Penetration testing tools – What are the most common? By Alex Harper - January 26th, 2022 Posted in Information Security cyber security, pen test, pen tester, pen testing, penetration testing, vulnerabilities, web proxy Penetration testing is a point-in-time security assessment, where a suitably skilled tester uses a combination of pen-testing tools and m...
What is a firewall ruleset and configuration review? By Alex Harper - January 5th, 2022 Posted in Information Security cyber security, cyber security firewall, firewall, information security, penetration test, penetration testing A firewall ruleset and configuration review is a detailed assessment of your firewall ruleset and configurations. The test is typically c...
API penetration testing: What, why, how? By Thomas O'Donnell - December 21st, 2021 Posted in Information Security API, API Testing, APIs, applications, cyber security, penetration testing An application programming interface (“API”) penetration test is a security assessment carried out by a penetration tester to validate th...
Internal vs external penetration testing By Alex Harper - September 3rd, 2021 Posted in Information Security cyber security, information security, pen test, pen testing, penetration testing A penetration test is a point in time assessment of your company’s security posture. In the battle against cyber attackers, penetration t...
Penetration testing methodologies – an overview By Thomas O'Donnell - August 25th, 2021 Posted in Information Security cyber security, information security, infosec, methodologies, pen test, pen testing, penetration test, penetration testing Penetration testing is a form of cyber security assessment that evaluates the security of your company’s systems, applications, or networ...
Penetration testing partner: how to choose the right one for your business By Alex Harper - August 8th, 2021 Posted in Information Security cyber attacks, cyber crime, cyber security, information security, pen test, pen testing, penetration test, penetration testing Organisations of all shapes and sizes are grappling with the challenge of cyber security. The business landscape is evolving quickly. Dig...
Ethical hacking and penetration testing: what’s the difference? By Alex Harper - July 7th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, Information Security bug bounties, cyber security, ethical hacking, pen test, pen testing, penetration testing, vulnerabilities, vulnerability scans In 1998, the US-based hacker collective, L0pht Heavy Industries, found a way to shut down the Internet within 30 minutes. Rather than cau...
Penetration testing vs red team testing By Thomas O'Donnell - June 8th, 2021 Posted in Information Security cyber, cyber attack, cyber resilience, cyber security, pen test, pen testing, penetration test, penetration testing, red team, red team assessment, red teaming There’s no better way to test the strength of your cyber security posture than to simulate an attack on your systems. This is where penet...
