What Is the Difference Between Pentesting and Bug Bounty?

Do pentesting and bug bounties serve the same purpose or complement each other? Let’s explore the four different approaches to pentests and the key differences between bug bounty and pentesting.


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2024 Budget Planning: Preparing For U.S. Mandates to Implement Vulnerability Disclos

U.S. policymakers are increasingly encouraging and mandating public and private sector organizations to enhance their cybersecurity programs by adopting VDPs. Have you planned for a VDP in next year’s budget?


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Microsoft Authenticator Restricts Suspicious MFA Notifications

The Redmond giant has recently announced introducing a new privacy feature to its authenticator app.…

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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private


Signal is now testing public usernames that allow users to conceal the phone numbers linked to their accounts while communicating with others. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/so...r-private/

OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages


During the last 24 hours, OpenAI has been addressing what it describes as "periodic outages" linked to DDoS attacks affecting its API and ChatGPT services. [...]


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Russian hackers switch to LOTL technique to cause power outage


Russian state hackers have evolved their methods for breaching industrial control systems by adopting living-off-the-land techniques that enable reaching the final stage of the attack quicker and with less resources [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...er-outage/

Microsoft: SysAid zero-day flaw exploited in Clop ransomware attacks


Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the service management software SysAid to gain access to corporate servers for data theft and to deploy Clop ransomware. [...]


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Google ads push malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site


A threat actor has been abusing Google Ads to distribute a trojanized version of the CPU-Z tool to deliver the Redline info-stealing malware. [...]


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...news-site/

Microsoft shares temp fix for broken Windows Server 2022 VMs


Microsoft publicly acknowledged a known issue causing Windows Server 2022 virtual machine (VM) blue screens and boot failures on VMware ESXi hosts. [...]


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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China hit by ransomware attack


The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is restoring systems and services following a ransomware attack that disrupted the U.S. Treasury market, causing equities clearing issues. [...]


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