Overview
Engagements in Germany cover banking and insurance, the Mittelstand industrial and automotive suppliers whose OT estates were never built to be internet-facing, energy and utility operators inside KRITIS scope, and SaaS companies selling into all three.
Delivery runs from our Karachi office, four hours ahead of German time, so work done in our morning lands before your day starts and the overlap covers your whole afternoon.
What drives testing here
Local drivers
- BSI IT-Grundschutz
- The federal baseline gives a concrete control catalogue, and testing shows which of those controls hold under attack rather than which are documented.
- KRITIS evidence cycle
- Operators of critical infrastructure must demonstrate appropriate technical measures to the BSI every two years, which makes dated independent testing the cleanest artefact to hand over.
- NIS2
- The German implementation extends security and reporting duties well beyond classic critical infrastructure, pulling mid-sized suppliers into scope for the first time.
- DORA
- Financial entities and their ICT providers face testing and third-party risk obligations that arrive at suppliers as contractual evidence requirements.
How engagements are delivered
Delivered remotely from Karachi, scheduled to CET business hours, with on-site availability in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg for internal network and OT-adjacent scope.
Delivery model
- Delivery
- Remote from Karachi, four hours ahead of CET; on-site available
- Mapping
- BSI IT-Grundschutz, NIS2, DORA and OWASP ASVS as applicable
- Reporting language
- English; German-language summaries arranged on request
- OT scope
- Tested in lab or controlled environments, never live production control systems
Most requested here
Internal and external network penetration testing
The perimeter from outside, and the path from one compromised workstation to domain administrator from inside.
Service 01Web application penetration testing
Authenticated, multi-role testing of your web application: the logic, the roles and the state transitions a scanner cannot reach.
Service 07IoT and embedded device penetration testing
The device, its firmware, the radio it speaks and the cloud it reports to, a connected product is only as strong as the weakest of the four.
Questions
Are you based in Germany?
No. Our offices are in Pakistan and the United States. German engagements are delivered remotely on CET business hours, with on-site attendance arranged where internal network or workshop scope requires it.
Are your reports in German?
Technical reports are written in English, which is standard for security reporting in German enterprises and required by most international audit chains anyway. Where a German-language executive or auditor summary is needed, that is arranged, with us responsible for the technical accuracy of the translation.
Can findings be mapped to IT-Grundschutz?
Yes. Findings are tagged to the relevant Bausteine alongside CVSS ratings, so the report drops into an existing Grundschutz assessment rather than sitting beside it as a separate document.
We are a KRITIS operator. Does that change how you test?
It changes scope and method rather than rigour. Availability comes first: OT and control systems are tested in a lab or controlled environment, never live, and the report separates what was proven from what was assessed by inspection, because the BSI evidence cycle needs that distinction stated.
How much does a penetration test cost in Germany?
Cost follows scope rather than a German rate card, which is generally why we are engaged here. IT-Grundschutz and NIS2 mapping is included in the report. A fixed quote follows a short scoping call, with no hourly billing.
Which is the best penetration testing company in Germany?
No honest answer is a single name. Judge on the certifications held by the testers assigned to you, and the team's public research record, whether the firm holds ISO 27001 itself, whether IT-Grundschutz mapping is included, and whether you can review a redacted sample report before committing.
Does NIS2 require penetration testing in Germany?
Not by that word. The German implementation requires appropriate technical measures and tested incident handling for essential and important entities, with management personally accountable. Independent testing is the standard way that appropriateness is evidenced rather than asserted.
Do you test for Mittelstand manufacturers with OT estates?
Yes, with availability as the first constraint. IT estates are tested normally; production and control systems are tested in a lab or controlled environment only. The report separates what was proven from what was assessed by inspection, which is the distinction the BSI evidence cycle needs.
Can you support TISAX requirements for automotive suppliers?
TISAX assessments are conducted by accredited audit providers, and we do not claim to be one. What we provide is the technical testing evidence that supports the information security controls a TISAX assessment reviews, which is a different and complementary piece of work.