How Your Business Can Benefit from a Penetration Testing Provider
A penetration test may also evaluate an organisation’s security policy compliance, its employees’ security awareness, and the organisation’s ability to identify and respond to security threats and breaches.
Penetration testing (or pentesting for short) is a kind of security test that assesses an organisation’s security and IT infrastructure for vulnerabilities to exploit. According to FedRAMP, a penetration test is an authorised and proactive effort on behalf of the organisation itself or a third-party security firm that assesses service errors, misconfigurations, and risky end-user behaviours.
A penetration test may also evaluate an organisation’s security policy compliance, its employees’ security awareness, and the organisation’s ability to identify and respond to security threats and breaches.
Types of Penetration Tests
There are various types of penetration tests that one could run to assess their organisation’s security depending on the purpose.
· Web Application Penetration Test
· Mobile Application Penetration Test
· API Penetration Test
· IoT Penetration Test
· External Network Penetration Test
Benefits of Penetration Testing
Many businesses have made penetration testing an essential feature to their security protocols. Regular penetration tests ensure the proper functioning and up-to-date security measures of an organisation. Here are some common benefits of regular penetration testing.
Manages Risk
Penetration testing provides a lot of organisations a solid baseline for optimal risk assessment. They can specifically target certain infrastructural features and environments to discover and manage vulnerabilities. Risks will be listed according to their severity, so you will know which ones to tackle first.
Circumvents the Rate of Network Downtime and Saves Costs
One of the major benefits of penetration testing is that it is a proactive effort to detect and address threats in the system. This means that businesses will avoid having to deal with the financial repercussions of their security flaws.
Retention programs, IT remediation, customer protection, legal activities, etc., are some things businesses will have to engage when recuperating from a security setback.
Maintains Reputation of Business
A security breach can be devastating for a company’s public relationships and its reputation. An organisation can fall victim to data tampering which may result in leaked client and partner details. Regular penetration tests can assess risks beforehand, so companies don’t fall prey to security breaches that affect their business irreparably.
Has your business not undergone a penetration test in a while? Delaying the process will only increase the risk of a security breach.
Lean Security is a trusted penetration testing provider. Whether your business requires a web or mobile application penetration test, or an external network penetration test, Lean Security is the way to go. Get in touch with us today! Call +61280786952.
What Hackers Look for in a Mobile App
Here are some vulnerabilities hackers look to exploit in mobile apps.
When we talk about hacking, it usually conjures up images of a desktop computer or a large organisation’s mainframe. Many of us assume our mobile phones are safe. That isn’t the truth.
71 percent of all fraudulent transactions occurred from mobile applications and mobile browsers in the second quarter of 2018. According to a 2016 report on mobile security by Intertrust, mobile app hacks and breaches are going to cost $1.5 billion by 2021.
There are many reasons why cybercriminals want to hack your phone—eavesdropping, stealing money, stalking, blackmailing; the list goes on. How they go about it is what you should be aware of.
Here are some vulnerabilities hackers look to exploit in mobile apps.
Lack of Multifactor Authentication
The lack of multifactor authentication can be a serious security risk when users have simple and insecure passwords. Without second or third security validation steps, hackers only require a little bit of your personal information to get into the mobile app and access your data.
Insecure Data Storage
Storing your data securely is important if you wish to minimise the risk of hacking. Carelessness or errors when storing passwords and other personally identifiable information is a pretty common vulnerability that hackers exploit.
Insufficient Encryption
Failure to include encryption or cryptographic can be a big mistake. Without encryption, hackers find it a breeze to access secure information.
Client-Side Code Injection
Even a single line of code sent through a form could allow hackers to exploit server-side vulnerabilities in the application.
Reverse Engineering
Hackers who gain access to an app’s source code can reverse engineer it to build an identical one. Users who then download and use the clone app are infected with malware.
Do you have any doubts about your mobile app’s security? Feel like it could do with a hacking test?
Lean Security is a trusted penetration testing provider. Whether it’s a mobile application penetration test, a web application penetration test or an external network penetration test, Lean Security is the right partner for your business.
As part of our mobile app penetration testing service, we conduct a mobile client assessment, a network assessment, and backend web service assessment. All clients will then be provided with a detailed technical report.
Get in touch with us today! Call +61280786952
5 Reasons Why Cloud-Based Security is Right for Your Business
Here are five reasons why your business could do with cloud-based security.
