Since 2010, Juliana has been a professional writer in the technology and small business worlds. She has both journalism and copywriting experience and is exceptional at distilling complex concepts ...

Penetration testing, often referred to as “pen testing,” is a simulated cyber attack against an organization’s IT infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. This ...

Network penetration testing is a simulated cyber attack against a computer network to assess the security of the network and identify vulnerabilities. The goal is to determine if unauthorized access, ...

When evaluating cybersecurity and data protection risk for our clients, the two most fundamental questions that need to be answered are: How vulnerable is our organization to active cyber threats that ...

Pen testing is an essential part of secure application development; it helps find vulnerabilities before they can be exploited, ensures the resilience of web applications, and helps organizations ...

Melissa Delaney is a freelance journalist who specializes in business technology. She is a frequent contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Maybe it’s that mail server that IT forgot to ...

Don Lupejkis is a Solution Architect with CDW’s InfoSec Security team. His passion is helping organizations on their journey to a more secure environment. Penetration testing is a vital starting point ...

Penetration testers tend to rely too much on vulnerability assessment tools, rather than thinking strategically, says Scott Laliberte, managing director of Protiviti. Often testers will analyze a ...

Established in 2005, Bishop Fox offers offensive security testing and consulting, helping companies identify vulnerabilities in their networks. Their security programs include penetration testing, ...

Research from application security crowd testing and bug bounty program provider Cobalt attempts to define what enterprises could measure to improve results When it comes to creating secure ...