NIS2 & DORA Compliance Penetration Testing
The EU's NIS2 and DORA raise the bar on resilience testing. We help you meet those expectations — including DORA threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) readiness — with structured, evidenced engagements.
What is NIS2 & DORA Penetration Testing?
The EU's NIS2 and DORA raise the bar on resilience testing, including DORA's threat-led penetration testing (TLPT). We help you meet those expectations with structured, intelligence-informed engagements and audit-ready evidence.
NIS2 and DORA push resilience testing from good practice into legal obligation, and DORA goes further with threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) for significant financial entities. We help you meet these expectations with structured, intelligence-informed engagements — mapping realistic threat scenarios to your critical functions and producing the evidenced, methodical results regulators and supervisors expect.
NIS2 and DORA testing also reflects a shift in how regulators think: from documented policies to demonstrated resilience. Both frameworks expect you to test, not just assert, that your critical services withstand attack — and DORA's threat-led testing goes further, demanding intelligence-driven scenarios against live systems. We help you meet that higher, evidence-based bar with appropriately scoped engagements.
NIS2 & DORA Penetration Testing is a manual, exploit-driven assessment: real people attacking your target the way an adversary would, then proving each finding with a working proof of concept. It is not an automated scan with a logo on it — the point is to find and demonstrate the issues that actually put you at risk, and hand your team a clear plan to fix them.
Why it matters
Regulators and auditors increasingly expect evidence of real security testing, not a checkbox. A credible penetration test both satisfies the requirement and genuinely reduces the risk the regulation exists to address.
A nis2 & dora penetration testing engagement replaces guesswork with evidence. Instead of hoping your controls hold, you get a ranked, reproducible picture of where they don’t — before someone hostile finds the same gaps.
Industries & use cases
NIS2 applies to a broad set of essential and important entities across the EU — energy, transport, health, digital infrastructure and more — while DORA and its TLPT regime target the financial sector specifically.
What we test
Manual, exploit-driven coverage focused on real impact — not scanner noise.
- Resilience and security testing
- External and internal testing
- Threat-led scenarios (TLPT readiness)
- Segmentation and containment
- Evidence for NIS2 / DORA
- Free remediation retest
Signs you should run a nis2 & dora penetration testing
If any of these apply, testing is overdue.
- You're an essential or important entity under NIS2
- You're a financial entity in scope of DORA
- You may face threat-led penetration testing (TLPT)
- You depend on critical third-party ICT providers
- You need evidenced, structured resilience testing
Common vulnerabilities we find
The issues that show up again and again in nis2 & dora penetration testing — and the ones that actually get exploited.
Insufficient testing evidence
No structured testing to satisfy the regulation.
Resilience gaps
Weaknesses in containment and recovery.
TLPT readiness gaps
Not prepared for threat-led testing requirements.
Weak resilience of critical functions
Paths that could disrupt the services the regulation is designed to protect.
Third-party and ICT concentration risk
Exposure through critical suppliers and integrations.
Single points of failure in critical services
Weaknesses that could disrupt the functions the rules protect.
Inadequate incident detection/response
Gaps that would slow containment of a real attack.
Third-party/ICT concentration exposure
Risk inherited through critical suppliers and integrations.
Example attack chain
Real impact rarely comes from one bug — it comes from chaining several. A representative example:
Why choose webhook.press
Attacker mindset
We’re offensive security people who also build the free tools bug-bounty hunters use daily. We test the way real adversaries do — and prove it.
No scanner theatre
You get findings a human exploited and verified, ranked by real business risk — not an unfiltered tool dump padded to look thorough.
Fixed price, free retest
A clear quote after scoping, a report your team and auditors can use, and a free retest to confirm the fixes hold.
Our methodology
A structured, transparent process aligned to OWASP and PTES — with a named point of contact throughout.
Scoping & rules of engagement
We agree the exact targets, depth, timing and constraints for your nis2 & dora penetration testing, and set clear rules of engagement so testing is safe and predictable.
Reconnaissance & mapping
We enumerate the full attack surface — endpoints, roles, technologies and trust boundaries — and threat-model where an attacker would focus.
