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What we're seeing in the field — and what to do about it
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Guides
Good Security Lead / Bad Security Lead
A practical accountability document for the first security leader at a scaling SaaS company.
Field Notes
February 13, 2026
What Your SOC 2 Auditor Actually Wants From Your Pentest
SOC 2 auditors have three pentest questions. Methodology, report length, and OWASP coverage aren't among them.
Field Notes
February 9, 2026
Every Vendor Prepares for the Wrong Security Test
Your SOC 2 report gets skimmed in minutes. The real security evaluation is an hour long call — and most vendors aren't ready for it.
Field Notes
February 6, 2026
How Are Your SaaS Connections Secured and Monitored?
Most SaaS organizations don't know what's connected, who authorized it, or what data flows where. Here's how to audit and secure your SaaS ecosystem.
Field Notes
February 4, 2026
AI Vendor Data Security: Your Data Has a Life You Didn't Plan For
Your AI vendor contract is a sign, not a lock. A walkthrough of the real security decisions between proof of concept and production.
Field Notes
February 3, 2026
Implementing Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures
Policies that sit in a folder gathering dust help nobody. Here's how to build security documentation that people follow.
Field Notes
January 31, 2026
A Clean Pen Test Report Can Still Disqualify You
Enterprise buyers don't necessarily want a clean bill of health. They want proof you handle problems well.
Guides
January 30, 2026
Impact-Driven Cybersecurity Benchmarks
Most security metrics measure activity, not impact. Build benchmarks that tie to business outcomes—and convince executives that security matters.
Field Notes
January 27, 2026
SaaS Procurement Security Standard
A tiered framework for evaluating SaaS vendor security—including requirements by risk level, questionnaire guidance, and how to avoid checkbox security.
Field Notes
January 21, 2026
How to Enable Faster B2B Sales Through Security Transparency
Security questionnaires slow sales. Proactive transparency accelerates them.
Field Notes
January 19, 2026
Manufacturing Visible Victories When Your Job Is Preventing Invisible Disasters
Create a quarterly cadence of security victories that make you, your team, and your program visible to the business.
Guides
January 15, 2026
How to Hire Your First Security Resource
Your startup needs security, but who do you hire? A guide to finding your first security person—what to look for, avoid, and more
Field Notes
January 13, 2026
How to Safely Add AI to Your Current Application
Adding AI feature? Here's security checklist developers need—prompt injection, data handling, API security, and the pitfalls that create real vulnerabilities.
Field Notes
January 8, 2026
From Checkbox to Competitive Advantage: Positioning Your Security Posture Externally
Position your security mandates to give you competitive advantage. It's work you have to do anyways - make it count.
Guides
January 8, 2026
The Code Word You Don't Have Yet
How voice cloning scams work at the office and at home - and what stops them
Field Notes
January 5, 2026
When Should You NOT Red Team?
Red team assessments are expensive and valuable—when done at the right time. Here's when you're better off spending that budget elsewhere.
Field Notes
January 3, 2026
What Guardrails and Policies Do You Need to Use AI at Your Company?
AI is already being used at your company whether you've approved it or not. Here's how to build governance that enables productive use while managing risks.
Field Notes
January 2, 2026
Pre-Mortem Pen Tests: Use Security Assessments to Accelerate
Strategic leaders get penetration tests to win. It enables fundraising. It de-risks acquisitions. It validates launches. It closes deals.
Guides
January 2, 2026
Tailscale Security - A Threat-Based Hardening Guide for Growing Companies
A threat analysis and compliance mapping guide for Tailscale deployments. Check out tailsnitch to audit your setup
Research
January 2, 2026
What Even Is (Cyber) Risk Management?
Risk management sounds like MBA theater, but it's actually the only way to spend security budget rationally. A no-jargon guide for executives who want to understand what their security team is actually doing.
News
January 1, 2026
What DORA Means for Mid-Market Financial Services: A Framework
DORA regulation impacts EU mid-market firms and their ICT vendors. Understand compliance scope, implementation costs, and strategic priorities.
Field Notes
January 1, 2026
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How to Fire Your IT Vendor
Ending a vendor relationship creates security risk. Here's how to terminate IT vendors safely—covering access revocation, knowledge transfer, and the transition
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
A Vishing Crisis Your IT Team Isn't Prepared For
A Practical Defense Guide Against Modern SaaS Attacks
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
How to Achieve GDPR Compliance the Hard Way
Like death and taxes — you can't opt out of GDPR because you don't like it.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
The Compliance Trap
Does that SOC 2 report actually mean anything? Go beyond compliance with systems thinking.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Your Newest Employee Might Be a Scammer
How North Korean IT workers are infiltrating American companies through elaborate identity theft schemes
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Why Security Policies Fail
And How to Make Them Work in the Real World: A Pragmatic Approach for Growing Companies
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Your EDR Is Worse Than My EDR
Not all endpoint detection and response products are built the same - how capable is yours?
