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Harbourwall: Penetration test and Cyber Essentials readiness

A scoped penetration test paired with hands-on remediation, taking a multi-office firm to Cyber Essentials readiness.

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Sector
Professional Services
Typical client
Accountancy network holding sensitive client data
Typical timeline
6 weeks
Typical team
2 testers, 1 consultant
Penetration test workspace with severity totals, trends and remediation queue
Cyber Essentials readiness tracker across the five control themes
Finding record with evidence, business impact, fix and retest result

About this project

Accountancy firms hold exactly the type of data attackers want, and many have grown through acquisitions that left inconsistent systems behind. Partners often lack a clear view of the real exposure.

Testing begins only after written authorisation and agreed rules of engagement. Findings are ranked by business impact, remediation is supported directly, and each fix is retested.

Objectives

  • Find exploitable weaknesses before an attacker does
  • Close the gaps blocking Cyber Essentials certification
  • Give partners a plain-English view of business risk

What’s delivered

  • Written authorisation and rules of engagement
  • External, internal and web application testing
  • Cyber Essentials gap assessment
  • Remediation support and retesting
  • Board-level report and technical findings

Target outcomes

0

open critical findings goal

100%

MFA coverage objective

5 of 5

control themes met target

<14 days

patching objective

Technology

  • Burp Suite
  • Nmap
  • BloodHound
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Nessus

Services involved

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