CREST CERTIFIED CLOUD TESTERS
Cloud Penetration Testing Services in Australia
Penva Security delivers CREST-certified, manual cloud penetration testing for Australian businesses — testing AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Entra ID, cloud networks, IAM, storage, Kubernetes and serverless environments for exploitable misconfigurations and attack paths that automated scanners and AI-only tools often miss.
Every cloud security test is performed by a human OSCP- and CREST-qualified offensive security expert, delivered with an audit-ready report for ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA and APRA CPS 234 — and includes a free remediation retest within 60 days.
Certified Cloud Testers
Audit-Ready Cloud Reports
Manual Cloud Testing
What Is Cloud Penetration Testing?
Cloud penetration testing is a controlled, manual security assessment where CREST-certified ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks against your AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Entra ID, cloud networks, IAM, storage, Kubernetes and serverless environments. The goal is to identify exploitable cloud weaknesses such as excessive permissions, exposed storage, public services, weak identity controls, insecure secrets and privilege escalation paths before attackers find them.
Unlike automated cloud posture scanning, a true cloud penetration test validates whether misconfigurations can be exploited, chained and used to access sensitive data or escalate privileges. A skilled tester turns identity, network, storage and workload weaknesses into a short, prioritised list of confirmed, exploitable findings with proof-of-concept evidence, business impact and remediation guidance.
For Australian businesses, cloud penetration testing is strong evidence for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 controls A.8.8 and A.8.29, SOC 2 Trust Services Criterion CC7.1, PCI DSS Requirement 11.4, APRA CPS 234, and customer security reviews.
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When You Need a Cloud Pentest
Most Australian businesses engage Penva Security for one of six clear cloud risk triggers – each maps to a compliance requirement, customer assurance request, cloud migration, or high-impact security event.
Pre-Launch Assurance
Annual Compliance
After Major Changes
Vendor Security Questionnaires
APRA CPS 234
Post-Incident Review
Cloud Penetration Testing Approach
Every Penva Security cloud engagement follows NIST SP 800-115, PTES, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, CIS Benchmarks and cloud provider security best practices. We test cloud environments the way attackers do: by chaining IAM, storage, network, workload, secret and logging weaknesses to demonstrate real business impact.
Our Four-Phase Cloud Pentest Process
Aligned to NIST SP 800-115, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, CIS Benchmarks, cloud provider security guidance, and the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES).
Benefits of Cloud Penetration Testing Service
With Penva’s human-led, AI-assisted cloud penetration testing services, you can find exploitable cloud misconfigurations before attackers do, reduce privilege escalation risk, protect customer data, strengthen stakeholder confidence, and prove your cloud security posture with a clear, audit-ready report.
Find Hidden Weaknesses Before Hackers Do
Penetration testing uncovers hidden weaknesses in your system before real attackers can exploit them, allowing you to address issues promptly.
Avoid Costly Data Breaches
A single cyberattack can lead to stolen customer info, lawsuits, or fines. Penetration testing helps prevent this.
Meet Legal Requirements & Compliance in Australia
Industry standards (such as ISO 27001) and Australian regulations, including the ACSC Essential Eight and the Privacy Act 1988, mandate regular security checks. Penetration testing ensures compliance and helps avoid fines and data breaches.
Build Customer Trust
Customers feel safer knowing you care about their data, and It boosts your reputation as a secure and reliable business.
Penva vs AI-Only and Generic Pentest Firms
Fully AI-driven scanners and autonomous pentesting platforms find known patterns at machine speed – but they consistently miss the vulnerabilities that cause real breaches. Here’s how Penva Security compares.
What You Receive After a Cloud Penetration Test
You receive an audit-ready cloud penetration testing report with confirmed vulnerabilities, proof-of-concept evidence, affected cloud resources, CVSS risk ratings, business impact and practical remediation guidance, giving your team and stakeholders clear evidence of your cloud security posture.
Penetration Test Report
A comprehensive document detailing identified vulnerabilities, potential risks, and prioritized recommendations.
Includes Executive summary alongside technical evidence like attack paths and severity scores (CVSS) for your IT team.
Remediation Plan and Support
Provides step-by-step instructions and direct collaboration with the dev team to implement fixes, ensuring risks are eliminated.
If required, receive a follow-up report confirming all issues are resolved for accountability and compliance.
Certification of Testing
Official validation that your systems were rigorously tested and meet industry security standards.
Offers formal documentation (e.g., compliance with GDPR, PCI DSS) to demonstrate due diligence to clients, auditors, or regulators.
Audit-Ready for Every Major Framework
Every Penva Security report is purpose-built to satisfy auditors, with the executive summary, CVSS 3.1 scoring, evidence appendix, and formal letter of attestation that compliance assessors require.
ISO/IEC 27001
SOC 2 Type II
PCI DSS v4.0
APRA CPS 234
Essential Eight
HIPAA
GDPR & Privacy Act
ST4S
Pentest Results that Pass Audits
How Penva Security helped businesses pass ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits with penetration testing reports that satisfied assessors, closed critical gaps, and gave clients the confidence to scale securely.
Why Choose Us
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
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.
Reviews and Clients
Michael Wendland
Partner at Bonsai
Reliable and professional penetration testing partner
Penva Security provided a quick and efferent pentest report that satisfied our needs and certification criteria. I would highly recommend them for penetration testing, and will be using his services again in the future.
