Rob Shapland
Industry Expert | LinkedInRob Shapland is an ethical hacker with 16 years of experience conducting penetration tests for hundreds of organizations, from small businesses to major international organizations. He specializes in simulating advanced cyberattacks against corporate networks, combining technical attacks with his other hobby of dressing up and tricking his way into company headquarters using social engineering techniques. Shapland is a regular speaker at events and conferences around Europe. He has appeared on BBC and ITV television and radio in the U.K. as a cybersecurity adviser. He holds qualifications from the SANS Institute, Offensive Security and CREST.
45 articles by Rob Shapland
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How to start an enterprise bug bounty program: A CISO’s guide
March 11, 2026 -
Top incident response certifications to consider in 2026
Feb. 10, 2026 -
Real-world AI voice cloning attack: A red teaming case study
Jan. 5, 2026 -
2026 guide to digital forensics tools for enterprises
Dec. 22, 2025 -
How to use Hashcat to recover passwords
Nov. 18, 2025 -
How to prevent DoS attacks and what to do if they happen
Aug. 8, 2025 -
How to become a bug bounty hunter
July 28, 2025 -
How to create an SBOM: Example and free template
June 17, 2025 -
How to create a CBOM for quantum readiness
April 21, 2025 -
How to create a data breach response plan, with free template
April 9, 2025 -
Explaining cybersecurity tabletop vs. live-fire exercises
Sept. 16, 2024 -
How frictionless authentication works in online payments
Aug. 22, 2024 -
EDR testing: How to validate EDR tools
Aug. 12, 2024 -
How API attacks work, plus 5 common types
July 8, 2024 -
How data poisoning attacks work
March 13, 2024 -
4 types of prompt injection attacks and how they work
March 13, 2024 -
How dynamic malware analysis works
March 1, 2024 -
Incident management vs. incident response explained
Jan. 17, 2024 -
Web fuzzing: Everything you need to know
Dec. 21, 2023 -
7 useful hardware pen testing tools
Nov. 7, 2023 -
Physical pen testing methods and tools
Oct. 10, 2023 -
How honey tokens support cyber deception strategies
July 31, 2023 -
Compare breach and attack simulation vs. penetration testing
March 28, 2023 -
5 ethical hacker certifications to consider
Jan. 30, 2023 -
How to prevent and mitigate process injection
Dec. 27, 2022