On 15th July 2022, a team of Bulletproof penetration testers took part in the online Hack the Box Business CTF competition. The CTF (Capture the Flag) event consisted of almost 3000 participants, with each player putting their ethical hacking expertise to use in a number of challenges. There were also prizes up for grabs for the top three teams on the leaderboard. This was the first year Bulletproof entered the competition and we look forward to competing in next year’s event.

As the leading international standard on information security management, ISO 27001 is an important certification for businesses and is increasingly being demanded by customers as part of their supply chain management. With its standardised processes and reputational status, ISO 27001 shows interested third parties and prospective clients that you take the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data seriously.

In 2018, the implementation of the GDPR signalled a seismic shift in how businesses target, collect and store personal data. As individuals entrust businesses with their personal data more than ever before, the GDPR has ensured that the right to privacy for individuals is protected through its regulation. Not since the result of Brexit, and the GDPR ceasing to protect the rights and freedoms of UK Citizens (since 1st Jan 2021), has there been significant changes to the GDPR.