It services | cybersecurity
Network Penetration Testing
Exploitable weaknesses exist in every digital environment, Pen Testing gives you the opportunity to expose them before its too late. Symtest, our full-scale network penetration testing service, is an authorised, simulated attack, with testing at any time and frequency and real time reporting.
Enquire Today
It services | cybersecurity
Expose the risks before someone else does.
Any organisation with an internet presence or IoT integration is a target for malicious actors. Penetration testing finds the exploitable weaknesses in your digital environment before an attacker does. It is an essential layer in a modern cybersecurity strategy, whatever the size of your business.
Why test regularly
No organisation is immune. Regular Penetration testing finds vulnerabilities in your environment so you can mitigate threats before they occur, and keeps you aligned with standards including Essential Eight, ISO 27001, and others.
- USD 4.44m — the global average cost of a data breach in 2025.
- 241 days — the average time to identify and contain a breach.
- Most breached organisations took more than 100 days to recover.
What Symtest gives you
Symtest is our full-scale network penetration testing service. It identifies emerging threats on an ongoing basis: test at any time and frequency, with real-time reports, preliminary findings, and notifications as issues surface. Every engagement runs with no disruption to your day-to-day operations.
A test typically takes five to ten business days depending on the size of your network and the type of test, with reports and deliverables ready two to four days after. We recommend testing at least every six to twelve months, and after any major change such as system upgrades or new applications.
Why is regular Penetration testing necessary
65% of organisations have not ever fully recovered from a data breach.
In 2025 the average total cost of a data breach was over USD 4.4m.
Aligned to recognised standards
32% of data breaches resulted in fines, with nearly half over USD 100 000.
Technology that protects
Partner with Symsafe for secure technology tailored to your business goals.
Book a callGot questions?
Ask us!
We are always available to have a conversation. Or check out these links for more info:
How long does a Penetration Test take?
How often should we perform a Pen test?
Do you perform Vulnerability Scans too?
— Frequently asked
Questions from clients
Do we need penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, or both?
They answer different questions. Vulnerability scanning runs continuously and tells you what known weaknesses exist across your attack surface. Penetration testing (Symtest) is a point-in-time, goal-driven test that proves whether those weaknesses are genuinely exploitable, including flaws a scanner can’t find, and how far an attacker could get. Most security-conscious businesses run scanning as the always-on baseline and add Symtest on a regular cadence, or ahead of an audit, funding round, or major change.
What is penetration testing, and how often should we do it?
Penetration testing is an authorised, simulated attack on your systems that finds exploitable weaknesses before a real attacker does. For most Australian SMBs the right baseline is recurring vulnerability scanning across your external surface and key internal hosts, backed by a structured penetration test at least every six to twelve months and after any major change to your environment. Symsafe delivers both: continuous scanning and triage, plus regular penetration testing through Symtest, our dedicated pen-testing service.
How long does a penetration test take?
Depending on the size of your network and the type of test, a penetration test takes five to ten business days to run. Reports and deliverables are ready within two to four days after testing is complete.
Will we experience downtime during testing?
No. Symtest runs with no disruption to your day-to-day business operations during testing.
Contact us today to see how we can help your business.
We are an amiable team of passionate, innovative IT experts who have consistently delivered high quality IT Managed Services & Cybersecurity since 2003.
Contact Us