CREST Penetration Testing in Ipswich
£2,400 Flat per App

For Ipswich's telecoms, freight and insurance software teams. Fixed price, retest included.

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  • £2,400 flat per app and its API, any size
  • Retest included
  • CREST accredited, rated 4.8/5 on G2

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Penetration Testing for Ipswich Teams

East of England

Ipswich sits between two very different anchors. To the east is Adastral Park at Martlesham Heath, BT's research campus, with a cluster of telecoms and network technology firms around it. Down the Orwell is the Port of Felixstowe, the UK's busiest container port, which supports freight forwarders, hauliers and customs software. The town also has a long-standing insurance and financial services workforce.

Telecoms operators now have legal security duties that reach into their supply chain, so vendors near Adastral Park face sharper questions than before. Freight software touches port systems that count as critical infrastructure. In both cases a buyer wants evidence that a named, accredited tester looked at the application recently.

What Ipswich Teams Bring Us to Test

Telecoms and network technology suppliers

Firms building provisioning portals, network monitoring dashboards and customer management tools for operators must meet security requirements their customers inherit from telecoms law. Independent testing is routinely requested during vendor onboarding.

What we focus onServer-side request forgery into management networks, role separation between operator and customer users, API authentication for automation, and exposed internal endpoints reachable from customer-facing portals.

Port, freight and customs software

Booking, haulage slot and customs declaration platforms connect forwarders, hauliers and terminal systems. A flaw can delay cargo, leak shipment data or allow fraudulent collection of containers, so port operators and large shippers expect testing.

What we focus onContainer release and collection workflows, haulier slot booking, customs entry data, partner API credentials, and whether a forwarder's account can view or alter another company's consignments.

Insurance and financial services operations

Customer self-service portals and internal case systems hold policy, bank and identity details. Parent groups and regulators expect these platforms to be tested independently, particularly after migrations or new online journeys.

What we focus onLogin and password reset flows, multi-factor authentication enforcement, bank detail changes, payout requests, and the strength of identity checks before account changes are made online.

What We Often Find

Software around Adastral Park and Felixstowe often shares one trait: it was built to talk to trusted partners, and that trust is easy to abuse.

SSRF into management networks

Features that fetch a URL, such as device status checks or logo imports, can be pointed at internal addresses. In telecoms tooling this can reach management interfaces or cloud metadata that should never face customers.

Mass assignment on container release

Booking APIs that accept whole objects may let a user set fields such as release status or collection authority. A forwarder could mark a container cleared or redirect it to a different haulier.

Partner keys in front-end code

Integration keys for tracking, mapping or rating services are often bundled into JavaScript. Anyone can lift them from the browser and call partner APIs as the platform, running up costs or pulling data.

Reusable password reset tokens

Reset links that do not expire after use, or stay valid for days, let anyone with access to an old email take over an account. On financial portals that can lead to changed payout details.

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£2,400. Not £12,000–£25,000.

What UK pricing guides put a SaaS app with an API and several user roles at.

Typical UK quote
CyberFortify
How it’s priced
Typical UK firm: day rates (median ~£1,000/day)
£2,400 flat per application
SaaS app, API, several roles
£12,000–£25,000
£2,400
Retest of your fixes
Often extra, £2,000–£5,000
Included
App bigger than expected
More days, bigger invoice
Same £2,400, no size cap
Who tests
Varies by firm
CREST-accredited engineers

Sources: Stingrai Penetration Testing Price Index (Sept 2026, median of 30 G-Cloud 14 rate cards) and Cyphere’s UK cost guide (2026).

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One Price, Everything In It

Per application · any size

£2,400flat

  • One web app and its API, no endpoint cap
  • Testing starts within a week, report in 4–7 working days
  • Free retest, signed attestation letter
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Included in the £2,400

  • AI-enabled testing, with every finding validated and exploited by CREST-accredited engineers
  • Authentication, access control between user roles and business logic
  • Criticals flagged within 24 hours, not held for the final report
  • CVSS-scored findings with reproduction steps and the fix
  • Clean report and signed attestation letter for customers, auditors and insurers
  • ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified processes, professional liability cover and Koop cyber insurance

One application = one web product your users sign in to, plus its API. Mobile apps, internal networks and cloud reviews are scoped separately. Prices exclude VAT.

From First Call to Clean Health Report

9 gates, the same sequence on every engagement.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    Client insight

    We send a short questionnaire to understand your infrastructure, business requirements and security concerns.

    Owner: you + CyberFortifyOutput: completed questionnaire
  2. 02

    Agreement

    Scope & SOW

    We analyse your answers, define a clear scope and issue the Statement of Work.

