Category: Azure

Azure vs AWS for Security Tools

Introduction Enterprise security teams operating in Azure environments face a unique challenge: most open-source security tools assume AWS infrastructure. Deploying reconnaissance platforms across cloud providers creates unnecessary complexity, compliance gaps, and budget fragmentation. For organizations with Azure-first cloud strategies, particularly those in government, healthcare, and financial services, running critical security infrastructure outside Azure violates architectural […]

Email Deliverability for Security Testing: Why Your GoPhish Campaigns Land in Spam (And How to Fix It)

Introduction You’ve configured GoPhish, created convincing phishing templates, and launched your first security awareness campaign. Then you check the dashboard: 5% email open rate. Your carefully designed simulation is failing because emails never reached employee inboxes. Email deliverability is the invisible challenge that determines whether phishing simulations succeed or waste time. Even perfectly configured GoPhish […]

The Reconnaissance Setup Tax: Why Security Teams Waste 40+ Hours on Tool Deployment

Introduction Security teams face a paradox: powerful open-source reconnaissance tools exist, but deploying them consumes the time they’re meant to save. We call this the “reconnaissance setup tax” – the hidden cost of transforming raw tools into production-ready infrastructure. A recent analysis of 384 security teams revealed they spend an average of 42 hours deploying […]

GoPhish Deployment Guide: How to Launch Phishing Simulations in 5 Minutes (Not 5 Hours)

Introduction Security awareness training fails when it’s theoretical. Employees need hands-on experience identifying phishing attempts in realistic scenarios. GoPhish provides the platform for these simulations, but traditional deployment creates a catch-22: security teams spend days configuring infrastructure instead of training employees. The typical GoPhish setup requires provisioning servers, configuring SMTP infrastructure, implementing HTTPS, setting up […]

reNgine vs Manual Reconnaissance: Why Security Teams Are Switching to Automated Recon

Introduction Security teams waste an average of 12-16 hours per week on manual reconnaissance tasks. Subdomain enumeration, port scanning, vulnerability detection – each step requires configuring multiple tools, cross-referencing results, and manually documenting findings. For organizations running regular penetration tests or bug bounty programs, this “reconnaissance tax” compounds quickly. reNgine changes this equation. This open-source […]

Microsoft Azure Sentinel: Empowering Threat Detection and Response in the Cloud

Microsoft Azure Sentinel: Empowering Threat Detection and Response in the Cloud Introduction Microsoft Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solution. It helps organizations to collect, analyze, and act on security telemetry from a variety of sources, including Azure, on-premises, and third-party data sources. […]