Security isn’t just IT’s job anymore
Whether you’re bidding for contracts, undergoing due diligence, or simply building customer trust, your ability to prove your organisation is secure is now a business differentiator.
And with good reason. Data breaches, ransomware, and supply chain attacks are now routine risks. Customers, partners, and regulators want reassurance, not promises.
Pentesting highlights where you’re vulnerable, helps you to prioritise and identify what to fix, and what matters most. Many organisations are already testing, but some are not doing enough. Removing cyber risk and proving your organisation is secure is now a business differentiator. Pentesting should be seen as part of an InfoSec strategy which enables you to demonstrate maturity, resilience, and cyber readiness.
Take a moment to step back and understand how Pentesting can help prove you’re secure and the role it plays within your wider InfoSec strategy.
Pentesting:
Pentesting plays a critical role in cyber assurance. It provides a realistic external view of your vulnerabilities and helps validate your security posture and support frameworks like ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and PCI DSS.
By identifying and prioritising risks, Pentesting helps organisations stay compliant, reduces breach likelihood, and safeguards customer trust and business continuity.
In short, it helps you focus on what really needs fixing before it becomes a problem.
Who is it for?
Pentesting is essential for any organisation running internet-facing services, handling sensitive data, or operating in regulated sectors. It’s especially critical for organisations that operate in environments that are data-intensive, complex, rapidly evolving and highly targeted. These include anyone with e-commerce platforms, SaaS and tech firms, organisations with complex or hybrid infrastructure, DevOps and application development teams and any business integrating or customising third-party software.
Are you covering all the right ground?
Many organisations already do some form of Pentesting. But is it wide enough in scope? Is it aligned to real-world threats? Is it helping you make better risk decisions?
Truly effective Pentesting should test more than the basics and be tailored to the specific needs of the organisation. Here’s some of the key elements of a well-rounded testing programme, what it should cover and why:
- Applications and APIs (e.g. web, mobile, thick client) – Test wherever data is consumed.
- Infrastructure (internal and external) – Discover what attackers could find.
- Identity providers – Check IdP config to ensure services that manage and verify users are secure.
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) – Misconfigurations can expose entire environments.
- Device configurations – From laptops to IoT, endpoints need scrutiny.
- Wireless networks – Test for insecure protocols and rogue access.
- Bespoke environments or high-risk scenarios – Assess your specific concerns.
If you’re looking for support with Pentesting and want to explore how Pentesting fits into a broader information security programme, a CREST-accredited, trusted partner like Redcentric can help shape that journey.
Contact us to discuss a tailored approach to Pentesting.
You can also read our blog ‘From Pentesting to strategy: Embedding security into your business’.
