Network assurance
Assess agreed internal, external and wireless targets.
Security services Find the weak points.
AUTHORISED TESTING / IT MOUNTAIN
Find the weak points.
Make the findings count.
Understand how an attacker could affect your business, then give your team a practical way to close the gaps. Scope the right test, agree the rules and turn technical findings into business priorities.
Written authorisationExpert-led assessmentActionable findings
YOUR NEXT BUSINESS STEP
Find the weakness. Understand the consequence.
Prepare for a launch, customer assurance review or infrastructure change with authorised testing that turns technical findings into a practical remediation plan.
Application and API testing
Explore authentication, access controls and application attack paths.
Retesting and validation
Check agreed fixes and make the remaining priorities clear.
Start with a useful brief.
Share the targets, ownership, preferred test window and any assurance deadline.
SCOPE THE SYSTEMS THAT MATTER
Test with a purpose.
Act with a plan.
An expert-led penetration test investigates whether weaknesses can be exploited within an authorised scope. It complements ongoing vulnerability management rather than replacing it.
External & internal infrastructure
Assess agreed internet-facing assets, internal networks, segmentation and attack paths between systems.
Cloud & tenant assessments
Review scoped cloud configurations, identities and exploitable access paths. Provider permissions are confirmed first.
Explore this serviceWeb applications & APIs
Examine authentication, authorisation, data handling and application workflows in the agreed environment.
Wireless & remote access
Test selected wireless networks, access arrangements and boundaries between users and resources.
Red & purple team exercises
Explore realistic objectives and improve how defenders identify and handle agreed attack techniques.
Explore this serviceBuild reviews & retesting
Review agreed configurations and verify remediation against the original findings and retest scope.
Explore this serviceTHE RIGHT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE
Choose the test perspective.
An outside perspective.
Little prior knowledge is supplied. This can help explore what is visible or accessible to an outsider within agreed targets and time. It is not automatically the deepest assessment.
A realistic level of access.
Provide selected credentials or system knowledge to focus testing on relevant workflows, user roles or an agreed attack scenario.
Depth through detailed access.
Provide architecture, configuration, source code or administrative access where appropriate, to enable a more informed review within the agreed scope.
FINDINGS YOUR TEAM CAN USE
Technical depth.
A clear view for decision makers.
A report should help both your technical team and the people deciding what happens next. Agree the deliverables and reporting format before the engagement begins.
Executive context
Summarise the tested scope, business exposure and the limitations of the engagement.
Evidence and remediation
Explain validated findings, affected assets, risk ratings and practical remediation guidance.
Debrief and verification
Discuss the findings, assign owners and agree whether follow-up testing is required.
A PLANNED START
From first conversation.
To a service you understand.
Agree the scope
Record objectives, targets, exclusions, test windows and delivery requirements.
Authorise the work
Confirm permission, safe handling, contacts and stop conditions.
Test and report
Perform the agreed assessment and communicate material findings.
Fix and verify
Prioritise remediation, debrief the team and agree any retest.
A CONTRACT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
Know who acts.
Know what is included.
Your named delivery model
IT Mountain coordinates the agreed service. Specialist assessment or security operations may be delivered by an appointed provider. The proposal identifies responsibilities, access and the route to support.
Your agreed service schedule
Define supported users, devices and systems, monitoring hours, response commitments and approval points. Licences, testing, major changes and specialist recovery are itemised where separately scoped.
Your next improvement
Keep findings, action owners and unresolved risks visible. Agree a review cadence so the service follows changes in your organisation rather than standing still.
Start with your business, not a product list.
Build my security brief Tell us what needs protecting and what a better service would look like.
TECHNOLOGY WITH A PURPOSE
Protection you can understand.
Capabilities that fit your business.
Explore what each capability does and where it could help. We’ll confirm the selected technology, licensing, delivery team and support responsibilities in your proposal.
Testing & assurance
Technical testing & readiness
Get testing evidence and practical support for assurance requirements.
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Technical testing & readiness
Use specialist testing to understand weaknesses in agreed networks, applications and cloud environments. Assessment scope, report deliverables and any independent certification route are confirmed for the engagement.
