Re: Pen Testing for SMEs?

William Mayor <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Jul 2023 17:17:20 +0100
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Thanks Harry, that=E2=80=99s a really good idea! I=E2=80=99ll add that =
to my list :)

(P.S. Love your book BTW I give it to all of my juniors :) )

> On 3 Jul 2023, at 18:48, Harry Percival <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>=20
> Have you considered bug bounty programmes? I think we used HackerOne =
back in the day and got a few actionable fixes out of it, without ever =
spending too much money.
>=20
> Iirc we'd pay out like $50 for little things that were arguably not =
real vulns but just missing best practices (rate limiting password reset =
requests was an example iirc? Bit worried someone will jump on me saying =
how insanely important that is lol) - the kinds of things you can find =
with an automated tool and minimal actual effort from the pentester -- =
and 10x that (or more? Cant remember. In anycase i'm guessing H1 have =
suggested payouts) for "real" bugs with PoC.
>=20
> You did have to deal with a bit of spam but overall it was worth it.
>=20
> Hp
>=20
>=20
>=20
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 14:22 SW, <[email protected] =
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> I can also add https://istormsolutions.co.uk/ - I have a friend who=20=

>> works there, though I've not used their services myself.
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>> S
>>=20
>> On 03/07/2023 15:03, Gautier Hayoun wrote:
>> > Hi William,
>> >
>> > I have dealt with Callum at Sencode (https://sencode.co.uk/) =
recently.=20
>> > They are a small company based in the UK, and I was perfectly=20
>> > satisfied when their pen test of a Django web application.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> >
>> > Gautier
>> >
>> > On 03/07/2023 13:55, William Mayor wrote:
>> >> Hi!
>> >>
>> >> This isn=E2=80=99t exactly on topic, but I=E2=80=99m running out =
of leads on this=20
>> >> one. Any help is appreciated :)
>> >>
>> >> I=E2=80=99m looking for a penetration/security testing company =
that can help=20
>> >> me with a product that we=E2=80=99re building. It=E2=80=99s an API =
(written using=20
>> >> FastAPI, so there is a python link in here :) ), with web and =
native=20
>> >> app front ends.
>> >>
>> >> I=E2=80=99d like to have some kind of certified test conducted, to =
find all=20
>> >> the security edge cases that I=E2=80=99ve undoubtably missed.
>> >>
>> >> We=E2=80=99re a small company (a social enterprise), so our budget =
isn=E2=80=99t great.
>> >>
>> >> So my question is, does anyone have any recommendations for a pen=20=

>> >> testing company that could help?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you!
>> >>
>> >>
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks Harry, =
that=E2=80=99s a really good idea! I=E2=80=99ll add that to my list =
:)<div><br></div><div>(P.S. Love your book BTW I give it to all of my =
juniors :) )<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 3 Jul 2023, =
at 18:48, Harry Percival &lt;[email protected]&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Have you considered bug bounty programmes? I think we used =
HackerOne back in the day and got a few actionable fixes out of it, =
without ever spending too much money.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Iirc we'd pay out like $50 for little things that were =
arguably not real vulns but just missing best practices (rate limiting =
password reset requests was an example iirc? Bit worried someone will =
jump on me saying how insanely important that is lol) - the kinds of =
things you can find with an automated tool and minimal actual effort =
from the pentester -- and 10x that (or more? Cant remember. In anycase =
i'm guessing H1 have suggested payouts) for "real" bugs with =
PoC.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">You did have to =
deal with a bit of spam but overall it was worth it.</div><div =
dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Hp</div><div =
dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 3 =
Jul 2023, 14:22 SW, &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I can also add <a =
href=3D"https://istormsolutions.co.uk/" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">https://istormsolutions.co.uk/</a> - I have a friend =
who <br>
works there, though I've not used their services myself.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
S<br>
<br>
On 03/07/2023 15:03, Gautier Hayoun wrote:<br>
&gt; Hi William,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I have dealt with Callum at Sencode (<a =
href=3D"https://sencode.co.uk/" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">https://sencode.co.uk/</a>) recently. <br>
&gt; They are a small company based in the UK, and I was perfectly <br>
&gt; satisfied when their pen test of a Django web application.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Best,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Gautier<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On 03/07/2023 13:55, William Mayor wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; Hi!<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; This isn=E2=80=99t exactly on topic, but I=E2=80=99m running =
out of leads on this <br>
&gt;&gt; one. Any help is appreciated :)<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; I=E2=80=99m looking for a penetration/security testing company =
that can help <br>
&gt;&gt; me with a product that we=E2=80=99re building. It=E2=80=99s an =
API (written using <br>
&gt;&gt; FastAPI, so there is a python link in here :) ), with web and =
native <br>
&gt;&gt; app front ends.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; I=E2=80=99d like to have some kind of certified test conducted, =
to find all <br>
&gt;&gt; the security edge cases that I=E2=80=99ve undoubtably =
missed.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; We=E2=80=99re a small company (a social enterprise), so our =
budget isn=E2=80=99t great.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; So my question is, does anyone have any recommendations for a =
pen <br>
&gt;&gt; testing company that could help?<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Thank you!<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
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