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Discover the differences between ethical hacking and penetration testing, how they protect your business from
Learn how Mike Oram, VP of engineering at OnSecurity, taught himself coding, and how to
Explore API pen testing, its benefits, common vulnerabilities, and best practices to strengthen your business’s
Explore OnSecurity’s services and products for enhancing your organisation’s security posture. Understand the importance of
Unravel the essentials of ISO 27001 certification in this blog. Explore critical insights and guidelines
Explore the intricacies of this vital framework designed to fortify businesses against diverse cyber threats.
The risks of typosquatting and its implications for online security. Explore cybercriminal tactics, real-world cases,
Radar by OnSecurity: an advanced tool for threat intelligence. Learn its role in enhancing security,
Understanding the importance of cybersecurity for SaaS companies. Explore the awareness of threats and proactive
Discover how we exploited a SSRF vulnerability in a web application to acquire API credentials
Delve into an overview of 2021’s significant data breaches. Explore the most notable incidents and
Phishing emails are very common. They are spam emails that land in your inbox or
What is Email Phishing a Definition ‘Phishing’ is a cyberattack in which email is the
Protect your startup from threat with 7 key security tips. Expert insights to fortify your
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A practical guide to implementing Secure by Design in UK government product delivery. Covers risk-driven design, lifecycle security activities, compliance with the PSTI Act, and how regular penetration testing keeps your security posture continuously validated.
Learn GDPR essentials: data protection principles, subject rights, breach management, and compliance tools to safeguard personal data effectively.
Learn how to secure SaaS applications with expert strategies for data protection, access control, compliance, and threat detection.
Learn what ISO 42001 is, why it matters, and how businesses can implement AI governance, manage risk, and align with EU AI Act compliance requirements.
Protect patient data in healthcare with essential security measures, pentesting insights, and UK data protection guidance.
Technical debt increases breach risk, slows response, and drives up costs. Learn why security debt matters and how to manage it.
Discover how 2-step authentication secures business data from breaches. Compare MFA methods to strengthen your security.
Discover what an ISMS is and how it enhances your organisation’s information security. Read our clear guide to implement effective management systems.
Tom Keyte reflects on five years at OnSecurity- from infrastructure wins to security lessons, and how his role evolved beyond just writing code.
The EU AI Act sets strict rules for AI providers and users. Learn who it applies to, key risk categories, compliance steps, and what businesses must do to prepare.
OnSecurity secures award highlighting the breakthrough year of growth, innovation and AI-augmented cybersecurity
Discover the top emerging AI security risks in 2026, including AI-driven phishing, autonomous agents, model attacks, shadow AI, and governance gaps.
Build a proactive cybersecurity culture. Learn how CISOs can drive lasting behavioural change, boost awareness, and reduce cyber risks
Turn penetration test results into action. Follow this step-by-step remediation checklist to fix vulnerabilities and boost security.
Learn 9 key cybersecurity metrics boards care about to prove ROI, reduce risk, and align security with business goals.
Discover how one of our pentesters found that client-side security controls hadn’t been enabled in our customer’s target application, allowing them to access features reserved for paying customers, as well as how we fixed it.
Penetration testing is a mostly manual process carried out by experienced consultants, using some of the same methods and tools a real hacker would. You decide on the scope of your test with your consultant, set your target, and your tester will get to work attempting to breach it. This blog will explore the importance of pentesting for businesses and how to begin.
A simple bug in the ‘forgotten password’ and password reset mechanism led to a malicious takeover of an entire target application. Find out how this was fixed and secured.
Explore Docker’s security aspects: Understand how taking precautions is crucial to avoid vulnerabilities in this widely-used containerization platform.
Explore our technique of using Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) to successfully retrieve EC2 credentials, demonstrating advanced cybersecurity tactics.
Unveiling the risks of exposing cloud acces keys – particularly in reference to AWS (amazon web services) keys. This article shares a real example from a recent pen test conducted by our expert testers.
Here Tristan demonstrates how to reset any user’s password by altering the password reset functionality, revealing a crucial cybersecurity vulnerability responsible for password reset bugs and consequential exploits.
Welcome to our Pentest Files blog series. Each blog post will present an interesting or dangerous finding one of our
Because so much of life is carried out online these days, it’s essential that you take all the necessary steps
Vulnerability scans look for known vulnerabilities in your systems, while penetration tests systemically exploit weaknesses in the architecture. Which is best for your organisation?
Join Gus, explore advanced techniques for detecting and exploiting SQL Injection vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL-based web applications, ensuring robust security.
Explore the future of pentest reports as we unveil the next-generation approach. Discover what’s on the horizon for cybersecurity assessments and reporting.
Effortlessly obtain a penetration testing quote online without sales calls. Experience a streamlined, hassle-free process for your cybersecurity needs.
This post revolves around general analysis, exploitation and discovery of SQL Injection vulnerabilities in app using the Postgres DMBS. We
Maximise your pentest impact with OnSecurity’s guide on leveraging reports to enhance your security posture and confidently and quickly share results
This post explores each of the initial compromise methods for the TryHackMe x HackerOne CTF. Diving into the web security flaws and PHP tricks abused to gain access to the host webserver.
Protecting the data, valuables and account information related to your business has become even more vital as our workplaces have
Apple claims that its Mac computers are well protected by in-built antivirus features, and there is no need to worry about extra security – how true is this?
Delve into OnSecurity’s research on Go’s server-side template injection vulnerabilities, revealing potential for file reads and RCE exploits. Read more now.
Explore the challenge of vulnerabilities exploited before fixes. Learn how to address security gaps and protect against threats in this insightful discussion.
Learn 3 essential steps to enhance your cybersecurity posture, and effectively mitigate emerging zero-day vulnerabilities for comprehensive threat protection.
Here you can discover the history and impact of MyDoom, the fastest spreading and most damaging computer virus to date, on OnSecurity’s informative blog post
Explore the rise of social engineering threats. Understand how individuals are manipulated to divulge sensitive information, passwords, and financial details.
Dive deeper into Spear Phishing, a sophisticated cyber attack targeting specific individuals to gain unauthorized access to confidential data and files.
CVE hunting within open-source applications – invaluable insights for identifying vulnerabilities, ensuring robust security in open-source software.
Learn proactive cyber threat prevention through threat modeling. Discover how to anticipate and mitigate security incidents before they occur with this guide.
Recruitment companies are a prime target for hackers. We go over the main aspects that recruitment companies should be careful of with their CyberSecurity
Phishing, a cyber-crime that targets victims through email, has become the most common form of online attack. Hackers will attempt
Safeguard your inbox against cyber threats. Explore our expert insights on spotting and avoiding phishing attempts to enhance your online security strategy.
7 effective strategies to improve your company’s security. Discover actionable steps to fortify your defences against cyber threats and safeguard your business.
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