Security & Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing is an industry-standard and internationally recognised security testing technique for organisations to identify vulnerabilities in their IT infrastructure. It provides a holistic, detailed end-to-end analysis of a system or applications’ security configuration and exposes any gaps.

Pen Tests mimic the strategies and actions of real cyber adversaries. This way, pen testing accurately replicates the conditions of genuine high level attacks, providing valuable insights for remediation, reducing the chance of them happening for real. 

As a proactive cyber security measure, Penetration Testing leads to self-initiated improvements based on the reports generated. It enables organisations to reduce security risks and provide assurance on the security of their IT estates, by mitigating weaknesses before they can be maliciously exploited. 

A Pen Test can be carried out on a network, devices, servers, cloud systems or other applications, and is a more comprehensive and in-depth test compared to a vulnerability assessment. Pen Tests are typically conducted annually, and are most suited to applications or systems that hold the most sensitive data. 

These tests are carried out by security specialists who hold highly specialised certifications and licenses to undertake this work, such as CREST, meaning they comply with all external audit requirements. Pen Tests typically start at around £5,000 but are quoted case by case. 

Penetration Testing services 

• Web application testing
  Web application testing identifies flaws or security issues that may allow for your website or web applications to be hacked, putting sensitive data at risk. From internet technologies, mobile applications, APIs and everything in between, we can provide you with extensive testing on all of your application types. 
• Internal and wireless network testing
  An internal network penetration test simulates an attacker who has gained access to the network by breaching the organisation’s technical or physical perimeter, or a malicious insider who has legitimate network access. The test will assess the difficulty with which an attacker can escalate their privileges, with a goal of proving access to sensitive and confidential data on the network.
• External infrastructure penetration testing
  Infrastructure penetration testing evaluates how secure your external perimeter is from cyber-attacks. This test will also identify hosts which may require additional testing, such as web applications. 

Vulnerability Assessment is a fast and powerful way to identify gaps, weaknesses and potential security holes in websites, web-based applications, and networks. 

The assessment will scan for known vulnerabilities, and a technical report is produced which will allow your supplier, developer or IT team to remediate any risks. 

The assessment can be run in a matter of days, with a re-test included to validate any fixes have been correctly applied. Prices start from £1,500.

Cyber Essentials is the Government-backed, national certification scheme to achieve a base level of cyber security across your organisation. 

It is often the most logical place to start, testing and validating the most essential security controls such as Multi Factor Authentication and Device Patching, and typically can be completed in around 2-3 weeks. 

Prices start from £950; for more information on our Cyber Essentials Certification process can be found here.

A SOC is a service made up of a team of Cyber Security Specialists who operate 24×7 proactively monitoring all your devices and systems for potentially dangerous activity. 

The SOC team monitors logs, alerts, and uses sophisticated tools that learn the typical habits of users day to day, meaning they will intervene should something out of the ordinary occur. 

Not only does a SOC significantly augment your internal IT resources who would not normally be working 24×7, it also means mean you have access to a team of security specialists guarding your systems every hour of every day. 

Critically, having a SOC ensures proactive action will be taken should an outbreak occur to limit the damage – typically by instantly isolating and locking down any device that is acting suspiciously, no matter what the time of day.