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Document Type: Case Study

Case Study: Water Utility Security Doesn’t Have to be Decades Behind

Case Study: Going Down an Attack Path in an Enterprise Security Assessment

Case Study: Simulated Security Attacks at an Airport and Airline Headquarter

Case Study: Identifying SQL Vulnerabilities During a Routine Application Security Assessment

Case Study: Physical Pen Test & Email Phishing Campaign at a Financial Institution

Case Study: Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Test for a Municipality

Case Study: Uncovering Network Security Weaknesses Within a Municipality’s SCADA system

Case Study: Security Assessment for a Battery Energy Storage System

Case Study: Testing IEEE Specifications at an Energy Utility

Case Study: Pen Testing Across a Global Operation

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