Test Your Web Applications – Low Cost and Known Benefits
Web-based applications and databases are increasingly used by businesses to market and sell their products on the Internet. Did you know that over 70% of all cyber attacks target Web application...
View ArticlePen Testing – it’s all in the Report
Many suppliers of pen testing services in the UK provide very effective technical tests but often fail to deliver a comprehensive Penetration Testing report. The quality of the information contained in...
View ArticleIMF Hacked!
It came to light last week that hackers had attacked the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This international body holds data for 187 of the world’s 194 nations. Amongst its functions, the IMF...
View ArticleThe Ethical Burglar?
You arrive home after an enjoyable evening out. As you approach your house, you hear a noise that appears to come from around the back. Quietly, you step around the back and, in the gloom, you see...
View ArticleThe LulzSec Hit-list – Are You On It?
This morning Essex police arrested a suspected member of the infamous LulzSec hacker group. A 19-year old man was arrested at his family home in Wickford following a joint investigation between...
View ArticleA Pen Test Could Save Your Business
Last week the Australian domain hosting company Distribute.IT, and its sister company Click 'n' Go, were forced to sell up to a larger competitor after they were the subject of a crippling cyber...
View ArticleLulzsec Member Arrested
BBC news yesterday reported that a man from the Shetland Ises, reported to be from the Lulzec hacking group, had been charged with computer offences. Jake Davis, 18, was charged with five offences...
View ArticleHong Kong Exchange Hacked
This morning hackers brought down the Hong Kong stock exchange’s website. Trading of several major companies including HSBC, Hong Kong Exchanges and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd were suspended after...
View ArticleHackers Attack US Police Computer Systems
The Daily Telegraph reported this week that hackers had broken into dozens of US police department computers systems, releasing vast amounts of information including reports of crimes submitted by the...
View ArticleIT Governance Reduces Its Pen Testing Packages By £1,000
Routine penetration testing at regular intervals is a compulsory requirement to ensure that your networks and applications are secure against today’s automated cyber attacks. IT Governance Reduces Its...
View ArticleThe perfect “starting toolbox” for becoming a Pen Tester
Penetration Tester’s Open Source Toolkit is a very good start at putting some practical steps and documentation around these tools. The perfect “starting toolbox” for becoming a Pen Tester is a post...
View ArticleWorried about the Cloud? Pen testing can save your reputation
With new Internet-based threats being launched faster than ever and increasingly targeting “firewall friendly” applications and application layer vulnerabilities, your organisation may be exposed to...
View ArticleIf you think a £1,950 pen test is expensive, try having a security breach!
Our independent penetration tests enable you to identify your own IT security vulnerabilities – and fix them before someone else finds them! If you think a £1,950 pen test is expensive, try having a...
View ArticleCan you trust an ‘Ethical Hacker’? Answer: yes – assuming they are one!
A Certified Ethical Hacker tests your cyber defences under contract to identify weaknesses, so that you can fix the problems – before a malicious hacker finds them and takes advantage of you!Can you...
View ArticleYou may be a great hacker, but should you test your IT system?
Certified Ethical Hackers independently test your cyber defences and identify weaknesses, so that you can fix the problems - before a malicious hacker finds them and takes advantage of your assets!You...
View Article6 Good Reasons to hire our Pen Testers
Inexperienced penetration testers rely too heavily on automated tools, rather than thinking strategically. Tools are helpful, but they have limitations when it comes to identifying potential exploits...
View Article[2] 6 Good Reasons to hire our Pen Testers
"Why is penetration testing good practice? Regular testing is necessary to find vulnerabilities that hackers look for, such as poor or improper system configuration, hardware or software flaws, and...
View Article6 Good Reasons to engage a Pen Tester; Number 3
"Events in cyberspace can happen at immense speed, outstripping traditional responses (for example, the exploitation of cyberspace can mean crimes such as fraud can be committed remotely, and on an...
View ArticleVulnerability scans & false positives: The importance of sanitising input
One of the contentious issues from vulnerability scanning, in particular with web applications, is false positives. This means that the scanning shows vulnerabilities exist, whereas in reality there is...
View ArticleUK anti-cyber threat centre to be announced today
The Government will today announce a new Anti-cyber threat centre following a successful pilot in 2012. The intiative will include experts from government communications body GCHQ, MI5, police and...
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