Penetration Testing in the East Midlands

Remote delivery, no premium

Web application, API, cloud and external infrastructure testing has no technical requirement for a tester to be onsite. For East Midlands clients that means the same tester, the same methodology and the same report as anyone else — with no travel on the invoice.

Where onsite genuinely adds value — internal infrastructure testing, Cyber Essentials Plus assessment, incident response, tabletop exercises — we quote travel as a separate transparent line rather than folding it into an inflated day rate. For internal testing we can also ship a preconfigured device that connects back to us, which frequently achieves the same outcome for less.

Advanced manufacturing and aerospace

Derby's aerospace and rail engineering cluster and the wider East Midlands manufacturing base operate under supply chain security requirements from large customers that have tightened considerably. Those requirements usually arrive as a Cyber Essentials demand first, followed by requests for evidence of independent penetration testing.

Logistics and distribution

The East Midlands is one of the UK's densest logistics regions, anchored around the airport and the M1 corridor. Warehouse systems, customer portals and integration layers create external exposure that is rarely examined until somebody asks.

Financial and professional services

Nottingham and Leicester both host substantial financial services and professional practice sectors, where client assurance questionnaires demanding accredited independent testing are now routine and usually arrive with a contract deadline attached.

Public sector and education

Five universities, a large further education sector, multiple local authorities and NHS organisations. CREST accreditation is frequently specified in procurement here, and ours is verifiable on the CREST marketplace rather than asserted.

Being straight about being from elsewhere

We are based in Shropshire, not the East Midlands, and we are not going to list a virtual office in Nottingham and pretend otherwise. What we offer is a CREST accredited provider delivering remotely at consistent rates with travel quoted honestly. For most engagements that is a better proposition than paying a premium for someone to sit in your building unnecessarily — and where it genuinely isn't, we will say so.

Common questions