Blockchain, News, Security,
The Jigstack — Cyrex Partnership
Cyrex joins forces with Jigstack to further enhance security through penetration testing Earlier this year, Jigstack collaborated with the team at Cyrex for a full penetration and load test of our services, including the Lemonade platform. For those of you unfamiliar with Cyrex they are a company that specializes in secure software development and application penetration testing. They are a ...
6 May 2021
Security, Video Games,
Cyrex and Gameplay Security
When it comes to securing games against hackers, there’s a common misconception that can be very harmful to the security world. When a typical security firm tests for vulnerabilities, they’re unlikely to even consider testing the gameplay. This is because of the misconception that gameplay is rarely attacked, as it’s not as common as a traditional back-end API. In addition, ...
29 April 2021
Security,
Man in the Middle Attacks and Cyrex
With the world growing exponentially online, there has never been more digital connections across the globe. With such a huge increase in connections and interactions, we wanted to discuss the exposure and risks these communication layers entail. As well as how data can be modified on the fly. Infiltrating the communication layer is done through a Man in the Middle ...
8 April 2021
Development, Security,
Next-Level Game Testing with Cyrex
There are several stages of game development that are, or should be, key in validating a game for release. We are referencing three in particular. These are Focus Testing, Load Testing, and Penetration Testing. These cover the personal and player satisfaction, system and load satisfaction, and finally security satisfaction of your game. We believe these three are key in releasing ...
24 March 2021
Blockchain, Security,
Blockchain Explained: Security and Smart Contracts
With the ever-expanding world of technology, cryptocurrency, and security, we think it’s important to keep everyone up to date. Knowledge is power and keeping up with the tech world can get harder and harder. Blockchain and smart contracts are something the team at Cyrex have been reviewing for some time. On a security level, blockchain is remarkably secure. As of ...
18 March 2021
Security,
Security Explained: Penetration Testing vs Vulnerability Scanning
When it comes to keeping your applications and systems safe from threats, there are several avenues of protection available. Vulnerability scanning is an option for a quick and helpful scan for basic flaws in your security. However, we’ve noticed a very common misconception with vulnerability scanning among the healthcare and finance industries. While it has its uses, a quick and ...
4 March 2021
Security, Video Games,
Why do Hackers Target the Gaming Industry?
Hacking in the games industry is not rare. It is an industry that has been growing exponentially for many years. This growth means much greater exposure to the world at large. More exposure usually means more risks. It’s an all-too-common event that hackers break into a game and began to exploit it. As an industry built around tech-literate users, the ...
18 February 2021
Security,
Penetration Testing Explained: Black, Grey, or White Box?
When it comes to cybersecurity and penetration testing, there’s a lot of jargon to navigate. In particular, the types of penetration testing are often broken up into ‘boxes’. Commonly, these are Black, Grey, and White Box. What do they mean? What do they involve and entail? Cyrex is here to help pull the curtain back and show what’s involved with ...
4 February 2021
Security,
Pair Hacking: Taking on Apple
Any company can be the target of a hack, every company has vulnerabilities. Even one as big as Apple. In 2020, vulnerabilities were discovered in Apple’s infrastructure. There was a huge amount of hype in the bug bounty community about finding these vulnerabilities. For both the reputation of finding them but also for the bounty itself. A team of bug ...
21 January 2021