Since 2015, Core Sentinel has been a trusted partner in cybersecurity, empowering businesses to secure their systems against evolving threats. From our roots as a dedicated penetration testing firm, we’ve grown into a leader in safeguarding critical infrastructure in Australia and worldwide.

Over the past ten years, Core Sentinel has conducted thousands of penetration tests, uncovered hundreds of thousands of critical vulnerabilities, and helped clients across small business, startups, finance, healthcare, and various others, strengthen their defences.

Why select Core Sentinel for your penetration testing needs?

It’s straightforward: we’re the top provider in Australia. This isn’t mere hype—it’s a proven reality. Our experts boast superior experience and credentials, and we’ve outlasted every other Australian firm delivering penetration testing solutions.

But hackers don’t always exploit new vulnerabilities. Indeed, around a third of all breaches are the direct result of old vulnerabilities sometimes several years old. So while proactive research into the latest trends and technologies is critical, so too is extensive hands-on experience with legacy technologies, over many years.

Core Sentinel delivers both. We stay abreast of the latest vulnerabilities by continuously studying and participating in industry events, and we regularly put on our ‘hacker’s hats’ to discover new vulnerabilities not yet identified by the industry. And we’ve been doing it for years. Our founder, Steve McLaughlin, has more than 20+ years international experience in penetration testing, and across the team, we average more than 15 years each.

Of course, all of that experience and expertise is only relevant if it translates directly into benefits for you. At Core Sentinel, we make sure it does. We scope your risk profile accurately, we employ proven testing techniques, we manage every project efficiently using repeatable processes, and we deliver a high quality, prioritised, actionable report, that’s also easy to read and understand. And we do it all within budget.

We’re an active partner in the Australian Government’s Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) program with access to sensitive threat intelligence information, as well as a partner in the StaySmartOnline program.

Plus, as qualified penetration testers, we’re committed to the ISACA Code of Professional Ethics, the (ISC)² Code of Ethics,  and the CREST Code of Conduct, which include;

Promotion of Good Practices

Promoting best practices for other security testers, evaluating new security tools and flagging malicious software.

Protect society, the common good, necessary public trust and confidence, and the infrastructure.

Advance and protect the profession.

Client Interests

Act honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally.

Committing to client confidentiality and product objectivity, and accepting only those assignments we’re suitably qualified for.

Competencies

Support the professional education of stakeholders in enhancing their understanding of the governance and management of enterprise information systems and technology, including: audit, control, security and risk management.

Provide diligent and competent service to principals.

Maintaining the highest caliber technical knowledge and staying up to date with technological advances through training, technical publications and specialist groups within professional bodies.

Regulations

Remaining up to date and compliant with the substance and content of all relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.

Ethics

Acting with honesty and integrity, and at all times standing against bribery, corruption, extortion and anti-competitive behavior.