Pentera Core
Validates internal networks by emulating attacker techniques such as credential abuse, lateral movement, privilege escalation and ransomware, then maps each path to its root cause.
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Pentera Australia: authorised partner for automated security validation
Pentera in Australia, from TOM SHAW: automated penetration testing that runs safe attacks on your internal network, internet-facing assets, cloud and web applications to show which weaknesses are exploitable. As an authorised Pentera partner, we supply, implement, integrate and support Pentera across Australia.
Automated security validation
What Pentera does
Pentera is an exposure validation platform for automated penetration testing. It runs safe, AI-driven attacks against an organisation's own internal networks, internet-facing assets, cloud accounts, web applications and APIs to show which weaknesses an attacker could actually exploit. Where a vulnerability scanner lists potential weaknesses from CVEs and configuration checks, Pentera tests whether they can be exploited and chained into a full attack path. It traces each path to its root cause, prioritises fixes by proven risk, and re-runs the attack after remediation to confirm the gap is closed, so testing can happen whenever the environment changes rather than once a year.
- Automated internal pentesting, including lateral movement and privilege escalation
- External attack surface discovery and exploit testing of internet-facing assets
- Validation of cloud identity, permission and misconfiguration attack paths
- AI-native testing of web applications and APIs, including apps behind single sign-on and MFA
- Ransomware emulation and Active Directory password strength assessment
- Leaked credential checks against external services
- Guardrails for production testing: throttling, impact limits and an emergency stop
- Remediation tracking with automatic re-testing to prove fixes work
More about the platform on the Pentera website.
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Pentera products we supply and implement
Pentera Surface
Discovers internet-facing domains, IP addresses and services, including forgotten or shadow assets, and tests whether an attacker could use them to gain initial access.
Pentera Cloud
Tests AWS and Microsoft Azure environments by chaining identities, permissions, misconfigurations and workload access to find exploitable routes to privilege.
Pentera Resolve
Pulls validated findings into remediation workflows, assigns owners and tracks deadlines through existing ITSM tools, then re-runs the original attack to confirm the fix.
Pentera Peer
An AI assistant built into the Pentera platform that lets security teams ask questions about their adversarial testing results in plain language.
Web app and API testing
An AI attacker maps each web application, adapts its payloads to the app as it goes, and tests for issues such as SQL injection, command injection, SSRF and XSS, with the OWASP Top 10 as the baseline.
What Pentera helps with
Moving from annual pentests to continuous testing
Automated penetration testing lets security teams test whenever the environment changes, instead of relying on a point-in-time pentest report that dates quickly.
Focusing remediation on what is really exploitable
Pentera shows which vulnerabilities and misconfigurations can actually be chained into an attack, helping teams prioritise the fixes that reduce real risk rather than working through a list sorted by severity score.
Testing ransomware resilience
Pentera Core emulates the behaviour of known ransomware groups in a controlled way to show whether defences would stop an attack before it spreads.
Checking the external perimeter and leaked credentials
Pentera Surface maps exposed assets and tests whether credentials found on the dark web or paste sites still work against external services.
Supporting a CTEM programme
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a programme, not a product. Pentera supports its stages with validation at the core: proving which exposures matter before teams mobilise to fix them.
Reporting to executives and engineers
Validated results become executive summaries and AI Insights Reports for leadership, and technical findings with remediation guidance for the people fixing them.
Implement Pentera in Australia with TOM SHAW
From licensing to long-term support, one Australian partner looks after your Pentera deployment.
Supply and licensing
Buy Pentera through an Australian partner, with licensing sized to what you actually need.
Implementation
We plan and deploy Pentera in your environment, configured for your risks rather than left on defaults.
Integration
We connect Pentera with the rest of your security stack.
Support
After go-live we support Pentera: tuning, upgrades, health checks and help when you need it.
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Pentera in Australia: common questions
What is Pentera?
Pentera is an automated security validation platform. It safely emulates real attacks on your internal network, external attack surface, cloud, web applications and APIs to prove which weaknesses are exploitable, then helps you fix them and re-tests to confirm the fix.
What is automated security validation?
Automated security validation uses software to safely emulate real attack techniques against an organisation's own environment, proving which weaknesses are exploitable and whether security controls stop them.
How is automated penetration testing different from a manual pentest?
A traditional pentest is usually an annual or periodic engagement that produces a point-in-time report. Pentera's automated pentesting runs on demand, as often as your environment changes, and feeds validated findings straight into remediation workflows instead of a static report.
How is Pentera different from a vulnerability scanner?
A vulnerability scanner identifies potential weaknesses from CVEs and configuration checks. Pentera safely tests whether those weaknesses can actually be exploited, and how they chain together into an attack path.
Is Pentera safe to run in production?
Pentera states that its attack techniques are built and tested by its research team to avoid impact on customer environments, and tests run under customer-set guardrails such as throttling, impact limits and an emergency stop.
How often can we run Pentera tests?
Pentera says there is no limit: it is designed for continuous pentesting, so testing is not tied to consultant availability or engagement cycles.
What is the difference between Pentera Core and Pentera Surface?
Pentera Core tests the internal network from an attacker's foothold inside, while Pentera Surface discovers and tests internet-facing assets from the outside.
Can Pentera test web applications and APIs?
Yes. Pentera's AI-native web app testing validates exploitable risk across web applications and APIs, including applications behind single sign-on, MFA and OAuth when you supply credentials or tokens. Pentera treats the OWASP Top 10 as a baseline rather than the limit of its testing.
Does Pentera support CTEM?
Pentera supports the stages of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), with exposure validation at the core. CTEM itself is a programme framework rather than a single product.
Can Pentera findings be mapped to compliance frameworks?
Pentera says validated findings can be mapped to frameworks such as PCI DSS, NIST and ISO/IEC 27001. It does not certify compliance; it gives you evidence of what was tested and what was fixed.
How do I get Pentera in Australia?
TOM SHAW is an authorised Pentera partner in Australia. We supply Pentera licensing and implement, integrate and support it for organisations across the country, and our implementation offering is also available on AWS Marketplace.
Is TOM SHAW a Pentera partner in Australia?
Yes. TOM SHAW is an authorised Pentera partner in Australia. We supply, implement, integrate and support Pentera for Australian organisations.
Can TOM SHAW implement Pentera for us?
Yes. We plan, deploy and configure Pentera in your environment and integrate it with your existing security tools.
Do you support Pentera after it is deployed?
Yes. We support Pentera after go-live, including tuning, upgrades, health checks and help when you need it.
Can I buy Pentera implementation through AWS Marketplace?
Yes. TOM SHAW's Pentera implementation and support offering is listed on AWS Marketplace, so you can buy it through your AWS account.
Talk to us about Pentera
Licensing, implementation, integration or support: tell us what you need and the TOM SHAW team will get back to you.
Talk to us about PenteraOr call 1800 845 211 or email info@tomshaw.com.