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Company blog · optiv.com/insightssecuritybusiness

Optiv is the company blog at optiv.com, writing about security and business. Since 2016, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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4mentions?
4HN people?
2016–2022first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 1 in 2016

Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link Optiv, a cybersecurity consultancy, for its job listings for application security consultants and a blog post on a TeamViewer authentication protocol security flaw.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Optiv manages cyber risk so you can secure your full potential. Cybersecurity advisory services and solutions. Powered by the best minds in cyber.

What Hacker News says?

  1. Application Security Consultants | Optiv | Anywhere in the US | Remote | https://www.optiv.com I'm a senior consultant with the Advisory wing of Optiv. We are hiring web app/mobile security consultants - basically, a client gives you a an app and some info and you try to find as many vulnerabilities if you can. Being a profit center for the company has its advantages- our salaries are competitive (with a reasonable…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016)”
  2. Submitted Defeating EDRs with Office Products as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  3. I used to use TeamViewer for remote pair programming - even forking out $700 for a licence - until I discovered it had a huge security hole: https://www.optiv.com/blog/teamviewer-authentication-protoco... Won't trust them again.

    Comment linking /blog/teamviewer-authentication-protocol-part-3-of-3

    on “Tools for Remote Software Development and Pair Programming”
  4. Submitted Digging Your Talons In – New Take on Password Guessing as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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