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
|
min read
July 21, 2026
|
min read
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
|
min read
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
|
min read
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
|
min read
June 18, 2026
8 best AI pentesting tools for 2026

8 best AI pentesting tools for 2026

AI pentesting means different things from vendor to vendor. Compare the top 2026 tools on autonomy, coverage, strengths, and pricing.
Eamon Carroll
|
min read
July 24, 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
|
min read
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
|
min read
May 21, 2026
See TODAY’S CVE TRENDS

Our latest research

more research
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

Our reports

more reports
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
get the report

Cyber explainers

more guides
8 best AI pentesting tools for 2026

8 best AI pentesting tools for 2026

AI pentesting means different things from vendor to vendor. Compare the top 2026 tools on autonomy, coverage, strengths, and pricing.
Eamon Carroll
July 24, 2026
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

Product news

more releases
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
Clear all filters
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
|
min read
March 5, 2018
|
min read
Insights
How serious are the Intel / Meltdown / Spectre flaws?

How serious are the Intel / Meltdown / Spectre flaws?

We’re only a few days into 2018, and already we have a cyber-security panic on our hands. Predictions about the year ahead being full of...
Chris Wallis
|
min read
January 5, 2018
|
min read
Insights
Just how serious is the “ROBOT Attack”?

Just how serious is the “ROBOT Attack”?

The ROBOT attack. Sounds pretty ominous, right? Choosing catchy names for web-based cryptography (TLS) vulnerabilities has become pretty…
Daniel Andrew
|
min read
December 18, 2017
|
min read
Vulnerabilities and Threats
“The Norwegian Government hacked my startup!”

“The Norwegian Government hacked my startup!”

At least, that’s how the conversation started, on a Whatsapp message early on a Friday evening in October, when a concerned startup founder…
Chris Wallis
|
min read
December 8, 2017
|
min read
Insights
Is Your Web Browser Secretly Mining Bitcoins?

Is Your Web Browser Secretly Mining Bitcoins?

This week has seen the seemingly unstoppable surge of the cryptocurrency ‘Bitcoin’ hit over $10,000 for the first time. As private…
Daniel Andrew
|
min read
December 1, 2017
|
min read
Insights
Petya or NotPetya, Why is MS17–010 Still Not Patched?

Petya or NotPetya, Why is MS17–010 Still Not Patched?

Petya or NotPetya — How long should it take to patch against a globally recognised exploit, and why are attackers still able to use…
Daniel Andrew
|
min read
June 30, 2017
|
min read
Vulnerabilities and Threats
Team Xball — DDoS Extortion Hoax

Team Xball — DDoS Extortion Hoax

“We are the Team Xball and we have chosen your website/network as target for our next DDoS attack.”
Daniel Andrew
|
min read
June 15, 2017
|
min read
Vulnerabilities and Threats
Apache Struts — Remote Code Execution — CVE-2017–5638

Apache Struts — Remote Code Execution — CVE-2017–5638

On March 7th a critical vulnerability was announced in the Apache Struts framework, a popular web development toolkit that is commonly used…
Chris Wallis
|
min read
March 9, 2017
|
min read
Vulnerabilities and Threats
200,000 websites still affected by three year old security weakness (Heartbleed)

200,000 websites still affected by three year old security weakness (Heartbleed)

The Heartbleed vulnerability, renowned for allowing hackers anywhere on the internet to access encrypted communication between websites and…
Chris Wallis
|
min read
January 24, 2017
|
min read
Vulnerabilities and Threats
Intruder Vulnerability Bulletin — PHPMailer, SwiftMailer & ZendFramework Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Intruder Vulnerability Bulletin — PHPMailer, SwiftMailer & ZendFramework Code Execution Vulnerabilities

A number of vulnerabilities were recently discovered, which affect email sending functionality in the following software libraries:
David Robinson
|
min read
January 3, 2017
|
min read
Vulnerabilities and Threats
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Continuous security for your entire estate

Start today