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.
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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 …
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Penetration testing is a controlled attack on your own systems to find exploitable weaknesses before real attackers do. This guide covers how it differs from a vulnerability scan, the main …
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TLDR Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team has confirmed Fast16 malware was built to sabotage nuclear weapon simulations. The framework dates back to roughly 2005, around two years before Stuxnet was active. …
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TLDR: Over 115,000 WatchGuard firewalls remain vulnerable to CVE-2025-14733, a critical zero-day exploit that’s being actively used in attacks. The vulnerability allows remote code execution without authentication. WatchGuard released patches, …
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TLDR Microsoft Azure experienced a significant global outage affecting businesses worldwide. The Microsoft Azure outage disrupted critical cloud services. Azure’s Kubernetes Service (AKS) suffered major failures. Users reported widespread connectivity …
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TLDR Kali Linux 2025.3 launches with 10 powerful new security tools including Caido web auditing toolkit, Detect It Easy file analysis, and Gemini CLI AI integration. The release brings back …
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Security teams need reliable tools to verify IP addresses. The Cloudflare IP checker by Aardwolf Security provides this capability. This bash script checks whether IP addresses fall within Cloudflare’s official …
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This Lesson Learned Walkthrough (THM) teaches critical lessons about SQL injection attacks through a realistic scenario that demonstrates why certain SQL operators should be avoided in real-world penetration testing. The …
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Vibe coding threatens modern software security. This practice involves using AI tools without proper validation. The dangers of vibe coding become clear when security breaches occur. Security professionals face new …