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A pentest report is the start, not the finish.

Dedicated pentest firms like Packetlabs and Vumetric do solid offensive work, and so does our own partner Lorikeet Security. But a standalone pentest hands you a list of findings and walks away. Someone still has to prioritize, remediate, re-test, and fold it into a real security program. That is the part we own. Here is the honest comparison.

When a pentest-only shop is the right call

We would rather tell you the truth than win a bad-fit client. Here is when the alternative is genuinely the better choice.

  • You already have a security team that owns strategy and remediation and just needs an independent test.
  • A customer or auditor requires a third-party penetration test from a firm with no other involvement, for independence.
  • You have a specific, well-scoped target and you only want the test, not the program around it.
  • You know how to triage and fix what comes back without outside help.

If that is you, a focused pentest shop is a fine choice, and we can recommend good ones. Many teams get the report, then have nobody to act on it, which is the gap we fill.

traztech vs Pentest-only shop

traztech Pentest-only shop
What you get Strategy, remediation, and the program around the test A scoped test and a findings report
After the report We prioritize and fix the findings with you You own remediation, the engagement is over
Offensive testing Run by our partner Lorikeet Security Their core service, done well
Compliance fit Folded into SOC 2 and your broader program A standalone deliverable you map yourself
Who answers the auditor We do, the pentest is one input we manage Not their role
Re-testing Built into the remediation cycle Often a separate, additional engagement

Why teams pick traztech

We close the loop, not just open it

A findings report is only valuable if someone fixes what it found. We prioritize by real risk, remediate alongside your engineers, and re-test to confirm the fix held.

Offensive depth through Lorikeet

Testing is run with our partner Lorikeet Security, an offensive firm with deep hands-on and AI red-team experience. You get the test quality of a specialist shop inside a managed program.

Researcher-grade triage

Our founder has six published CVEs. Findings get triaged by someone who finds vulnerabilities for real, not just by severity score, so you fix what actually matters first.

It feeds the whole program

The pentest is one input into SOC 2, your roadmap, and your auditor relationship. We connect it to everything else instead of leaving it as an orphaned PDF.

Frequently asked

Does traztech do the penetration testing itself?

The offensive testing is run with our partner Lorikeet Security, an offensive-security firm with deep hands-on and AI red-team experience. traztech owns the strategy, scoping, remediation, and the program the test feeds into. One engagement, one relationship, with the specialist doing the specialist work.

Why not just hire a pentest shop directly?

You can, and for an independent test of a mature program that may be the right move. The gap is what happens after the report. A pentest-only shop hands you findings and leaves. We prioritize, remediate, re-test, and fold the results into your compliance program.

Is the testing quality as good as a specialist firm?

Yes, because the testing is done by a specialist firm. Lorikeet Security runs the offensive work. The difference is that with traztech the test sits inside a managed program with remediation, instead of being a standalone deliverable.

Can you use our existing pentest report?

Yes. If you already have a recent pentest, we will triage the findings, build a remediation plan, fix what matters, and map it into your SOC 2 evidence. You do not have to re-test from scratch unless the report is stale.

Will an independent auditor accept a test run through your partner?

Yes. The test is performed by Lorikeet Security as an independent offensive firm, which preserves the independence auditors and customers look for. We manage the relationship and the remediation around it.

What if the pentest finds something serious?

That is exactly the case we are built for. We triage it by real exploitability, remediate it with your team, and re-test to confirm. A pentest-only shop would hand you the finding and bill the re-test separately. Remediation is part of our engagement.

Get the test and the team that fixes it.

Specialist offensive testing through Lorikeet Security, wrapped in strategy, remediation, and a program that an auditor will accept.

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