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What is Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS)?
Continuous Penetration Testing for Proactive Cyber Security Defence
Penetration Testing as a Service is a human intelligence led, dashboard driven Penetration Testing service that delivers an aggregated view of your threat landscape combining historical testing and reporting with pivotable recent data analysis.
Through continuous monitoring, PTaaS provides a dynamic, real-time view of emerging vulnerabilities and threats, enabling immediate identification, analysis, and proactive mitigation.
Penetration testing services are carried out by our cyber-security experts to identify if your software, websites, web applications, or systems have any security vulnerabilities.
Your Business Challenges
Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is aligned to the security challenges your organisation faces, providing continuous, on-demand testing and expert insights. Delivered by a team of CHECK and CREST-certified penetration testers, PTaaS offers ongoing vulnerability assessments and actionable reporting, ensuring your systems are consistently protected against evolving threats.
Need for independent testing
Your organisation may have security concerns, compliance requirements, and a need for independent testing.
Assessing over the course of a year
Your organisation could be seeking direction on a proportionate risk mitigation programme through testing to ensure your entire environment has been assessed over the course of a year.
Lack a holistic picture
Your organisation may need ready access to a holistic picture of your historic testing results.
Introducing Penetration Testing as a Service from Six Degrees
Provided by some of the most highly experienced and accredited Penetration Testers in the industry.
Six Degrees’ Penetration Testing as a Service provides regular, proportionate testing and enhanced security posture visibility that is easy to view and deploy to ensure that you can identify and understand the severity of any gaps and prioritise remediation accordingly.
Penetration Testing as a Service allows you to test a given environment on demand as and when there is a need. A time budget is assigned monthly, which is entirely configurable and can range from a minimum of three days upwards.
How does PTaaS work? Features of Penetration Testing as a Service
PTaaS combines automated scanning tools and expert manual penetration testing to continuously assess the security of your applications. Automated tools scan for common vulnerabilities, while manual experts perform in-depth testing to uncover complex risks. Attack Surface Management (ASM) continuously monitors vulnerabilities across your assets, and comprehensive reports are provided with actionable recommendations for remediation.
Receive expert-led guidance and actionable recommendations on how you can enhance your organisation’s cyber security posture and response capability. Penetration Testing as a Service offers continuous testing, real-time reporting, and proactive risk mitigation, ensuring your defences evolve to stay ahead of emerging threats.
Ongoing, on-demand testing
Test a given environment on demand as and when there is a need.
Unlimited scope changes
The service scope can be changed as many times as required throughout the year without penalty.
Penetration testing consultant
You will be assigned a senior CSA consultant who will be your point of contact and service lead.
Penetration Testing as a Service web portal
You will be provided with a web portal from which you can explore your data in real time. Access detailed reports, track vulnerabilities, monitor remediation progress, and identify trends with our PTaaS web portal.
Benefits of Penetration Testing as a Service
Penetration Testing as a Service puts you in control, offering a service that delivers for your constantly changing requirements.
Understand the risks you face
Receive clear insights into where your cyber security posture can be improved, and understand the risks your organisation faces.
Continual assessments
Rather than being constrained by one-time assurance testing, we harness our full portfolio of professional services, experts, and resources to give you confidence by de-risking your organisation.
Support with security mitigation
Once we’ve created your roadmap to mitigate your cyber security gaps, we can support you in carrying out the mitigation activities.
Penetration Testing as a Service vs. Traditional Penetration Testing
Traditional penetration testing services provide a one-time security assessment, typically conducted annually, quarterly, or on an ad hoc basis. While effective for identifying vulnerabilities at a specific moment, these tests lack ongoing visibility into emerging threats. Reports are static, and remediation support is often limited.
Penetration Testing as a Service delivers continual vulnerability assessments through our interactive web portal. Instead of waiting for periodic security audits, businesses gain ongoing insights and expert remediation support. PTaaS enhances cyber resilience, compliance readiness, and proactive risk management, ensuring security gaps are identified and mitigated faster than traditional methods.
Learn more about the differences between these penetration services.
Why Choose Six Degrees for your PTaaS Needs?
Six Degrees is best placed to deliver Penetration Testing as a Service to your organisation.
Our heritage
20 plus years of cyber security heritage and experience.
Best talent
SC cleared, UK-based Threat Analysts.
Complementary services
Access to complementary testing, consultancy, and managed security services.
Tailored services
Tailored services that suit your organisational requirements.
“Penetration Testing as a Service provides regular, proportionate testing and enhanced security posture visibility that is easy to view and deploy.”
Marcus Jeffes Product Owner
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Six Degrees is best placed to deliver Penetration Testing as a Service to your organisation.
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Identify security gaps before attackers do with expert Penetration Testing Services services. Simulated real-world attacks help you strengthen defences and stay compliant.
Infrastructure Penetration Testing
Our Infrastructure Penetration Testing services provide an expert view of your infrastructure, enabling you to understand and address your areas of weakness before they can be exploited by hackers.
Application Penetration Testing
Our Application Penetration Testing services provide specific testing of your commonly used toolsets and solutions, ensuring that both client facing and internal interfaces are built securely and to best practice.
Cloud Platform Build Review
Our Cloud Platform Build Review services give you the information you need to enhance your infrastructures hosted on public cloud platforms’ protection against ransomware and other types of cyber-attack.
External Vulnerability Scanning
Our External Vulnerability Scanning services help you to achieve a greater level of assurance around your Internet-facing hosts via a regular, repeatable streamlined process.
NCSC ITHC and PCI ASV Scanning
Our National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) IT Health Check (ITHC) Penetration Testing and Payment Card Industry Approved Scanning Vendor (PCI ASV) services give you the information and documentation you need to ensure adherence to your organisation’s required compliance and accreditation standards.
Red Teaming
Whether you are looking to understand more about specific risks or want a general view of your organisation’s cyber security posture, Red Teaming delivers critical insights by taking a real-world approach to infiltrating your organisation, following the sophisticated methods hackers use every day.
Phishing and Scenario Testing
Whether you want to assess specific risks, evaluate the effectiveness of your cyber security training, or gauge your organisation’s vulnerability to phishing attacks, our Phishing and Scenario Testing services provide invaluable insights. By simulating real-world attack methods used by hackers, we help you identify weaknesses and strengthen your defences.
Frequently Asked Questions - Penetration Testing As A Service
What does PTaaS stand for?
PTaaS stands for Penetration Testing as a Service. It's a security service that combines both automated and manual penetration testing to evaluate and enhance the security of your applications.
Why is it important to use a CREST certified company?
CREST-certified companies meet rigorous industry standards, ensuring that penetration tests are conducted to the highest level of professionalism and integrity.
Should I use the same penetration testing supplier?
Using the same supplier can build consistency, but it’s beneficial to periodically assess other providers to ensure fresh perspectives and methods.
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At Six Degrees we’ve been delivering cyber security services to organisations throughout the UK public and private sectors for over 20 years. We’re committed to enabling our customers to enhance their cyber security postures and protect themselves in today’s hostile digital landscape – that’s why we’re constantly evolving our cyber security strategy and advisory, consultancy, and managed services to ensure they deliver tangible return on investment.
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