NEGUP Solution
Enterprise SecurityManaged Security & SIEM
- Days to completion
- 14 Days to completion
- Fewer vulnerabilities
- 92% Fewer vulnerabilities
- Passed audit
- PHIPA Passed audit
OUR CREDENTIALS
Credentials You Can Verify.
From industry-recognized certifications to independent audits and real client outcomes, our credentials show the depth, rigour, and accountability behind every engagement we run.
WHAT BACKS THE WORK
Credentials That Earn Trust
Our qualifications reflect how we operate: independently validated, continuously renewed, and grounded in real security work. Each one below links to the evidence behind it.
Industry-Recognized Certifications
Our consultants hold OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GPEN and CISA, qualifications earned under exam conditions that test hands-on skill rather than theory.
See the certificationsManual-First Penetration Testing
A human tester drives every engagement. Automated scanners support the work, they never replace it, which means fewer false positives and findings that matter.
Browse our servicesCompliance-Aware Testing
We map findings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA and PHIPA, so a single engagement can serve several obligations at once.
See the frameworksPractitioner-Led Engagements
Senior engineers scope, test and report on your environment. There is no handoff to junior analysts once the work is signed.
Meet the engineersIndependent and Vendor-Neutral
We sell no security products or platforms, so every remediation recommendation follows your risk rather than a reseller margin.
Why independence mattersReporting You Can Act On
Findings are ranked by business impact, with reproduction steps your engineers can follow and a summary your leadership can read.
How we reportIndependently Verified Reviews
Our client reviews are collected and published on Reviews.io, an independent platform, rather than curated by us on our own site.
Read client reviewsCanadian Data Residency
Engagement data stays hosted in Canada under signed NDA, and we carry professional liability coverage on every project.
About PlutoSecPartner Program
MSPs and consultancies extend penetration testing and compliance readiness to their own clients through our partner program.
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CERTIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS
Qualifications You Can Check
These are the certifications our consultants hold and the standards we test against. Every credential is renewable, independently examined, and held by the engineers doing the work.
OSCP
Offensive Security Certified Professional
CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker
GPEN
GIAC Penetration Tester
CISA
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Security+
CompTIA Security+
ISO 27001 LI
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
AWS Security
AWS Certified Security — Specialty
CCSP
Certified Cloud Security Professional
Standards we test against
Findings are mapped to the frameworks your auditors and regulators already use, so one engagement can answer several requirements.
- SOC 2Service Organization Control 2
- ISO 27001Information Security Management
- PCI DSSPayment Card Industry DSS
- HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability Act
- PHIPAPersonal Health Information Act
- NIST CSFNIST Cybersecurity Framework
- ITSG-33Canadian Gov IT Security
- OWASPOpen Web Application Security
- MITRE ATLASAdversarial Threat AI
How we operate
Insured
Professional liability coverage on every project
Canadian-hosted
Engagement data stays under Canadian residency
NDA-protected
Signed before scoping begins, without exception
Multi-framework
One engagement mapped to several standards
Rated 5.0 / 5 by 20 verified clients onindependently collected reviews
METHODOLOGY
How We Test
We do not test to a private checklist. Every engagement runs against published, industry-maintained standards, so another qualified engineer could review our work and follow exactly what we did.
OWASP
Open Web Application Security Project
Web and API testing coverage follows the OWASP Testing Guide and the Top 10 risk categories.
PTES
Penetration Testing Execution Standard
Engagements run end to end on PTES, from scoping and intelligence gathering through reporting.
NIST
SP 800-115 & Cybersecurity Framework
Assessment technique and control mapping align with NIST's published testing guidance.
MITRE ATT&CK
Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge
Findings map to ATT&CK techniques, so results describe real attacker tradecraft, not tool output.
Every finding is verified by hand before it reaches your report, and remediation is retested before it closes. Nothing closes on a scan result alone.
PROOF IN OUTCOMES
What the Credentials Produce
Certifications matter because of what they let us deliver. These are measured results from named engagements, with the full write-up on each one a click away.
Utho
Cloud InfrastructureInfrastructure Hardening- Days to completion
- 21 Days to completion
- Threats blocked monthly
- 5,000+ Threats blocked monthly
- Server uptime
- 100% Server uptime
ParaMed
HealthcareHealthcare Compliance & Pen Testing- Phishing drop
- 93% Phishing drop
- HIPAA violations
- 0 HIPAA violations
- Data monitoring
- 24/7 Data monitoring
CREDENTIALS FAQ
Questions About Our Credentials
What our consultants hold, how it applies to your audit, and who does the work. Still unsure how it maps to your environment? Our engineers will talk it through.
What certifications do PlutoSec consultants hold?
Our engineers hold OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GPEN, CISA, CompTIA Security+, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, AWS Certified Security Specialty, and CCSP. These are examined, renewable credentials focused on hands-on offensive and defensive work rather than theory.
Do your credentials support compliance audits?
Yes. We map findings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, PHIPA, NIST CSF and ITSG-33, so the same engagement can support several audit requirements. We provide the evidence your auditor asks for, though we are not the certifying body itself.
Are assessments manual or automated?
Manual first. A certified engineer plans and executes every engagement, using automated tooling only for coverage and reconnaissance. That is how we rule out false positives and demonstrate real business impact rather than handing over raw scanner output.
Who actually performs the testing?
The senior practitioners who scoped the work. There is no handoff to junior analysts after the contract is signed, and the engineer who found an issue is the one who verifies your fix during retesting.
How do you stay independent?
We do not resell security products or platforms. Our recommendations are driven by the risk we observe in your environment, so there is no commercial incentive attached to any remediation we advise.
Where is our engagement data stored?
In Canada. Engagement data stays under Canadian data residency, an NDA is signed before scoping begins, and we carry professional liability coverage on every project.
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