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Anyone searching for penetration testing in the cybersecurity market usually encounters two extremes: IT system integrators selling standardized, automated vulnerability scans as genuine “pentests,” or massive consulting firms where client contact is handled entirely by salespeople and the actual work is outsourced to constantly changing subcontractors. When we founded binsec GmbH in Frankfurt am Main … [Read more…]

In 2025 binsec GmbH received an “Invitation to Tender With Emirates Group” from vendor.registration@theemirategroup.com. This alleged tender is a case of targeted Advance Fee Fraud. I explicitly warn against responding to emails from this domain or making any payments. This is a deceptive scam that misappropriates the identity of the legitimate Emirates Group to defraud … [Read more…]

Every few weeks, someone asks me the same question: “What do you actually find in a typical web penetration test?” Instead of answering anecdotally, I pulled the aggregated data from the last 12 months of web application tests (including APIs) performed by binsec GmbH. The result is the graphic below – and it reflects the … [Read more…]

Actually it should have been called BETTER PENTESTING – NO BULLSHIT, considering the advertising and sales promises of many pentesting providers. Somewhat less brutal it became BETTER PENTESTING – NO NONSENSE as the new advertising slogan for pentesting of binsec GmbH. Advertisement: “We find all vulnerabilities!” Statement: “We perform penetration tests with Nessus.” A pentest … [Read more…]

Today I received a very nice mail from Gloria with Enterprise Security Magazine Europe, telling me that binsec is recognized as one of the top Cyber Security Solution Providers. Hi Patrick, I am Gloria Lam with Enterprise Security Magazine Europe. I am excited to inform you that our magazine’s evaluation panel has shortlisted binsec to … [Read more…]