What is wp2shell and what can it teach us about vulnerability management?

What is wp2shell and what can it teach us about vulnerability management?

When wp2shell hit WordPress Core, no single check was enough. A look at how a WAF rule can make vulnerable servers appear patched, and why we shipped three checks instead of one.
Benjamin Marr
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July 21, 2026
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Introducing AI-powered pentesting for web apps: test on every major release

Introducing AI-powered pentesting for web apps: test on every major release

AI-powered web app pentesting is now live in Intruder. Connect your repo, launch on demand, and get a full pentest report the same day.
Eamon Carroll
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July 16, 2026
Introducing our Free plan: making security accessible for the 99%

Introducing our Free plan: making security accessible for the 99%

Professional security tooling, free forever. Intruder's new free plan is built for lean teams who face enterprise risks on a fraction of the budget.
Eamon Carroll
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July 1, 2026
AI-driven vulnerability management: broader, faster coverage against new threats

AI-driven vulnerability management: broader, faster coverage against new threats

Intruder now uses AI to build vulnerability checks for newly disclosed threats, giving Enterprise customers faster, broader detection coverage.
Eamon Carroll
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June 18, 2026
See what's exposed with Attack Surface view

See what's exposed with Attack Surface view

Attack Surface view is now on Cloud and Pro. See the most commonly exposed ports across your targets, the services running on them, and what needs attention, all in one place.
Eamon Carroll
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June 9, 2026
How AI is changing the defender’s toolkit

How AI is changing the defender’s toolkit

We explore where AI fits in the defender's toolkit, how it's closing the gap between scanning and pentesting, and what the future of pentesting looks like.
David Koke
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May 21, 2026
2026 ASM Index: the most common attack surface exposures

2026 ASM Index: the most common attack surface exposures

We analyzed 3,000 attack surfaces to find out how widespread exposure is, what organizations are exposing, and how long it takes to remove it.
Daniel Andrew
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May 12, 2026
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A 0-day vending machine: No Mythos necessary

A 0-day vending machine: No Mythos necessary

This post details how we are using LLMs to find novel vulnerabilities using code scanning frameworks alongside pre-Mythos models.
Sam Pizzey
June 11, 2026
From enterprise chatbots to gooner caves: exposed AI infrastructure is rampant

From enterprise chatbots to gooner caves: exposed AI infrastructure is rampant

We scanned 1 million AI services and found widespread misconfigurations, exposed credentials, and unauthenticated APIs. AI infrastructure security is falling dangerously behind.
Benjamin Marr
March 27, 2026
Secrets in your Bundle(.js) - The Gift Attackers Always Wanted

Secrets in your Bundle(.js) - The Gift Attackers Always Wanted

Our scan of 5M apps uncovered 42k+ tokens in JavaScript bundles, from code repo tokens to project management API keys. Learn why traditional scanners miss them, and how Intruder’s new secrets detection method catches what others can’t.
Benjamin Marr
December 11, 2025

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2026 ASM Index: the most common attack surface exposures

2026 ASM Index: the most common attack surface exposures

We analyzed 3,000 attack surfaces to find out how widespread exposure is, what organizations are exposing, and how long it takes to remove it.
Daniel Andrew
May 12, 2026
Overconfident and under resourced: navigating the midmarket security gap

Overconfident and under resourced: navigating the midmarket security gap

Too complex for SMB tools, too lean for enterprise stacks — midmarket security teams are stuck in the middle. The Security Middle Child report reveals how bad the gap really is.
Olya Osiagina
March 23, 2026
The Security Middle Child
How midmarket security teams are managing growth, complexity, and risk
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9 best DevSecOps tools for 2026

9 best DevSecOps tools for 2026

DevSecOps tools help identify security vulnerabilities early in your development process. Explore our list of the best tools for 2025.
Christian Gonzalez
November 29, 2023
AWS Cloud Security Explained: What’s Left Exposed?

AWS Cloud Security Explained: What’s Left Exposed?

