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Penetration Tester

Assess the effectiveness of security controls, reveals and utilise cybersecurity vulnerabilities, assessing their criticality if exploited by threat actors.

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Conduct rigorous penetration tests, creatively simulating real-world cyberattacks to proactively uncover vulnerabilities and validate the resilience of technical and organisational security measures.

What You'll Do

Discover Exploit Vulnerabilities

Identify and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities through ethical hacking, creative analysis, and advanced penetration testing techniques.

Assure Compliance Standards

Execute comprehensive penetration tests, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards, frameworks, and regulatory requirements.

Report Testing Results

Prepare detailed vulnerability assessment and penetration testing reports, clearly communicating findings to stakeholders.

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