Government
Penetration Testing for Government Systems
Government systems hold sensitive data that attracts cyber attacks. You need strong testing to protect national information, infrastructure, and digital public services.
Overview
How We Secure Government.
Stop breaches before they happen by securing public systems, sensitive records, and government infrastructure.
Cyber attacks target government networks more than any other. Over 38% of global attacks hit government systems. The United States and Canada face the highest risk.
You must identify weaknesses in every area if you are a ministry, public vendor, or third-party service provider. Regulatory audits demand full compliance.
We help you meet these standards. Our team runs expert-led penetration tests that match evolving policies. You stay protected and aligned with all government cybersecurity requirements.
Threat picture
Cybersecurity Risks Facing Government Bodies.
Public sector systems are attractive for what they hold and for who they connect to. The route in is usually a supplier, a legacy service or a person.
Phishing and credential theft
The most common first step against a public body is still an email that convinces one person to type their password into the wrong page. Once inside, an attacker inherits whatever that account can reach, which in many councils is a great deal.
Legacy systems nobody owns
Public sector estates carry applications older than the teams running them. Unsupported software, forgotten test environments and services kept alive for one department are routine findings, and they are rarely in the asset register.
Supplier and framework access
Contractors and software suppliers hold accounts, VPN access and sometimes admin rights. An attacker who cannot reach you directly will look at who can, which is why supply chain questions now appear in most public sector security reviews.
Citizen-facing portals
Payment, licensing, housing and benefits portals handle sensitive personal data and are open to anyone. Access control between citizen records is the flaw with the most serious consequences and the one we test hardest.
What we deliver
What Pluto Cyber Security Offers Government Clients.
Zero False Positives
You get clean and accurate results through manual testing. We remove noise and help you secure systems without wasting your resources. This keeps your response team focused on verified threats only.
Expert-Level Insight
We dig deep into your systems and code. You receive direct guidance that strengthens applications and secures the full development process. Every fix is mapped clearly so your team can act faster.
100% Tester-Driven Security
Our experts test every part of your system manually. You uncover actual risks and fix them before attackers get a chance. No automated tools replace the human intelligence behind our results.
Complete Risk Visibility
Attackers move across networks fast. We map every route they use and show you how one weak link can break everything. You gain visibility across departments and shared service layers.
Government-Focused Compliance
We help you meet NIST and ISO standards. You stay compliant and secure critical data across ministries and public-sector vendors. Our team aligns with your internal audit and procurement cycles.
Advanced Threat Simulation
Red team experts use real attack methods. You find hidden gaps across cloud and on-site assets before hackers try to exploit them. You also understand how attackers think and move across networks.
Compliance
What Public Bodies Have to Answer To.
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus are the baseline for most public sector procurement, and many framework agreements require them before you can bid or renew. Our testing produces evidence in the form an assessor expects.
The NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework applies to organisations delivering essential functions, and the questions it asks about detection, response and supply chain are answered far better with real testing evidence than with policy documents.
UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 sit over all of it, and public bodies hold some of the most sensitive personal data there is. We map every finding to the systems and data categories affected, so your DPO can judge exposure without reading the technical detail.
- NIST
- ISO 27001
- ITSG-33
Yes. We test citizen portals, internal networks and supplier integrations for public sector organisations. Engagements run under a written scope and rules of engagement agreed in advance, which is usually what your procurement and information governance teams need to see before work starts.
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Tell us what you need tested. We reply with honest guidance and a fixed-scope quote, usually within one business day.