Hugging Face was breached by an autonomous AI agent that logged 17,000 actions in a weekend. Here’s the practical checklist any business can run against the same weaknesses.
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A SharePoint bug rated 5.3 by Microsoft and 9.8 by NVD is already under active attack. Vendor severity ratings are falling behind AI-accelerated exploits.
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A 16-year-old hypervisor escape vulnerability in Linux KVM shows guest isolation is an assumption, not a fact. Here’s why that should change how you scope security testing.
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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.
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What happens during a thick client penetration test, what testers find most often, and how to choose a provider.
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A US county paid roughly $1 million to a group that never encrypted a single file, exposing how far data-theft extortion has moved beyond classic ransomware.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Commissioning PCI DSS penetration testing? What Requirement 11.4 actually obliges you to buy, and the questions to ask before you sign a quote.