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Cybersecurity Insights

Research, threat trends, and practical guidance from our cybersecurity team.

Security misconfiguration leading to path traversal and unauthorized local file access in exposed services
July 1, 2026 • 11 min read

Exposed WSO2 SOAP Services and Path Traversal: How a File Management Endpoint Led to Unauthenticated Local File Read

Attack Surface Offensive Security Red Teaming
Cover image for Velstadt's article on a critical MS SQL injection finding that escalated to remote code execution in a production CRM
May 20, 2026 • 21 min read

Anatomy of a Critical Pentest Finding: From MS SQL Injection to Remote Code Execution in a Production CRM

Attack Surface Cyber Risk Malware & Ransomware Offensive Security
May 5, 2026 • 28 min read

How to Choose the Right Penetration Testing Provider in 2026: A Decision Framework for Security Leaders

Cyber Risk Offensive Security Threat Landscape