An industrial electrical switch panel. (Getty) Electric equipment vendor Schweitzer joins US testing program to defend grid from hacking threats The program is “especially [important] now with nation-states paying particular interest to the electric sector,” Schweitzer CEO David Whitehead said. Mar 19, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
The Department of Interior headquarters (Wikimedia) The Interior Department OIG clearly had some fun hacking the agency’s Wi-Fi networks The report by the Office of the Inspector General underscores how a tech-savvy team can expose and help fix gaping security holes. Sep 17, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) The long-lasting consequences of Coalfire’s Iowa pentest fiasco The incident made national headlines last year, but the effects are still lingering. Aug 5, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(KOMUnews / Flickr) Feds, states unveil pilot program meant to secure voter databases and other election systems The aim is to close a gap in security testing for the broad set of election infrastructure outside of voting machines. Jun 17, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Intrusion Truth has released info suspected nation-state hackers tied to Chinese front companies. (Getty Images) Latest ‘Intrusion Truth’ data dump peels back layers on Chinese front companies Exactly who is behind the Intrusion truth group remains unclear. Jan 9, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Sponsored How to demonstrate trust in cybersecurity practices with organization leaders A new report advises CISOs to measure their security investments and identify critical weaknesses by conducting continuous penetration testing. Jun 4, 2019 By CyberScoop Staff
(Getty) Election tech vendors say they’re securing their systems. Does anyone believe them? Election tech companies are telling the world they are fixing their cybersecurity issues. Will the changes they make satisfy everyone ahead of 2020? Apr 24, 2019 By Greg Otto
(Alexandre Dulaunoy / Wikicommons) Why bug bounty firms want to be penetration testing companies The bug bounty workforce isn't a large one -- so bug bounty companies are pivoting to a different model. Apr 12, 2019 By Jeff Stone
IBM X-Force Red interns — including Hannah Robbins and Scott Brink — at work in a lab in Austin. (IBM) IBM interns find 19 vulnerabilities in corporate check-in systems Two university students who work for IBM’s red-teaming unit have found 19 previously undisclosed flaws in the automated systems that companies use to check visitors into their… Mar 4, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Marten Mickos speaks Oct. 18, 2017 at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (CyberScoop) HackerOne thinks its freelance hackers can conduct penetration tests better than actual pentesting companies The penetration testing market now sits at roughly $1 billion, according to CEO Marten Mickos, nearly ten times more than bug bounties. Mar 1, 2019 By Jeff Stone
