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Rattle the lock on your SOC – Time to constantly test your Security Operations Centre
Global IT spending is forecasted to reach $3.9 Trillion in 2020, and for good reason: 68% of business leaders feel that cybersecurity risks to their organization are increasing, which makes cyber a business priority for businesses across the globe.
Is your Penetration Testing Program delivering the value you expect to your business?
Penetration testing is delivered by certified and expert testers and is very likely to be part of your business’ security control set.
But with a variety of testing concepts, methodologies and vendor services available on the market, have you ever stopped to explore whether your pen testing program is delivering the value you expect to your business?

New Styles of Cyber Attack Detected against Businesses & Supply Chain Partners
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CovertSwarm has detected a significant increase in the number of new and highly-targeted cyber attacks against organisations and their supply chain partners.

‘As A Service’ (AAS) Overload – Providing Context to ‘AAS’ in Cybersecurity
It seems that most things in the technology world can be procured ‘As A Service’ today: we have ‘PenTest As a Service’ (PTaaS), ‘Cybersecurity As a Service’ (CaaS), ‘Red Team As a Service’ (RTaaS), ‘SOC As a Service’ (SaaS or SOCaaS); the examples are seemingly endless.

Are you a Cyber Rebel?
The cyber industry is saturated with security companies providing out-dated, snap-shot ‘Penetration Testing’, ‘Red Team’ and ‘Ethical Hacking’ services.
Accelerate your cybersecurity posture with a CovertSwarm of security professionals
Consultancies running Penetration Tests and Red Team engagements operate an isolated, point-in-time and transactional approach to cyber delivery. With CovertSwarm you benefit from a collective approach to offensive engagement: Our ethical hackers working together to constantly compromise you whilst working…

Annual Penetration Testing is no longer enough
The ‘annual penetration test’ has long been a cornerstone of cybersecurity defences for organisations of all sizes.

The cyber risk of high-velocity product development
A skilled, engaged and lean software engineering team is a key asset for any successful online organisation.