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  <description>Articles on pentesting and security testing for business: what the work includes, how to define scope, read a report and choose a provider.</description>
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    <title>What is a penetration test, in plain words?</title>
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    <description>What a penetration test is: definition, why companies do it, how it differs from a scan and a red team, stages, types, report, timing, written permission.</description>
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    <title>How to check the security of a website and an API: what does a web application test cover?</title>
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    <description>What a website and API security test covers: OWASP risks in plain words, what to prepare, what is out of scope and what report you get. Table, checklist.</description>
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    <title>Veiltrack: facts for vetting a pentest vendor</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>Who we are, who tests, which standards, how we store data, what is in the report, prices and payment, what we do not do. Short answers for due diligence.</description>
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    <title>Penetration testing for a SaaS startup: when do you need it and how do you pass customers&#x27; security questionnaires?</title>
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    <description>When a SaaS startup needs a pentest, what SOC 2 and ISO 27001 mean, what a customer&#x27;s security questionnaire asks and what to show. Table and checklist.</description>
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    <title>Red team vs penetration test: what is the difference and which should you choose?</title>
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    <description>How a red team differs from a pentest: goal, scope, duration, who knows about it, what you learn. A table, a decision rule and a readiness checklist.</description>
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    <title>How do you run a phishing simulation for employees, and what do you get?</title>
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    <description>Phishing simulation providers in Ukraine, running one legally and without shaming, scenarios by difficulty, metrics, questions for a provider, how often.</description>
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    <title>How to vet a penetration testing provider: a 46-question questionnaire</title>
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    <description>How to vet a pentest provider: 46 questions on the team, methodology, data, report, retest and contract, what a good answer looks like, how to score. PDF.</description>
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    <title>Mobile app penetration testing: what is checked on iOS and Android?</title>
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    <description>What a mobile app pentest checks: data on the phone, the API, login and sessions, payments, secrets in code, the backend. Based on OWASP MASVS and MASTG.</description>
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    <title>Internal network and Active Directory pentest: what does a company get?</title>
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    <description>What an internal network and Active Directory pentest shows: extra admins, shared passwords, legacy protocols, flat network. What to provide, what you get.</description>
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    <title>Where can I find a free cybersecurity checklist for a company?</title>
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    <description>A free cybersecurity checklist: 15 items on accounts, email, devices, backups, the website, people and incidents, how to verify each one, and a PDF.</description>
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    <title>Security testing for fintech and payment services: what should you check?</title>
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    <description>What attackers target in fintech and payments, what the NBU and PCI DSS require, what to check in APIs and transfer logic. A threat table and checklist.</description>
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    <title>Cloud penetration testing and AWS, Azure, Google Cloud security audits: what is checked and how to prepare</title>
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    <description>Cloud penetration testing and AWS, Azure, GCP security audits: IAM, public buckets, keys, network, logs, Kubernetes, CI/CD and each provider’s rules.</description>
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    <title>How do you check your company&#x27;s cybersecurity without an in-house security specialist?</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>Four ways to check company security without a security person: self-check, external assessment, pentest, program. Table, a 2-hour plan and a checklist.</description>
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    <title>AI and LLM application penetration testing: what is checked in a chatbot, RAG and AI agent?</title>
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    <description>What an AI application pentest checks: prompt injection, RAG data leaks, agent permissions, hidden prompts, cost abuse. Based on the OWASP LLM Top 10 2026.</description>
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    <title>After a penetration test: how do you fix the findings and pass the retest?</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>What to do with a pentest report: reading CVSS, setting priorities, who owns each finding, a remediation plan and what a retest proves. With a checklist.</description>
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    <title>Security for a 30-person company without a CISO: where to start?</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>The first 10 security steps for a company with no security person: why each matters, how to check it in 15 minutes and who owns it. Table and checklist.</description>
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    <title>PHP or WordPress website: what should you check after PHP2Shell?</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>PHP2Shell: which PHP versions are fixed, how to find the version your live site runs, what to check in WordPress, admin accounts and backups. A checklist.</description>
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    <title>How to check Microsoft 365 security: 6 checks in an hour</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>Six Microsoft 365 security checks in an hour: MFA, legacy sign-in, admins, mail forwarding, file sharing, logs. Where to click and what the result means.</description>
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    <title>How to prepare for a penetration test: what should the client do?</title>
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    <description>How to prepare for a pentest: scope, test accounts, permission, cloud and hosting rules, backups, the report and the retest. A client checklist.</description>
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    <title>How to protect company email from phishing: technical settings and people</title>
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    <description>SPF, DKIM and DMARC in plain words, external sender tags, link protection, a bank detail rule for accounting and phishing simulations without shaming.</description>
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    <title>Company email or account hacked: what to do in the first 30 minutes?</title>
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    <description>A step by step plan for the first 30 minutes after a company email or account is hacked: stop the damage, warn accounts, keep evidence, who to call.</description>
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    <title>Penetration test vs vulnerability scan: the difference and which to choose</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>How a pentest differs from a vulnerability scan: what each finds and misses, how long it takes and when to choose which. Table and checklist.</description>
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    <title>How to choose a penetration testing company: 10 questions to ask</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>How to choose a pentest provider: 10 questions to ask, red flags, and what the contract and report should include. A checklist for owners and IT.</description>
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    <title>What a pentest includes, what it costs and how to choose a provider</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>What a pentest costs in Ukraine and what drives the price: three scope examples in working days, a table of price factors, a checklist and provider choice.</description>
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