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Penetration Testing Sunshine Coast

CRT Network Solutions provides penetration testing on the Sunshine Coast for the local businesses that are increasingly being targeted, but too often assume they're too small to worry about it. We test your identity and network systems the way real attackers do, hand you a written report with the specific fixes ranked by risk, and stay accessible from our Mooloolaba office if you want to walk through it in person.

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What Our Sunshine Coast Penetration Testing Includes

Every engagement is scoped in writing before we start. What’s typically included:
What can be discovered about your business from public sources before an attack begins. This is often the most confronting part of the report.
Anything on your network that faces the internet (firewalls, remote access, exposed services).
Attacks against your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace identity, including phishing, credential stuffing, and privilege escalation. This is where most SME breaches actually start.
Simulated attacks from inside the network, representing what happens after one bad click.
Executive summary for leadership, technical detail for your IT team, and a ranked list of fixes.
A working session (in person at our Mooloolaba office if you want) to walk through the findings before you commit to any fixes.
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Types of Penetration Testing We Offer

We scope each engagement based on your business, budget, and what you actually need to know.

External network pentest

Best for local businesses that want to know what an outside attacker can reach. The most common starting point.

Microsoft 365 tenant pentest

Tests your M365 environment directly. Identity, conditional access, permissions, sharing, OAuth apps. Highly relevant for Sunshine Coast businesses that live inside M365 all day.

Internal network pentest

Simulates a compromised laptop or malicious insider. Answers the “what happens after the first bad click” question.

Why Sunshine Coast Businesses Need Penetration Testing

The single most common reason Sunshine Coast businesses don’t test their security is the assumption that they’re too small to be worth targeting. That assumption is now wrong, and expensively so.

According to the ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-25, small businesses in Australia lost an average of $56,571 per cyber incident last year, up 14% on the previous year. Business email compromise, the single most common attack against Australian SMEs, doesn’t care about company size. It cares about whether the target has a Microsoft 365 account, a bank account, and staff who might click a well-crafted email. Every business on the Sunshine Coast meets that description.

Three shifts have made pentesting relevant for local businesses in a way it wasn’t five years ago:

Attackers don't hand-pick targets; they run scanners across the entire Australian IP range and hit whatever's exposed. Being small on the Coast is not protection.
Renewing policies in 2026 increasingly requires evidence of independent security testing. Without it, premiums rise, or cover is refused.
If your business supplies anyone larger (a health network, a government contract, a large legal or accounting firm), they're starting to ask for security testing evidence in your onboarding paperwork.

Who Needs a Sunshine Coast Pentest

Penetration testing is a good investment for Sunshine Coast businesses in any of these situations:

  • Allied health, dental, medical, or specialist practices handling patient records under the Privacy Act, RACGP standards, or AHPRA obligations.
  • Professional services firms (legal, accounting, financial, consulting) with client data that carries confidentiality obligations.
  • Local businesses renewing cyber insurance and wanting to secure better premiums or meet an underwriter’s evidence requirements.
  • Sunshine Coast businesses supplying larger clients who now include security testing clauses in their vendor onboarding.
  • Any business that hasn’t had a pentest in the last 12 months and wants to know where they actually stand, not just where they think they stand.
  • After a significant IT change (M365 rollout, office move, MSP change) and wanting independent confirmation the new setup is secure.

How Our Sunshine Coast Pentest Process Works

We keep the process simple, so a busy small-business owner can follow it without needing a security background.

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1. 30-minute scoping call:

30-minute scoping call: In person at Mooloolaba, or remote if you prefer. We understand your environment, agree on scope, and put rules of engagement in writing.

2. Testing window

We conduct the test, once or multiple times, over an agreed window. You have a named point of contact for the entire test.

3. Written report

Executive summary for you, technical detail for your IT support, prioritised remediation roadmap for both.

4. Debrief session

We walk through the findings in plain English. What the risks actually mean, what to fix first, and what can wait.

5. Remediation plan

We supply you with a remediation plan and an optional quote for us to carry out the remediation.

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Why Choose CRT for Sunshine Coast Penetration Testing

Local Mooloolaba office

Scoping meetings, debriefs, and remediation walkthroughs can be done in person. When you call, you’re talking to someone on the Coast, not a distant call centre.

CREST-certified pentests

Our penetration tests are CREST certified and follow industry-standard methodologies (OWASP, PTES, MITRE ATT&CK).

20 years supporting local Sunshine Coast businesses

We’ve been here since 2006. We know the businesses because we support them day-to-day through our broader IT support Sunshine Coast practice.

Reports written for humans, not just IT teams

You get an executive summary you can actually read, plus the technical detail your IT support needs.

Remediation support if you want it

After the test, if you need help fixing what we found, our managed security services team can support the remediation. Same team, one call. Or work with your existing MSP: we’ll hand them everything they need.

Independent of the systems we test

For businesses we already provide day-to-day IT support to, we use an independent team member (or a partner) to test, to preserve the arm’s-length integrity of the assessment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you use Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or any cloud application to run the business, you have the same attack surface as much larger businesses. Attacks are automated and don't discriminate by size. Small local businesses now account for a growing share of Australian ransomware and BEC incidents. The honest answer is that most Sunshine Coast SMEs would benefit from at least an M365 tenant pentest.
For most Sunshine Coast SMEs, the disruption is minimal. A 30-minute scoping call at the start, availability of one nominated contact during the test window (usually your business owner or IT lead), and a 45-60 minute debrief at the end. We don't run tests that would disrupt production during business hours without written approval.

Yes. The reports are written specifically so that non-technical business owners can understand the risks and priorities. You can hand the technical detail to your existing MSP, use our own managed security services team to remediate, or we can recommend a local IT partner to help. You're not left with a document you can't act on.

It changes it in a good way. Remote and hybrid teams have more identity and endpoint attack surface than office-only teams, which is exactly what a pentest is best at testing. If your team is distributed, an M365 tenant pentest is usually the most valuable starting point.
Yes. Many Sunshine Coast businesses use the pentest as the trigger for a wider IT and security review. We can bundle the pentest with an ACSC Essential Eight gap analysis, a Microsoft 365 tenant audit, or an overall IT posture review at the same time. If you'd rather keep it focused, we can do that too.

That's normal. Most Sunshine Coast businesses find at least one or two things in a pentest that need budget, time, or a project to fix. The report ranks findings by risk so you can address the highest-impact ones first, budget for the medium-term ones, and accept the low-risk residuals with your eyes open. We can also help you build a phased remediation plan if the list is longer than what you can tackle in one quarter.

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If you're a Sunshine Coast business weighing up penetration testing (for cyber insurance, a supplier requirement, or just to know where you actually stand), we can scope the right engagement for you. Call 1300 760 339 or request a quote online for a 30-minute scoping call and a tailored quote.

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