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The short answer is: at least once a year, and after any significant change to your environment. But the right cadence for your organization depends on how fast you change,
“Red team” and “penetration test” are often used as if they mean the same thing, but they are different exercises with different goals. A pentest measures how vulnerable your systems
“Internal” and “external” penetration testing answer two different questions about your security. External testing asks: can an attacker break in from the internet? Internal testing asks: once they are in,
Web applications are among the most exposed assets any organization owns — reachable from anywhere, often handling sensitive data, and constantly probed by attackers. Web application penetration testing is a
Your security is only as strong as the weakest vendor with access to your data or network. Supply-chain compromise is now one of the most damaging attack patterns — the
A compliance audit does not have to be stressful — most of the pain comes from preparing at the last minute. Whether you are facing an ISO 27001 certification audit,
Israel’s cyber and privacy regulatory landscape changed fundamentally in 2025. With Amendment 13 to the Protection of Privacy Law now in force, stronger enforcement powers, and the central role of
ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) — a structured, risk-based framework for protecting information. Certification proves to customers, regulators, and partners that security
NIS2 (Directive EU 2022/2555) is the European Union’s flagship cybersecurity law, in force since 17 October 2024, replacing the original 2016 NIS Directive. It dramatically widens the scope of who
Ransomware is not a single moment; it is a chain of stages stretching from first access to final encryption. That chain is exactly why threat intelligence is so effective against
