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Frequently Asked Questions
Penetration testing (or pen testing) is a simulated cyberattack on your systems to identify vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. It’s essential for understanding your security weaknesses and meeting compliance requirements.
External testing targets systems exposed to the internet (e.g. firewalls), while internal testing simulates an attack from inside your network (e.g. a compromised employee device).
At a minimum, penetration tests should be conducted annually or after any major changes to your IT infrastructure, such as software updates, network expansions, or new integrations.
No. Tests are carefully planned to minimize disruption. We work with your team to determine timing and scope, ensuring critical systems remain unaffected during testing.
While it’s useful for continuous monitoring, vulnerability scanning should be complemented with penetration testing for a deeper assessment and to uncover more complex risks.
Vulnerability scanning is an automated process that identifies known vulnerabilities, whereas penetration testing involves actively exploiting and assessing the impact of those vulnerabilities.
At minimum, monthly. However, weekly or even daily scans are ideal for organizations in high-risk industries or with rapidly changing environments.
Free tools may offer basic protection, but they often lack the advanced features, support, and threat intelligence that paid solutions provide. For critical business functions, investing in professional-grade security is advisable.
Start with a risk assessment to understand your specific threats. From there, prioritize essential tools like firewalls, endpoint protection, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems. We can help tailor a solution to your needs.
Yes. Achieving Cyber Essentials demonstrates your commitment to cybersecurity and is increasingly required to do business with government and large enterprises. It also improves your security posture and can reduce cyber insurance premiums.
Preventing even a single data breach can save thousands in fines, reputational damage, and downtime. Cybersecurity investment reduces risk, supports compliance, and gives customers confidence in doing business with you.
If you’re looking for speed, efficiency, and consistent coverage—automated penetration testing is the smart choice, especially for small to medium-sized businesses.
Here’s why it stands out:
Faster Results
Automated tests can scan your entire environment in minutes or hours—not days. This means quicker insights and faster fixes to keep your systems secure.
Continuous Coverage
Cyber threats evolve constantly. With automated testing, you can schedule regular scans—weekly, monthly, or even after every update—ensuring you’re always one step ahead.
Cost-Effective
Manual penetration testing often comes with a high price tag, especially for recurring tests. Automation gives you powerful, repeatable security checks at a fraction of the cost.
Scalable and Repeatable
Whether you have 5 systems or 500, automated tools scale with your business. Plus, the tests are consistent every time—removing the variability of human error.
Great for Compliance
Need to meet Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, or GDPR requirements? Automated penetration testing helps you stay audit-ready with regular reporting and evidence.
Manual testing still has its place—especially for complex, high-risk environments—but for most businesses, automated testing offers an ideal mix of speed, value, and proactive protection.
Dark web monitoring continuously searches hidden websites, hacker forums and stolen data marketplaces for any signs of your company’s information. It looks for leaked credentials, employee emails and financial details that could be used by cybercriminals. If any of your data is found, you’re alerted straight away so you can act before it’s exploited.
Cybercriminals trade stolen information, corporate and financial data. This can include employee emails, reused passwords and other sensitive business details. This can then be used for fraud or ransomware attacks.
You receive instant breach alerts. As soon as exposed data is detected, you’re notified in real-time and provided with expert guidance to secure accounts and prevent further damage.
Most data breaches go undetected for months, giving cybercriminals time to exploit compromised credentials. Early detection allows you to act fast, reducing the risk of financial loss, reputational damage and legal issues.
Yes. The service offers customised monitoring, tracking specific domains, employee emails and other business assets to identify any signs of exposure.
Our consultancy service is designed to improve your organisation’s security posture, helping you identify vulnerabilities, reduce risk and put stronger defenses in place against cyber threats.
We work with a wide range of businesses, from small startups to large corporations, across various sectors. Our services are scalable and tailored to suit the unique needs of your organisation.
Our consultancy service can include risk assessments, system reviews, compliance guidance and incident response planning. We tailor the approach to match your current setup and future goals.
Yes, we guide clients through the process of achieving Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Helping you meet compliance standards and improve your security credibility.
Yes. We offer advanced training for IT and technical staff, covering topics like incident response, vulnerability management and secure configuration.
By educating staff at all levels, we help you build a security-aware culture. This reduces the risk of human error, one of the most common causes of security breaches.
We recommend at least annual training sessions, with updates whenever new threats or technologies emerge. Regular refreshers help keep security top of mind.
A phishing simulation is a safe, controlled test that sends fake, but realistic, phishing emails to your staff. It helps assess how well your team can spot risks and respond. Reinforcing cybersecurity awareness and reducing real-world exposure.
Very realistic. Our simulations mimic actual cybercriminal tactics, including social engineering and urgent messaging, to ensure employees receive immersive, effective awareness training.
Regular simulations are key. Similar to fire drills, they help reinforce correct behavior over time. We recommend running them multiple times per year to track progress and sustain awareness.
No. Phishing simulations are designed to be safe. If a person enters information, it’s anonymised and not stored. The goal is to train, not to capture data.
Our reporting shows who clicked, ignored or reported phishing attempts. Detailed insights help you identify knowledge gaps, measure defense improvements and target training where it’s needed most.