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

Is Cybersecurity Stressful? InfoSec Professionals Confess Their Stress at RSA

May 10, 2023
Est Read Time: 4 min
Too much work in too little time, incomplete picture of vulnerabilities, and AI disrupting the industry — here's what InfoSec professionals shared at our Confess Your Stress wall at RSA.
Cybersecurity Insights

The 6 Industries Most Affected by Security Breaches

May 9, 2023
Est Read Time: 6 min
Unprecedented advantages and difficulties came with the advent of the digital age. Every day, both private and public...
Cybersecurity Insights Industry Breakdowns

Cobalt Core Academy: Thick Client Pentesting with Harsh Bothra

May 5, 2023
Est Read Time: 3 min
Learn about thick client pentests in this Cobalt Core Academy with expert insights from Cobalt Lead, Harsh Bothra.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides

How To Create and Scale a Penetration Testing Policy

May 4, 2023
Est Read Time: 4 min
Penetration testing involves simulating the behavior of a threat actor to assess the resilience of an organization’s...
Modernizing Pentesting

Mass Assignment & APIs - Exploitation in the Wild

May 1, 2023
Est Read Time: 6 min
APIs have become an integral part of many applications, with REST APIs being a popular choice for implementation. However, this popularity has led to security risks, with OWASP API Top 10 identifying vulnerabilities commonly found in APIs, including mass assignment. Harsh Bothra writes about this in his latest blog.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides API Pentesting

Pentesting Containers: Overview & Security Best Practices

April 28, 2023
Est Read Time: 4 min
Containers are packages that provide operating system (OS) Level Virtualization. They deliver software or an...
Modernizing Pentesting

Pentester Spotlight: Rajanish Pathak

April 27, 2023
Est Read Time: 3 min
Rajanish Pathak is a Security Researcher from Goa, India, and a member of the Cobalt Core. His passion for cybersecurity was ignited by his curiosity about how systems work and how they can be breached. Read about Rajanish in his pentester spotlight.
Pentester Stories Cobalt Core

Manual Versus Automated Penetration Testing

April 26, 2023
Est Read Time: 9 min
Penetration testing or pentesting is the process of finding vulnerabilities in a company's systems by simulating a...
Modernizing Pentesting

Types of Penetration Testing Reports: Analyzing Pentest Data for Trends

April 25, 2023
Est Read Time: 5 min
In today's cybersecurity landscape, security is always evolving. This requires companies to understand the nuances of...
Modernizing Pentesting

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