Cyber Security Articles & News

by Mitnick Security | 10.30.2025 | 9 min

Your Key Decision: Vulnerability Assessment vs Penetration Testing

As an IT leader, you’re tasked with more than managing technology; you’re probably also responsible for protecting the entire organization from digital threats. Choosing the right security service isn...

by Mitnick Security | 10.15.2025 | 6 min

6 Advantages of Partnering With The Global Ghost Team™ for Your Cybersecurity Needs

When it comes to protecting your organization, you need more than tools or automated scans. You need a team with proven experience in outsmarting attackers.

by Mitnick Security | 05.16.2023 | 7 min

What is a Penetration Testing Framework?

Penetration testing services are performed by cybersecurity companies to help find weaknesses in an organization's network, internal systems, and show that organization how threat actors can exploit t...

by Mitnick Security | 03.15.2023 | 5 min

What's Included in a Penetration Test Report?

Penetration tests are an extremely useful exercise to mitigate risks and patch your security gaps. If you’ve been asking yourself why do penetration testing more than once, look no further than the pe...

by Mitnick Security | 01.12.2023 | 8 min

Why Choose Mitnick Security for Your Penetration Testing Services?

Incorporating cybersecurity services as part of your organization’s security plan can help stop threat actors in their tracks. From cyber security awareness training to Red Team engagements, Mitnick S...

by Mitnick Security | 08.23.2022 | 5 min

4 Steps for Successful Network Penetration Testing

Organizations are becoming more aware of cybersecurity threats, and are working to strengthen their security posture through routine scans and employee training. Unfortunately, reported data breaches ...

by Mitnick Security | 03.23.2022 | 5 min

3 Facts About Kevin Mitnick & the Global Ghost Team

Kevin Mitnick and his team of penetration testers, called the Global Ghost Team, are known for helping organizations find weaknesses within their cybersecurity framework through penetration testing. K...

by Mitnick Security | 12.28.2021 | 4 min

Times Your Company May Need a Cyber Security Expert Witness

Expert witnesses are commonplace in the legal world to provide well…expert… insight into cyber scenarios. Because the Average Joe may not know the technical terms of computer forensics or best practic...

by Mitnick Security | 11.01.2021 | 4 min

What is the Difference Between Blackbox, Greybox & Whitebox Pentesting?

When we speak of black, grey, and whiteboxes, we are not talking about the color of the PC on a desktop once called beige box. We are speaking of the amount of access a pentester has been given before...

by Mitnick Security | 06.30.2021 | 6 min

6 Questions to Ask Before Beginning Red Team Pentesting

If you’ve conducted a few successful penetration tests already, you may be wondering, “what’s next?”

by Mitnick Security | 04.02.2021 | 13 min

Decoding Pentesting Report Lingo: The Ultimate Glossary

You know that penetration tests are important to run— and that more and more companies are integrating them into their annual cybersecurity initiatives.

by Mitnick Security | 01.29.2021 | 6 min

What Should You Budget for a Penetration Test? The True Cost

Budgeting for a penetration test shouldn't feel like rocket science.