Hire Penetration Tester — offensive testing with findings your team can fix
Most breaches are not exotic zero-days — they are missed basics: injection flaws, broken access control, misconfigured S3 buckets, default credentials. A penetration tester thinks like an attacker inside agreed rules of engagement, chaining small weaknesses into real impact so you see what an adversary actually could do.
I'm Omer Muneer Qazi, a Dubai-based Fractional CTO & Solutions Architect with 15+ years of experience and 100+ projects delivered across 6 countries. When you hire specialists through me, every engagement is scoped, documented, and retested, with a report your developers can work from immediately.
Scoped offensive testing, documented end to end
Rules of engagement
Before testing begins, targets, testing windows, permitted techniques, out-of-scope systems, and escalation contacts are agreed in writing — so the test is aggressive where it counts and never touches what it should not.
OWASP Top 10 coverage
Systematic testing across injection, broken access control, authentication failures, and the remaining OWASP Top 10 categories, adapted to your stack instead of run as a generic checklist.
Manual Burp Suite testing
Automated scanners find the obvious; manual Burp Suite work uncovers chained vulnerabilities and business-logic abuse — exactly the flaws that get exploited in real breaches every year.
CVSS-rated findings report
Every confirmed finding ships with a CVSS severity rating, proof-of-concept evidence, affected endpoints, and business impact written so engineers can fix it and executives can understand it.
Developer-ready remediation guidance
Each finding includes concrete fix guidance with code-level pointers, prioritized by real exploitability — not abstract severity — so your team fixes the dangerous things first.
Verified retesting
Once fixes are deployed, the original attack paths are retested to confirm closure. You receive a clean retest report suitable for compliance reviews, enterprise customers, and board questions.
From scoping call to clean retest
A structured engagement with no surprises — you’ll always know what’s happening and what’s next.
Scoping call
We define targets, timelines, rules of engagement, and what a good result looks like — including which systems are strictly off-limits.
Testing window
The tester works through the agreed scope methodically, documenting each finding with reproducible evidence as they go, so nothing is lost between testing and reporting.
Report and walkthrough
You receive the CVSS-rated report plus a walkthrough call where your engineers can ask exactly how each flaw was exploited.
Remediation and retest
Your team ships fixes on a prioritized plan; the tester re-verifies every attack path and issues the final clean report.
Why hire a penetration tester through a Fractional CTO
A penetration test is only as good as its scope and its report. I make sure the scope matches your real risk — external, internal, API, or web app — and that findings arrive prioritized by exploitability, with retesting confirmed instead of assumed.
I stay involved from scoping through the clean retest, translating between testers and your developers so fixes land fast. If that sounds like the way you want security handled, get in touch and we will scope your test.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a penetration test and a vulnerability scan?
A scan is automated and shallow — it lists possible issues with false positives. A penetration test is human-led: a tester actively exploits weaknesses, chains them into real attack paths, and proves business impact.
How long does a typical penetration test take?
A focused web application test usually takes one to two weeks of testing plus reporting; larger scopes with APIs, mobile apps, or internal networks run three to four weeks. Scoping defines the exact timeline upfront.
Will penetration testing disrupt our production systems?
No — that is what the rules of engagement prevent. Targets, testing windows, and off-limits systems are agreed in writing first, and testing stays inside those boundaries.
Do you test APIs and mobile apps too?
Yes. Modern attack surface is mostly APIs — REST, GraphQL — plus iOS and Android apps. Scope each surface explicitly so nothing important is left untested while budget goes to low-risk areas.
What do we receive when the test is finished?
You get a CVSS-rated findings report with proof-of-concept evidence, prioritized remediation guidance, an executive summary, and — after your team fixes the issues — a verified clean retest report.
Scope your penetration test
Tell me what you need tested — web app, API, or full external footprint — and I will put together a scoped plan with clear rules of engagement.