Web application penetration testing describes the process of simulating an unobtrusive attack against a web application. It allows companies to understand vulnerabilities that are easy to miss during the development process. These vulnerabilities can have wide-reaching consequences to the application as well as the data stored within its database.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are injection attacks in which malicious scripts are injected into otherwise trustworthy and innocuous websites. XSS attacks occur when an attacker uses a web application to send malicious code to a particular end user, usually in the form of a browser side script.
In this blog, we cover some of the more common types of social engineering – phishing, baiting, pretexting, quid pro quo, and tailgating.
In this comprehensive blog, we explore the cybercriminal’s mindset, the techniques they employ, and the devastating effects of a data breach. More importantly, we provide strategic insights into how to identify and respond to these breaches, underlining the significance of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions.
As a business owner or employee in the UK, it’s important to have a comprehensive understanding of the cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and risks that can impact your organisation. This blog post will provide an insight into these concepts, their interrelation, and how you can calculate and mitigate risk to protect your organisation from cybercrime.
Red teaming is a simulated cyber attack that assesses an organisation’s security by having security professionals act as pseudo-hackers to identify and exploit vulnerabilities. The scope can be open or closed, and the end goal is to provide a detailed report on vulnerabilities, methods used, and advice on fixing them, covering a range of potential attack vectors
While internet security may not be a top priority when starting a business, ignoring potential risks can be disastrous. One of the mistakes executives and managers make is assuming their company is less vulnerable to cyber-attacks than larger corporations. Small businesses, on the other hand, have an equal probability of becoming victims of cybercrime. The most frequent cause for this is that SMEs may lack the resources that larger corporations do. This leaves them more susceptible to cyberattacks and less likely to survive a successful attack.
Microsoft and Okta, a provider of authentication services, said they are looking into claims of a possible breach made by LAPSUS$.
Wondering what the first steps should be to reclaim and protect your privacy ? Do you know the best steps to advise someone learning about online privacy to take? Do you want to assist someone in your family or friends? If so, this blog is for you.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing often has a different flow to web application or network testing. This is because not only do you get an application but you also get the software itself. This runs on a device you control and allows for a much wider attack surface. It also allows DE compilation of code and hooking of calls all in service of attacking the application. As such, mobile app pentesting requires an entirely different skill set, knowledge base and methodology. Most mobile application penetration tests rely on the OWASP-MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard). Senior application developers and hackers are responsible for developing this to ensure that applications meet minimum security requirements. The content in this blog comes from the OWASP-MSTG which is one of the most complete methodologies available.
