Trusted US penetration testing services
Level-up your remediations with network, web app, mobile & cloud pen testing from a US OSCP penetration testing company. Pen tests support SOC 2, PCI DSS, FTC & more. Prices from $995.
Why choose WorkNest penetration testing services
Security testing should strengthen your organisation - not overwhelm it. At WorkNest, we combine deep technical expertise with practical business understanding to deliver testing that drives measurable improvement.
OSCP Certified Experts
Pen test teams are qualified by industry certification bodies, including OSCP & CREST
Continuous Security Protection
Automated scans included in every penetration test protects your business 24/7
Modern Dashboard Platform
Simplifies vulnerability management with real-time reporting, remediation tracking, and expert advice
Competitive Pen Test Prices
Security is accessible to all thanks to our competitive & affordable pen test prices
Remote testing
Our consultants offer thorough internal and external testing without on-site presence
Wide range of expertise
We offer testing across everything from infrastructure and mobile applications to cloud and IoT environments
What is Penetration Testing?
What is Penetration Testing?
What is Penetration Testing?
Penetration testing, also called pen testing or ethical hacking, is the name for when a penetration testing company thinks like a hacker and tries compromise your network, systems and applications. It’s a controlled, safe exercise that simulates the actions of a real-world cybercriminal attacker. The goal of pen testing is to provide your organization with a list of security weaknesses and helpful advice for fixing them, before they’re exploited by a hacker.
Penetration testing services from a reputable provider is a fundamental part of your organizations’ risk management strategy. Penetration testing is also a requirement for many certification standards, including SOC 2, FTC, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 & more.
Penetration testing, also called pen testing or ethical hacking, is the name for when a penetration testing company thinks like a hacker and tries compromise your network, systems and applications. It’s a controlled, safe exercise that simulates the actions of a real-world cybercriminal attacker. The goal of pen testing is to provide your organization with a list of security weaknesses and helpful advice for fixing them, before they’re exploited by a hacker.
Penetration testing services from a reputable provider is a fundamental part of your organizations’ risk management strategy. Penetration testing is also a requirement for many certification standards, including SOC 2, FTC, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 & more.
Real-world testing delivered by accredited experts
Our accredited specialists apply recognised methodologies to deliver rigorous, independent testing.
Benefits of penetration testing
Benefits of penetration testing
Benefits of penetration testing
50% of businesses and 32% of charities experienced a cyber security breach or attack in 2024
Find flaws in your security - Target Defense pen tests use human skill & insight to uncover cyber threats
Free remediation advice - Remediation advice is included for each threat for fast fixing of vulnerabilities
Support business growth - Boost confidence in your organization & services portfolio with security assurance
Meet compliance - Pen testing helps with SOC 2, PCI DSS, FTC, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO & many more
Prioritize easily - Your pen test results are displayed in our modern dashboard-based platform
Ongoing security - Stay protected after the test with free automated security scanning
As a leading penetration testing company, WorkNest provides the full range of pen tests, both as one-shot projects to benchmark your security and on recurring engagements as part of an overarching cybersecurity strategy.
Different types of penetration testing
The precise penetration test your organization needs varies with your objectives. Combined testing is often the optimal approach to meet your business goals, for example a blend of cloud infrastructure and web application testing.
Web App Pen Test
WorkNest pen tests comprehensively assess the security of authenticated & unauthenticated web apps, and APIs.
Identify all security risks, including OWASP Top 10
Authenticated, unauthenticated & API testing
Includes DAST methodology and SDLC integration
Why every organization needs penetration testing
Why every organization needs penetration testing
Why every organization needs penetration testing
Penetration testing services are recommended across every industry as the smartest way to keep ahead of threats and prevent data breaches. Best practices advise annual pen testing with additional top-up tests on significant change to your infrastructure or operations.
Prevent reputational loss from data breaches
Win more commercial contracts & tenders
Meet & maintain compliance requirements
Supply chain security & due diligence
Secure software development (SDLC)
Penetration testing services are recommended across every industry as the smartest way to keep ahead of threats and prevent data breaches. Best practices advise annual pen testing with additional top-up tests on significant change to your infrastructure or operations.
Prevent reputational loss from data breaches
Win more commercial contracts & tenders
Meet & maintain compliance requirements
Supply chain security & due diligence
Secure software development (SDLC)
Meet compliance requirements with a pen test
Meet compliance requirements with a pen test
Meet compliance requirements with a pen test
As a fundamental security control, regular penetration testing is recommended and mandated by a variety of compliance and certification standards. A reputable pen test company will work with you to understand all your security and compliance needs, creating a cost-effective pen test program.
SOC 2
PCI DSS
HIPAA
FTC Safeguards
GDPR
ISO 27001
Get the right penetration testing service
1 day, from $995
Designed to simulate the attack patterns of an opportunistic hacker, Attack Surface penetration testing validates and exploits known vulnerabilities that are identified during an automated vulnerability assessment. It’s ideal for organizations wanting a time-limited test, or who want to reduce the likelihood of an opportunistic attacker breaching their defences.
