Mapping Your Penetration Test to Certification Requirements as Evidence
What a PCI assessor and a SOC 2 auditor each need from your pentest report, how one test can serve both, and why scope and re-tests decide if it counts.
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New PIPEDA Vendor Guidance: What Holds Up in Due Diligence
Canada's new PIPEDA third-party guidance sets the questions your buyers will ask. Here is the security evidence that holds up in vendor due diligence.
How a CREST Pentest Report Closes the Enterprise Security Review
Why a pentest report from a CREST-accredited firm, sent before procurement asks, shortens enterprise security reviews and the sales cycle behind them.
What to Budget For Next Year: Penetration Testing, Tabletop Exercises, and Compliance
How PCI DSS, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 set pentest cadence and scope, where a gamified tabletop exercise fits as a line item, and a self-check for next year.
How Often Should You Pentest? Time Testing to Releases, Not the Calendar
Time pentests to releases and compliance windows instead of a fixed calendar, and set retest timing from finding severity and your remediation SLAs.
The Compliance Trap: Why Compliance Doesn't Guarantee Safety
Audits such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS measure process. What the PowerSchool breach shows and where penetration testing fits alongside compliance.
How to Get Budget Approved for a Gamified Tabletop Exercise
Build the business case for a gamified tabletop exercise: benchmark the cost, answer skeptical executives and win budget approval.
Why Third-Party Pen Testing Is Non-Negotiable for SaaS Firms in 2025
Why independent, CREST-accredited pen testing matters for SaaS firms selling to enterprise buyers, with compliance proof and board-level documentation.
How to Choose a Reputable Penetration Testing Firm
How to choose a reputable penetration testing firm: define your needs, check certifications and references, set scope and review the reporting process.
What benefit does CREST Penetration Testing Accreditation Bring?
What CREST accreditation means for clients of a penetration testing firm, including quality assurance, industry recognition and stronger client confidence.
Announcing our new CREST Penetration Testing Accreditation
EliteSec has completed its CREST penetration testing audit and is now accredited, a third-party check that our testing follows best practice.
Announcing our ISO 27001:2022 Certification
EliteSec is now ISO 27001:2022 certified. Why we pursued it, and how it answers the 'How can we trust you?' question prospects ask.