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Sticky Keys - classic EUD device privilege escalation
Sticky Keys is an accessibility feature within Windows that assists users who have physical disabilities. Instead of having to press multiple keys at once, you can use one key by turning on Sticky Keys and adjusting the settings. However, the feature can be manipulated to elevate your local privileges. Now this technique is not new and has been around since the days of Windows XP but is still relevant if you have physical access to a device.
- Penetration testing
The password is dead. Long live the password...
Passwords are bad. We've known passwords are bad for decades, but the truth is that they're unlikely to go away for a very long time, even though we know all about their flaws.
- Penetration testing
Cyber security challenges facing schools
We all want our schools and educational institutions to be secure. We all want to ensure that our children can learn and thrive in a safe environment, and that we keep their data protected from those who might misuse it. Schools are under attack, though – almost constantly – from increasingly organised and sophisticated criminal gangs.
- Penetration testing
Application testing and the OWASP Top 10
Quite often, a customer will ask us to "test our application against the OWASP Top 10". I'm going to start by saying that the OWASP Top 10 is a wonderful tool which has helped improve web application security globally since it first launched. But although it’s a common request to test applications against it, I think it's helpful to explain why it might not give you the security outcomes you want from a web application penetration test.
- Penetration testing
Accounting for key business security concerns in penetration testing
When it comes to penetration testing, if you have a good idea what you are really worried about as a business, you can get better results. The more we know about you, your business and your security concerns when we conduct your pentest, the more focussed and accurate our risk ratings can be, and the more tailored to your environment our advice can be.
- Penetration testing
- Red teaming
Using penetration testing to achieve different assurance outcomes
Penetration testing can be used in many different ways to meet different goals, and there are several different types of penetration test. We’re always trying to understand our customer’s goals so that we can make sure we’re applying the right methodology to your penetration test to achieve the outcomes you want.
- Penetration testing
Common TLS/SSL Issues And What They Mean
Whilst it may be tempting to support older protocol versions, such as TLS 1.0 or even SSLv3, to maximise compatibility with legacy systems, this does not come without serious security compromises. Older protocol implementations can have inherent weaknesses that undermine the security they offer. They can lack support for modern encryption algorithms used in more secure cipher suites and may be missing features implemented in later versions, specifically designed to mitigate against the shortcomings of the older protocol.
- Penetration testing
Building long term partnerships with our customers to deliver the best outcomes from penetration testing programmes
We are a security partner of choice for many of our customers, and we love building long term relationships with our clients. We appreciate that every business has its unique operational challenges, its own priorities and its own threat environment. When we work closely with a client over the long term, we get to know what makes them tick and understand the nuances of their environment. This is a story of how, working with a customer over the long term, we're able to bring extra benefits to the table.
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