Most businesses have firewalls, antivirus and multi-factor authentication in place. The harder question is whether any of it would actually stop a determined attacker. A penetration test answers that question by having accredited specialists try to break in, safely and with your permission, before someone else does. That’s why we’ve launched UK Pen Testing, a dedicated LevelUp Networks service for penetration testing and attack surface management.
Key takeaways
- UK Pen Testing is a new LevelUp Networks service for penetration testing and attack surface management.
- Testing is delivered in partnership with Rootshell Security, a CREST and CHECK accredited provider.
- Results arrive in a live platform rather than a static PDF, so fixes can be tracked and retested.
- Free guides, including a Cyber Essentials Plus readiness checklist, are available to download.
Why penetration testing matters now
Attackers rarely need anything sophisticated. A forgotten test server, a misconfigured cloud storage bucket, a weak password on a VPN or a convincing phishing email is usually enough. Automated vulnerability scans are useful for spotting known issues, but they can’t tell you whether weaknesses can be chained together, or what an attacker could actually reach once inside.
Penetration testing fills that gap. Skilled testers use the same techniques as real attackers, confirm which issues are genuinely exploitable and explain the business impact in plain terms. It’s also increasingly expected: customers, insurers and auditors regularly ask for evidence of recent testing, and frameworks such as ISO 27001 and PCI DSS treat it as a standard way to show your controls work.
What is UK Pen Testing?
UK Pen Testing brings enterprise-grade security testing to organisations of every size, with LevelUp Networks as your single point of contact. Testing is carried out in partnership with Rootshell Security, whose consultants hold CREST, CHECK, Cyber Scheme and Offensive Security certifications. You get UK-based account management from us, accredited testers, and a vulnerability management platform that turns findings into a prioritised to-do list.
Services available
Penetration testing
- Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS): a 12-month programme of testing, scanning and monitoring instead of a once-a-year snapshot.
- Web application testing, aligned with OWASP guidance, with a free remote retest.
- Internal and external infrastructure testing for servers, networks and Active Directory.
- Cloud penetration testing for AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Phishing assessments, red teaming and ransomware readiness assessments.
- AI and LLM penetration testing for chatbots and AI-powered applications.
Attack surface management
Your internet-facing footprint changes every time someone launches a new site, opens a port or signs up to a cloud service. Our attack surface management and managed vulnerability scanning services continuously discover those assets, check them for weaknesses and have specialists triage the results, so you hear about real problems rather than raw scanner output.
Live results, not a PDF that gathers dust
A traditional pen test ends with a long report that’s out of date within weeks. With UK Pen Testing, findings appear in a live platform with severity ratings, clear remediation steps and progress tracking. Your team can assign issues, link them to ticketing tools such as Jira or ServiceNow, and request retests once fixes are in place, which makes it much easier to show auditors and the board that risk is going down.
How it works
- Scoping call. We discuss your environment, objectives and any compliance requirements.
- Proposal. You receive a recommended scope, timeline and price.
- Testing. Accredited consultants test safely, with agreed contacts and stop conditions.
- Results and remediation. Findings are published to the platform and walked through with your team.
- Retest. We confirm your fixes have worked, and ongoing programmes keep watch all year.
Free guides to get you started
If you’re not ready to book a test yet, our free resources are a good place to start, including The Penetration Testing Buyer’s Guide, a pre-test preparation checklist, a Cyber Essentials Plus Readiness Checklist and a Ransomware Readiness Checklist. You can download them from UK Pen Testing.
Next steps
Existing LevelUp Networks clients can talk to their account manager about adding penetration testing to their security programme. If you’re new to us, visit ukpentesting.com, explore our wider cyber security services, or book a no-obligation scoping call.