Re: Pen Testing for SMEs?

Harry Percival <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Jul 2023 18:12:09 +0100
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aw thanks for the compliment.  3E on the way (if you mean the goat book?)

On Tue, 4 Jul 2023 at 17:17, William Mayor <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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:
>
> 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 spendin=
g
> too much money.
>
> 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 wi=
th
> 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.
>
> You did have to deal with a bit of spam but overall it was worth it.
>
> Hp
>
>
>
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 14:22 SW, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I can also add https://istormsolutions.co.uk/ - I have a friend who
>> works there, though I've not used their services myself.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> S
>>
>> On 03/07/2023 15:03, Gautier Hayoun wrote:
>> > Hi William,
>> >
>> > I have dealt with Callum at Sencode (https://sencode.co.uk/) recently.
>> > They are a small company based in the UK, and I was perfectly
>> > 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 l=
eads on this
>> >> one. Any help is appreciated :)
>> >>
>> >> I=E2=80=99m looking for a penetration/security testing company that c=
an help
>> >> me with a product that we=E2=80=99re building. It=E2=80=99s an API (w=
ritten using
>> >> FastAPI, so there is a python link in here :) ), with web and native
>> >> app front ends.
>> >>
>> >> I=E2=80=99d like to have some kind of certified test conducted, to fi=
nd all
>> >> the security edge cases that I=E2=80=99ve undoubtably missed.
>> >>
>> >> We=E2=80=99re a small company (a social enterprise), so our budget is=
n=E2=80=99t great.
>> >>
>> >> So my question is, does anyone have any recommendations for a pen
>> >> testing company that could help?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you!
>> >>
>> >>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">aw thanks for the compliment.=C2=A0 3E on the way (if you =
mean the goat book?)<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 4 Jul 2023 at 17:17, William Mayor &lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Thanks H=
arry, 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 junior=
s :) )<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 3 Jul 2023, at 18:48, =
Harry Percival &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_b=
lank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">Have you considered bug bounty programmes? I think we used HackerOne bac=
k in the day and got a few actionable fixes out of it, without ever spendin=
g too much money.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Iirc we&#39;=
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 e=
xample iirc? Bit worried someone will jump on me saying how insanely import=
ant 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&#39;m guessing H1 have suggested payouts) for &quot=
;real&quot; bugs with PoC.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">You did have to deal with a bit of spam but overall it was worth it.</di=
v><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 h=
ref=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e=
x">I can also add <a href=3D"https://istormsolutions.co.uk/" rel=3D"norefer=
rer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://istormsolutions.co.uk/</a> - I ha=
ve a friend who <br>
works there, though I&#39;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 o=
f 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 tha=
t 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 nati=
ve <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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