Securing Your Data In a Borderless World Cloud penetration testing is the vital process of challenging your cloud configurations to find weaknesses before hackers do. Moving to the cloud offers incredible speed, but it introduces the dangerous assumption that your provider handles all your security. Believing this myth often leads to data breaches. Here’s what …
About FreeBrowser FreeBrowser is a free, censorship-resistant web browser developed by GreatFire.org. The tool’s circumvention capabilities are integrated directly within a browser interface, providing a seamless and easy-to-use method to access blocked websites for people in repressive information contexts. Audit description OTF’s Security Lab partner, 7ASecurity, conducted a penetration test and “whitebox” audit of the FreeBrowser platform between February and …
What Attackers See Is What We Find First A thorough external network penetration testing audit answers the question: 'When a cybercriminal targets your organisation, where do they start?' They generally don’t start inside your office. They start from the outside, from the public internet, scanning your 'digital perimeter' for any crack they can slip through. …
7ASecurity is proud to share the results of our security audit of Thunderbird Send. Thunderbird Send is an open source platform for sending and receiving end to end encrypted files, for use with Mozilla Thunderbird or web browsers. With the help of the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund and the Mozilla Foundation, this project will …
SMTP was built for a trusted network that no longer exists. Without native security controls, email infrastructure remains a prime attack surface for phishing, spoofing, business email compromise, and data exfiltration. Regulatory bodies now explicitly recommend modern authentication standards to protect organizational communication. This guide walks through transport security, authentication hardening, server configuration, and compliance …
Why a Simple Scan Is Never Enough Organisations often ask, 'what is network penetration testing, and why is it important?' Think of your business’s network as its central nervous system. It connects your employees, hosts sensitive data, and runs the most important applications. But how certain are you that it’s secure? Many businesses rely on …
A Practical Guide to Finding and Fixing App Flaws Understanding mobile app penetration testing and methodology is vital because your mobile app is more than just code. It’s a direct line to your customers. Users trust it with their personal data, financial details, and private messages. But what happens when that trust is broken? Recent …
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The Real Value Behind the Price Tag When it comes to web application penetration testing costs, the price is more than a figure to pay. While the number matters, it pales in comparison to the average cost of a single data breach. For small and medium-sized businesses, the financial fallout can be devastating. The UK …
Safeguard Your Digital Assets from Modern Threats Following web application security best practices is the single most effective way to protect your business from cyberattackers. As Ryan Reynolds’ rock Jenga in Red Notice shows us, a tiny vulnerability can crumble a wall. Or, digitally speaking, bring a company to its knees. Your web application is …
