Penetration Testing
Adversary-grade testing of applications, APIs, and infrastructure to identify exploitable weaknesses and quantify business impact.
A ransomware attack hits a business somewhere in the world every 11 seconds.
No warning shot — just downtime, locked files, and a scramble to explain it to your customers.
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2021
The median cyberattack costs a small business $38,000 in real, paid-out losses — drawn from roughly 70,000 actual insurance claims, not a survey guess.
For a business with no security budget, that's not a rounding error.
Source: Verizon 2026 Breach Impact Study
88% of small business breaches now involve ransomware — more than double the rate at large enterprises.
Attackers know smaller companies are the easier mark.
Source: Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report
Only 14% of small businesses are actually prepared for an attack.
The other 86% find out how unprepared they are mid-breach.
Source: Accenture, cited by the U.S. Small Business Administration
None of this is inevitable.
Cipher Group helps growing businesses find the gaps in their defenses before attackers do, and close them, so your business stays open and your customers stay safe.
Adversary-grade testing of applications, APIs, and infrastructure to identify exploitable weaknesses and quantify business impact.
Continuous and scheduled scanning to detect common misconfigurations and known CVEs with expert validation.
Security awareness sessions designed for employees to recognize threats and adopt safer online habits.
We recover access to company-owned encrypted files and archives using industry-standard tools and controlled GPU cracking.
About Cipher Group
Cipher Group was founded on a simple observation: small and medium-sized businesses face the same cyber threats as large enterprises, without the in-house team to defend against them. We built a specialist practice around real offensive-security experience — the same techniques attackers use — and made it accessible to businesses that don't have a security department of their own.
You work with the person doing the testing, not a rotating account team. No handoffs, no lost context.
Our methods are backed by internationally recognized penetration testing certifications (eJPT, eCPPT) and continuous training — not just a claim on a website.
Transparency and clear communication aren't values we list — they're how every engagement runs, from first contact to final report.
Built around recognized frameworks
Every engagement is scoped against the standards you're actually accountable for — NIS2 obligations for essential and important entities, ISO 27001-aligned controls, and OWASP testing methodology.
Founded and led by Robin Ersson — eJPT & eCPPT certified penetration tester.