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Legal and Compliance in the Cyber Age: How Law Firms and Regulatory Bodies Are Becoming Prime Cybercrime Targets
The legal and compliance industry holds some of the most sensitive and valuable information in the business world, making it an irresistible target for cybercriminals and nation-state actors. From merger and acquisition details to regulatory investigations and client privileged communications, law firms and compliance organizations possess data that can be worth millions on the dark web or provide significant competitive advantages to malicious actors.
Capture The Bug is Now CREST Accredited Penetration Testing Provider
In the world of cybersecurity, trust isn't given; it's earned. It's proven through rigorous processes, demonstrable expertise, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Today, we are thrilled to announce that Capture The Bug has earned that trust in a significant new way: we are now officially a CREST-accredited provider for penetration testing services.
How Ethical Hacking Bridges the Gap Between Attackers and Defenders in Modern Cybersecurity
In the chess match between cybercriminals and security professionals, there's a unique group of players who understand both sides of the board. Ethical hacking represents the art of thinking like an attacker while working to strengthen defenses, creating an essential bridge between offensive and defensive cybersecurity strategies.
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State of Pentesting in Financial Services and Insurance Industries 2026: What the Data Reveals About the Sector's Blind Spot
Financial services tests AI more than any sector. Yet red teaming expansion is lowest of all industries and remediation sits mid-pack. Here is what the 2026 data says about the paradox at the centre of financial sector security.
How Capture The Bug Tests Payment APIs for Transaction Manipulation
Payment APIs fail differently than standard APIs. Scanners miss the attacks that cost money. Here is exactly how Capture The Bug tests for transaction manipulation, IDOR, and race conditions.
How Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Become Business-Critical Incidents
An RCE vulnerability does not announce itself. It gives an attacker code execution on your systems with no credentials required. Here is exactly how that becomes a business crisis in under 30 minutes.
ACSC High Alert: Active Exploitation of N-able N-central RMM Platform Targeting Australian Organisations
ASD's ACSC issued a High Alert on August 19 confirming active exploitation of N-able N-central vulnerabilities in Australia. Here is what MSPs and enterprise IT teams need to do right now.
How Capture The Bug's Integrations With Slack, GitHub, Jira, and Microsoft Teams Streamline Vulnerability Management
Most pentest findings sit in a PDF until someone reads them. Capture The Bug integrates with Slack, GitHub, Jira, and Microsoft Teams so findings reach the right engineers the moment they are confirmed.
How Capture The Bug Uses TOTP Authentication to Strengthen Platform Security
When you share security findings with a pentest provider, the platform holding that data needs to be secured properly. Here is how Capture The Bug uses TOTP authentication to protect every account.
The State of Penetration Testing in Financial Services and Insurance 2026
Financial services is the second most expensive sector to breach globally. Here is what the 2026 data says about how banks and insurers in NZ, AU, and the USA are actually testing their security.
Ankita Dhakar Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Finalist
Capture The Bug CEO Ankita Dhakar has been named one of 16 finalists for the 2026 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New Zealand award, recognising her work building a cybersecurity platform from Aotearoa.
How Attackers Discover Unpatched Assets Across Cloud and SaaS Environments
Before attackers exploit a vulnerability, they find it. Here is exactly how they discover unpatched assets across cloud and SaaS environments, and what that means for your security posture.
Why ANZ Companies Are Paying Ransoms Instead of Trusting Their Own Backups
34% of ANZ organisations paid a ransom in 2026. Most regretted it. The real reason was not fear of attackers. It was not knowing if their backups would actually work when needed.
Why Are Known Vulnerabilities Still Being Exploited in 2026?
Attackers don't need zero-days. They rely on known flaws your team already found but hasn't fixed. Here's the real reason the patch gap keeps growing and what to do about it.
Security Is Not a Report. It Is a Live System.
The report sitting in that folder is not your security posture. It is a photograph of it, taken on one day, already fading.