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Top Data Breaches in December 2024
December 2024 wrapped up the year with a chilling reminder of how vulnerable we all are to data breaches. From personal information to corporate secrets, it seemed like no one was safe. With over 2,000 breaches reported this year alone, the stakes have never been higher. In this blog, we’ll walk you

GraphQL Security Testing: A Complete Guide
GraphQL returns 200 even for errors, which blinds scanners. This guide walks schema recovery, nested-resolver BOLA, alias and batch rate-limit bypass, query-cost DoS, the tooling, and the config fixes.

Cybersecurity Budgets Set to Grow by 9%: What It Means for Companies?
Cyberattacks are on the rise, and businesses are taking notice. According to Kaspersky’s recent IT Security Economics report, companies are gearing up to increase their cybersecurity budgets by an average of 9% over the next two years. That’s a big jump, and it's happening for good reason. As cyber

OWASP Top 10 for LLMs: Key Risks & Mitigation Strategies
The rapid advancement of AI, particularly in large language models (LLMs), has led to transformative capabilities in numerous industries. However, with great power comes significant security challenges. The OWASP Top 10 for LLMs addresses evolving threats. This article explores what's new, what’s ch

Top API Penetration Testing Tools for 2026
The API pentesting tools that matter in 2026, by phase: Burp, Kiterunner, mitmproxy, Schemathesis, jwt_tool, hashcat, and GraphQL tooling, with the real output each produces and where each stops.

Why Your Business Needs a Robust Malware Defense Strategy? | Strobes
Malware threats are not just a possibility they're a reality. Organizations face an ever-expanding array of sophisticated malware types, each with unique capabilities and devastating potential. A single breach can disrupt operations, erode customer trust, and inflict significant financial losses. To
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OWASP Mobile Top 10 Vulnerabilities [2025 Updated]: Key Impacts & Preventions
The OWASP Mobile Top 10 2025 highlights the most critical security risks in mobile applications, helping organizations protect user data, ensure compliance, and build digital trust. This guide explains key threats and practical strategies to address them. Learn how Strobes, with Continuous Threat Ex

Strobes Security Scanners: Modern Enterprise Static Application Security Testing | Strobes
As organizations increasingly adopt cloud-native technologies, DevOps workflows, and containerized environments, securing applications has become more complex and critical. Cyber threats targeting applications have grown in sophistication, demanding a holistic approach to application security. This

Major Data Breaches of November 2024
As data breaches become increasingly common, the statistics reveal alarming trends: over 35 billion records have been breached throughout the year, with the average cost of a data breach rising to $4.88 million globally, a 10% increase from the previous year. This month alone saw several significant

Top 5 CVEs & Vulnerabilities of November 2024
November has surfaced several high-impact vulnerabilities, earning their spot among the Top CVEs of November 2024. These issues, ranging from remote code execution flaws to authentication gaps, are raising red flags across the cybersecurity landscape. Left unaddressed, they could lead to unauthorize

Setting the Record Straight: Strobes’ Response to the GigaOm Radar for Penetration Testing
At Strobes, our mission has always been to empower organizations with cutting-edge solutions for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS). While we greatly value third-party evaluations, accuracy is critical to maintaining industry standards and credibility. The recent GigaOm Radar for Penetration T

API Penetration Testing Methodology and the OWASP API Top 10
A repeatable API pentest methodology on the OWASP API Top 10 (2023): five phases, a test per risk, a real BFLA-to-BOLA chain, a findings table, and config-level fixes.