CREST Defensible Penetration Test helps service providers and their clients work effectively

CREST released CREST Defensible Penetration Test, a specification that provides recommendations on how penetration tests should be scoped, delivered and signed off. With significant growth in the numbers of penetration tests being carried out around th… Continue reading CREST Defensible Penetration Test helps service providers and their clients work effectively

CREST and Hack The Box join forces to boost cyber security skills development

CREST is partnering with Hack The Box to support CREST member professionals to develop their offensive security skills. The two organisations will provide test labs tailored towards individuals who are planning to take CREST penetration testing and red… Continue reading CREST and Hack The Box join forces to boost cyber security skills development

CREST releases globally available practical penetration testing certification

CREST has launched the first of four new practical penetration testing certifications that are designed to be delivered via selected Pearson Vue centres around the world. The new CREST Registered Security Analyst (CRSA) certification will provide CREST… Continue reading CREST releases globally available practical penetration testing certification

Cyber Security Roundup for September 2020

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, August 2020.Taking security training courses and passing certification exams are common ingredients in th… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for September 2020

Mechanisms: The Screw Thread

They hold together everything from the most delicate watch to the largest bridge. The world is literally kept from coming apart by screws and bolts, and yet we don’t often give a thought to these mechanisms. Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making them that they’re seen as cheap commodities, but the physics and engineering behind the screw thread is interesting stuff.

We all likely remember an early science lesson wherein the basic building blocks of all mechanisms laid out. The simple machines are mechanisms that use an applied force to do work, such as …read more

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