Website security is not something discovered after a breach; it is something built before one. PBDP delivers web security and penetration testing as a blend of attacker thinking and defender engineering: on one side, ethical hackers find the real vulnerabilities in your systems before criminals do; on the other, we construct the defensive layers, monitoring and recovery plans that make those findings irrelevant. If customer data, online payments or corporate reputation are in play, this service is not a cost — it is insurance whose premium the market sets, not you.

What penetration testing is — and how it differs from a vulnerability scan

Automated scanners produce long lists of raw alerts, many false and most meaningless. Penetration testing is human and targeted: our ethical hacker thinks like a real intruder, chains small weaknesses together and proves which paths genuinely reach sensitive data. We work to OWASP and web security testing standards, and the output is a risk-ranked report with proven attack scenarios and a fix for every finding. The service complements secure construction — the same principles we apply from day one in web application development and enterprise portals.

What a security engagement delivers

• A classified vulnerability report: every finding with risk level, proof of exploit, business impact and a concrete remediation.
• Black-box and white-box testing: external attacks like an unknown intruder, plus source-code security review with repository access.
• Authentication and access checks: sessions, password handling, role-based authorisation flaws, brute force and API gaps.
• Server and configuration hardening: security headers, firewalls, access restriction and correct SSL setup coordinated with server management.
• Monitoring and response plan: log centralisation, intrusion alerts, WAF rules and a documented attack-playbook.
• Cleanup and recovery: malware and backdoor removal on compromised sites, rebuilt from known-good backups.
• Free re-validation: the same findings retested after fixes, proving the holes are actually closed.

How testing and hardening are run

1. Rules of engagement: written agreement on targets, authorisation, time window and permitted aggressiveness.
2. Reconnaissance: discovering entry points, subdomains, exposed ports and component versions.
3. Controlled exploitation: attacking highest-risk paths while preserving service stability, documenting every step.
4. Reporting and briefing: findings presented to technical staff and management with a prioritised fix order.
5. Remediation and hardening: patches applied through security update services and defensive layers re-tuned.
6. Re-test and cadence: validation testing plus scheduling the next cycle inside a support agreement.

Already breached? Emergency incident response

The first hours of a compromise decide the fate of your data. Our response team follows a rehearsed playbook: isolate the service without full shutdown, identify the attack vector, purge malicious code and planted files, rotate every credential and key, and rebuild from the last clean point. Once contained, a forensic report explains how the attacker entered, what they reached and which controls must improve to prevent recurrence. Experience shows repeated infections almost never reflect attacker genius — they reflect the original hole still being open.

Frequently asked questions

How often should penetration testing be done?

The professional baseline is annually in full form, plus after every major change — a new feature, infrastructure migration or new connected system. Organisations handling financial or public-sector data typically move to quarterly cycles and continuous testing. Our security support retainers cover both models.

Will penetration testing disrupt our live service?

No. Scope, schedule and permitted intensity are agreed in writing before starting, and destructive tests run only in staging. Production availability is the red line; every action is documented and reversible.

What determines the cost of a penetration test?

Asset count (domains, APIs, apps), application complexity, required access level (black/grey/white box), industry compliance needs and re-validation. Estimates follow a scoping call and arrive as clear packages. A package that only runs a scanner is cheaper — and proves almost nothing.

For an initial risk assessment or a scheduled testing programme, contact PBDP's security team; the full scope of security work is listed on our services page.