measuring how long it takes to perform a security action. Whether it’s responding to an attack, remediating vulnerabilities, or resolving pentest findings, MTTR is one of the most commonly reported statistics across industry reports.

State of Pentesting Industry Breakdowns

Jun 27, 2025

Est Read Time: 4 min