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What 345 Days of Untested Exposure Looks Like at a Bank
A two-week penetration test can leave roughly 345 days of real-world exposure unvalidated. Sprocket Security explores why continuous testing is becoming critical as attack surfaces constantly change. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
A financial institution's exposure to a third-party platform vendor's untested API endpoint resulted in potential data breaches, highlighting the need for continuous testing and attack surface management.
⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
third-party platform vendor-operated portal
Attack Vectors
unauthenticated API endpointcross-origin policy allowing third-party site invocation without user interaction
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: high
Who Is at Risk
Financial institutions running on the shared platform, including the affected bank and its customers
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Implement continuous external reconnaissance to test new hosts and exposed services
2Re-evaluate vendor-operated portals in annual scope conversations
3Verify cross-origin policy configurations for third-party site invocation
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