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Penetration testing as a service and a traditional scoped engagement solve different problems. A side-by-side comparison and a simple way to decide which your business needs.

Black box vs white box testing comes down to how much access you give your penetration testers. Here’s how each approach, plus grey box testing, affects realism, depth, cost and …

Not sure whether to commission a penetration test or start a bug bounty programme? A practical checklist covering compliance, cost and timing for UK businesses.

The warning signs that separate a genuine penetration test from a scan with a report template, and how to choose a penetration testing company that won’t disappoint.

Commissioning PCI DSS penetration testing? What Requirement 11.4 actually obliges you to buy, and the questions to ask before you sign a quote.

Many organisations receive pen test reports they cannot act on. This guide explains what a thorough penetration test report looks like and the red flags that indicate a poor one.

Russian intelligence services exploited Signal’s linked device feature and fake support texts to access thousands of accounts. Here is the exact technique and what to change in your settings today.

Most UK businesses pen test once a year. But annual testing is a minimum, not a strategy. This guide explains when your penetration test frequency needs to increase and what …

An external penetration test simulates an outside attacker probing your perimeter. An internal test simulates what happens once someone is already inside. Both answer different questions, and your organisation probably …

Cyber Essentials does not require a penetration test, and CE+ uses vulnerability scanning rather than adversarial testing. A side-by-side guide to what each certification covers, what it misses, and when …