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Penetration Testing UK

Name: Praxis-Q — Mohali, India
Address: SB Tower, E-190, Phase 8B, Sector 74, Mohali, Punjab, 160055, IN
Telephone: +91 9023444183
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CREST-Aligned VAPT for UK SaaS, Fintech & Enterprise - NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus & FCA Ready

Praxis-Q delivers CREST-aligned penetration testing and VAPT for UK organisations - web apps, APIs, cloud, internal and external networks and mobile. Testing follows the OWASP Testing Guide, CREST and NCSC CHECK principles and produces evidence for Cyber Essentials Plus, FCA PS21/3 operational resilience, UK GDPR Article 32 and PCI DSS v4 Requirement 11.4, with a remediation-ready report and free re-test.

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At a Glance

Scope

Web/API/Cloud/Net

Methodology

OWASP / CREST

Delivery

Weeks

Market

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Cyber Essentials Plus requires an independent external vulnerability scan as part of certification, and the April 2026 scheme update tightened how that testing is scoped, sampled and reported - closing the previous gap where organisations could selectively remediate just the devices an assessor happened to sample. Praxis-Q's penetration testing covers network, web application and mobile targets using methodology aligned to the OWASP Testing Guide and industry-standard frameworks, scoped directly to satisfy Cyber Essentials Plus evidence requirements, ISO 27001 Annex A control testing, and the 'appropriate technical measures' UK GDPR Article 32 expects organisations to demonstrate.

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Pen Testing UK

Penetration Testing UK

CREST-Aligned VAPT for UK SaaS, Fintech & Enterprise - NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus & FCA Ready

The Problem

UK buyers and regulators now expect it - Cyber Essentials Plus, FCA operational resilience (PS21/3), UK GDPR and PCI DSS v4 all assume regular penetration testing. Skip it and deals stall in security review or you find the gaps after an incident.

What We Do

Scoping
Recon
Exploitation
Reporting
Re-test

What You Get

Web app, API and mobile penetration testing
External and internal network testing
Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) configuration review
Cyber Essentials Plus readiness evidence
FCA PS21/3 operational resilience support
UK GDPR Article 32 security assurance
CREST / NCSC CHECK-aligned methodology
Free re-test plus attestation letter

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Why weeks, not months

AI-assisted evidence review, one client portal

Every Pen Testing UK engagement runs on the Praxis-Q compliance platform. You upload evidence per control, AI scores it against the requirement, and your auditor reviews in the same workflow — from scoping through to the issued, publicly verifiable certificate.

AI evidence scoring

Every upload is scored against the control before an auditor sees it — gaps surface in minutes, not at the review meeting.

One client portal

Scoping, evidence, auditor queries and status live in one place. No email chains, no spreadsheet trackers.

Auditor sign-off

Praxis-Q auditors review inside the same workflow, so review rounds shrink and the certificate issues sooner.

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Cyber Essentials Plus and the April 2026 Testing Changes

Cyber Essentials Plus's technical verification stage includes vulnerability scanning of a sample of in-scope devices, and the April 2026 update requires a fresh device sample for retesting if the initial round finds issues - rather than allowing organisations to fix and re-verify only the originally sampled machines. This means the underlying remediation needs to genuinely close the gap across the whole device estate, not just the specific sample. Praxis-Q's testing methodology and remediation guidance is built around this reality, verifying fixes generalise rather than just clearing the originally flagged findings.

Methodology: Network, Web Application and Mobile Scope

Network penetration testing covers external and, where authorised, internal infrastructure. Web application testing follows the OWASP Testing Guide and Application Security Verification Standard against authentication, session management, injection and business logic vulnerabilities. Mobile application testing covers both the client application and its backend APIs. Praxis-Q scopes each engagement to the client's actual attack surface and the specific downstream requirement - Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, or a customer security questionnaire - driving the need, since each expects slightly different evidence.

