Listen "Stress testing cyber defences"
Episode Synopsis
How far should you push security tests?
Sometimes, the answer is "to the limit".
In this episode we look at stress testing in cybersecurity. Putting systems under pressure is the only true way to check that they will work, as intended, during a cyber attack.
But how does stress testing differ from pentesting and cyber exercises? How far is too far, and how do security teams capture the right lessons from the testing process?
Our guests are Chris McKean, solutions specialist at NetApp, and Simon Edwards, founder and CEO at SE Labs.
Sometimes, the answer is "to the limit".
In this episode we look at stress testing in cybersecurity. Putting systems under pressure is the only true way to check that they will work, as intended, during a cyber attack.
But how does stress testing differ from pentesting and cyber exercises? How far is too far, and how do security teams capture the right lessons from the testing process?
Our guests are Chris McKean, solutions specialist at NetApp, and Simon Edwards, founder and CEO at SE Labs.
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