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 its own line item, and a self-check for next year.
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How Often Should You Pentest? Time Testing to Releases, Not the Calendar
How often should you pentest? Time testing to releases and compliance windows instead of a rigid quarterly calendar, and base retest timing on finding severity and your own remediation SLAs.
The Compliance Trap: Why Compliance Doesn't Guarantee Safety
Compliance audits verify process, not security effectiveness. Learn why both certification and penetration testing are essential—and what most organizations get wrong.
How to Get Budget Approved for a Gamified Tabletop Exercise
Frame the business case for a gamified tabletop exercise — benchmark costs, answer skeptical executives, and win budget approval.
Why Third-Party Pen Testing Is Non-Negotiable for SaaS Firms in 2025
SaaS breaches rose 300% while buyer confidence dropped to 32%. Here's why independent, CREST-accredited pen testing is now essential for enterprise contracts in 2025.
How to Choose a Reputable Penetration Testing Firm
Finding a reputable penetration testing firm isn't hard if you know what to look for.
What benefit does CREST Penetration Testing Accreditation Bring?
We are now CREST accredited, but what does that bring to our clients?
Announcing our new CREST Penetration Testing Accreditation
We are proud to announce that we are now CREST Penetration Testing accredited!
Announcing our ISO 27001:2022 Certification
We are proud to announce that we are now ISO 27001:2022 certified!