Cyvora / Cyber security services
Penetration testing and assurance
Assess applications, networks and systems for exploitable weaknesses, then prioritise improvements with clear findings and practical recommendations.
For Australian small and medium businesses and enterprise organisations.
Discuss your requirementsWhen to consider this service
Start with the problem
you need to solve.
Uncertainty about exploitable weaknesses in applications, infrastructure or external access points.
Agree a focused scope that reflects the systems, information and business activities you need to protect. The starting point is your current environment and the decisions your team needs to make.
Scope & outcomes
Practical work.
Clear deliverables.
What the engagement can cover
- Agree authorised targets, testing boundaries and rules of engagement
- Assess vulnerabilities and potential attack paths within scope
- Report findings with risk context and remediation guidance
Typical deliverables to agree
- A scoped testing plan
- Prioritised technical findings
- Remediation guidance and agreed retest options
Agree final deliverables, access requirements and responsibilities before the engagement begins.
Built around your organisation
The right fit
for your team.
Small & medium businesses
Focus testing on the systems most important to customers, revenue and daily operations.
Explore cyber security for SMBsEnterprise organisations
Coordinate testing across applications and environments, with findings that support technical remediation and assurance reporting.
Explore enterprise cyber securityPlanning your engagement
Understand exploitable weaknesses before remediation
Penetration testing examines whether weaknesses in an agreed target can be exploited and what that means for the business. Scoping can cover selected applications, APIs, networks or identity-related attack paths, depending on the objective. Testing should account for operational constraints and third-party permissions. A useful report connects technical evidence to impact, explains limitations and gives the team a practical basis for remediation. Retesting can then assess whether the agreed findings have been addressed.
What to prepare before we start
Prepare target systems and owners, the business objective, testing windows and written authorisation. Confirm third-party approval, test accounts, permitted techniques, emergency contacts and data handling. Agree whether remediation support and retesting are included.
Common questions
Penetration testing and assurance FAQs
What is the difference between a vulnerability scan and penetration testing?
A vulnerability scan identifies potential weaknesses, often using automated tools. Penetration testing evaluates how weaknesses may be exploited within an explicitly authorised scope.
How is the engagement scoped?
Scope is agreed around your objectives, systems, stakeholders and available resources. Confirm deliverables, responsibilities, exclusions and any ongoing support before work begins.
What is the difference between vulnerability scanning and penetration testing?
Scanning identifies potential weaknesses using automated checks. Penetration testing adds scoped investigation and authorised attempts to validate exploitable paths. Both can be useful, but they answer different questions and do not replace every other form of assurance.
How often should an organisation arrange penetration testing?
Frequency depends on risk, system changes and applicable assurance requirements. Consider testing before a significant launch or after material changes, alongside your regular assurance program. Agree timing based on the environment rather than assuming a universal schedule.