Practical, no-nonsense guidance on PCI, ISO 27001, GDPR, penetration testing, and building an audit-ready security posture.
Cybersecurity risks are a business problem, not just an IT one. Understand the cyber risks categories that drive impact, how to weigh them, and what good cyber risk governance looks like.
Atika Arif · May 11, 2026
A virtual CISO (vCISO) is a cybersecurity expert providing chief information security officer leadership part-time: strategy, risk, compliance, governance, and incident readiness.
Atika Arif · May 9, 2026
How to find the best penetration testing company for you: provider types, the criteria that separate strong firms from weak, and a shortlist process you can run this week.
Atika Arif · May 8, 2026
What penetration testing costs in the US: $1,140 to $128,000 by scope tier and $134 to $285 per hour, drawn from awarded government contracts, plus why identical scopes get quoted 17x apart.
Atika Arif · May 7, 2026
Red teaming vs penetration testing: a pen test finds exploitable weaknesses; a red team tests detection and response against a real adversary. Which you need, and when.
Atika Arif · May 5, 2026
Web application penetration testing explained: the OWASP categories it covers, how it is done, what you receive, and when to run one. A buyer's guide.
Atika Arif · May 4, 2026
Penetration testing vs vulnerability scanning: a scan is automated breadth, a pen test is manual depth. When you need each, the cost, and what PCI/SOC 2 require.
Atika Arif · May 2, 2026
A penetration test is an authorised, simulated cyberattack that proves what a real attacker could reach. How it works, the types, and what you should receive.
Atika Arif · May 1, 2026
