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For organisations considering a penetration test, one of the first questions is often how much it will cost. While this is a reasonable question, the answer is usually not so straightforward. Like many technology products and services, penetration testing is not a commodity. The scope, complexity, and objectives of each assessment can vary which means pricing can vary just as widely.

In May 2026, Redis disclosed a high severity memory safety vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23479. The issue affects the Redis server, a widely deployed in memory data structure store used for caching, messaging, and real time analytics across cloud and on premises environments. The vulnerability exists in the client unblocking logic and may allow an authenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution under specific conditions.