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Think Twice Before You Paste
A Practical Guide to Using AI Tools like ChatGPT Without Compromising Security
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Why Your Mid-Market Business Needs a Cybersecurity Advisor
Mid-market business leaders should consider a cybersecurity advisor (vCISO) for a few reasons, all of which Adversis has proven out many times over.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Understanding FERPA Compliance for Web Applications
FERPA is a vital law that protects the privacy of student educational records.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
It's Always a Friday. Phish to Breach.
Another tale from the red team trenches - Okta phish to credit card database breach
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
A Short Red Team Story: Stealing the Crown Jewels
Inside a major data compromise and a few security architecture things you can do today to reduce the likelihood this happens to your organization.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
What Every CFO Needs to Know About Cyber Risk in 2025
Let's talk dollars and cents about what the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report means for your bottom line and what you can do about it.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
How to Sell to Enterprises: Avoiding the CISO Veto
The shift is clear: compliance artifacts alone no longer suffice. What matters is demonstrating precise, customer-specific risk reduction. (e.g. competence)
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
HIPAA Security Rule Updates: A Reality Check and Different Approach
New Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Changes are a $3,000 Fairy Tale. Read on for a Better Approach for Healthcare Organizations
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
The M&A Process Through a Cybersecurity Lens
When you’re in the middle of a merger, acquisition, joint venture or divestiture, the clock’s ticking/
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Refund Rip-offs
Don't get ripped off when you sell things and then take money with Venmo and Cash App
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Adversis Partners with Montana Organizations to Support High-Tech Manufacturing
Adversis exhibited with the Montana Department of Commerce and Montana Quantum and Photonics Alliance at SPIE Photonics West.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
The Psychology of Payment Fraud
Fraudsters impersonate vendors and colleagues on the phone and email, abusing our trusting natures and lack of established norms and processes.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
How Much Cybersecurity Insurance Do I Actually Need?
Insurance can’t fix what you haven’t secured. Are you overpaying or under-protected?
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Navigating COPPA Compliance for Web Applications Targeting Children
Ensuring COPPA compliance is not just about meeting legal standards.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Show Me the Incentives, and I'll Show You the Outcomes
Don't blame people as the weakest link in cybersecurity- blame their incentives.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
The Intriguing World of Ransomware Payments
Dive into the mysterious world of ransomware payments! Learn about how hackers use digital money like Bitcoin.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Practical Steps for TSA Cybersecurity Compliance at Airports
Helping calm the cyber seas for smoother sailing at airports... sorry, wrong analogy!
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
Reducing Loan Risks with Cybersecurity Assessments
Banks are beginning to incorporate cybersecurity assessments into SMB loan evaluations.
Field Notes
February 11, 2026
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AIUC-1 Compliance Navigator
A free reference tool for navigating the AIUC-1 AI Risk Management Framework
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
An RSC Parser Because React Thought Wire Protocols Were Fun
A Burp extension for when your response tab looks like spaghetti (React's Flight protocol)
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
Add Email Spoofing Checks to Your Nuclei Scans
New Nuclei template integrates email spoofing checks into reconnaissance workflows.
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
The MCP Security Tool You Probably Need - MCP Snitch
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has rapidly emerged as the standard for connecting AI agents to external tools and services.
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
Blind Enumeration of gRPC Services
When you're handed an SDK with no documentation and told "the backend is secure because it's proprietary," grpc-scan helps prove otherwise
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
Pentesting Next.js Server Actions
Adversis releases a Burp Extension for NextJS Hash-to-Function Mapping
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
Privilege Escalation With Jupyter From the Command Line
A recent penetration test led to an interesting way to escalate privileges on a Jupyter instance running as root.
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
Living off Node.js Addons
Swap out compiled Node.js addons with your own code and force a legitimate Electron application load your code
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
Sample Web App Penetration Test Report
See how we translate technical findings into actionable business insights—explore a penetration testing report with prioritized remediation guidance.
Tools & Resources
February 16, 2026
How to Safeguard Taxpayer Data and Comply with IRS Publication 4557
Take simple, common sense steps to keep your business and client information safe.
Tools & Resources
February 11, 2026
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Tailscale Security - A Threat-Based Hardening Guide for Growing Companies
A threat analysis and compliance mapping guide for Tailscale deployments. Check out tailsnitch to audit your setup
Research
January 16, 2026
Meeting NIST 800-63B Password Requirements with ASP.NET Core Identity
Get compliant with NIST Identity guidelines to protect your end users and meet your client's demands
Research
February 11, 2026
Strategic CISO: Timing Your Security Assessment for Executive Impact
Whether you’re presenting to your board, executive leadership team, or quarterly business review, transform your penetration testing from a compliance checkbox to your strategic advantage.
Research
January 16, 2026
Strategic CISO: Before the Test — When Your Startup is Really Ready for Penetration Testing
Whether you actually need a security assessment and when you should get one isn't so clear cut.
