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Social Engineering & Physical Security Testing

Most breaches start with a person, not a payload. We test how your staff, help desk and buildings hold up against phishing, phone pretexting and physical intrusion, and give you the evidence to improve training and controls.

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Why Social Engineering Testing Matters

Attackers target people because it works. Phishing, help desk impersonation and MFA fatigue attacks bypass technical controls by convincing someone to open the door. Social engineering testing measures how your people, processes and physical security respond to realistic, ethical attack scenarios, so you can focus awareness training and controls where they make a difference. Every campaign runs under signed authorisation and agreed rules of engagement, in line with GDPR.

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Benefits of Social Engineering Testing

Real-world campaigns give you hard numbers on human risk and show exactly which processes and controls need strengthening.

Guided by Leading Cybersecurity Standards:

Our campaigns use MITRE ATT&CK initial access techniques and are designed to support security awareness requirements under NIS2, DORA, ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS.

Measure Real Human Risk
Click, credential submission and reporting rates by department show where awareness is strong and where it needs work.
Test Help Desk & Identity Processes
Find out whether your service desk can be talked into password resets or MFA re-enrolment for an attacker.
Validate Email & Endpoint Controls
See whether email filtering, sandboxing and EDR stop realistic, safe payloads before users ever see them.
Strengthen Physical Security
Check whether tailgating, badge cloning or reception pretexts get an intruder into offices and data centres.
Focus Your Awareness Training
Use campaign results to target training at the teams and scenarios that matter most.
Evidence for Compliance
Documented, repeatable testing supports NIS2, DORA, ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS security awareness requirements.

Social Engineering Testing Services

We combine digital and physical techniques to mirror how real attackers get their first foothold.

Phishing Simulation
Targeted spear-phishing and credential harvesting, including adversary-in-the-middle MFA bypass scenarios.
Vishing & Smishing
Phone and SMS pretexting against staff and service desks to test identity verification and reset processes.
Physical Intrusion Testing
Tailgating, badge cloning and on-site pretexting to test access to offices, server rooms and data centres.

What We Test & How We Approach It

Every engagement is scoped with you, authorised in writing and reported by team rather than by individual unless you request otherwise. You receive campaign metrics, the pretexts that worked, the control failures behind them and practical recommendations. Related services: red teaming, TLPT for DORA & TIBER-EU and adversary simulation.

Realistic, tailored lures that test user awareness, reporting behaviour and the effectiveness of your email security stack.

Phone-based pretexting that tests whether identity checks hold up when an attacker impersonates staff or executives.

On-site testing of perimeter, reception, badge access and device security at offices and data centres.

Social engineering used as the entry point of a wider red team or TLPT, under strict rules of engagement.

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