Cyberattacks targeting financial institutions are increasing at an unprecedented pace. In June 2025, Iran was hit by a large-scale digital operation aimed at destabilizing its banks and cryptocurrency exchange platforms. This attack, orchestrated by the hacker group Predatory Sparrow, marks a turning point in cyber warfare. It shows that banking systems are no longer merely economic targets—they are now strategic and political levers in geopolitical cyber conflicts. For the

You work in IT and are an expert in computer networks and programming languages... You have a great command of computer systems, and it's impressive! But let's be honest: you're probably one of the groups most exposed to cyberattacks. Why? Because you're overconfident in your technical skills, and security sometimes takes a back seat to functionality. The reality is that most businesses—even large corporations—are vulnerable to cybercriminals, and as an IT professional,

Penetration testing (or pentesting) is an essential practice in cybersecurity, consisting of simulating attacks on a computer system to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by malicious actors.