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Pentester Spotlight: Herane Malhotra

March 26, 2023
Est Read Time: 2 min
This month's Pentester Spotlight features Herane Malhotra, a Core Pentester since 2021 and Lead.
Pentester Stories Cobalt Core

OAuth Vulnerabilites Pt. 2

March 20, 2023
Est Read Time: 10 min
OAuth is a widely-used protocol that enables users to authorize third-party applications to access their data from other services, such as social media or cloud storage. However, like any technology, OAuth is not immune to vulnerabilities. This is Pt. 2 of a two-part series by Core Pentester Shubham Chaskar.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides

AI May Not Steal Your Job, But It Could Eliminate It With A Devastating Cyberattack

March 17, 2023
Est Read Time: 3 min
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have been used in a variety of cybersecurity tools - but let’s talk about the flip side of that coin. How could AI be used to attack, rather than defend?
Cybersecurity Insights

Effective Penetration Testing Frameworks and Methodologies

March 16, 2023
Est Read Time: 5 min
Penetration testing is vital to identify potential security vulnerabilities on a network before cybercriminals find and...
Modernizing Pentesting

Gartner Names Cobalt in Report on DevSecOps Tools for Secure Software Delivery

March 15, 2023
Est Read Time: 2 min
Gartner's recent report “How to Select DevSecOps Tools for Secure Software Delivery” gives a birds-eye view of the technology landscape, emphasizing the benefits to integrating developer-friendly tools into DevOps pipelines. In a section of the report titled “Preproduction and Release Phases” Gartner name-drops Cobalt as a representative penetration testing vendor.
Modernizing Pentesting

Active Directory Series: Active Directory Fundamentals

March 13, 2023
Est Read Time: 12 min
Active Directory is a Microsoft service that provides centralized management of user accounts, devices, and access to resources in a networked environment. It allows IT professionals to create and manage users, groups, computers, and other resources on a network, and control access to those resources based on policies and permissions.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides

Cobalt Release Blog: February 2023

March 10, 2023
Est Read Time: 1 min
Read about the improvements we launched to our PtaaS Platform last month: new integrations, asset vulnerability updates, and more.
Product Updates

The Life of a Bug

March 3, 2023
Est Read Time: 5 min
With this post I'll present a way to better understand bugs, from their origin until their death. I’ll do this by introducing the idea of a security bug pipeline and Fix-to-Fix framework.
Modernizing Pentesting

Decoding the Differences: Black, Gray, and White-Box Pentests

March 1, 2023
Est Read Time: 5 min
Different types of pentesting methods have designated colors with the key differences.
Cybersecurity Insights

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