Service enumeration
Patch management
Exploitation of any known applicable vulnerabilities
Information disclosure – content discovery of configuration files & sensitive data
Cryptography – encryption protocols & ciphers
Authentication bypass – weak/default credentials
1 day, from $1,795
Application Attack Surface penetration testing replicates the attack methods of an opportunistic hacker by confirming and exploiting security weaknesses found during an automated vulnerability assessment. As a time-limited test, it’s a perfect fit for those whose security strategy demands protection against opportunistic attacks.
Patch management – webserver & libraries
Information disclosure – content discovery of configuration files & sensitive data
Cryptography – encryption protocols & ciphers
Authentication bypass – weak/default credentials
Injection-based testing – applicable as XSS, SQL, HTML, XML, JSON
3 days, from $4,995
The Authenticated application penetration testing package simulates a hacker who has phished valid user credentials or infiltrated your perimeter defences. This longer time-limited test expands on the Attack Surface test and is ideal for organizations who need a detailed test to model an attack by a more determined cyber criminal.
Patch management – webserver & libraries
Information disclosure – content discovery of configuration files & sensitive data
Cryptography – encryption protocols & ciphers
Injection-based testing – applicable as XSS, SQL, HTML, XML, JSON
Session control testing – binding, termination, cookie/token management
Access control testing – authentication & authorization controls, including vertical & horizontal assessment, privilege escalation
Business logic testing – transactions & flows
3 Days, from $3,495
This assessment is designed to uncover insecure configurations and non-conformances in your organization’s Office 365. It maps to security best practices for Office 365 and is ideal for businesses wanting a holistic security review of their Office 365 deployment.
Access control management
Applied security controls to applicable products such as Exchange, SharePoint & Teams
Get in touch
For organizations whose security strategy demands a thorough test, we provide targeted penetration testing. This is an exhaustive penetration test, modelling a targeted attack against your organization. Our expert penetration testers will use all the tools and techniques available to a real-world cyber criminal to meet your specific objectives.
What our clients say
We’ve always been very impressed with the cyber security services WorkNest Secure provide us. Their professional approach, knowledge and flexibility have ensured they have become a key trusted partner in our supply chain.
Paymentsense
Founder
WorkNest Secure delivered a highly professional and thorough incident response service. Their team’s technical knowledge, attention to detail, and clear communication throughout the process made a complex area easy to navigate. The quality of the analysis and final reporting gave us real assurance and added value to our internal security efforts, minimising the impact to the business.
Shoezone
Head of IT
Affordable penetration testing services
Affordable penetration testing services
Affordable penetration testing services
Affordable penetration testing doesn’t mean compromising on quality. Target Defense believe that robust security should be accessible to all organizations, regardless of size or budget. Our cost-effective pen testing services are designed to deliver comprehensive security assessments at an affordable price.
Cost-Effective Security
Comprehensive Analysis
Rapid Remediation
Regulatory Compliance
Dashboard-Driven Reports
Prioritize & remediate quicker
Prioritize & remediate quicker
Prioritize & remediate quicker
As one of the top providers of security testing services in the US and beyond, Target Defense believe you should expect more from your penetration testing company than a simple list of vulnerabilities. We’re proud that all Target Defense pen test reports clearly prioritize the findings and give clear remediation and advice in our modern, dashboard-driven platform Direct, data-driven actions means you can remediate faster and more cost effectively.
Test results displayed in a smart dashboard-driven platform
Remediation advice is included for every finding
Get insight into the business impact & ease of exploitation
Automatic prioritization tracks your threats & remediation progress
Strategically improve your security posture
As one of the top providers of security testing services in the US and beyond, Target Defense believe you should expect more from your penetration testing company than a simple list of vulnerabilities. We’re proud that all Target Defense pen test reports clearly prioritize the findings and give clear remediation and advice in our modern, dashboard-driven platform Direct, data-driven actions means you can remediate faster and more cost effectively.
Test results displayed in a smart dashboard-driven platform
Remediation advice is included for every finding
Get insight into the business impact & ease of exploitation
Automatic prioritization tracks your threats & remediation progress
Strategically improve your security posture
Learn more about penetration testing (FAQs)
Regular penetration testing is a fundamental part of running a modern business. Cyberattacks increase steadily year-on-year across all markets and sectors, making pen tests a core component of your organization’s operations.
In addition to keeping safe from cybercriminals, pen testing helps to increase customer confidence in your services. Regular testing reputable penetration testing company such as Target Defense demonstrates that you take security seriously – proving to your existing and prospective customers that you can be trusted with their data.
As a reputable penetration testing service provider, Target Defense takes the time to understand your security objectives and scope a right-sized penetration test that gives true value to your organization. Factors include what web apps, mobile app, cloud, network and infrastructure are being tested, the aims of the test, and the testing parameters. We pride ourselves on being highly price-competitive, making strong security testing available to all.
