CREST PENETRATION TESTING
CREST stands for Council of Registered Security Testers and they are a non-profit accreditation body representing the technical information security industry.
CREST REPRESENTS THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SECURITY INDUSTRY BY:
- Offering a demonstrable level of assurance of processes and procedures of member organizations
- Validating the competence of their technical security staff
- Providing guidance, standards and opportunities to share and enhance knowledge
- Providing technical security staff with recognized professional qualifications and those entering or progressing in the industry with support with on-going professional development
CREST: Quality Assurance
Company Membership
Demonstrable level of assurance of processes and procedures of member organisations.
Knowledge Sharing
Production of guidance and standards. Opportunity to share and enhance knowledge.
Professional Qualifications
Validate the knowledge, skill and competence of information security professionals.
Professional Development
Encourage talent into the market. Provision of on-going personal development.
As a standards-based organization, CREST aims to ensure and maintain the highest possible standards of security testing by providing a framework of guidance, including standards, methodologies and recommendations to its members. With CREST accreditation, the quality of the penetration testing services offered can be assured as the professionals need to undergo industry-recognized examinations to test their skill, knowledge, and competency. Furthermore, the professionals must have a minimum of 6,000 hours of relevant and frequent experience to take the exam.
Recognized Worldwide
On the 18th of July 2017, business news publisher The Edge reported the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between CREST and the Association of Cyber Security Testers for Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Putrajaya (PPKS). This memorandum has enabled the partnership between the two organizations, which provides greater assurance to clients of the quality of services rendered by CREST-certified penetration testers, benchmarked against international standards.
LGMS is proud to be the very first Malaysian company certified by CREST UK. We are currently holding the CREST chapter membership across Asia! When we talk about confidence and assurance in handling cyber security, LGMS is the way to go!
Benefits of Performing CREST Pen-Test
By performing penetration testing with a company certified and recognized by CREST together with experienced penetration testers, the quality of the result is robust with global standards.
In addition, advanced security remediations will be provided as solutions for each vulnerability identified. Under the circumstances, the computer system can be secured with international standard and minimize the risk of getting cyber security attacks significantly.