Our penetration testing clients ship the metrics that matter
Two recent penetration testing engagements. Full metrics under MNDA; case study available on scoping call.
Cybersecurity and Compliance engagement,
Penetration Testing program
Dcrayons rebuilt our penetration testing program around one operational metric, not vanity outputs. The work shipped on schedule, scoped to a number we can report to the board.
MNDA
Cost + adoption metrics on scoping call
90 days
Time to first measurable win
Penetration Testing engagement: senior architect + Dcrayons Growth Formula sequencing + weekly CFO-readable readout. Mutual kill-switch at day-90.
Read Cybersecurity and Compliance engagement's Case Study
Mid-market cybersecurity and compliance brand,
Penetration Testing + adjacent program
Our penetration testing program had been stuck for 14 months. Dcrayons re-scoped it in week one and shipped measurable wins inside the first 90 days.
MNDA
Program-attributed impact on scoping call
90 days
Time to measurable win
Penetration Testing engagement layered with adjacent cybersecurity and compliance work. Free Dcrayons Score readout in week one set the baseline.
Read Mid-market cybersecurity and compliance brand's Case StudyHOW DCRAYONS PENETRATION TESTING WORKS
How Dcrayons delivers penetration testing in 90 days
Technical penetration testing signals we engineer
Default capabilities on every Dcrayons Penetration Testing engagement
Audit-ready evidence
Every penetration testing change ships with audit-ready evidence: change log, before/after metrics, runbook updates, knowledge-base entry.
AI-assisted operations
DcrayonsAI runs anomaly detection + cost forecasting + drift alerts on your penetration testing program from day one.
FinOps + cost discipline
Cost tagging + monthly Score readouts surface waste before it compounds.
Penetration Testing engagements report cost-per-unit, not just absolute spend.
Security + compliance overlay
Every penetration testing change ships through the security + compliance overlay: SOC2 + ISO27001 + GDPR-aware controls applied as default.
Three proprietary tools we apply to every Penetration Testing engagement
Score, Sequence, Repair. The diagnostic, the 90-day playbook, and the AI-aware toolkit we run on every Penetration Testing engagement.
Dcrayons Score (penetration testing axis)
Five-axis 150-factor diagnostic. The penetration testing axis covers architecture quality, FinOps discipline, security posture, automation depth, and adoption maturity. Free on every proposal call.
Dcrayons Growth Formula (penetration testing sequencing)
The 90-day playbook that sequences penetration testing work back to one operational metric you pick. Built for measurable outcomes inside one quarter.
DcrayonsAI (penetration testing toolkit)
Internal toolkit that runs penetration testing-specific audits and generates prioritised remediation roadmaps your CFO can budget.
Dcrayons Score (penetration testing axis)
Five-axis 150-factor diagnostic. The penetration testing axis covers architecture quality, FinOps discipline, security posture, automation depth, and adoption maturity. Free on every proposal call.
Dcrayons Growth Formula (penetration testing sequencing)
The 90-day playbook that sequences penetration testing work back to one operational metric you pick. Built for measurable outcomes inside one quarter.
How Dcrayons delivers penetration testing
Three repeatable plays that compound penetration testing wins across cycles.
Score
Free Dcrayons Score readout in one business day. Five-axis penetration testing diagnostic mapped to your operational baseline, with a single 0-100 number plus the gap list. No follow-on commitment.
Plan
Written 90-day penetration testing plan tied to one operational metric you pick. Senior architect writes the architecture; mutual kill-switch in every SoW; no annual lock-in.
Compound
Weekly cadence with senior architect + monthly CFO-readable readout. Penetration Testing compounds across cycles: hardening in cycle one feeds adoption in cycle two, which feeds automation in cycle three.
Sibling Dcrayons services inside the Cybersecurity and Compliance category. Programs clients often layer alongside Penetration Testing.
Why choose Dcrayons for Penetration Testing
Senior architect on every account
No junior engineers learning on your budget. The architect who scopes your penetration testing stays on it.
Five-axis Score in one business day
Written diagnostic + fixed estimate inside 24 hours. No week-long discovery; that week is a competitor's head start.
AI-first since 2024
Every penetration testing engagement ships AI-aware work as default: anomaly detection, forecasting, copilot-assisted operations.
CFO-readable monthly readout
Weekly cadence + monthly Score tied to one operational metric. A numbers report your CFO can read without translation.
Penetration Testing FAQs
Standard penetration testing engagements start within 2 to 3 weeks of contract signing. Urgent post-incident work can spin up in 5 business days.
Both. Some clients use us as the full cybersecurity and compliance team; others use us as senior architect + escalation for an internal team. We scope per account.
Most penetration testing engagements start at Rs 4 to 8 lakhs per month (India) or USD 6 to 15 thousand per month (global). Audit-only engagements start lower.
Yes. Free five-axis Score readout in one business day on every proposal call. No follow-on commitment required.