Penetration Test according to MDR (Medical Device Regulation)

In Annex I, for “devices that incorporate electronic programmable systems and software that are devices in themselves”, the MDR requires verification and validation under point 17.2 that the product or software was developed according to the state of the art – from the perspective of the IT security: For devices that incorporate software or for … [Read more…]

Penetration Test Requirements of Microsoft 365 App Compliance Program

Participating in the Microsoft 365 Certification App Compliance Program for Microsoft Teams applications, Sharepoint Apps/Add-ins, Office Add-ins and WebApps requires performing a penetration test. In the Initial Document Submission a company needs to submit supporting documentation and evidence. Besides other topics, a Penetration Testing Report is required. A penetration testing report completed within the last … [Read more…]

Better Pentesting – No Bullshit

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…]

Enterprise Security Magazine Europe: binsec recognized as one of the top Cyber Security Solution Providers

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…]

How to learn Kali Linux?

I read this a lot on the internet: I’m making familiar myself with Kali Linux! I want to learn Kali Linux! I’ve already installed Kali – now what? But what is Kali Linux anyway? How to learn Kali Linux? And is it really right for it to be so much in the spotlight? What is … [Read more…]

Which pentest approach is best: whitebox, graybox or blackbox penetration test?

In the approach during a pentest – or actually in the amount and details of the information base made available to the penetration tester – three variants can be distinguished: whitebox, graybox and blackbox pentesting. The blackbox pentest corresponds pretty closely to the information base of a typical external attacker over the Internet. He only … [Read more…]

Penetration test requirements for sports betting licences by the Darmstadt regional council

In addition to an ISO 27001 certification, regular penetration tests of sports betting portals must be carried out for the sports betting licence by the Darmstadt regional council. The pen tests must be carried out according to the OWASP Testing Guide or the OWSAP Testing Guide for web services. The penetration tester must be independent … [Read more…]