![]() ![]() Now that’s an “unnecessary expense,” if there ever was one. Speaking of expense, we all know that breaches are costly and messy business. And yes, pentesting is an investment, not just another unnecessary expense. It really is the best gauge on how much you should be investing on a pen test. So before you go on a hunt for a pentest provider, take your time to know the true value of your business first, especially your crown jewels. Your pentest investment should be commensurate to what you’re protecting. Logically, you wouldn’t spend $50,000 on an asset worth $5,000, nor would you skimp on millions of dollars worth of digital assets either. It helps us gauge if we are the right people for your requirements (we’re not fans of time-wasting), and properly assess your needs for the pentesting engagement. Here at NopSec, these are some of the first questions we ask our prospective clients. What’s your definition of a “great” penetration test?.How much will it cost your company to recover from a breach due, in part, to a bad pentest (hint: average is $7 Million)?.What’s the value of the assets you’re protecting (your crown jewels)?. ![]() Why the vast difference? And really, where do you start?īefore you get fixated on the cost, first, I’d like to present three questions for your consideration: ![]() Freelance pentesters offer their services starting as low as $15 per hour, while others pay obscene amounts for “corporate rates.” Some offer a $5,000 flat-rate, and some don’t even publish their prices online (NopSec falls in this camp, and you’ll soon know why). Prices for their services vary extremely widely. Penetration testers seem to be in abundance nowadays (based on Google Results), and you’d think there’d be a deadlock in competitive pricing at this point, but that’s not the case at all. What does “great” mean in the first place? A quick search on Google for “great penetration test” yields 1,130,000 results. The car question is very much akin to asking “How much does a great penetration test cost?” One man’s great penetration test is another man’s disaster. It’s cool yet reliable, not a lot of maintenance required, and the mileage goes far.”
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