Penetration testing · Sydney
Penetration testing by testers actually in Sydney.
External, internal, web application, and wireless testing for Sydney businesses — manual exploitation, fixed-fee quotes, and a report your board can read.
When the engagement needs someone in your building, our testers are already in your city. When it doesn't, you still get the same Australian team and the same free 30-day retest.
What we test
Four engagement types. One local team.
External network
Your internet-facing perimeter, the attack surface every attacker sees first. The most common starting point for Sydney SMEs.
Learn more→Internal network
What an attacker (or rogue insider) could reach once inside. We can test on-site anywhere in Greater Sydney, or via a drop-in device.
Learn more→Web application
Manual testing of the applications your business or your customers rely on, aligned to the OWASP methodology.
Learn more→Wireless (WiFi)
On-site wireless testing across your Sydney offices: rogue access points, weak segmentation, and guest network bleed.
Learn more→Why IronSights
What a good pen test looks like.
The Sydney market has excellent testers, expensive brand names, and plenty of scans dressed up as testing. Here is where we stand.
Pricing you can see
We publish our ranges and quote fixed fees at scoping. If you want the numbers first, our pricing guide lays them out before you ever talk to us.
Manual, human testing
Real exploitation by testers, not an automated scan re-badged as a pen test. Findings come with reproduction steps and business impact.
Local when it matters
Internal and wireless tests often need someone in the building. Our testers are in Sydney: same city, same day, and no travel premium from interstate.
Standards behind it
An ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified practice holding a NSW Master Security Licence, with findings mapped to Essential Eight and your compliance needs.
How it works
Scoping call to validated fixes.
Scoping call
We define what gets tested, the rules of engagement, and the timeline. You get a fixed-fee quote, not an estimate.
Testing window
Manual testing during an agreed window, including out-of-hours for production systems where that lowers risk.
Report & debrief
Risk-rated findings with reproduction steps, an executive summary for the board, and a walkthrough with your team.
Fix & retest
Your engineers remediate with our guidance, and we validate the fixes within 30 days at no extra cost.
Common questions
Asked by Sydney businesses.
Want the full pricing breakdown first? Read the penetration testing cost guide.
How much does a penetration test cost in Sydney?
The same as anywhere in Australia when the testing is remote: external tests typically start in the low thousands and scale with scope. Where Sydney matters is on-site work (internal and wireless testing), where using a local team avoids the travel and accommodation loading interstate providers quietly add. We quote a fixed fee at scoping, and our pricing guide publishes the ranges.
Do you come to our office?
Yes, when the test calls for it. Internal and wireless engagements are regularly run on-site across Greater Sydney, from the CBD to Parramatta and beyond. Where on-site isn't necessary we can ship a pre-configured device instead, which keeps costs down.
Are your testers actually in Australia?
Yes. Testing is performed by our Sydney-based team, and your data never leaves Australia. No offshoring, no subcontracting your engagement to a team you've never met.
How long does a penetration test take?
An external test typically runs two to five days of active testing; internal and web application tests depend on size and complexity. Most Sydney engagements go from scoping call to final report inside three weeks.
Will the test disrupt our business?
It shouldn't. The rules of engagement set out what is tested, when, and how aggressively, including out-of-hours windows for anything sensitive. Disruption is a scoping failure, and scoping is the first thing we do.
Do we need a pen test for compliance or insurance?
Increasingly, yes. Cyber insurers, tenders, and frameworks like ISO 27001 and CPS 234 either require or strongly expect periodic independent testing. We map findings to the framework you're working against so one engagement serves both security and compliance.
First step
Scope it this week. Fixed fee, agreed up front.
A 30-minute scoping call with a Sydney tester, not a salesperson, and a fixed-fee quote within two business days.