Choosing the Right Pentest Approach: Black Box, White Box, or Grey Box?
So you’ve decided you need a penetration test. Good call. But here’s where it gets interesting: not all penetration tests are created equal. In fact, the approach your penetration tester takes can make the difference between finding critical vulnerabilities and missing them entirely. I’ve been doing penetration testing for years, and one of the first […]
Top 10 Critical Vulnerabilities Businesses Miss Without a Professional Pentest
You’ve run your automated vulnerability scanner. You’ve checked the boxes on your security checklist. You’ve even done some basic security testing in-house. Everything looks good, right? Wrong. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: automated tools and basic security checks miss a lot. I’ve been doing penetration testing for years, and I can’t tell you how many times […]
Why Annual Penetration Testing Is No Longer Enough in 2025
Remember when annual penetration testing was enough? You’d schedule your security assessment, get the report back, fix the critical issues, and breathe easy for another year. That was the playbook, and honestly, it worked pretty well—back when things moved slower. But here’s the thing: we’re not in that world anymore. In 2025, the idea that […]