Penetration Testing Melbourne
Core Sentinel delivers senior-led penetration testing to Melbourne and Victorian organisations — remotely for most engagements, on-site when the work demands it. We're Sydney-based — not a pretend Melbourne branch — and upfront about it. What you get instead: every test performed by a senior tester holding OSCE and OSCP, backed by 20+ years of hands-on experience and 30+ professional certifications, exploiting manually — never automated scan-and-send. Call 1300 859 443 or request a fixed-price quote.
- OSCE / OSCP-certified testers
- Senior-only — no junior bench
- Free re-test & letter of attestation
Penetration testing services for Melbourne organisations
We deliver the full range of penetration testing services to Melbourne businesses: web application and API testing, external infrastructure, internal and Active Directory assessments, mobile applications and wireless. Every engagement is quoted as a fixed price from your scope — no day rates that drift — and ends with a prioritised, evidence-backed report, a free remediation retest to prove your fixes hold, and a letter of attestation you can hand to clients, partners and auditors. See penetration testing across Australia for the national picture.
Remote-first delivery, on-site in Melbourne when it matters
Most penetration testing runs remotely — it mirrors how real attackers operate and keeps your fixed price on testing time, not travel. Web application, external infrastructure and mobile engagements are fully remote. Wireless testing is always performed on-site at your Melbourne premises, because radio doesn't travel over a VPN. For internal testing, we ship a pre-configured VPN implant device to your office or work from a jump host you provide — or test on-site if you prefer. Either way, the testing is identical: manual, senior-led exploitation, evidence for every finding.
Compliance-driven testing: CPS 234, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and more
Most Melbourne organisations that contact us have a framework behind the request. We scope and report against the one you answer to — the Essential Eight, ISO 27001, SOC 2, APRA CPS 234, PCI DSS, IRAP, the SOCI Act and ST4S — and map every finding to the control it affects. Some frameworks make testing explicit: PCI DSS 11.4 requires penetration testing at least annually (and after significant change) for in-scope entities, and APRA CPS 234 requires regulated entities to test the effectiveness of their information-security controls. For the framework-by-framework detail, see our guide to penetration testing for Australian compliance.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a penetration test cost in Melbourne?
Every engagement is fixed-price, quoted up front from your scope — the number of applications, IP ranges, users and the depth of testing required. You get a firm number before testing starts, with the free remediation retest included.
Do you have a Melbourne office?
No — and we won't pretend otherwise. Core Sentinel is based at Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000, and works Australia-wide. Most testing is delivered remotely; wireless testing is always done on-site at your Melbourne premises, and internal testing runs via a VPN implant device we ship to your office, a jump host you provide, or on-site.
Is DAST the same as penetration testing?
No. DAST is automated dynamic scanning — it only finds what its signatures already know, and it can't chain findings or reason about business logic. A penetration test is a skilled human manually exploiting your systems, combining small weaknesses into real attack paths. Many teams run DAST continuously and use a penetration test to find what it misses.
Book a penetration test in Melbourne
Let us hack you before they do. Tell us what needs testing and a senior OSCE/OSCP-certified tester will come back with a fixed-price quote. A typical engagement runs a few days to two weeks of active testing.
Prefer to talk first? Call 1300 859 443.