In this article, we explore CHECK & CREST pen testing.
Penetration Testing
Tamar Everson awarded Chartered status
We are happy to announce that Tamar Everson, Senior Penetration Tester, has been awarded Chartered status for Security Testing by the UK Cyber Security Council. Chartered Cyber Security Professionals have significant practical knowledge in multiple specialisms, and...
Arcanum achieves CHECK accreditation
We are proud to announce that we can now offer CHECK accredited testing to our clients. This means that we have met the rigorous standards of the CHECK Scheme, which is overseen by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and provides assurance for high-risk...
The benefits of working with a CREST accredited Company
Tamar Everson, Senior Pen Tester at Arcanum explains why regular penetration testing by a CREST accredited company is an essential part of any robust cybersecurity strategy. According to the UK Government’s 2023 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 59% of medium businesses...
Patch now! Cisco release a security advisory about vulnerabilities in their routers
“Cisco has released a security advisory about several vulnerabilities in the Cisco Small Business RV series routers, covering the RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345.” Patch now! Cisco VPN routers are vulnerable to remote control – Pieter Arntz, Malware Bytes...
CREST announce new specification document for Penetration Testing
CREST has announced the release of its CREST Defensible Penetration Test, a specification that provides recommendations on how penetration tests should be scoped, delivered and signed off. With significant growth in the numbers of penetration tests being carried out...
Arcanum Penetration Testing services receive CREST accreditation
Arcanum’s Penetration Testing services are a consultant lead exercise, designed to expose vulnerabilities that could leave you open to cyber-attacks. Arcanum offer a broad range of services to simulate different types of cyber-attack, and to test organisations...
Lawrie Abercrombie featured in Goldman Sachs report
Arcanum Cyber Security Co-founder, Lawrie Abercrombie has been featured in a Goldman Sachs report following his participation in the 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme operates nationally and is designed to...
Cyber security Awareness Month, Week 1: Be Cyber Smart
Blog written by Arcanum Penetration Testing team Strong Passwords/Password Manager Setting passwords is always tricky – you can set something easy to remember but weak or easily guessed like Password1! or something hard to guess, but hard to remember like A@297vBk=....