Seen above is real source code we got access to in a recent web application penetration test by exploiting security vulnerabilities caused by poor secure coding practice. While inspecting source code we found an interesting function called ‘antiHack’ which appears to do nothing but return the inputted data verbatim.

It seems that every other week, someone is touting a new solution to cyber security. They tell you that all we need to do is install our boldly coloured box which leverages algorithms and machine learning. The best part is that YOU don’t have to do any hard work at all! Once it’s installed, you will be secure!

As information security has become more important across organisations, so has the role of an information security leader within organisations. As an information security leader in an organisation, several questions recur and are faced daily:

As organisations continue to adopt advancements in information technology and work towards an interconnected world, malicious attackers have not fallen short. The cyber threat landscape has never been more intense, and cyber security has never been more important.