FalehSec Insights

Practical Security, Plain Language

Short guides written by Mohammed Al-Faleh, a Riyadh-based penetration tester — for business owners and technical teams, with no jargon for the sake of it.

Choosing an assessment

Penetration Test vs Vulnerability Assessment: Which Do You Actually Need?

Vulnerability assessments find weaknesses; penetration tests prove what they mean. How to pick — and what each costs.

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Common vulnerability

IDOR Explained: The Vulnerability That Leaks One Customer’s Data to Another

Predictable IDs, one missing check, and a data leak. What IDOR/BOLA is, why it's everywhere, and how it's fixed.

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Getting the most

How to Read a Penetration Test Report (Without a Security Team)

What's inside a real report, how to work through it, and what good looks like — including where to start fixing.

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