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Discover Externally Facing Vulnerabilities With External Penetration Testing
At Pentest People, we offer crucial external penetration testing services to fortify your business against potential cyber threats. External penetration testing plays a vital role in safeguarding your company's network infrastructure and data by identifying exploitable vulnerabilities in your external-facing systems. This provides a more robust layer of security than conventional perimeter defenses, ensuring that your business is well-protected from the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.
Identify External Vulnerabilities
Identify external vulnerabilities before they're exploited by an attacker
Secure Your Business
Secure your business by remediating risks with our knowledgeable advice
Avoid Downtime & Cost
Avoid downtime & cost that come with a successful cyber attack
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Avoid Falling Victim to External Threats
The Total Cost of a Data Breach is £3.6million
Without regular external penetration testing, businesses leave themselves open to potential cyber attacks. Breaches can lead to significant financial loss and damage to a company's reputation.
Fined up to 4% of Global Turnover
Many industries have regulatory requirements for cybersecurity, including mandatory external penetration testing. Non-compliance can result in hefty fines. For example, under the GDPR, companies can be fined up to 4% of their annual global turnover or £20 million (whichever is greater) for serious infringements.
81% of Consumers Stop Using a Brand After a Data Breach
Without external penetration testing to identify and fix vulnerabilities, businesses risk losing the trust of their customers, which can have long-term impacts on customer retention and revenue.
The Total Cost of a Data Breach is £3.6million
Without regular external penetration testing, businesses leave themselves open to potential cyber attacks. Breaches can lead to significant financial loss and damage to a company's reputation.
Fined up to 4% of Global Turnover
Many industries have regulatory requirements for cybersecurity, including mandatory external penetration testing. Non-compliance can result in hefty fines. For example, under the GDPR, companies can be fined up to 4% of their annual global turnover or £20 million (whichever is greater) for serious infringements.
Scoping & Intelligence Gathering
Our experts will listen to you and your needs to develop a tailored testing strategy. From here our consultants will use a wide variety of penetration testing tools and resources to gather information on your organisation.
Reporting & Remediation
Now the test is complete our consultants will fill out a detailed report of their findings, broken down by category and type, adding any remediation advice to the exploits and vulnerabilities they discovered. This data will be accessible via SecurePortal and follow up calls will be made to walkthrough the test and the steps required to remove the risks found.
Make Your Testing Experience Easier with SecurePortal
SecurePortal provides clients with a new way to monitor and analyse the data you receive in your penetration tests. Rather than a lengthy physical report you gain a range of simple features that highlight your test findings and vulnerabilities.
Easily access remediation advice from our team of consultants on discovered vulnerabilities and assign them to your team for fast and efficient resolution. Receive overview and trend data of all of the current security issues you face in your organisatio and so much more./
Key Benefits of an External Penetration Test
Understand the external security issues you face through a comprehensive assessment from a qualified security consultant.
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Remote Work Security: As remote working becomes more prevalent, external penetration testing is increasingly important for securing VPNs, personal devices, and other remote access points. Regular testing ensures that your employees can work safely from any location, protecting your business and staff from cyber threats.
Compliance Assurance: Many industries require regular external penetration testing for compliance with sector-specific regulations or standards, such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) or ISO 27001. By conducting these tests, you can demonstrate your commitment to cybersecurity, avoid potential penalties, and maintain the trust of clients and stakeholders.
Protection Against External Threats: Unlike internal testing, external penetration testing specifically focuses on identifying vulnerabilities that an external attacker could exploit. This includes testing firewalls, exposed servers, and other points of ingress to your network from the outside world, ensuring you're protected against threats originating from beyond your internal systems.
Thorough and Dependable Evaluation of Your External Infrastructure
At Pentest People, we offer a thorough and dependable evaluation of your external infrastructure. Our expert cybersecurity professionals use cutting-edge testing methods to identify vulnerabilities in your network's outer defences. We aim to provide a comprehensive assessment that pinpoints security gaps and offers practical solutions to fortify your infrastructure.
Trust us with the reliability of your external systems as we work diligently to ensure your business remains resilient against the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.
Trust in Pentest People to Improve Your External Security Posture
At Pentest People, we recognise the critical role of solid cybersecurity defences and offer custom solutions to shield businesses from potential cyber-attacks. Our seasoned team delivers an exhaustive external penetration testing service you can rely on.
Pentest People are accredited to CREST and UK NCSC CHECK standards and can provide infrastructure penetration testing against all types of IT infrastructure used within your organisation.
The service would be delivered as part of the Pentest People Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), and full access to the SecurePortal and other complementary tools would be provided.
Experienced Consultant Team
Our Testing Team are CREST Accredited & Includes CHECK Team Leaders
Experienced & Accredited Testing Team For All Our Services
Penetration testing is a key component of any effective cybersecurity strategy, and it requires well-trained professionals to execute. Our consultant team needs are highly trained in order to test your business for vulnerabilities and identify potential threats before they cause harm. Our team have a deep understanding of the systems and protocols involved in protecting against hackers, malware, and data breaches.
- CHECK Team Leaders
- CREST Accredited consultant teams
- Experts in all areas of cybersecurity
See What Our Clients Have to Say About our Professional Services
“Pentest People stand out in the field of penetration testing due to the skillset of people they have working there. We undertook a complex bespoke pentest with them which required a lot of pre-work in order to make sure it was scoped correctly and they took the time to come onsite to make sure all was correct prior to commencing. From my experience with them, they are very intelligent people with a deep understanding of the security landscape and we will continue to use them for future testing requirements”.
"Pentest People has been a trusted partner in our Information Security audits, helping us achieve ISO27001:2013 and Cyber Essentials certifications. Their expertise, professionalism, and
customer-focused solutions have greatly improved our ICT infrastructure.
I highly recommend Pentest People to any potential client."
“Pentest People were efficient, knowledgeable and very supportive of our organisation making the jump from Cyber Essentials to accreditation to the ‘Plus’ upgrade. They were great to communicate with, delivered as promised and we will certainly use again when re-certification comes round."
“The SecureGateway allowed Pentest People to perform a quality penetration test while the tester worked remotely. The results and data collected by the consultant were at the level we would expect from a standard test, showing no real difference other than allowing us to proceed as normal”
“Pentest People have provided us with a very streamlined testing service, that can be easily reviewed using their SecurePortal. I’m pleased with the quality of the testing report and it has enabled us to feel more confident in our network security”.
“We used Pentest People to assist us with our security testing. They truly understand this area extremely well and gave us great reassurance on areas that we needed to improve.
Pentest People are truly experts in the security field and we would highly recommend them. They have great depth of knowledge and breadth of experience”
"Pentest People perform Web Application and Infrastructure Penetration Testing for Pharmacy2U. They are always professional to engage with, provide an excellent level of service and the addition of the SecurePortal makes receiving and interrogating the results of the service very easy indeed.We look forward to working with them in the future and trust the work they deliver."
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is External Penetration Testing?
External penetration testing involves evaluating your organisation's cybersecurity measures from the perspective of an outside attacker. It aims to identify any vulnerabilities in your public-facing infrastructure, such as websites, email servers, or network systems. This form of testing is crucial as it helps fortify your defences against cyber threats from outside your internal network, thereby preventing potential data breaches and system compromises.
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