A prospect wants a recent penetration test before they sign. How fast can we get one?+
Scoping calls are usually available within two working days, and most engagements start within two weeks of a signed scope. A typical web application test runs 5 to 10 working days, followed by 2 to 3 days of reporting. If a deal is blocked, say so on the call and we will give you the earliest date we can start.
Should we give testers our source code?+
If you can. With source access a tester reads how an authorisation check is meant to work instead of inferring it, which finds tenancy flaws faster and with fewer false leads. Teams that want depth across the whole codebase book an application security audit; teams that need an outside-in view for a customer keep the test black-box and share code only where a finding needs confirming.
Is our AWS, Azure or GCP account part of an application test?+
Only if it is in scope, and it usually should be. An application test shows what a user can reach; a cloud configuration review shows what a compromised workload or a leaked key can reach. Many of the findings that matter sit where the two meet, such as an SSRF that hands out a role with read access to every tenant's storage.
We are a managed service provider. What changes?+
The target changes: your access is what an attacker wants. We test the tools that give you standing access to customers (remote management, ticketing and backup consoles, shared admin accounts) and how far one compromised technician account reaches. NIS2 places managed service providers among its sectors of high criticality, and customers within its scope have their own reasons to ask how that access is controlled.