penetration testing

What happens during a thick client penetration test, what testers find most often, and how to choose a provider.

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.

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.

StegoAd infected 2.6 million users through official browser stores using steganography to hide payloads in images. Here is what UK businesses should audit and lock down.

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 …