Penetration Testing as a Service (PTAAS)

Penetration Testing as a Service (PTAAS) simulates real cyberattacks to assess and strengthen your business’s security. It proactively identifies vulnerabilities, helping safeguard your digital assets in an ever-evolving threat landscape where new risks appear daily. 

Why PTAAS?

At-risk organisations often overlook the importance of early vulnerability detection. Giving attackers ample time to exploit
vulnerabilities.

“On average it takes 258 days to identify and contain a data breach.”
Source: 2024 IBM Cost of a Data Breach report

What is Securecom’s PTAAS?

Securecom’s Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) offers continuous, cost-effective security testing by blending advanced automation with expert human analysis. Accessible through a self-service portal, it revolutionizes traditional pen testing, delivering rapid, customised assessments with certified compliance reports. Securecom’s PTaaS ensures you stay protected against evolving cyber threats while cutting costs and optimising your security processes.

Securecom PTAAS includes three key components:

  1. Automated scanning to identify weaknesses in your infrastructure or applications.
  2. Expert human testing to assess the exploitability of vulnerabilities.
  3. Comprehensive reporting with actionable remediation advice.

By automating the first and third steps, Securecom’s PTAAS reduces costs while maintaining thorough, expert-driven human testing, essential for compliance and audit-certified reporting.

Key Features:

  • Fixed annual fee.
  • Unlimited external vulnerability scans per year.
  • One manual penetration test and one retest per year (OWASP, PTES, OSSTMM standards). Option for additional manual tests if required.
  • Access to Certified penetration testers.
  • Access to a self-service portal to schedule scans and commission tests on-demand.
  • Self-service dashboard, full reporting and remediation recommendations.
  • Integration with DevOps processes, JIRA, Teams and Slack for faster vulnerability notification and remediation.
  • API for custom integrations if required.

    PTAAS Benefits:

    Vulnerability Identification: Pinpoint weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications, allowing for targeted remediation efforts.
    Risk Management: Prioritize and address the most critical security risks to effectively manage and reduce overall cybersecurity risk.
    Compliance Assurance: Meet industry and regulatory compliance requirements through regular security assessments.
    Cost-Effectiveness: Access specialized skills and tools without the need for a full-time, in-house testing team, resulting in a more cost-effective solution.
    Hands-on intrusion testing: Certified testers actively attempt to exploit any vulnerabilities found, identifying the real versus the theoretical risks.
    Continuous Monitoring: Provide ongoing security assessments to adapt to the dynamic threat landscape and ensure a consistently strong security posture.

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