Bulletproof Security Testing Team Identifies Vulnerability in a Platform Used by Numerous Higher Education Organizations 

WHY BULLETPROOF COLLABORATES WITH CVE?

Bulletproof proudly participates with Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), which is a program owned by the MITRE Corporation. MITRE is a non-profit organization in the United States that collaborates with government agencies like national security, homeland security, cybersecurity association, and more, to solve problems for the public to create safer digital spaces on a global scale.  

A key lesson from this scenario is the importance of being proactive when it comes to cybersecurity. The cost of a Pen Test is nothing compared to the cost of a breach. According to IBM, the average cost of a breach rose 2.6% in 2022, from $4.24M—the highest average total cost in the history of their report—to $4.35M. There’s a myth that penetration testing, or pen testing, is needed solely for legal and compliance reasons. In fact, there are many reasons why this type of technical security testing is valuable.

Effective pen testing can: 

A fourth advantage is that leveraging a third-party testing company provides an external and unbiased perspective. Often, it may be difficult for internal IT or security teams to see every problem because they are focused on running day-to-day operations. Third-party pen testers are fully committed to ethical hacking and are up to date with the latest cyberattack tactics. Partnering with a third party allows your organization to improve security, increase user awareness, identify new vulnerabilities or gaps, and access controls without compromising your company’s (and IT team’s) existing workload. 

What sets pen testing apart from other types of vulnerability testing? The active nature of its execution. Vulnerability assessments identify vulnerabilities in a predictable manner and with a general scope, resulting, typically, in a report listing recommendations and action items.  

Pen testing, on the other hand, involves actively working to bypass your security controls to obtain network resources. It’s highly focused and, like actual hacking, can have unpredictable results. When you’re signing on for pen testing, you’re agreeing to let IT security professionals penetrate and exploit your network. It can be a daunting realization for some companies but, as we’ve seen in the case of Terminalfour, can result in immediately actionable outcomes and overall, a stronger, more secure tech stack.