Services

Security & Pentest Readiness

Prepare your organisation for penetration testing and strengthen your cybersecurity posture. We help you identify vulnerabilities, harden your defences, and navigate security in the age of AI.

73%

of breaches involve human element

277

days average breach detection

60%

of SMBs close within 6 months

AI

is changing the threat landscape

Why it matters

Security in the age of AI

The security landscape has fundamentally shifted. AI enables attackers to craft more convincing phishing campaigns, discover vulnerabilities faster, and automate sophisticated attacks at scale. Meanwhile, organisations are integrating AI into their own systems, creating new attack surfaces that traditional security approaches don't address.

Penetration testing remains essential, but walking into a pentest with obvious vulnerabilities wastes your security budget. We help you prepare: identifying and fixing low-hanging fruit so your pentest investment reveals the sophisticated issues that really matter.

Core Services

Security assessment & preparation

Comprehensive security services to evaluate, strengthen, and prepare your organisation for formal security testing.

Pentest Readiness Assessment

We evaluate your security posture before a formal penetration test, identifying and remediating obvious vulnerabilities so your pentest budget is spent uncovering the hard-to-find issues.

  • Pre-pentest vulnerability scanning
  • Configuration and hardening review
  • Remediation guidance before testing

AI-Aware Threat Modelling

Modern threats leverage AI for sophisticated attacks. We model your threat landscape considering AI-powered phishing, deepfakes, automated vulnerability discovery, and prompt injection attacks.

  • LLM and prompt injection risk analysis
  • AI-powered attack vector assessment
  • Deepfake and social engineering risks

Vulnerability Management

Continuous vulnerability identification and prioritisation. We help you build processes to detect, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.

  • Automated scanning and monitoring
  • Risk-based prioritisation
  • Remediation tracking and validation

Security Architecture Review

Deep dive into your system architecture to identify security weaknesses. We review network segmentation, access controls, data flows, and cloud configurations.

  • Network and cloud architecture analysis
  • Zero-trust readiness assessment
  • Data flow and access control review

Modern Threats

AI-era security challenges

Understanding the new threats that AI enables and how to defend against them is critical for modern security posture.

AI-Powered Phishing

Attackers use LLMs to craft highly convincing, personalised phishing emails at scale. Traditional detection methods struggle against AI-generated content.

Prompt Injection Attacks

Applications using LLMs face unique risks where malicious inputs manipulate AI behaviour, potentially exposing data or bypassing controls.

Automated Vulnerability Discovery

AI accelerates the discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities, reducing the window between disclosure and active exploitation.

Deepfake Social Engineering

Voice and video deepfakes enable sophisticated impersonation attacks, from fake executive calls to fraudulent video conferences.

AI-Enhanced Malware

Malware that uses AI to evade detection, adapt to security controls, and intelligently propagate through networks.

Data Poisoning

Attacks targeting your AI/ML systems by corrupting training data, leading to compromised model outputs and decisions.

Process

Pentest readiness engagement

Our structured approach ensures you're fully prepared for a penetration test, maximising the value of your security investment.

1

Security posture assessment

Week 1
  • Comprehensive infrastructure and application review
  • Identify critical assets and attack surfaces
  • Document current security controls and gaps
2

Vulnerability discovery & triage

Week 2
  • Automated and manual vulnerability scanning
  • Risk-based prioritisation of findings
  • Create remediation roadmap
3

Remediation support

Weeks 3-4
  • Guide your team through critical fixes
  • Validate remediation effectiveness
  • Harden configurations and access controls
4

Pentest preparation

Week 5
  • Scope definition for formal pentest
  • Prepare documentation and access for testers
  • Establish communication and escalation protocols

Capabilities

What we assess

Comprehensive security assessment across your entire technology stack, with special focus on modern AI integrations.

Application Security

  • OWASP Top 10 assessment
  • API security testing
  • Authentication & session management
  • Input validation and output encoding
  • Secure code review guidance

Infrastructure Security

  • Cloud configuration review (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Network segmentation analysis
  • Container and Kubernetes security
  • Secrets management audit
  • Logging and monitoring review

AI/ML Security

  • LLM integration security review
  • Prompt injection prevention
  • AI model access control
  • Training data protection
  • Output filtering and safety

Governance & Compliance

  • Security policy review
  • Incident response planning
  • Third-party risk assessment
  • Compliance gap analysis
  • Security awareness guidance

Benefits

Why invest in security readiness

Proactive security preparation delivers measurable benefits beyond just passing your next pentest.

Maximise pentest ROI

By remediating low-hanging fruit beforehand, your penetration test focuses on uncovering sophisticated vulnerabilities rather than obvious issues.

Reduce attack surface

Systematic identification and remediation of vulnerabilities significantly decreases your exposure to both opportunistic and targeted attacks.

AI-ready defences

Purpose-built controls for AI-era threats, from prompt injection prevention to deepfake awareness training.

Continuous improvement

We help establish processes for ongoing security assessment, not just point-in-time fixes.

Compliance alignment

Map your security controls to relevant standards and regulations, from ISO 27001 to SOC 2.

Expert guidance

Our team brings deep experience in both offensive and defensive security, understanding attacker mindsets and defender realities.

Why Zenoware

Security expertise for the AI era

We combine deep security expertise with hands-on AI development experience, uniquely positioning us to address modern security challenges.

Dual perspective

We understand both offensive testing and defensive implementation, giving you practical, actionable security guidance.

AI security expertise

As AI practitioners ourselves, we understand the unique security challenges of LLM integrations and AI-powered systems.

Collaborative approach

We work alongside your team, transferring knowledge and building internal security capability, not just delivering reports.

Pragmatic solutions

Security that works in the real world. We balance rigour with practicality, focusing on meaningful risk reduction.

Ready to strengthen your security posture?

Whether you're preparing for a penetration test, concerned about AI-era threats, or simply want to understand your current security posture, we're here to help. Let's discuss your security goals and create a roadmap to achieve them.

Zenoware

Bespoke software and AI systems for ambitious teams across Auckland.

We blend disciplined engineering with pared-back, purpose-led design to build resilient platforms, from data-rich SaaS to intelligent automation.

Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

Mon – Fri · 08:00 – 18:00 (NZDT)

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