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Top 5 Web Application Penetration Testing Companies UK

IT Security Guru

Web Application Penetration Testing (WAPT) is a methodical approach to security that involves ethical hackers simulating real-world cyber-attacks on your web application to uncover vulnerabilities. Ethical hackers perform detailed tests to pinpoint security gaps, providing businesses with the insights needed to enhance their defences.

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News Alert: Security Risk Advisors joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

The Last Watchdog

Security Risk Advisors (SRA) is a leading cybersecurity firm dedicated to providing comprehensive security solutions to businesses worldwide. With a commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards, SRA offers a range of services including security testing, security program development, 24×7 monitoring and response.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why penetration testing has become a ‘must-have’ security practice

The Last Watchdog

Let us run you through the various aspects of penetration testing, or pen test, and why it is a critical component to protect a company’s network. A pen test is a simulated cyber attack on your systems to identify the loopholes that hackers can exploit. I am sure you do care for your site and digital assets.

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American Water Shuts Down Services After Cybersecurity Breach

eSecurity Planet

The American Water cyber breach has sparked conversations about the importance of cybersecurity in safeguarding essential services and the growing frequency of cyber threats targeting public utilities. 7 How To Avoid Such Cyberattacks Utility companies, like American Water, face increasing risks from cybercriminals.

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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

As they do, they create more security vulnerabilities and inherent business, changing the nature of cybersecurity careers. Meanwhile, according to non-profit trade association CompTIA’s Cyberseek tool, nearly half a million cybersecurity jobs were open between May 2023 and April 2024 in the U.S., million workers.

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Report Unveils Cybersecurity Leaks in U.S. Drinking Water Systems

SecureWorld News

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has highlighted significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation's drinking water systems. The findings revealed exploitable cybersecurity weaknesses that could disrupt service, cause data loss, or lead to information theft. A recent report from the U.S.

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Women in Cybersecurity & IWD: Why I’m Done!

Jane Frankland

For nearly a decade, we’ve heard the same discussion in cybersecurity circles about the gender diversity problem. As the first women owned penetration testing provider in the UK some 28-years ago, Ive researched, campaigned, written, spoken and stepped up as a visible role model, always presenting the business case.