Supporting ISO 27001 Annex A and GDPR Article 32 Evidence

ISO 27001's Annex A controls include technical vulnerability management requirements that a penetration test directly evidences, and UK GDPR Article 32 requires 'appropriate technical and organisational measures' for the security of personal data without specifying exactly what that means in practice - a regular penetration test is one of the most commonly accepted ways to demonstrate that obligation is being taken seriously. Praxis-Q structures the test report so it can be presented to an ISO 27001 auditor, a GDPR compliance reviewer, or a Cyber Essentials Plus assessor without needing separate documentation for each.

CVSS Scoring and Remediation Retesting

Findings are scored using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System for consistency and defensibility, and Praxis-Q includes a remediation retest as standard, verifying that fixes genuinely close the vulnerability rather than just addressing its symptom - which matters even more given Cyber Essentials Plus's new requirement that fixes hold up under a freshly drawn device sample, not just the originally tested one.

Engagement Timeline

Scoping typically takes a few days once target systems and the testing window are confirmed. Active testing runs one to two weeks depending on scope, with the report delivered shortly after. Where the test is feeding into a Cyber Essentials Plus assessment, Praxis-Q coordinates timing with the certification body's own testing schedule so the two don't conflict.

Related Services

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is your penetration testing CREST-aligned?

Yes. We test to CREST and NCSC CHECK principles alongside the OWASP Testing Guide, so reports are accepted by UK enterprise buyers, auditors and public-sector procurement.

Does this cover Cyber Essentials Plus and FCA requirements?

Yes. Our testing provides the technical assurance evidence expected for Cyber Essentials Plus and for FCA operational resilience under PS21/3, mapped to your control framework.

Do you provide a re-test after remediation?

Yes. Every engagement includes a free re-test to confirm vulnerabilities are closed, plus an attestation letter for auditors and clients.

Do you do PCI DSS penetration testing in the UK?

Yes. PCI DSS v4.0.1 Requirement 11.4 penetration tests - external, internal and segmentation - delivered by Praxis-Q, a PCI SSC-listed QSA, with methodology, CVSS-rated findings and retest evidence in the form a QSA review or your acquirer expects. Annual for merchants, segmentation every six months for service providers.

Does Cyber Essentials Plus require a full penetration test?

Cyber Essentials Plus's own technical verification includes vulnerability scanning of a device sample, which is narrower in scope than a full penetration test. Many organisations commission a broader penetration test separately - covering web applications and business logic that Cyber Essentials Plus doesn't test - to satisfy ISO 27001, GDPR, or customer questionnaire requirements at the same time.

How does the April 2026 Cyber Essentials update affect our testing?

If Cyber Essentials Plus testing finds issues on the sampled devices, a new device sample is now drawn for retesting after remediation, rather than re-checking only the original sample. Praxis-Q's remediation guidance is built to close gaps across your whole device estate for exactly this reason.

What methodology do you follow?

Network testing draws on industry-standard methodology for infrastructure assessment, web application testing follows the OWASP Testing Guide and ASVS, and mobile testing covers both the client application and backend APIs. Praxis-Q scopes methodology to the specific target type rather than applying one generic approach to everything.

Can the report be used for both Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001?

The two typically need testing scoped slightly differently - Cyber Essentials Plus focuses on the sampled device vulnerability scan, while ISO 27001 evidence usually benefits from broader coverage. Praxis-Q can structure one engagement to produce evidence usable for both where the scope overlaps, avoiding a fully duplicated second test.

How often should we test?

Annually is the common baseline UK organisations work to, aligned with Cyber Essentials Plus's twelve-month certification cycle and most cyber insurance renewal requirements. A significant infrastructure change or new product launch can justify testing sooner.

Do you provide documentation for GDPR Article 32 evidence?

Yes - the test report and remediation retest results are structured so they can be presented directly as evidence of 'appropriate technical measures' under Article 32, whether to an internal DPO, an external auditor, or the ICO in the event of a formal inquiry.