Cyber Security Articles & News

by Mitnick Security | 06.04.2025 | 10 min

Do You Know What Kind of Penetration Test Your Organization Needs?

Hackers don’t care what tools you’ve bought or which security policies you’ve put in place. They care about what still works, the one overlooked misconfiguration, the unpatched system, the employee wh...

by Mitnick Security | 05.12.2025 | 7 min

Top 4 Examples of the True Cost of Healthcare Cyber Attacks

In 2024, cyber attacks crushed hospitals with ransom demands and lawsuits. The average breach cost hit $9.8M. Some hospitals paid to restore access, while others refused and faced weeks of shutdowns, ...

by Mitnick Security | 05.09.2025 | 7 min

2025 Top Cyber Threats to Financial Services and How To Mitigate Them

In 2025, financial services firms aren’t asking if an attack will happen but how to stop it or minimize the fallout when it does. Phishing, ransomware, and insider threats are exposing gaps in outdate...

by Mitnick Security | 05.08.2025 | 7 min

Does Your Organization Need Physical Penetration Testing?

When it comes to cybersecurity, most organizations focus on firewalls, appliances, software vulnerabilities, and email threats. But there’s a critical component often overlooked, and that’s physical s...

by Mitnick Security | 03.19.2025 | 8 min

Why Healthcare Cybersecurity Matters: 5 Lessons From Recent Data Breaches

In 2024, data thieves breached a record-breaking number of healthcare records, exposing the personal and healthcare data of more than 185 million individuals.

by Mitnick Security | 03.04.2025 | 8 min

5 Interview Questions to Ask Penetration Testing Companies

If you've never experienced a data breach, consider yourself lucky. If you have, you know it's an absolute nightmare. With cyber criminals looking for vulnerabilities, a strong cybersecurity strategy ...

by Mitnick Security | 02.27.2025 | 5 min

4 Ways Security Awareness Training Can Benefit Your Organization

Threat actors rely on human error, counting on employees to fall for their tricks.

by Mitnick Security | 02.26.2025 | 5 min

3 Common Penetration Test Findings You May Find Surprising

How secure is your critical data from cyber threats? If you’re not sure, a penetration test can provide the answer.

by Mitnick Security | 02.21.2025 | 8 min

Password Security Best Practices: What You Need to Know

Too many accounts, too many passwords. No wonder people use “password123” or repeat the same one everywhere, skipping multi-factor authentication and password managers because security feels like extr...

by Mitnick Security | 02.18.2025 | 8 min

Understanding Red Teaming vs. Pentesting

Online breaches are costing businesses big. With the worldwide cost of cyber attacks expected to reach $10.5 trillion in 2025, cybersecurity testing has become the new priority for forward-thinking se...