Most weaknesses get found the same way — somebody tries. A penetration test is the controlled version of that: specialist testers attempting to get in, on your terms and in your timescales, with the results written up so you can act on them. It tends to matter when something has changed, when a client or insurer starts asking what you have tested, or when the honest answer to “has anyone actually checked?” is no. We scope the test around what would genuinely hurt your business, run it, and then close the findings — which is the part that usually gets left in a PDF.
Tested, then fixed
Findings that get closed, not filed
What is included
- Scoping against your actual risk, not a template
- External infrastructure and perimeter testing
- Internal network and privilege escalation testing
- Web application testing
- Prioritised report written in plain English
- Remediation carried out, not just recommended
- Retest available once the fixes are in place
What changes
You find out before somebody else does
A controlled test on your timescales, rather than an uncontrolled one on an attacker’s.
A report you can actually use
Findings ranked by what would genuinely cause damage, written so a director can read it — not a scanner export with three hundred pages of noise.
The findings get closed
Most tests end with a document. We carry out the remediation as well, and can retest to confirm once the fixes are in place.
Method
How Commstec works
Assess
Document what exists, including the parts nobody wants to discuss.
Standardise
Remove the variation that causes most incidents.
Secure
Apply controls and prove they are working.
Operate
Run it day to day against agreed measures.
Improve
Review quarterly with real data, not a slide.