Network, cloud and application testingClear remediation reportingCyber Essentials readiness support
Discuss this capability Application & infrastructure testing
Explore weaknesses across the systems your business relies on.
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Application & infrastructure testing
Agree the targets, test perspective and deliverables before technical assessment begins. Findings should help your team understand the weakness, its impact and the route to remediation.
Web, mobile and API testingInternal and perimeter assessmentCloud configuration and code review options
Discuss this capability Specialist security assurance
Get an objective view of your critical systems and configurations.
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Specialist security assurance
Choose assessments around the applications, infrastructure and cloud settings that matter to your organisation. Confirm the testing specialists, engagement credentials and reporting scope before delivery.
Application and infrastructure testingCloud and configuration reviewsObjective-led security consultancy
Discuss this capability Adversary simulation
Explore the route an attacker could take and how your defences respond.
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Adversary simulation
Define a realistic business objective, permitted techniques and the defensive response to evaluate. An exercise needs agreed rules, safety boundaries and clear learning outcomes.
Objective-led offensive testingRed-team exercise optionsDefensive evaluation and lessons
Discuss this capability Expert-led penetration testing
Investigate exploitable weaknesses within an authorised scope.
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Expert-led penetration testing
Plan specialist assessment around agreed targets, test windows and business priorities. Reports explain evidence and remediation, with follow-up or retesting defined in the engagement.
Penetration testing engagementsOffensive security assessmentScoped reporting and follow-up
Discuss this capability Continuous testing & follow-up
Connect recurring assessment with reporting and remediation.
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Continuous testing & follow-up
Build a testing rhythm around meaningful changes and the systems you need to assess. Agree engagement coverage, access to findings and how remediation is reviewed over time.
Recurring testing optionsCollaborative remediation reportingAgreed follow-up and retesting
Discuss this capability Specialist delivery
Connected security operations
Bring security monitoring, testing and reporting into one practical plan.
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Connected security operations
Connect several security activities around a shared view of your business. Your scope defines the monitored systems, specialist delivery, reporting and the handover to your IT support.
Coordinated security operationsTesting and assessment optionsA connected reporting rhythm
Discuss this capability Security assessment & assurance
Find gaps across networks and applications, then plan improvements.
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Security assessment & assurance
Use targeted assessment to understand where your business is exposed. The engagement sets out the systems to review, the evidence to collect and the actions your team can take after the findings.
Network, application and API assessmentVulnerability and exposure reviewReadiness and awareness support
Discuss this capability Specialist protection services
Add specialist security skills where your business needs them.
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Specialist protection services
Build specialist assessments and protection into your wider IT plan. Agree which experts deliver the work, how results are communicated and who owns the next improvements.
Scoped security servicesPenetration testing optionsVulnerability assessment and follow-up
Discuss this capability Exposure & certification readiness
Understand technical exposure and prepare the evidence for assessment.
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Exposure & certification readiness
Connect testing and exposure reviews with the controls your organisation needs to demonstrate. Certification support prepares you for the agreed assessment; certification is awarded independently.
Authorised technical testingCertification readiness supportManaged exposure reviews
Discuss this capability Capabilities are selected and scoped for your environment. Your agreement identifies the appointed technology and delivery providers before the service begins.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Clear answers.
Before you choose.
Is a vulnerability scan the same as a penetration test?
No. Scanning helps identify potential weaknesses across assets. Penetration testing uses expert-led investigation to validate exploitable weaknesses in a defined scope. Each has a different purpose.
Can testing interrupt our systems?
Testing can affect availability or data, depending on the techniques and environment. The rules of engagement set exclusions, test windows, emergency contacts and stop conditions. A staging environment may be appropriate for some work.
Do you offer black-box, grey-box and white-box testing?
The scope can define little prior knowledge, selected credentials or detailed access to systems and documentation. The approach should match the question the test needs to answer.
Can we require accredited delivery?
Tell us any procurement or assurance requirement during discovery. The proposal identifies the appointed testing provider and relevant credentials; their accreditation is not presented as IT Mountain’s own.
Are fixes and retests included?
The engagement sets out report delivery, debrief, remediation responsibilities and any included retest window. Major remediation projects and additional testing are separately agreed.