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Authorised Offensive Security
Penetration testing and red team operations under government contract. We conduct authorised offensive security assessments against threat actors — legally, under written mandate, with full scope and authorisation.
Our work supports government programmes and defence-sector organisations that need to test their systems the way adversaries would. We perform authorised penetration testing, exploitation, and red team operations — the same techniques threat actors use — but under contract, with explicit written authorisation, and within defined scope.
We work in secure environments, with cleared personnel where required, and under strict confidentiality. Every engagement is scoped, authorised, and evidence-based. No grey areas.
This model is designed for organisations that require robust governance, auditable reporting, and high-assurance offensive testing while maintaining legal and contractual certainty across sensitive systems.
What Is Authorised Offensive Security?
Authorised offensive security is structured adversarial testing performed under formal legal mandate, strict governance, and explicit written scope. It applies offensive techniques in controlled conditions to evaluate high-value systems and programme resilience.
This service is typically used where assurance requirements are high: public sector, defence, critical infrastructure, and regulated environments. Engagement controls include rules of engagement, approved communication channels, escalation models, and evidence handling standards.
In practice, it delivers the depth of red team and penetration testing with additional compliance and governance rigour, so outputs are suitable for programme assurance, audit, and senior risk oversight.
What We Deliver
- Authorised penetration testing and red team operations
- Written scope and rules of engagement before any testing
- Secure communications and compartmentalised reporting
- NCSC-aligned and government framework compliance
Suitable Engagement Contexts
- Public sector programmes requiring authorised adversary simulation.
- Defence and critical infrastructure with strict operational controls.
- Regulated environments where evidence quality and chain-of-custody matter.
- Programmes requiring secure communication channels and compartmentalised outputs.