Security
Testing
Find weaknesses, prove realistic attack paths and understand the consequences. Web, API, infrastructure, cloud, AI and adversarial testing.
Independent security expertise
Security engineered.
Security tested.
From penetration testing and AI application security to SOC modernisation and detection engineering. We help you build effective security and test whether it actually works.
One security partner · Two disciplinesPLAN / BUILD / MATURE / TEST
Practical engineering. Evidence-led testing. Clear outcomes.
What we do
Two disciplines.
One clear objective.
Whether you need an independent penetration test or help improving how security operates, start with the outcome you're trying to achieve.
Security
Security Operations
& Engineering
Plan, build, mature and validate your security capability. Security architecture, SOC improvement, detection engineering and practical advisory.
Web applicationsInfrastructureCloudAPIsAI systemsRed team
Offensive security
Find weaknesses.
Understand the impact.
From conventional penetration tests to AI and adversarial assessments, we test the weaknesses and attack paths that matter. Not sure what to buy? Use Find Your Test.
01Web Application
Infrastructure
Cloud Security
API Security
AI System
Red Teaming &
Web Application
Penetration Testing
Manual authenticated testing, APIs, access control and business logic — not scanner output dressed up as a report.
Scope it → 02Infrastructure
Penetration Testing
External and internal networks, Active Directory, segmentation, privilege escalation and the infrastructure behind the asset register.
Scope it → 03Cloud Security
Testing
AWS, Azure and GCP exposure, identity, configuration, trust relationships and routes to higher privilege.
Scope it → 04API Security
Testing
Authentication, authorisation, object access, integrations and the business logic sitting behind your API surface.
Scope it → 05AI System
Security Testing
Agents, RAG, MCP, tool permissions, prompt injection, identity and whether trust boundaries actually hold.
Explore AI testing → 06Red Teaming &
Adversarial Testing
Objective-led testing against people, process and technology to determine whether prevention, detection and response work together.
Scope it →Security operations & engineering
Plan. Build.
Mature. Test.
Security capability is more than tools and dashboards. We help organisations design, implement and improve the people, processes and engineering that make security effective.
Focused consultancy and delivery, scoped around what needs to change — not an open-ended transformation programme.
01
Plan
Security architecture, capability assessments, priorities and practical roadmaps.
02
Build
Security controls, detection content, engineering workflows and automation.
03
Mature
SOC processes, vulnerability management, detection coverage and operational effectiveness.
04
Test
Validate that controls, detections and operational processes deliver the intended outcomes.
Beyond the pentest
Testing shouldn't end
with the pentest.
A penetration test is a point in time. Your environment, threats and attacker capabilities don't stand still.
SMARTSEC can extend traditional testing into ongoing adversarial assurance — identifying the paths that matter, validating whether your controls stop them, and re-testing them when your environment or the threat changes.
01Threat intelligenceRelevant adversaries and TTPs
→
02Critical systemsWhat matters to your business
→
03Credible attack pathHow an attacker could reach it
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04Adversarial validationTest the path in practice
05Control effectivenessWhat stops the attacker
→
06Business consequenceWhat could actually be impacted
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07RemediationFix and strengthen controls
→
08RevalidationProve the path is closed
What continuous validation means
- Focuses on attack paths that matter to your organisation
- Combines threat intelligence, automated validation and human-led testing
- Determines whether controls actually stop credible attacker behaviour
- Provides independent evidence for board, risk and compliance stakeholders
- Supports threat-led and regulated assurance programmes
Already testing continuously? Good.
Works with your existing security stack.
SMARTSEC doesn't require you to replace the tools or testing capability you already have. We can work with evidence from your internal security team, existing validation platforms and security tooling alongside independent testing performed by us.
Validation platformsInternal red teamCloud security toolingOpen-source toolingExisting reportsSMARTSEC testing
The objective isn't to generate more findings. It's to determine whether credible adversaries can achieve outcomes that matter — and independently demonstrate where your controls stop them.
The SMARTSEC client platform
Find it. Track it.
Fix it. Verify it.
Continuous assurance needs more than a final PDF. Our client platform gives you one place to access published findings, track remediation, review reports and see the status of your assessments.
Findings become available as they are published during an engagement — not an unsupported promise of instantaneous automated detection.
01 / VISIBILITY
Your security posture.
Your security posture.
At a glance.
See vulnerability severity, categories and remediation progress from your customer dashboard. Understand what is open and what needs attention.
- Severity and category breakdowns
- Remediation progress
- Assessment-level visibility
02 / FINDINGS
Findings you can act on.
Review published findings, severities, CVSS scores and statuses without hunting through email threads.
03 / REPORTING
Reports in one place.
Access assessment reports and their versions from a central location, with clear project and reporting details.
04 / REMEDIATION
Close the loop, not just the ticket.
Update finding status, add supporting notes and attachments, and flag items for retesting. Maintain a visible record of the remediation process.
Testing is only useful when something changes.
Discuss continuous assurance →Get a clear route from discovery to remediation and independent revalidation.
Independent assurance
When the evidence matters.
Threat-led testing and independent assurance for organisations operating in regulated or high-consequence environments.
DORAOperational resilience & TLPT
TIBER-EUThreat-led red teaming
CBESTThreat-led testing support
Attack-path analysis
Real attack paths.
Real impact.
Individual vulnerabilities still matter. But the bigger question is what they allow an attacker to do next. Where findings, identities and trust relationships connect, we show the path, the controls encountered and the potential consequence.
Example attack path
Internet-facing
application→Workload
identity→Secrets
access→CI/CD
infrastructure→Production
environment
application→Workload
identity→Secrets
access→CI/CD
infrastructure→Production
environment
OutcomeAttack path validatedSupporting technical findings remain fully evidenced in the penetration-test report.
Method
Automated where it helps.
Human where it matters.
Automation expands coverage. Senior testers provide the judgement: business logic, unusual attack chains, trust relationships, exploitation decisions and the evidence required to support an assurance conclusion.
01
Scope & authorise
Define assets, objectives, rules of engagement, critical systems and the outcomes that matter.
02
Discover & test
Automated coverage and senior human testing across the authorised attack surface.
03
Connect the evidence
Determine whether individual observations combine into credible attack paths.
04
Validate the outcome
Test meaningful paths, record controls encountered and establish what an attacker could actually achieve.
05
Report & remediate
Technical findings for engineers, attack-path evidence for security teams and consequence-focused assurance for decision makers.
06
Revalidate
After remediation, prove that the path is closed rather than assuming the individual finding fixed the problem.
Contact
Need a pentest?
Start there.
Or tell us the outcome you're worried about and we'll help determine how to test it.
Emailandy@smartsec.co.uk
Phone+44 (0) 7516 143769
CompanySmartsec Information Security Ltd
BasedWakefield, West Yorkshire
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