Manual testing & exploitation
We attack by hand, verifying and chaining weaknesses into real impact. Automated tooling supports coverage; humans find the logic and authorization bugs it can’t.
Analysis & risk rating
Each finding is validated, rated by real business risk rather than raw scanner severity, and de-duplicated so you get signal, not noise.
Reporting
You receive an executive summary for leadership and a technical section with reproducible PoCs, evidence and concrete, stack-specific remediation.
Free retest
After you remediate, we re-test the closed findings to confirm they are actually fixed — at no extra cost.
What you get
Reproducible PoCs
Every finding ships with a working proof and step-by-step reproduction your engineers can replay and verify.
Risk-ranked findings
Prioritised by real business impact, so you fix what matters first instead of drowning in low-severity noise.
Actionable remediation
Concrete, stack-specific fixes and guidance — not generic “apply best practice” filler.
Free retest
We re-check the closed findings after remediation and confirm they’re resolved.
The report is written for two audiences at once: an executive summary that a non-technical stakeholder can act on, and a detailed technical section — findings, evidence, CVSS and reproduction — that your developers and auditors can use directly.
Manual testing, not just a scan
Automated scanners are fast and useful for coverage, but they only find patterns they already know, and they flood you with false positives. They cannot understand your business logic, chain several small issues into a breach, or tell you which alert actually matters. Our nis2 & dora penetration testing is led by experienced testers who exploit findings by hand and rank them by the damage they’d really do — the difference between a 300-page tool dump and a short list of things worth fixing.
Standards & compliance
Our nis2 & dora penetration testing reports are written to support the frameworks your auditors and customers care about — including SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and the EU’s NIS2 and DORA. Each engagement produces clear, independent evidence of testing with scope, methodology and findings documented the way assessors expect, so the same test both hardens your systems and helps satisfy your obligations.
Frameworks we follow
Recognised methodologies, adapted to your target — never a rigid checklist.
- OWASP — Web Security Testing Guide, ASVS and the API Security Top 10
- PTES — the Penetration Testing Execution Standard
- NIST SP 800-115 — technical guide to security testing
- OSSTMM — Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
- MITRE ATT&CK — to frame real-world adversary techniques
FAQ
What is DORA TLPT?
Threat-Led Penetration Testing — intelligence-driven red teaming required for certain financial entities. We help you prepare and execute.
Who does NIS2 apply to?
A broad set of essential and important entities across the EU; we scope testing to your obligations.
What is DORA TLPT?
Threat-Led Penetration Testing — intelligence-driven red teaming required for certain financial entities. We help you prepare for and execute it.
Does NIS2 apply to us?
It covers a wide range of essential and important entities; we help scope testing to your specific obligations.
Do you help with DORA TLPT specifically?
Yes — we help prepare for and execute intelligence-led testing aligned to the TLPT expectations.
How do you scope to our obligations?
We map the engagement to the specific requirements and critical functions your regulation identifies.
How long does a nis2 & dora penetration testing take?
Most focused engagements run one to two weeks depending on scope; we agree the exact timeline during scoping.
Is a retest included?
Yes — after you remediate, we re-check the closed findings to confirm they’re fixed, at no extra cost.
How do you price it?
Per engagement, based on scope and depth — you get a fixed quote after a short scoping call. No cookie-cutter packages.
Why teams trust our nis2 & dora penetration testing
Aligned to recognised standards
Testing follows OWASP, PTES, NIST SP 800-115 and MITRE ATT&CK, and reports support SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, NIS2 and DORA.
Every engagement includes
Reproducible PoCs, risk-ranked findings, concrete remediation, a named point of contact, a free retest, and a summary letter of attestation.
Confidential by default
Work is covered by an NDA, scoped with clear rules of engagement, and data is handled with care throughout — including residency requirements.
Sample report available on request — see our reporting format and depth before you commit. Ask for a sample →
Get a quote for NIS2 & DORA Penetration Testing
Tell us about the target — we’ll come back with scope and a fixed price. Manual, exploit-driven testing with reproducible proof and a free retest.