Vulnerability scanning, also known as VA scanning, is sometimes called automated penetration testing, as it uses scanning software to hunt for a list of security vulnerabilities. VA scans are great for finding pre-disclosed vulnerabilities in your web apps and infrastructure, but they can never do so to the same extent as a human-led penetration test. There’s a world of human insight and ingenuity that they cannot replicate.
Automated testing and vulnerability scanning should always form part of your security mix, for example, helping regular patching. However they’re not a replacement for penetration testing, which provides detailed reporting and remediation advice from cyber security experts. Reputable penetration testing service providers should be using both approaches to ensure your organization is fully protected against cyberattacks.
OSCP certification is seen as a gold standard of the security testing industry. As a hands-on, performance-based certification, it validates an individual's skills in finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities. OSCP certification is an essential credential to look for in any penetration testing company. Checking for relevant certifications and expertise is a great way to make sure you’re contracting with a reputable penetration test provider.
Black Box
A black box penetration test is where almost nothing is known about the target environment ahead of the test, putting the pen tester in a similar position to a real-world hacker. This gives a more realistic attack scenario, but it means security testing time is wasted on simple discovery tasks and means fewer components will be tested thoroughly.
White Box
A white box penetration test is where everything is known about the environment before the test, sometimes right down to the source code. This gives the potential to provide an extremely thorough test, it’s often overkill for most organizations and objectives. White box testing is not reflective of a real-world hack, and can cause the scope to become diluted and less effective.
Gray Box
Grey box penetration testing is, as the name suggests, a mix of white and black box penetration testing. It’s where the pen tester has access to a strategically balanced amount of information about the target environment. This best of both worlds approach to penetration testing typically leads to the best, and most cost effective, outcomes. For this reason it’s grey box pen testing that’s recommended by Target Defense.
Regular penetration testing is a fundamental part of running a modern business. Cyberattacks increase steadily year-on-year across all markets and sectors, making pen tests a core component of your organization’s operations.
In addition to keeping safe from cybercriminals, pen testing helps to increase customer confidence in your services. Regular testing reputable penetration testing company such as Target Defense demonstrates that you take security seriously – proving to your existing and prospective customers that you can be trusted with their data.
Vulnerability scanning, also known as VA scanning, is sometimes called automated penetration testing, as it uses scanning software to hunt for a list of security vulnerabilities. VA scans are great for finding pre-disclosed vulnerabilities in your web apps and infrastructure, but they can never do so to the same extent as a human-led penetration test. There’s a world of human insight and ingenuity that they cannot replicate.
Automated testing and vulnerability scanning should always form part of your security mix, for example, helping regular patching. However they’re not a replacement for penetration testing, which provides detailed reporting and remediation advice from cyber security experts. Reputable penetration testing service providers should be using both approaches to ensure your organization is fully protected against cyberattacks.
Black Box
A black box penetration test is where almost nothing is known about the target environment ahead of the test, putting the pen tester in a similar position to a real-world hacker. This gives a more realistic attack scenario, but it means security testing time is wasted on simple discovery tasks and means fewer components will be tested thoroughly.
White Box
A white box penetration test is where everything is known about the environment before the test, sometimes right down to the source code. This gives the potential to provide an extremely thorough test, it’s often overkill for most organizations and objectives. White box testing is not reflective of a real-world hack, and can cause the scope to become diluted and less effective.
Gray Box
Grey box penetration testing is, as the name suggests, a mix of white and black box penetration testing. It’s where the pen tester has access to a strategically balanced amount of information about the target environment. This best of both worlds approach to penetration testing typically leads to the best, and most cost effective, outcomes. For this reason it’s grey box pen testing that’s recommended by Target Defense.
As a reputable penetration testing service provider, Target Defense takes the time to understand your security objectives and scope a right-sized penetration test that gives true value to your organization. Factors include what web apps, mobile app, cloud, network and infrastructure are being tested, the aims of the test, and the testing parameters. We pride ourselves on being highly price-competitive, making strong security testing available to all.
OSCP certification is seen as a gold standard of the security testing industry. As a hands-on, performance-based certification, it validates an individual's skills in finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities. OSCP certification is an essential credential to look for in any penetration testing company. Checking for relevant certifications and expertise is a great way to make sure you’re contracting with a reputable penetration test provider.
Penetration testing methodology
Scope Definition, Pre-Engagement & Intelligence Gathering
Threat Modelling & Vulnerability Analysis
Exploitation & Post-Exploitation
Reporting
Continuous Security
Scope Definition, Pre-Engagement & Intelligence Gathering
Threat Modelling & Vulnerability Analysis
Exploitation & Post-Exploitation
Reporting
Continuous Security
WorkNest Security Qualifications
OSCP & CREST certified penetration testing teams, seasoned compliance & data protection consultants and 7+ years’ experience makes WorkNest is your #1 choice for a cybersecurity service provider.
Stay ahead of the hackers with trusted US penetration testing from Target Defense. Test your network, web apps, clouds & more for security vulnerabilities.
Trusted services from a US pen test provider
Deep dive into threat details
Includes remediation advice for all threats
Automatic prioritization & tracking
Meet compliance and boost your strategy
