Keep a specialist consultancy for
Physical security, social engineering, hardware and bespoke red teams.
ShieldProbe and a pentest consultancy
Pentest consultancy or ShieldProbe? Compare the whole engagement.
ShieldProbe Assess is a pentest of your web apps, APIs, networks and servers: AI runs the testing and a named consultant approves every finding. Compare that, and what happens after the report, with your current proposal.
What changes with ShieldProbeA report in 48 hours.
A report in 48 hours.
Every finding approved.
Retests for 12 months.
For agreed scope once access is ready, under your engagement terms.
How ShieldProbe handles each step
Testing
AI tests your agreed targets, roles and workflows from our own attack infrastructure. The report states what was out of reach.
Review and delivery
A named consultant approves each finding before you see it, with the request and response your team needs to reproduce it.
Fix and retest
Fix drafts the code change for your developers. Retests of confirmed findings are included; new scope is agreed separately.
See the full comparison below.
Choose expertise for the risk you need tested
ShieldProbe fits
Web, API, network and server pentests, internal or external, when you need results in days rather than weeks and retests through the year.
How the engagement compares
Firms such as Bishop Fox, NCC Group and the Big 4 offer a wide range of services, so details vary by engagement. More on PTaaS vs traditional pentesting, how a pentest is scoped and quoted and what a 48-hour pentest needs.
Scroll the table sideways to compare both options. You can also focus it and use the arrow keys.
| Compared on | Pentest consultancy | ShieldProbe |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Broad: application, infrastructure, red-team, physical and social-engineering work, depending on the firm. | Web, API, network and server pentesting, internal or external. Black-box across all of them; grey-box for web apps and APIs. |
| Testing and review | Consultants test by hand within a booked window. A lead consultant reviews the findings and signs the report. | AI runs the testing, then a named consultant approves each finding before you can see it. The platform will not release a finding without that approval. |
| Delivery | Often 6 to 8 weeks from booking to final report, depending on consultant availability. | 48 hours for agreed scope once access is ready. |
| Retests | Sometimes included, often quoted separately. | Retests of confirmed findings for 12 months under your engagement terms. New scope is agreed separately. |
| Remediation | Remediation guidance in the report, with workshops or engineering support on some engagements. | Fix drafts the code change in VS Code or Visual Studio (beta) for your developers to review. Defend, sold separately, protects supported findings in Node.js apps while the fix ships, starting in log-only mode. |
| Audit use | An independent report used as evidence in audits. | A consultant-approved report that supports your audit. It does not certify your organization, and acceptance is your auditor’s decision. |
Order accessible by another customer
GET /api/orders/order-b07
Authenticated account: customer-a
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{ "id": "order-b07", "ownerId": "customer-b" }Observed impact: Customer A can retrieve Customer B's order.
See the sample reportWhat happens after the report
Each module takes a finding one step further.
Assess
A pentest of your web apps, APIs, networks and servers. A named consultant approves every finding, and each one comes with evidence your team can reproduce.
Explore AssessDefend
Protection for supported findings inside your Node.js app, sold separately. It starts in log-only mode and blocks only when you turn enforcement on. Ownership flaws are logged, never blocked.
Explore DefendFix
A code change drafted from the actual attack, in VS Code or Visual Studio (beta). Your developers review it and raise the pull request.
Explore FixContinuous
Developer preview. Selected tests run on the repository events you enable, so each change is tested as it ships.
Explore ContinuousCommon questions
Can ShieldProbe replace our annual consultancy pentest?
For web, API, network and server scope, yes: ShieldProbe Assess can be that pentest. Keep physical security, social engineering, hardware and bespoke red-team work with a specialist consultancy.
Who reviews the findings?
A named consultant approves each Assess finding before you can see it, and the platform will not release a finding without that approval.
How fast is delivery?
48 hours for agreed scope, counted from when scope, authorization and access are ready.
What does a retest cover?
Retests of confirmed findings for 12 months, under your engagement terms. New scope is agreed separately.
Will our auditor accept a ShieldProbe report?
That decision is your auditor’s. The report sets out scope, methodology, the approving consultant and reproducible evidence for each finding. You can share the sample report with them during scoping.
Does Defend replace the code fix?
No. Defend protects supported findings while your developers fix the code. A retest with Defend switched off confirms the fix itself.
How often should we pentest?
At least once a year and after significant changes, which is also what PCI DSS asks of internal and external pentests. Applications that change often benefit from testing more frequently.
Sources
Details about other products and standards come from the public sources below, reviewed on 20 October 2026 unless dated. If anything has changed, tell us and we will correct it.