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What are the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities?
The OWASP Top 10 is the most widely referenced framework for web application security risk. Published by the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving software security, it identifies the ten vulnerability categories that cause the most real- …
Email misconfiguration: the silent risk hiding in your business inbox
Email misconfiguration is one of the most common and consistently underestimated exposures in a business technology environment. Most organisations discover it only after a fraud attempt, a supplier impersonation attack, or a failed audit. By that point, the domain has often been active and unprotec …
Annual penetration testing is no longer sufficient for board assurance
A penetration test report with no critical findings is not evidence that the organisation is secure. It is evidence that the organisation was not critically vulnerable on the day the test was conducted.
What a penetration test actually finds
A penetration test reveals vulnerabilities that provide access to systems, applications, accounts, or data. Basic testing results in a list of technical issues, while thorough testing identifies which weaknesses can be exploited, how they are interconnected, and the potential risks they pose to the …
How often should you have a Penetration Test?
Most companies should do penetration testing at least once a year, but annual testing should be treated as a baseline, not a complete strategy. A company should also test after significant infrastructure changes, major application releases, cloud migrations, mergers, incidents, new internet-facing s …
What happens after a penetration test?
After a penetration test, the organisation receives a report detailing the vulnerabilities found, their risk levels, evidence of exploitation, and recommended fixes. The next step is to review the findings, prioritise remediation, assign owners, fix the most important issues first and validate that …
7 reasons your business needs a penetration test
A penetration test is a crucial tool that provides board members, CEOs, CFOs, and COOs with critical insights. It directly answers a decisive question: Could someone realistically break into our systems, access sensitive data, disrupt operations, or prove that our controls don't work?
Pen testing with assurance: find it, fix it, prove it
A penetration test should offer more than just a report; it should provide actionable insights for improving security. While it's essential to obtain findings that identify vulnerabilities in web applications, cloud platforms, networks, mobile apps, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and int …
Conosco is named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026
We’ve got some brilliant news to share. Conosco has been named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026, recognised in the small organisation category. For a business heading towards its 25th year, this is a huge moment. Not because it looks good on a badge, although it definitely does, but …
Why we’re beginning our Assurix certification journey
Trust in technology providers has to mean more than a good relationship, a fast response time or a polished service review.
AI Governance That Wins Business
Why Regulation, AI DLP and ISO 42001 Are Commercial Advantages AI usage has already spread beyond formal approval as teams are using generative tools to accelerate work. Software vendors are embedding AI into platforms that were signed off on years ago, data is moving into models, outputs are influe …
What is ISO42001?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has seamlessly woven itself into the fabric of most organisations, often emerging as a practical tool rather than through a deliberate strategy. Technologies are usually adopted based on their immediate utility, rather than being subject to formal governance frameworks. …
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