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What’s the difference: Vulnerability scanning vs Penetration testing

27.Apr.2023

Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing should be an essential part of your cybersecurity strategy. This blog discusses the above methods in the context of securing your web applications, including the benefits, drawbacks, and compliance implications.

Accreditation body CREST recognize Outpost24 for web application penetration testing

16.Sep.2020

Simon Roe, Application Security Product Manager

We are adding CREST to our growing list of industry certifications, which includes PCI ASV and ISO 27001 ensuring our customers know they’re in good hands and the services they receive meet industry best practice and vital data sovereignty standards.

How much is application pen testing truly costing?

03.Jul.2019

Simon Roe, Product Manager Outpost24

Penetration testing, or pen tests, can be a confusing subject and the costs can sometimes spiral beyond what you originally budgeted for without adding value. So, is application pen testing an effective way of keeping your critical applications protected or should you look at exploring other options?

A color-coded guide to pen testing

26.Feb.2019

Davey Winder, security journalist

Thanks mainly to an ever evolving threat landscape and regulators sharpening their teeth, cybersecurity has become a firm fixture on the agenda in boardrooms and in headlines of media reports alike. This has led, by and large, to a welcome increase in awareness of what 'good' cybersecurity is. With, perhaps, one important exception: mention penetration testing and brows furrow soon followed by the inevitable what's that and why is it relevant to my business question. Which is ironic, when you think about it, as testing the security of your applications, systems and processes is vital when the threats themselves are ever-changing.

What type of pen test do you need?

15.Jan.2019

Outpost24

A Pen Test is an authorized simulated attack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system with the goal of informing the system owner of both weaknesses and strengths.

Reasons Pentest is inevitable for invisible security

07.Aug.2018

Outpost24

Knowing your weakness is the best defense. Penetration testing involves running simulated hacking exercises against corporate networks, systems, and people to find out if they are vulnerable to an attack. Also called “white hat hacking” and “ethical hacking,” it is the process of allowing security professionals to hack your company like a malicious hacker would do to help uncover security weaknesses.

How to Balance Security with Digital Transformation

28.May.2018

Outpost24

A recent study shows that IT security pros are struggling to keep up with the technologies that drive digital transformation. New technologies in connectivity and virtual infrastructure are helping companies to innovate supply chains and digitalize customer experiences. The new opportunities offered, however, come with a set of new security challenges in the form of an expanded attack surface. This is a double-edged sword, increasingly becoming a boardroom issue – how do companies keep up with the pace of innovation (and competition) while protecting their critical assets from security breaches?

What to expect from a web application penetration test

09.Feb.2018

Fernando Gallego, IT Security at Outpost24

In the digital age, web application penetration testing is one of the most critical elements of an organization’s vulnerability management program. In this blog post we will explain the role of penetration testing plays in protecting your organization against web-related exploitations