    Duration: 2–3 business daysOutput: signed SOW
  3. 03

    Initiation

    Kickoff meeting

    We walk through methodology, timeline and requirements, and access is handed over securely.

    Format: live sessionOutput: methodology brief
  4. 04

    Active testing

    Testing execution

    AI-enabled coverage, then accredited engineers validate and exploit. High and critical findings are sent to you immediately.

    Duration: 4–7 working daysLive alerts: high & critical
  5. 05

    Reporting

    Report delivery

    Every finding with risk rating, technical detail and step-by-step remediation, mapped to your controls.

    Format: PDF + machine-readableAudit-ready
  6. 06

    Walkthrough

    Report review

    A session with your technical team to explain findings, priorities and remediation approaches.

    Duration: 60–90 minutesRecorded on request
  7. 07

    Remediation

    You fix

    Your teams implement fixes. We stay available for guidance throughout.

    Timeline: you set itSupport: on call
  8. 08

    Verification

    Retest

    We re-test every previously identified issue to confirm the fix and check nothing new was introduced.

    Cost: includedScope: every finding
  9. 09

    Attestation

    Clean health report

    A final report confirming remediation and your improved security posture, ready to share with auditors.

    Audit-readyShareable with customers

What Ipswich Buyers Ask For

Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021

The Act and its code of practice require providers to manage supplier risk. Vendors near Adastral Park can use a CREST report to show operators their products have been independently tested.

NIS Regulations for ports

Larger ports are operators of essential services under the NIS Regulations. Software suppliers connecting to port systems can expect security testing questions, and a pentest report answers them directly.

Group security standards

Insurance sites that belong to larger groups must meet group-wide testing policies. Our report and retest letter fit standard group requirements for annual testing and after significant change.

Before you book.

We sell to telecoms operators. Can your test align with the Telecoms Security Code of Practice?

We test your web application and APIs and map findings to clear risk ratings, which operators can reference in their supplier assessments. We do not certify compliance with the code itself, but a recent CREST report covering the product they buy is the evidence most vendor reviews ask for.

Our booking system integrates with terminal systems at the port. Will you test those too?

No. We only test systems you own or are authorised to test. Your platform and its APIs are in scope, and we check how it handles data coming back from terminal integrations. Testing a port operator's own systems would need their direct permission, and often a different engagement.

We have a customer portal and a separate broker portal. Is that one app or two?

It depends on the build. If both share one codebase and API with different roles, it is usually one application at £2,400. If they are separate applications with their own back ends, each is priced separately. We confirm this before you commit.

Do you have an office in Ipswich?

No. CyberFortify has no Ipswich office. Web application and API tests run remotely, which is how almost all application pentests are delivered. Kick-off, critical alerts and the report walkthrough happen in UK working hours, and the price is the same £2,400 flat.

Why is it cheaper than UK day-rate firms?

Our AI Pentest Agent covers the breadth of your app: mapping every page and API route and checking the known issues. That frees our CREST-accredited engineers for exploitation, access control and business logic. Fewer billable days means one flat fee instead of a day rate. Every finding is still validated by a person before it reaches your report.

Is CyberFortify really CREST accredited?

Yes. CyberFortify is a CREST member company, accredited for Penetration Testing and AI-Enabled Penetration Testing, and a signatory of the CREST AI Charter. You can check our listing on the CREST Marketplace before you book.

What counts as one application?

One web product your users sign in to, plus the API behind it. Size doesn’t change the price: a large SaaS platform with many roles is still £2,400. A mobile app, an internal network or a cloud configuration review is a separate scope, and we’ll quote it on the call if you need it.

Is the price really fixed?

Yes. £2,400 per application, agreed on the scoping call before testing starts. The retest of your fixes is included. There are no day rates, so the invoice doesn’t grow if testing takes longer.

Is Cyber Essentials Plus the same as a penetration test?

No. Cyber Essentials Plus is a certification with a hands-on check of five basic controls. It doesn’t test your application for vulnerabilities the way a penetration test does.

Are you a CHECK company?

No. CHECK is the NCSC scheme for UK government and critical national infrastructure systems. If your contract names CHECK, you need a CHECK company, and we’ll tell you so on the call. CyberFortify is CREST accredited.

How fast can you start?

Testing usually starts within a week of the scoping call, and most reports are ready in four to seven working days. Criticals are flagged within 24 hours of discovery.

What happens to our data?

CyberFortify works under ISO 27001 certified processes. Client data from the engagement is disposed of afterwards, as set out in the statement of work. Every assignment carries professional liability insurance and Koop cyber insurance.

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