Think AWS has your security covered? Not entirely. This blog breaks down what AWS doesn’t secure, real-world risks you’re responsible for, and key actions you can take.
Daniel Andrew
March 20, 2025
AWS Security Services: What They Do and Don’t Do

AWS Security Services: What They Do and Don’t Do

AWS security services help protect your cloud, but they don’t secure everything. See what’s missing and how Intruder goes further to simplify cloud security.
Daniel Andrew
March 6, 2025

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Introducing our Free plan: making security accessible for the 99%

Introducing our Free plan: making security accessible for the 99%

Professional security tooling, free forever. Intruder's new free plan is built for lean teams who face enterprise risks on a fraction of the budget.
Eamon Carroll
July 1, 2026
The Vulnerabulletin Issue #8

The Vulnerabulletin Issue #8

Issue 8 of our monthly newsletter, packed with research, industry news and Intruder updates.
Dann Moore
April 16, 2026
AI-driven vulnerability management: broader, faster coverage against new threats

AI-driven vulnerability management: broader, faster coverage against new threats

Intruder now uses AI to build vulnerability checks for newly disclosed threats, giving Enterprise customers faster, broader detection coverage.
Eamon Carroll
June 18, 2026
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Log4j vulnerability: what is it and how to detect it?

Log4j vulnerability: what is it and how to detect it?

Apache Log4j is a logging package for Java which has been widely adopted and integrated into many applications. Developers need a way of ...
Andy Hornegold
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December 15, 2021
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Vulnerabilities and Threats
Announcing Changes to our Essential plan

Announcing Changes to our Essential plan

To ensure our product keeps pace and remains relevant for our customers and their requirements, we’re always asking for feedback to learn...
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September 28, 2021
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Product
Interview With Chris Wallis, the Founder & CEO of Intruder

Interview With Chris Wallis, the Founder & CEO of Intruder

Safety Detectives: What motivated you to start Intruder? Chris Wallis: I was working in a finance organization when a new vulnerability...
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March 23, 2021
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9 minutes to breach: the life expectancy of an unsecured MongoDB honeypot

9 minutes to breach: the life expectancy of an unsecured MongoDB honeypot

Our research shows that Mongo databases are subject to continual attacks when exposed to the internet. Attacks are carried out ...
Daniel Andrew
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July 7, 2020
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Vulnerabilities and Threats
SMBGhost: Strange SMB Vulnerability Disclosures and Wannacry 2.0?

SMBGhost: Strange SMB Vulnerability Disclosures and Wannacry 2.0?

A new critical vulnerability in affecting Windows systems came to light on Tuesday, affecting SMB services used by the latest versions of...
Daniel Andrew
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March 12, 2020
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Vulnerabilities and Threats
User Enumeration in Microsoft Products: An Incident Waiting to Happen?

User Enumeration in Microsoft Products: An Incident Waiting to Happen?

Intruder’s latest research reveals that up to 13,000 organisations are affected by little-known user enumeration flaws in a range of…
Daniel Andrew
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September 26, 2019
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Vulnerabilities and Threats
Critical RDP Flaw Leaves up to 2.3 Million Servers Exposed (CVE-2019–0708)

Critical RDP Flaw Leaves up to 2.3 Million Servers Exposed (CVE-2019–0708)

Yesterday (May 14th 2019), Microsoft published a security advisory bulletin for a critical vulnerability in its remote login service…
Daniel Andrew
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May 15, 2019
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Vulnerabilities and Threats
How to secure the Kubernetes API behind a VPN

How to secure the Kubernetes API behind a VPN

Earlier this week, the first major vulnerability (CVE-2018–1002105) was discovered in Kubernetes, the container management platform taking…
Lefteris Nikoltsios
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December 7, 2018
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Insights
Cyber security: 7 top tips for SMEs

Cyber security: 7 top tips for SMEs

With news headlines focused on security breaches in large organisations, it would be easy for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to…
Chris Wallis
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November 27, 2018
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Hacking The Entire Internet Just Got Easier

Hacking The Entire Internet Just Got Easier

The recent release of the new hacking tool ‘AutoSploit’ marks the dawn of a new era for unskilled attackers. It provides a fully-automated…
Daniel Andrew
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March 5, 2018
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