Find your weaknesses before attackers do.

A penetration test is a controlled, authorised attack on your systems carried out by qualified ethical hackers. We scope the target — network, web app, cloud environment, internal estate or staff — attempt to compromise it using the same techniques real attackers use, and deliver a written report ranking each finding by risk with clear remediation steps.

We agree scope, targets and rules of engagement with you in writing, then our UK testers safely attempt to compromise your systems over an agreed window. You receive a report with an executive summary and detailed technical findings, and once you've remediated, we retest those findings free of charge to confirm they're genuinely fixed.

Antivirus and firewalls only block known, obvious threats; a skilled attacker chains together several small weaknesses — a misconfigured server, a weak password policy, an outdated plugin — into a full compromise. A penetration test finds and demonstrates that chain before a criminal does, which automated tools and everyday IT controls simply can't replicate.

Engagements start from around £2,950 and are priced as a fixed fee scoped to the size and complexity of your network, application or cloud environment. We always agree a clear, upfront quote after a short scoping conversation so there are no surprises once testing begins. Cost is driven by the number of IP addresses, applications or cloud tenants in scope, plus whether you need internal, external or web application testing. The fee includes the full report, a debrief call and one free retest of remediated issues, so you are not charged twice to prove a fix worked.

Most SME engagements run from a few days to around two weeks of active testing, depending on scope, followed by report writing. From initial scoping call to final report, businesses typically allow 3–4 weeks in total, with the free retest scheduled once remediation is complete. We agree the testing window with you in advance, including any out-of-hours requirements, and provide immediate notification if a critical vulnerability is found rather than making you wait for the report.

No. SMEs are now a primary target for opportunistic ransomware and supply-chain attacks precisely because they assume they're too small to be worth attacking. We run right-sized, fixed-scope tests built for SME budgets rather than enterprise-only engagements. A small business running Microsoft 365, a customer-facing website and remote workers has a genuine attack surface. Testing it once a year, or after significant change, is usually the cheapest way to find out what an attacker would find first. Many SMEs also need a test to satisfy insurers, tender requirements or larger customers in their supply chain.

Automated scanners only catch known, low-hanging vulnerabilities and generate lots of noise. A pen test involves a skilled human deliberately chaining weaknesses together to see how far a real attacker could actually get, which reveals business-critical risks that scanning alone consistently misses. A scanner will not spot broken access control, flawed business logic or a chain of three minor issues that together expose customer data. Both have their place: scanning gives continuous coverage between tests, while a pen test gives assurance and evidence at a point in time.

No. Testing is carefully scoped and timed to avoid operational impact, and any potentially disruptive or destructive techniques are only ever run with your explicit prior approval, so day-to-day operations continue as normal throughout. Where a system is business-critical, we can test outside working hours or against a staging copy. You get a named tester and a direct contact throughout, so if anything unexpected occurs it can be paused immediately.