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  • CVE‑2020‑12812 and Why It’s Still an Issue Five Years Later

    CVE‑2020‑12812 and Why It’s Still an Issue Five Years Later

    By Scottie Cole Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole explains why Fortinet released a new security advisory about CVE‑2020‑12812 and what your organization should check. January 16, 2026
  • Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker

    Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker

    By Brad Herring With the start of 2026, the Raxis team is already busy. A new upgrade to our password-cracking system shows how quickly 8-character passwords can be cracked. January 9, 2026
  • Autonomous Supply-Chain Worm Compromises Postman, PostHog, Zapier and 26k Others

    Autonomous Supply-Chain Worm Compromises Postman, PostHog, Zapier, and 26k Others

    By Ryan Chaplin Operating fully autonomously, this new supply-chain malware has compromised Postman, PostHog, Zapier and 26k others. Learn what your organization should do now. December 10, 2025
  • CrowdStrike Fires Insider Who Shared Screens and Auth Cookies Externally

    CrowdStrike Fires Insider Who Shared Screens Externally

    By Andrew Trexler Though hacker groups claimed to have access to internal systems, CrowdStrike announced they fired an insider who shared external screens with the attackers. December 1, 2025
  • Raxis Chief Penetration Testing Officer Brian Tant Featured on WSB-TV Atlanta Channel 2 News

    Raxis Chief Penetration Testing Officer Brian Tant Featured on WSB-TV Atlanta

    By Mark Puckett When WSB-TV Atlanta reached out to for help warning about a scam targeting Atlanta residents in DeKalb County, Raxis CPTO Brian Tant jumped to help. November 21, 2025
  • OWASP Top 10

    OWASP Top 10 for 2025: What’s New in Web Application Security

    By Raxis Research Team The OWASP Top 10 2025 for web applications release candidate was released last week. Take a look at which categories have moved as well as one new category. November 20, 2025