Security Insights
Deep dives, expert analysis, and practical guidance on exposure management, adversarial validation, and the future of AI-driven exposure management.
Social Engineering Penetration Testing Guide
A social engineering penetration testing field guide: building an OSINT pretext, running an authorized GoPhish campaign, mapping to MITRE ATT&CK T1566, and the metrics that prove resilience.
VoIP Penetration Testing and Reconnaissance Guide
Toll fraud cost businesses billions last year, and most of it traces to a misconfigured PBX. Here is how VoIP penetration testing finds the SIP, RTP, and dial-plan holes before an attacker does.
Active Directory Penetration Testing Checklist
Most domains fall without a single CVE. This Active Directory penetration testing checklist walks the phases with real Kerberoast and Certipy output, a findings table, and the controls that actually break each path.
Internal Network Penetration Testing Guide
Plug in a laptop, run one tool, and you often own the domain by lunch. Internal network penetration testing proves how far a single foothold reaches, and this guide shows the exact commands and output.
Serverless Architecture Penetration Testing
Serverless penetration testing for Lambda and Functions: event injection from non-HTTP triggers with real payloads, role-equals-blast-radius, dependency and secrets risk with real output, a findings table, and the per-function role scoping that contains it.
What is Continuous Penetration Testing? An Ultimate Guide
Continuous penetration testing is a modern security approach that performs real-time or near-real-time simulations of cyberattacks against an organization’s digital assets, ensuring vulnerabilities are identified and addressed as they emerge. Unlike traditional penetration testing, which provides on
Setting the Record Straight: Strobes’ Response to the GigaOm Radar for Penetration Testing
At Strobes, our mission has always been to empower organizations with cutting-edge solutions for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS). While we greatly value third-party evaluations, accuracy is critical to maintaining industry standards and credibility. The recent GigaOm Radar for Penetration T
Bug Bounty vs Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS): Complementary or Competing Approaches
Imagine you’re the CISO of a rapidly growing tech company. Your infrastructure is expanding daily, and with each new line of code, the potential attack surface grows. How do you ensure your systems remain secure? In the debate of bug bounty vs penetration testing, two popular approaches have emerged
What Is VAPT? Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Explained
VAPT combines broad vulnerability assessment with deep penetration testing in one engagement. Here is what it covers, why both halves matter, and how to tell a real VAPT from a relabeled scan.
The 5 Phases of Penetration Testing Explained
Every penetration test moves through five phases: reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation, and reporting. Here is what happens in each, with real tool output.
What Is Penetration Testing? Types, Process, and Phases Explained
Penetration testing is an authorized simulated attack that proves which weaknesses an attacker can actually exploit. Here are the types, the process, and what real findings look like.
Penetration Testing Explained: Safeguarding your Online Presence
With cyber-attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, businesses and individuals alike are constantly under the threat of security breaches. Amidst this digital battlefield emerges a powerful ally – Penetration Testing. But what exactly is pentesting, and how does it work to fortify your digital d