Stuart Cox
Creative Director at NorthBase
Professional, communicative, and highly reliable testers
Penva Security conducted a penetration test of our webapp and produced a report of security issues. The team was professional and communicated well throughout, including giving us the expected timeline for the work and keeping us up-to-date as we progressed. The report was well written and I can recommend them to anyone looking for penetration testing.
Daniel Scocco
Founder at InstaDelivery
Working with third or forth time with Penva Security
This is the third or fourth time we work with Penva Security. They always delivers timely and great work. One of the best security experts I know.
Our Team's Certification
Our team holds industry-recognized pentest certifications that take years to achieve.
Cloud Penetration Testing - Common Questions
Direct answers to the cloud security testing questions Australian businesses ask most often.
Cloud penetration testing is a controlled security assessment of your AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or hybrid cloud environment. Penva reviews cloud identity, permissions, exposed services, storage, networking, workloads, containers, serverless functions, secrets, and attack paths to identify exploitable weaknesses such as IAM privilege escalation, public data exposure, insecure security groups, leaked keys, misconfigured services, and lateral movement paths.
Cloud penetration testing in Australia typically starts from AUD $2,000 for a focused cloud security assessment. The final price depends on the number of cloud accounts or subscriptions, services in scope, IAM complexity, workloads, Kubernetes or container usage, serverless architecture, external exposure, and whether AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or a hybrid environment is included. Penva provides a fixed-price quote after a free scoping call.
Most cloud penetration tests take 5 to 10 business days of active testing, plus 1 to 2 days for reporting. A small cloud environment with limited services may be assessed faster, while a complex multi-account AWS, Azure, or GCP environment with Kubernetes, CI/CD, IAM roles, and production workloads can take 2 to 3 weeks. Penva shares findings progressively so remediation can begin during testing.
Yes, when cloud systems store, process, or transmit sensitive business, customer, payment, or regulated data. ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, APRA CPS 234, and enterprise procurement reviews commonly expect evidence that cloud infrastructure and applications are security tested. Penva provides audit-ready cloud pentest reports with risk ratings, evidence, business impact, remediation guidance, and retest validation.
A cloud posture scan checks cloud configuration against known best practices, such as public buckets, open ports, or weak settings. A cloud penetration test goes further by validating whether those weaknesses can be exploited, chained, and used to access data, escalate privileges, or move across cloud services. Penva combines cloud configuration review with attacker-led testing to show real business impact.
No. Penva delivers human-led cloud penetration testing. We use automated cloud posture tools and AI-assisted workflows only to support inventory, permission mapping, and coverage. Every cloud finding is manually validated by a tester before it is reported. This is important because cloud compromise often depends on chaining IAM permissions, exposed services, metadata access, secrets, and business context.
Penva follows NIST SP 800-115, PTES, CIS cloud benchmarks, cloud provider security guidance for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and practical attacker-led cloud testing methodology. Our process covers scoping, cloud asset discovery, IAM and permission review, exposure analysis, workload testing, secrets review, exploitation, privilege escalation, lateral movement analysis, reporting, and remediation retesting.
Penva designs cloud testing to reduce risk to production workloads, customer data, and uptime. We avoid destructive actions unless explicitly approved, use read-only review where appropriate, coordinate testing windows for sensitive workloads, and validate high-risk issues safely. Testing is performed under agreed rules of engagement so security weaknesses can be confirmed without unnecessary disruption.
Yes. Every Penva fixed-price cloud penetration test includes one free retest within 60 days of the original engagement. After remediation, we re-check each issue and provide an updated report confirming whether the findings are fixed. This gives your team clear evidence for ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, APRA, vendor security reviews, and internal risk sign-off.
Yes. Penva’s testers hold recognised penetration testing certifications including CREST, OSCP, and CRTO experience across cloud, web applications, APIs, networks, and identity environments. Cloud testing is performed by security professionals who understand both cloud configuration risk and real-world exploitation paths across IAM, workloads, secrets, and exposed services.
At minimum, cloud environments should be penetration tested annually and after significant changes such as new cloud accounts, new internet-facing services, IAM redesigns, Kubernetes deployments, CI/CD changes, mergers, migrations, or major infrastructure releases. Fast-moving cloud teams should test more frequently when sensitive data, regulated workloads, or customer-facing services are involved.
Penva commonly finds excessive IAM permissions, privilege escalation paths, public storage exposure, leaked cloud keys, exposed management interfaces, insecure security groups, vulnerable workloads, metadata service exposure, SSRF-to-cloud-token risk, weak CI/CD secrets handling, misconfigured containers, insecure serverless functions, and poor logging or alerting. The highest-impact issues usually involve identity abuse and access to sensitive cloud data.
Penva supports SaaS platforms, FinTech and payments providers, healthcare organisations, education platforms, e-commerce companies, professional services, and government supply-chain vendors across Australia. We work with teams in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra that need cloud testing for compliance, customer assurance, cyber insurance, or risk reduction.
Yes. Penva can sign a mutual NDA before any cloud architecture, account IDs, subscriptions, diagrams, credentials, permissions, or commercial information is shared. We can also work under your MSA, supplier agreement, data-handling requirements, or enterprise procurement process.