About Us
We’re an Australian cybersecurity firm built on a simple belief – every business deserves access to top-tier security, not just those with enterprise budgets. Our certified specialists work alongside your team to identify risks, strengthen your defences, and ensure your digital assets are protected against real-world threats.
Four Things We Won't Compromise On
Values are easy to claim and hard to keep. These four are what Penva Security is willing to lose engagements over.
Australian by Default
Human-Led, AI-Accelerated
Fixed Pricing, No Surprises
Fixed-price quotes within 24 hours. Free retest within 60 days. No platform fees, no credit pools, no surprise scope-change add-ons. The price quoted is the price paid. We publish starting prices from AUD $2,500 – one of the few Australian pentest firms that does.
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Our Stats
We have partnered with organizations across critical sectors, including finance, education, e-commerce, and healthcare, to enhance their security posture, meet compliance requirements, and confidently pass audits.
We’ve identified critical vulnerabilities in 70% of tested applications, including server compromises and leaked credentials, and helped secure their applications and infrastructure.
Accreditations & Certifications
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Our Certifications
Brand Name
Certification
Certification Worth
OSCP by Offensive Security
OSCP+ by Offensive Security
The OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) is a highly regarded certification that validates practical penetration testing skills and is globally recognized by employers and regulators.
CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA)
CREST Registered Penetration Tester (CRT)
CREST partners with national bodies in the UK, US, Australia, and Singapore, ensuring global recognition and compliance with the highest cybersecurity standards.
CRTO by Zero-Point Security
This certification demonstrates the ability to think and act like a real attacker, simulating advanced cyberattacks to help organizations identify and remediate hidden weaknesses before they can be exploited.
 Penva Security holds globally recognised, specialized penetration testing certifications that take years to earn.
About Penva Security — Common Questions
Direct answers to the questions buyers ask before commissioning their first engagement. Updated May 2026.
Penva Security was founded by a team of CREST-certified penetration testers with combined experience across Australian financial services, SaaS, healthcare and government supply-chain pentest engagements. The team’s collective credentials include CREST CRT/CPSA, OSCP, and CRTO certifications – the recognised baseline for credible Australian penetration testing.
We’re a boutique team focused exclusively on penetration testing. Smaller than a Big-4 enterprise security practice, larger than a one-person consultancy. We deliberately stay this size to maintain the responsiveness our clients value. Scale, in our view, would compromise the operational model that makes Penva Security work.
Three things together that few other firms combine: (1) all-Australian operations with no offshoring, (2) explicit human-led + AI methodology rather than scanner-led testing, and (3) published fixed pricing with free retest included as standard. Most Australian firms have one or two of these; very few have all three. The combination is built for buyers who want CREST-grade testing without enterprise-firm overhead.
Yes, deliberately. We’re a penetration testing specialist – we don’t do MSS, GRC, SIEM management, IAM consulting, or the broader cybersecurity stack. Focus is the source of our depth. Where you need those other services, we work alongside other Australian providers (Cuscal-aligned MSS, IRAP-aligned advisory, etc.) and can recommend partners we trust.
Our testers hold individual CREST certifications – CREST Registered Penetration Tester (CRT), CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA), and where applicable CREST Certified Tester (CCT App / CCT Inf). See our certifications page for the complete credential list. The CREST framework is the credential body Australian government procurement, APRA-regulated entities, and most enterprise security programs reference.
Every engagement starts with a mutual NDA before any technical or commercial information is exchanged. We can work to your standard MSA, supplier agreement, or specific data-handling requirements – common for Australian financial services and government supply-chain procurement. Sensitive findings, screenshots, exploitation evidence, and analysis remain in Australian-based infrastructure throughout the engagement and retention period. Penva Security does not publish client lists, named case studies, or testimonials without explicit written client permission.
Australian SaaS shipping into US enterprise customers (chasing SOC 2 + ISO 27001), Australian FinTech (regulated by APRA or partner-bank-dependent), HealthTech vendors (handling Privacy Act and sometimes HIPAA data), and mid-market enterprise with regulated industries adjacent. Typical company size: 50-2,000 employees. Geography: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, with regional and Perth/Adelaide engagements increasingly common.