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Penetration Testing

A scanner tells you a door is unlocked. A penetration test tells you what someone can do once they walk through it, and whether your defences notice. We agree scope and rules of engagement up front, work through your external perimeter, internal network, applications and — where you want it — your people, then chain findings the way a real attacker would rather than listing them in isolation. You get a prioritised report in plain English, a technical debrief for the team doing the fixing, and a retest once remediation is done.

Our Process

Scoping & Authorisation

We agree targets, timing, rules of engagement and emergency contacts in writing before anything starts. Nothing is tested that you have not authorised.

Reconnaissance & Mapping

We build the picture an attacker would: exposed services, forgotten hosts, leaked credentials and the paths between them.

Exploitation

Findings are proven rather than theorised. Where safe to do so we demonstrate real impact, and we chain weaknesses to show how a minor issue becomes a serious one.

Reporting & Debrief

A prioritised report with an executive summary, reproduction steps and evidence, followed by a live walkthrough with the people who have to act on it.

Remediation Retest

Once you have fixed what matters we test again and confirm it in writing, so you have proof rather than an assumption.

Key Benefits

Proof, Not Theory

Findings come with evidence of real impact, which is what moves budget and priorities.

Attack Chains Exposed

Three low-severity issues that combine into domain compromise get reported as what they actually are.

Satisfies Third Parties

Insurers, enterprise clients and certification bodies increasingly require an annual test.

Verified Remediation

The retest means you can state the issues are closed, not that they were reported.

Authorised, scoped attack against your own defences — with a retest to prove the fixes landed.

Every engagement ends with something you can act on — a report, a tested configuration, a decision with a cost attached. Not a dashboard nobody opens.

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Tools & Technologies

Burp Suite: Web application testing against the OWASP Top 10 and beyond.
Nmap: Service discovery and perimeter mapping.
Metasploit: Controlled, authorised exploitation to demonstrate real impact.
Manual Testing: The part tooling cannot do — logic flaws, chained abuse and context.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same as a vulnerability scan?+

No. Vulnerability Management is continuous automated scanning that tells you what is potentially weak. A penetration test is a human attempting to actually get in, and it finds the logic flaws and attack chains no scanner reports. They complement each other.

Could testing take our systems down?+

Rules of engagement are agreed in advance, destructive techniques are excluded unless you explicitly ask for them in a test environment, and we keep a contact on hand throughout so anything unexpected is stopped immediately.

How often should we test?+

Annually as a baseline, and after any significant change — a new customer-facing application, a migration, a merger. Many insurers and enterprise clients now require it yearly.

Is the retest included?+

Yes. A test that reports problems but never confirms the fixes is only half the work.

Related Services

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A clear-eyed read of where you actually stand, and which controls are worth your money first.

Cloud Security Hardening

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