Embrace Cybersecurity: Why you should not be scared Introduction In today’s digital age, the term “cybersecurity” has become a buzzword, often associated with fear and uncertainty. Many people are apprehensive about the security of their personal and professional information in the face of cyber threats. While it’s crucial to be aware of the potential risks, ... Read more
PTaaS use case: Housing Associations The Situation: We were engaged by a large housing association, who have been busy developing and growing their infrastructure from a purely on premise resource to a hybrid mix of on premise and cloud services, to provide an overview of its resilience to both external and internal compromise. There were ... Read more
Penetration Testing – Why, When and How Penetration testing brings value and informs critical business decisions in a wide variety of scenarios. Below, we highlight several instances where utilising this service to secure their key technology systems and thereby help fuel business innovation and growth. They also demonstrate the need to undertake this regularly ... Read more
Amicis are excited to add two new modules to our penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) – web application and web services now sit alongside infrastructure testing and vulnerability scanning as service lines which can be scoped, scheduled, delivered and reported on in a fraction of the time compared to traditional methods of penetration testing.All ... Read more
As more businesses take further steps up the cyber resilience ladder, typically due to their growth, they eventually end up needing or wanting a penetration test. Below we explore some of the key benefits to organisations of conducting Penetration Testing “pen tests” regularly. Identify and understand weaknesses in your digital environment: Penetration testing helps you ... Read more
How does PTAS actually work? As more of our clients move to adopting PTAS for their infrastructure testing due to its cost effective commercials, fast-paced delivery and ability to conduct more regular assessments, we deep dive into how the service works, and the value it is showcasing. Today, organisations face various challenges when approaching penetration ... Read more
The Penetration Testing Landscape in 2023 Penetration Testing has existed for over half a century. Ethical hackers have embraced the task to ensure that computer systems remain secure from threat actors trying to compromise them. The focus at the time of its conception was safety of information as computers gained the ability to share information ... Read more
The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology recently published the Cyber Security Breaches Survey for 2023. Below we look at some of the key findings and actions you can take to ensure your business doesn’t become part of these statistics. Headlines for cyber-attacks on UK businesses in the past 12 months: 2.39 million ... Read more
In today’s way of living and working, where results are needed now, and outputs are required regularly to keep pace with continuous changes, especially in the digital world, are we really still accepting that penetration tests should take days to schedule, weeks to deliver and months to remediate the outputs? Following rigorous trials and feedback ... Read more