Research
January 16, 2026
Your VPN Without MFA is Rhysida's Front Door
Strategies that Work to Defend Aviation and Healthcare Against Rhysida Ransomware
Research
February 11, 2026
Your MFA Isn't Protecting You: Inside the EvilProxy Campaigns Draining Bank Accounts
How financially-motivated cybercriminals are using EvilProxy to bypass your two-factor authentication, hijack CFO accounts.
Research
February 11, 2026
Unpatched Edge Devices are Volt Typhoon's Persistence Point
Strategies to Defend Utilities and Critical Infrastructure Against Volt Typhoon
Research
February 11, 2026
An In Depth (and Actionable) Guide to Cybersecurity Table Tops
Incident response tabletop exercises are crucial for preparing your organization to handle cyber incidents.
Research
February 11, 2026
The Compliance Trap
Does that SOC 2 report actually mean anything? Go beyond compliance with systems thinking.
Research
January 16, 2026
How to Write a Hashcat Module
Cracking 389 Directory Server password hashes automatically with the password cracker Hashchat
Research
February 11, 2026
Security Advisory: Chamber of Commerce Software API Vulnerabilities
Major Chamber of Commerce software platforms have API security gaps exposing member data.
Research
February 11, 2026
Rental Car Vendor's Security Flaw Exposed Damage Claims Reports
Legitimate emails with bad practices and an insecure website add insult to injury.
Research
February 11, 2026
Lessons Learned From a Year of SMB Cybersecurity Assessments
Gaps, assumptions, and missing cyber controls continue to plague SMBs
Research
February 11, 2026
A Fast Track Guide to Losing Money and Data in Business
How Businesses Get Hacked: A mordant 3-step guide on how to lose money and information.
Research
February 11, 2026
Awareness Alone Is Dumb: How to Make Cybersecurity Habits Stick
How to Make Cybersecurity Habits Stick When Awareness Isn’t Enough. Mantras don't count.
Research
February 11, 2026
A Safe and Sound Shopify Shop
So you've opened a Shopify store. That's great news! Chances are, you're making something really special and we're excited to help make you and your customers experience secure.
Research
January 19, 2026
Your SSN Isn't a Secret
Your Social Security Number is not supposed to be sensitive. Unfortunately platforms and online systems use it to verify your identity.
Research
February 11, 2026
The (Un)Surprising Wi-Fi Password Mistake Thousands are Making
Adversis estimates that 10% of networks in the region are using a password with a 406 area code and phone number. Is your Wi-Fi password your phone number?
Research
February 11, 2026
Your Documents, ShareFile'd
Adversis did some brief public research on Citrix ShareFile websites and found over 9,000 customer subdomains, over half of which have links accessible to anyone who can identify them. It’s possible your company is among them.
Research
January 19, 2026
ForeScout Secure Connector Local Privilege Escalation
A local privilege escalation in a security tool, who would have imagined..
Research
February 11, 2026
A BigCommerce Security Primer
BigCommerce is an eCommerce platform that quite a few large brands use. Let's take a look at how to make sure our BigCommerce store is configured securely.
Research
February 11, 2026
Unraveling the Secrets of Montana's Internet
Montana. Known for its ruggedness. But how secure are we?
Research
February 11, 2026
Pandora's Box: Another New Way to Leak All Your Sensitive Data
Yes, the cloud is still leaking data. This time, we can't blame the SRE team though, everyone has been sharing files publicly, yes, even you probably.
Research
February 11, 2026
A Clean Pen Test Report Can Still Disqualify You
Enterprise buyers don't necessarily want a clean bill of health. They want proof you handle problems well.
Guides
February 11, 2026
Manufacturing Visible Victories When Your Job Is Preventing Invisible Disasters
Create a quarterly cadence of security victories that make you, your team, and your program visible to the business.
Guides
February 11, 2026
From Checkbox to Competitive Advantage: Positioning Your Security Posture Externally
Position your security mandates to give you competitive advantage. It's work you have to do anyways - make it count.
Guides
February 11, 2026
Pre-Mortem Pen Tests: Use Security Assessments to Accelerate
Strategic leaders get penetration tests to win. It enables fundraising. It de-risks acquisitions. It validates launches. It closes deals.
Guides
February 11, 2026
How to Say ‘We Need More Security Budget’ Without Saying ‘We’re Currently Insecure’
Use a three-bucket framework to frame requests to get what you need and satisfy leadership
Guides
February 11, 2026
A Password Manager Guide for Work
Simple guidance for your co-workers on how to actually use a password manager, and why.
Guides
February 11, 2026
Strategic CISO: Timing Your Security Assessment for Executive Impact
Transform your penetration testing from a compliance checkbox to your strategic advantage.
Guides
February 11, 2026
Strategic CISO: Before the Test — When Your Startup is Really Ready for Penetration Testing
Whether you actually need a security assessment and when you should get one isn't so clear cut.
Guides
February 11, 2026
🔒 Enterprise Security Call Prep Guide
The 15 most common questions enterprise buyers ask on vendor security calls, with frameworks for credible answers and what not to say.
Guides
February 13, 2026
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