Penetration Testing Glasgow
Precursor Security delivers CREST-accredited penetration testing in Glasgow, covering web applications, internal and external infrastructure, wireless, and cloud environments. Our Edinburgh office is 50 minutes away, giving Glasgow organisations local scoping meetings and on-site testing without southern travel costs. We also provide 24/7 threat detection and response for Glasgow businesses from our UK Security Operations Centre.
CREST-accredited penetration testing for Glasgow organisations: web applications, infrastructure, wireless, and cloud. Local presence through our Edinburgh office, 50 minutes away, with 24/7 threat detection and response delivered from our UK Security Operations Centre.
Offensive and defensive coverage for Scotland's
largest city.
Glasgow's economy runs from the International Financial Services District along the Clyde to one of Europe's most concentrated space and satellite manufacturing clusters, plus major engineering, public sector, and university estates. Financial services firms face regulatory testing obligations; engineering and space businesses sit inside defence and critical supply chains where security assurance is now a contractual requirement. We cover both sides: CREST-accredited penetration testing to prove the perimeter, and 24/7 managed detection and response for Glasgow organisations that need eyes on glass around the clock.
Who We Test In Glasgow
Testing scoped to the sectors that define Glasgow's economy, because a meaningful penetration test starts from who actually attacks businesses like yours, and what they are after.
How We Reach You
Glasgow is served from our Edinburgh office. 50 minutes from Glasgow Queen Street by rail, or via the M8.
CREST-Accredited, Verifiably
Precursor Security holds CREST organisational accreditation for penetration testing, independently audited across methodology, QA, and tester competency. Every engagement letter carries our membership number for direct verification by your auditors, insurers, or customers.
No Travel Games. No Scanner Reports. No Offshoring.
Glasgow clients get the same team, methodology, and day rate as our London and Leeds clients: manual testing by employed, UK-based CREST Registered Testers, fixed quotes agreed at scoping, immediate escalation of critical findings, and free retesting of everything you fix. On-site internal and wireless testing across Glasgow and the west of Scotland, coordinated from our Edinburgh office.
Every Test,
Delivered In Glasgow.
The full offensive security portfolio is available to Glasgow organisations. Each service links to its full methodology, and every engagement ends with reporting your engineers can action and your auditors can file.
Web Application Penetration Testing Glasgow
Manual, CREST-accredited testing of the web applications and APIs your Glasgow business depends on. Full OWASP coverage plus the business logic and access control flaws automated scanners miss, with free retesting of every finding.
Internal & External Network Testing Glasgow
External testing of your internet-facing perimeter, and internal testing that maps what an attacker could reach once inside: Active Directory attack paths, lateral movement, and privilege escalation. On-site delivery in Glasgow.
Cloud Penetration Testing Glasgow
Configuration review and attack-path testing across AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365, and GCP. We find the identity misconfigurations, exposed storage, and over-privileged roles that cause most real cloud breaches.
Wireless Network Testing Glasgow
On-site assessment of your wireless estate in Glasgow: rogue access point detection, segregation between guest and corporate networks, and attacks against enterprise authentication.
Mobile Application Testing Glasgow
iOS and Android application assessments covering insecure storage, API trust boundaries, and platform hardening, for Glasgow businesses shipping mobile products or internal apps.
Cyber Essentials & Compliance Glasgow
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, ISO 27001 support, and PCI DSS testing for Glasgow organisations that need recognised certification alongside technical assurance.
Threat Detection & Response for Glasgow, 24/7.
A penetration test proves what an attacker could do today. Our UK Security Operations Centre watches for the ones who try tomorrow: managed detection and response, a CREST-accredited SOC, and incident response for Glasgow organisations, delivered entirely from UK soil.
Explore Defensive SecurityHow Engagements Run In Glasgow.
From first call to free retest. Every Glasgow engagement is managed by a named account manager with direct access to the testing team, no ticket queues between you and the people doing the work.
Scoping & Fixed Quote
A free scoping call, usually within 24 hours of your enquiry, where a technical consultant (not a salesperson) defines what needs testing, agrees the approach, and produces a fixed quote. Glasgow clients can scope by video call or, where practical, in person via our Edinburgh office.
Testing In Glasgow
CREST Registered Testers execute the engagement during agreed windows: remote phases for external, web, and cloud testing, and on-site or appliance-based delivery for internal and wireless work in Glasgow. You get daily progress updates, and critical findings are escalated immediately rather than saved for the report.
Reporting Built for Two Audiences
Every report contains an executive summary your board and customers can read, and a technical annex your engineers can action: reproduction steps, evidence, CVSS scoring, and specific remediation guidance. Reports are quality-assured before delivery and structured for auditors, insurers, and customer due diligence reviews.
Debrief & Free Retesting
A full debrief walks your team through findings and attack chains, in person in Glasgow or at our Edinburgh office where practical, or by video call. Once you have remediated, we retest the fixed findings free of charge and issue updated reporting, so your evidence shows issues closed, not just found.
The best time to test your defences is now.
Join the high-growth companies relying on Precursor for continuous offensive and defensive security.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this service, methodologies, and deliverables.
Penetration testing for Glasgow organisations typically costs between £2,500 and £25,000 plus VAT depending on scope. A focused single web application or external infrastructure test usually falls between £2,500 and £6,250, most standard engagements land between £3,750 and £12,500, and larger multi-scope programmes range higher. Location does not change our day rate: Glasgow clients pay the same as London clients. Every quote is fixed after a free scoping call, and retesting of fixed findings is included.
Glasgow is served from our Edinburgh office. 50 minutes from Glasgow Queen Street by rail, or via the M8. On-site internal and wireless testing across Glasgow and the west of Scotland, coordinated from our Edinburgh office. All testing is delivered by UK-based, employed testers, never subcontracted or offshored.
Yes. Alongside penetration testing, Precursor Security provides 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR) and a CREST-accredited Security Operations Centre service for Glasgow organisations. Monitoring is delivered entirely from our UK SOC, so your telemetry and incident data never leave the country, and incident response support is available around the clock.
Yes. Our Edinburgh office at 83 Princes Street is 50 minutes from Glasgow, and our consultants regularly travel through the central belt for scoping meetings, on-site testing days, and debriefs. In-person delivery across Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and the west of Scotland carries no long-distance travel premium.
Yes. Precursor Security holds CREST organisational accreditation for penetration testing, the leading UK standard for testing providers, alongside ISO 27001:2022 certification and Cyber Essentials Plus. Testing in Glasgow is delivered by CREST Registered Testers with additional certifications including OSCP, and our engagement letters reference our CREST membership number so auditors, insurers, and customers can verify it directly.