Pentest People review: Cyber Essentials in 2026

Pentest People and Bulletproof are now presented together under WorkNest Secure, launched in May 2026. WorkNest Secure offers penetration testing and Cyber Essentials support. Before buying an assessment, verify the actual legal entity and its current Basic and Plus permissions on IASME's directory, and obtain the package price and marking clock in writing. Fig Group publishes a standalone Micro Basic price and a conditional six-working-hour guarantee. Eligible scheme insurance is arranged separately through IASME and its insurance partner.

• Corporate identity: Pentest People heritage within WorkNest Secure; check the contracting entity on the current quote
• Testing: WorkNest Secure describes CREST-accredited penetration-testing services; confirm the current accredited entity and exact test scope for your engagement
• IASME licence: verify the named assessment entity and separate Basic and Plus permissions on the IASME certification-body directory
• Platform: historical SecurePortal references should be checked against the current WorkNest Secure reporting product and contracted access

If you need a full penetration test and Plus assessment, ask WorkNest Secure whether they can bundle both under the current licensed entity and quote. Cyber Essentials Plus technical testing is not a full penetration test.

Historic comparisons have quoted a £575 Basic price and a three-working-day marking commitment, while other pages described quote-only, engagement-based terms. Those statements cannot be reconciled into a current offer without a dated package and written clock. Request a current WorkNest Secure quote specifying entity, staff tier, VAT, Basic or Plus, preparation, feedback, marking and certificate issue. Compare the same conditions with Fig Group's published terms.

• You are buying a full infrastructure or web-app pen test. Ask whether WorkNest Secure can quote both services with shared scoping, then compare the combined scope, price and methodology before assuming a saving.
• You need a CREST-scoped penetration test. Verify the current accredited provider and contracted methodology.
• You need a current reporting platform. Ask for a demonstration and retention terms for the product included in your quote.

1. £299.99 + VAT published Micro tier. Pricing.

2. 6-working-hour SLA on clean submissions.

3. Insurer-grade evidence exports for customer-controlled sharing.

4. Platform delivery - self-serve + assessor review.

5. Verifiable IASME licence: check the public record on the IASME directory.

A valid certificate issued by the named IASME-licensed body follows the same Cyber Essentials scheme regardless of which provider you choose. Verify the actual issuer, entity, level and expiry on the IASME certificate search.

• Stand-alone CE, not bundled with pen testing
• Published, low price matters
• Speed matters
• You want insurer-grade compliance evidence you control

WorkNest Secure's penetration-testing heritage may suit a buyer who needs a separately scoped pen test as well as certification. Check its current licence, package and written timing. For standalone Micro Basic among the named comparable offers, Fig Group publishes £299.99 + VAT and a conditional six-working-hour guarantee.

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