cyber security

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 …

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.

Ransomware via search results is now a documented attack route. A Bing search for IT software led to full network encryption in 44 hours. Here is why your download policy …

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.

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 …

A vulnerability assessment scans your IT systems for known security weaknesses, rates each one by severity, and produces a prioritised fix list. This guide explains how the process works, what …

Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing both assess your security, but they answer different questions. Here is what each does, when to use it, and what UK businesses get wrong about …

UK penetration test pricing ranges from £800 to £50,000+, but the cheapest options often deliver automated scan reports rather than real testing. This guide explains how to identify quality and …

Three-quarters of UK critical infrastructure incidents last year were state-sponsored. Here is what the NCSC recommends and why most businesses are in the threat picture.