Cloud-based security provides a fresh approach to detecting and mitigating security threats for businesses today. Cloud-based security entails the use of a third-party security provider that deploys a cloud platform in front of the organisation’s private security infrastructure.
Here are five reasons why your business could do with cloud-based security.
Simplicity
Cyber threats have evolved and tackling them with the right response is getting more complicated.
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks—cyberattacks that deny legitimate users access to information systems, devices, or other networks—that come from within the data centre require lengthy and complicated responses. Moving the point of mitigation to a third-party cloud platform allows organisations to neutralise the complexity of securing every part of their infrastructure from DDoS attacks.
Scale
The large-scale security infrastructure that cloud providers have at their disposal greatly outweighs any measures an individual organisation can make. Ensure that your third-party cloud security provider has a large total capacity on their platform by checking the daily traffic it delivers.
Threat Intelligence
A security firm that specialises in cloud-based security will have a larger database on potential cyber threats than an organisation or agency will. Their intelligence responses and measures—new attack signatures; improved web application firewall rules—will be up-to-date and experienced.
Cost
The size and cost of an infrastructure required to address continually evolving cyber attacks is larger than most organisations would prefer. Moreover, upgrading the infrastructure to match hardware and software changes, and newer user-interfaces cost businesses a lot of money. Cloud-based security allows organisations to exchange costly upfront expenditures for an operational expense that is low-recurring.
Internal Security Risks
External hackers aren’t the only enemies organisations have to deal with. Internal threats can often be more devastating and costly for businesses.
One of the reasons why this is the case is that insiders don’t always threaten the organisation’s security intentionally. Insiders have access to sensitive information on a regular basis. They may be familiar with the ins-and-outs of the company’s security protocols. Social media posts made by insiders is a frequent source of information leaks.
Lean Security is a trusted cyber security partner when it comes to delivering the latest in Cloud WAF Managed Service. Our cloud-based solution monitors inbound traffic in real-time 24/7 and analyses it in a timely manner. It also identifies possible defects in your application that could pose a threat to your information security.
If you need security testing services or a penetration testing provider for your organisation, get in touch with us today. Call +61280786952.
3 Ways You Can Stay Secure on MMO Games Online
As MMOGs become more and more popular, the need for tighter security increases. Here’s a few things you can do to avoid falling prey to online game fraud.
Video games are certainly having a moment these days. 2.4 billion people played video games in 2019. As if that number was not staggering enough, Patriot Act’s Hasan Minhaj has reported that the gaming industry generates $139 billion in revenue a year. That’s more than the worldwide box office, music streaming and album sales, the NFL, the NBA, the MLB, and the NHL’s combined revenue of $99 billion!
With that many people and that much money involved there are bound to be security risks. Massive multiplayer online games—MMOGs like Fortnite—have a ridiculous number of players around the world. However, MMOGs have been notoriously exploited by hackers and criminals for money over the years.
As MMOGs become more and more popular, the need for tighter security increases. Here’s a few things you can do to avoid falling prey to online game fraud.
Use Unique Emails for Fan Sites and Forums
Scammers get easy access to loads of gamers’ email addresses from websites that are peripheral to the video game. Fan sites and online forums, have huge followings and low levels of security, making them a scammer’s gold mine.
Once they have your email, they send out phishing email scams that send MMO players authentic-looking email warnings about their security being compromised. The email informs the players that their passwords need to be reset. Once the player enters their old password in order to reset it, the attackers will use it to exploit as many of the victim’s online accounts as possible.
To protect yourself from being exploited by phishing emails, make sure to use a unique email address for fan sites and forums. Then use unique emails for every MMOG you play. This way, the access to the email on the fan site doesn’t allow access to any MMOG that you play.
Make Strong Passwords
Making strong passwords that aren’t words in the dictionary is a must. You should also make sure to fit non-alphanumeric symbols in your passwords.
Only Play Well-Known Games
Games that you haven’t really heard of and look low-budget and sketchy should probably not be trusted. Beware of any suspicious links and pop-ups on those games and their websites. Don’t click on them!
Maintaining tight cyber-security measures and protocols is a must for multi-platform and multi-user video games.
Lean Security is a trusted partner when it comes to delivering the best in online gaming security. Our protected application mitigates risks from exploited micro transactions, cheating, vandalism, private data theft, and more.
If you require security testing services or a mobile application penetration test for your game, get in touch with us today. Call +61280786952.
5 Most Common Types of Application Attacks
Here are 5 common types of application attacks.
