penetration testing

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 …

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 …

The Gentlemen ransomware gang ships an EDR killer framework to every affiliate, targeting 48 security products before encryption begins. Here are three practical checks every IT team should make this …

The FortiBleed Fortinet VPN breach compromised 74,000 firewalls, many running current firmware. The real failures were exposed management interfaces, legacy password hashing, and no MFA. Here is the harder lesson.

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 …

External network, web application, internal, API, cloud, social engineering: the types of penetration testing explained, with a practical guide to deciding which your business should commission first.

Penetration test costs in the UK range from £2,500 to £25,000, but the number depends entirely on scope. This guide helps you work out what you need before you ask …