Penetration Testing
Penetration Testing
Simulated real-world attacks that expose the weaknesses an attacker would exploit — delivered by OSCP-certified testers and explained without the jargon.
What is Penetration Testing?
Sometimes referred to as pen testing or ethical hacking, a penetration test is the controlled simulation of a real cyber attack against your systems. The goal is simple: find the weaknesses that matter before someone with bad intentions does.
Too often a pen test is treated as a vulnerability scan with a nicer cover page and a compliance box to tick. A proper test goes much further — chaining findings together, testing business logic, and showing what an attacker could genuinely achieve inside your environment.
We test manually, backed by tooling where it helps, and every finding comes with clear context: what it is, why it matters to your business, and exactly how to fix it.
What We Test
Scoped around your systems, your risk, and your budget
Web Application Testing
Authentication, access control, injection, business logic and API flaws in your customer-facing and internal applications.
Internal Network Testing
What an attacker — or a compromised laptop — could reach once inside your network, including privilege escalation and lateral movement.
External Infrastructure
Your internet-facing perimeter: exposed services, misconfigurations, weak credentials and unpatched systems.
Cloud Security Review
Microsoft 365, Azure and AWS configuration testing — identity, permissions, storage exposure and tenant hardening.
Phishing & Social Engineering
Simulated phishing campaigns that measure how your people respond, with awareness follow-up rather than blame.
Build & Device Reviews
Laptop, server and mobile build reviews against hardening standards, ideal alongside Cyber Essentials Plus.
How an Engagement Works
Straightforward, from first call to retest
- Scoping call: we agree targets, testing windows, rules of engagement and a fixed price — no hidden extras.
- Reconnaissance and discovery: mapping your attack surface the way an attacker would.
- Manual exploitation: safely proving what can actually be achieved, not just what a scanner flags.
- Reporting: an executive summary your board can read plus technical detail your IT team can act on.
- Debrief: a walkthrough of the findings, prioritised by real business risk.
- Free retest of remediated high and critical findings within three months.
Why Choose SimpleCyber?
Twenty years of hands-on security experience, delivered in plain English
OSCP-Certified Testing
Hands-on offensive security qualifications, not a scanner licence — you get a tester, not a tool.
Reports You Can Use
Findings written so both the board and the engineers understand them, with practical remediation steps.
Fixed, Honest Pricing
Cost depends on scope, and we tell you what that is up front. No surprise day rates or upsells.
Vulnerability Scanning Too
Ongoing monthly or quarterly scanning between tests, so new issues surface early rather than at the next assessment.
Support to Remediate
If you don't have IT support, we can help implement the fixes or compensating controls ourselves.
Joined-Up with Compliance
Testing that dovetails with Cyber Essentials Plus, DCC and your wider security roadmap.
When Should You Test?
Common triggers for a penetration test
- Before launching a new application or major release
- Annually, as part of a mature security programme
- When a customer, insurer or tender requires independent assurance
- After significant infrastructure or cloud migration changes
- Following a security incident, to confirm the gaps are closed
Find Your Weaknesses Before Attackers Do
Get in touch for a no-obligation scoping conversation and a fixed-price proposal for your penetration test.