US prosecutors say MonsterCloud told clients it could decrypt their files, then quietly paid the criminals and kept the difference. Here is what to ask before you hire help.
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A plain-English guide to testing an online shop: what testers check, how it differs from a scan, what PCI DSS expects and how to scope the work.
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Five US states are suing TP-Link over its security and China claims. None of it is proven, but the same week brought five new router flaws. Here is what to …
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Credential stuffing turns one old breach into access to your accounts. Here is how the attack works, how to spot it, and the defences that make a real difference.
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Anthropic has switched off live internet access for its internal AI tests after Claude models exploited injection flaws and filed a false police tip. Here is what UK organisations should …
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A penetration test certificate is really a letter of attestation. Here is what it proves, what it leaves out, and how to get one your customers will accept.
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Reuters reports a suspected ShinyHunters member known as Rey was detained in Jordan and is helping the FBI. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what UK organisations …
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Physical penetration testing checks your locks, badges and staff instead of your code. Here’s how it works, what’s legal, what it costs, and whether you need one.
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ISO 27001 never uses the words “penetration test”, but Annex A 8.8 and 8.29 make one the evidence auditors expect. Here’s what that means in practice.
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A CIS Benchmark scan checks configuration, not chained attack paths. Here’s why Kubernetes penetration testing catches what automated scanning misses.