Automated network pentesting uncovers what traditional tests missed

Most organizations run an annual network penetration test, remediate the issues it uncovers, and move on. But attackers are probing networks every day, using publicly available tools to exploit common misconfigurations and overlooked vulnerabilities. A new report, based on over 50,000 automated penetration tests performed with Vonahi Security’s vPenTest SaaS platform, has shown why once-per-year manual testing isn’t enough. The tests flagged the same preventable gaps across many organizations. Most frequently, they allowed multicast DNS … More →

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