Real-world attack simulation across your applications, infrastructure and AI systems — delivered by senior, NCSC CHECK-certified testers from our UK team, with findings your team can act on within five days.
Book a scoping call See the methodologyAttackers only need one overlooked path. UK businesses are attacked every day — and regulators from the ICO to the FCA, along with DORA and NIS2, increasingly expect proof that you've tested your defences.
Compliance checkboxes and annual scans rarely surface the chained, creative attack paths real adversaries use to reach customer data and business-critical systems.
New features, new integrations and new AI tools ship weekly. Each one can quietly reopen a door you closed last year.
Regulatory penalties, incident response, downtime and lost customer trust all land after the fact — and all of them cost more than the test that would have prevented them.
Penetration testing is a controlled cyber security assessment in which qualified testers simulate real-world attacks against applications, networks, infrastructure and connected systems to identify, exploit and demonstrate weaknesses before malicious attackers can use them.
Approaches your systems as an attacker would, testing assumptions and attack paths rather than checking controls in isolation.
Moves beyond identifying possible vulnerabilities to proving whether they can be exploited and what an attacker could reach.
Connects technical findings to business systems, sensitive data and operational consequences so priorities are clear.
Provides reproducible evidence, practical fixes and retesting so verified attack paths can be closed rather than merely documented.
Penetration testing — or pen testing — is a simulated cyber attack carried out by qualified security specialists against your applications, networks and systems. The goal is simple: find the weaknesses a real attacker would exploit, before a real attacker does.
Unlike automated vulnerability scanning, a genuine penetration test is manual, creative and adversarial. Testers chain findings together, probe business logic, and think the way a determined intruder thinks — revealing not just individual flaws, but the paths that connect them to your sensitive data and critical business systems.
The result is a report that shows exactly how you were tested, what was found, and precisely how to fix it — evidence you can show to boards, regulators, insurers and customers.
As a UK provider working under the NCSC CHECK scheme, our testing is recognised across UK government, financial services and regulated industries — and maps directly to Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, DORA and NIS2 obligations faced by UK organisations.
A scan tells you that something might be vulnerable. A penetration test proves whether it can actually be exploited — and what an attacker would reach once it is. That difference is what regulators, Cyber Essentials assessors and your customers actually care about.
Attackers industrialised. Defences tested. The numbers below are why businesses across the UK book penetration tests — and why regulators increasingly expect them.
of large UK businesses were hit by a breach or attack in the last 12 months.
DSIT Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 2025vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the top way attackers break in.
Verizon DBIR, 2026the global average cost of a data breach — a record high.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach, 2026rise in AI-driven attacks, led by deepfake impersonation and AI-enabled malware.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach, 2026We test the systems that matter to your P&L, not a generic checklist. Every engagement is scoped around your actual attack surface and risk appetite.
CHECK Team Leaders and principal-level testers on every engagement — with advanced offensive certifications including OSWE and AI/ML penetration testing.
Clear, concise, actionable findings within five working days of test completion — plus direct access to the testing team to discuss results.
We don't just hand over a PDF. We walk your team through every finding by call or on-site presentation, and retest fixes to confirm they hold.
Independent, NCSC CHECK-aligned reporting that satisfies UK customers, insurers and regulators — from Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 to PCI DSS, DORA and NIS2.
Optional monthly threat and vulnerability checks over 12 months keep your baseline protected long after the first report lands.
Every engagement follows the same business-first process — scoped precisely to the systems that matter to your P&L.
Prompt injection, model abuse, RAG data leakage and agent tool misuse — tested before your AI goes live.
ApplicationsAuthentication flows, business logic and the full OWASP Top 10 — attacked the way a real adversary would.
ApplicationsREST and GraphQL endpoints, token handling, and authorisation gaps exposed through the interfaces your partners rely on.
NetworksExternal perimeters, internal networks and Active Directory — from internet-facing foothold to domain compromise.
ApplicationsiOS and Android apps dissected for insecure storage, weak transport and tampering risks on real devices.
NetworksCorporate Wi-Fi, rogue access points and WPA2/WPA3 weaknesses — tested on-site, at your offices.
Six phases, from scoping through to ongoing assurance. Every phase is documented, every finding is actionable.
2|SEC Consulting identify potential attack scenarios and work with you to identify and enumerate the systems in scope — so testing is precise, safe and relevant.
An extensive range of tests simulate real-world hacks, focusing on exposing sensitive data and critical business systems. Every scenario is explored in detail to ensure systems and data are appropriately protected.
We disclose how testing was carried out, what the results were, and how to remediate any issues. Findings are clear, concise and actionable — with reports available within 5 days of test completion. Access to our penetration testing team is included, to discuss findings and help put things right.
Building on the report, we advise how discovered issues can be addressed — or mitigated by other means — through a conference call or on-site presentation of findings.
We retest remediated issues to confirm they no longer pose a threat. Retesting covers only issues found in the initial report, restricted to internet-facing vulnerabilities.
Software, systems and vulnerabilities change rapidly. Once the first test is complete and a baseline established, we can carry out monthly checks over the next 12 months to ensure systems remain protected.
UK-based, CHECK-certified and fixed-fee from the outset — no surprises. Tell us what keeps you up at night, and we'll scope the test around it.
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