Share the minimum needed, in the most controlled way. What each requester really needs, why email is a poor default, redaction, secure portals, TLP labels and remediation evidence.
CVSS Scores or Risk Ratings in Pen Test Reports? Why You Need Both
CVSS measures technical severity, not business risk. What CVSS v4.0 covers, why a High can be low for you, EPSS and KEV signals, what a useful report includes and how to prioritise fixes.
Should You Pen Test Your MSP Without Telling Them? How to Do It Safely
Covert tests measure whether your MSP would notice an attack, but need written authorisation, a contract check, rules of engagement and a trusted agent. When to choose announced testing instead.
Is It Worth Pen Testing Office 365? What to Test Instead First
Microsoft secures the platform; attackers exploit your tenant configuration and sign-ins. Why a Microsoft 365 configuration review usually beats a pen test as the first spend.
How to Buy a Penetration Test and Not an Automated Scan
Pen test vendor quality varies enormously inside any price band, so your leverage is the scope and the deliverable spec, not the shortlist. How to tell scanning, automated pen testing, manual testing and red teaming apart in a proposal, name a methodology like the OWASP WSTG or NIST SP 800-115, buy tester days instead of IP addresses, read certifications honestly, and specify the report before you ask for a price.
How to Run a Pen Test Without Taking Production Down
Pen tests cause outages when nobody agreed the scope, the window or the stop button. A buyer guide to rules of engagement, written authorisation, cloud provider policies from AWS, Microsoft and Google, SOC deconfliction, and the categories where the safe answer is no.
Your SaaS Will Get Pentested Eventually. Better It’s by You Than by an Attacker.
SaaS penetration testing mapped to OWASP, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 – multi-tenant, API, cloud and auth testing with retest included. Pass the security review.
How much does VAPT / penetration testing cost in India in 2026? The per-scope numbers
VAPT and penetration testing in India in 2026, priced by scope: web app $1,200–$4,500, mobile $1,500–$5,000, network $150–$400/IP, cloud $3,000–$9,000 — plus the dedicated-specialist alternative from $1,500/month.