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Regulated testing like CBEST is pivotal, but as threats shift, organizations must adopt more strategic, agile threat-led penetration testing. Discover what’s next.

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Part 3: CBEST Series – The Future of Threat-Led Penetration Testing

Regulated testing like CBEST is pivotal, but as threats shift, organizations must adopt more strategic, agile threat-led penetration testing. Discover…
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Prime Day Scams – How Attackers Exploit Trust and Urgency

Every Prime Day, fake delivery texts flood inboxes, exploiting shoppers’ urgency and trust. We explain how these scams work and…
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Offensive Security Is No Longer Optional

Gartner’s 2025 research validates what we’ve long believed: to stay ahead of attackers, organizations must embrace continuous, proactive offensive security.
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AI: The Great Equalizer in Cyber Offense

AI has erased the barrier between elite hackers and everyone else. From ransomware to large-scale extortion, attackers are now using…
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Part 2: CBEST Series – Operational Resilience

CBEST threat-led testing proves whether your organization can withstand real-world attacks, uncovering hidden weaknesses and driving true operational resilience.
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Part 1: CBEST Series – Beyond the Checklist

Explore how threat-led penetration testing helps financial institutions go beyond traditional checks to strengthen resilience and meet regulatory expectations like…
Billy Giles, Head of Adversary Simulation at CovertSwarm North America, bringing over two decades of offensive cyber operations experience to strengthen constant cyber attack capabilities.

Billy Giles joins CovertSwarm as Head of Adversary Simulation for North America

CovertSwarm proudly welcomes Billy Giles as Head of Adversary Simulation for the North America region, strengthening our offensive cybersecurity capabilities…
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Anatomy of a Breach: Inside the Modern Retail Attack

Retail breaches don’t start with ransomware. They start with people. From social engineering to persistent access, attackers exploit the unseen…
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