<html><head></head><body>I've never paid for one but have done tiny ones on a single IP for testing my own stuff. It's a huge amount of work requiring lots of specialized, automated tools. The post test analysis writeup is very challenging. To me, $15k for 50 IPs seems reasonable.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On July 15, 2015 8:22:03 AM EDT, Edward Holcroft <eholcroft@mkainc.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Folks,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I have a quote for a pen test for my company. It comes to $15k and they will be looking at about 50 public IP's. They will give us a full report, as well as a general report for our client that has demanded the testing. They also offer a re-test as part of the deal once we have addressed any potential holes that they discover.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">These guys come highly recommended by someone from this list, so I'm ready to pull the trigger on it. But having no experience in this field, I was just wondering if someone can comment on the pricing. Is this typical? Dies it sound about right?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default"
style="font-size:small">I realize this is like asking "How long's a piece of string?" but I'd be grateful for any advice. I just need to know if this is in the ball park or if it's nuts.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">cheers</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ed</div><div><br /></div>-- <br /><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Edward Holcroft | Madsen Kneppers & Associates Inc.<br />11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 250 | Johns Creek, GA 30097<br />O (770) 446-9606 | M (770) 630-0949</div></div>
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