How is penetration testing different from a vulnerability scan?

A scan identifies and prioritises what is exposed. A penetration test is manual work that establishes what can actually be exploited, chained and reached, then quantifies the business impact. One informs the other; neither replaces the other.

How often should we penetration test?

Commonly annually, plus before major launches and after significant change to an application, infrastructure or cloud environment. Contracts, customers and frameworks often set the minimum cadence for you.

Do you re-test after we fix the findings?

Yes. Remediation validation and re-testing are part of how we scope engagements, because a report nobody closes out has not reduced risk.

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Penetration testing is manual, adversarial work. Our security specialists attempt to exploit and chain weaknesses in your applications, infrastructure and cloud environments, then report what an attacker could realistically achieve and what to fix first.

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The flow

Scope

Test

Report

Remediate

Re-test

Scope

What thisincludes.

A test tells you what was exploitable on the day it ran. That is exactly why it is repeated.

What we test

web applications
APIs
external infrastructure
internal infrastructure
networks
cloud environments
authenticated user roles
mobile applications where supported

How engagements run

scoping and rules of engagement
authorisation and safety controls
manual exploitation and attack-path analysis
risk-rated findings
technical reporting
executive reporting
remediation guidance
remediation validation and re-testing

Notes

Testing is point-in-time. It reduces risk; it does not make a system permanently secure.
Where procurement or assurance requirements specify NCSC CHECK, engagements are delivered through an NCSC-assured CHECK company.

Questions

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