PCI DSS Penetration Testing

PCI DSS penetration testing that passes the QSA

Requirement 11.4 penetration testing of your cardholder data environment by OSCP-certified engineers at a CREST-accredited firm — QSA-ready evidence, a scoped quote in 1 business day, and free retesting.

Get a scoped quote in 1 business day

Tell us what you need tested. A senior engineer, not a salesperson, replies with scope, timeline, and price.

Fixed price after a 15-minute call · Try before you buy · Your details are never shared

What happens next

An engineer reviews your request and emails you within 1 business day

A 15-minute scoping call: what to test, how deep, and when

You get a fixed-price quote in writing — testing usually starts within 5–10 days.

On a deadline? Tell us your audit or customer date in the form — we prioritise time-boxed engagements and will tell you on the call if we can hit it.

Segmentation and CDE penetration testing mapped to PCI DSS v4.0.1 Requirement 11.4
Every finding comes with a proof of concept and a code-level fix
Production-safe rules of engagement — no cardholder data touched, no downtime
QSA-ready evidence your assessor drops straight into the RoC or SAQ

The credentials behind every engagement

2026 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards winner

Penetration Testing Solution of the Year
2026 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards

What you get

What you get from every engagement

Not a scan report. Evidence your QSA accepts and your engineers can act on.

Findings mapped to PCI DSS requirements

Each vulnerability is tied to the Requirement 11.4 control it affects, with a working proof of concept and a code-level fix.

QSA-ready report in 5 business days

Executive summary for leadership, technical detail for engineering, and evidence formatted to drop into your Report on Compliance or SAQ.

Free retesting until it's fixed

Mark a finding remediated and we verify it at no extra charge, then issue an attestation letter before your audit.

Sample ioSENTRIX penetration test report

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See the real thing before you talk to us

A redacted sample web-application report — the finding write-ups, proof-of-concept evidence and remediation your team would receive. No form required.

Download the sample report (PDF) →

Pricing, no surprises

$6,400

starting price · 40 credits at $160 each

Enough for a small web application and its API, free retest included. Need more coverage? Buy more credits and spend them across web, API, mobile, cloud and network as priorities change; unused credits roll over quarterly. Continuous PTaaS subscriptions are quoted on scope.

You set the budget. We fit the scope.

Working to a fixed number? Tell us what it is. We scope a timeboxed test to fit it and agree what gets tested first, so you get the most coverage your budget allows — in writing, before testing starts.

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What security teams say about working with us

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“Unlike other providers, Omair and his team truly dive deep into our infrastructure, delivering findings that go well beyond the surface level. Communication is direct and seamless.”

Jesus B.

Cybersecurity Manager, Banking

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★★★★★

“We were impressed with ioSENTRIX’s ability to independently validate the security of our customer-facing product.”

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Data Scientist, Security Operations · CNA

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★★★★★

“The team at ioSENTRIX is professional and highly skilled at their craft.”

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WHY ioSENTRIX

Why security teams choose ioSENTRIX for PCI DSS

Requirement-mapped testing, QSA-ready evidence, and a named engineer who knows PCI scope — not a generic scan.

Testing mapped to Requirement 11.4We test your CDE and segmentation the way PCI DSS v4.0.1 requires — internal and external, application and network — and map every finding to the requirement your QSA will check.
Your cardholder data stays yoursWe validate control effectiveness without extracting, storing or transmitting live PAN. Production-safe rules of engagement keep transactions clearing while we work.
QSA-ready evidence, not a raw scanReports are requirement-by-requirement with an executive summary, technical detail, and verified remediation evidence your assessor accepts without rework.

How we compare

Not a scanner. Not a once-a-year PDF.

ioSENTRIX PTaaS

AI & scanner-led tools

Traditional one-off firm

Testing method

Manual, business-logic testing by hand

AI/automated scan, light human triage

Manual, but once a year

Who tests

CREST-accredited, OSCP-certified engineers

AI agents and crowd-sourced researchers

Varies by engagement

Speed to start

Scoped quote in 1 business day; testing in 5–10 days

Instant, but shallow

Weeks of scheduling

What you get

Proof of concept and a code-level fix, ranked by real exploitability

A queue of unvalidated alerts

A PDF at the end

Retesting & pricing

Free retesting; flexible subscription or credits

Per-seat SaaS; retests extra

Billed again to re-test

ioSENTRIX | Automated PCI scan | Generalist pen test firm
PCI DSS mapping | Requirement-by-requirement to v4.0.1 | ASV scan only | Generic findings, you map them
Segmentation testing | Included (11.4.5) | Not covered | Sometimes, if asked
Cardholder data safety | Zero live PAN touched | N/A | Varies
Evidence | QSA-ready RoC/SAQ package | Pass/fail scan report | Technical report only
Speed to start | Scoped quote in 1 business day | Instant | Weeks of scheduling
Retesting | Free retesting on every fix | Rescan billed | Billed again

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The AI question

An AI tool isn't a pentest — it's a faster scanner

The tool was never the hard part. Years ago the choice was the same: run Burp Suite yourself, or hire a firm that also runs Burp. The scanner didn't make the difference — the person driving it did. AI hasn't changed that. It's changed the speed.

AI is genuinely good at breadth — known vulnerabilities, routine coverage, pattern-matching at scale — so we run it on every engagement to go faster and wider. But the flaws that actually get companies breached are business-logic abuse, broken authorization, and weaknesses chained into real impact — the things an autonomous tool still can't reason about.

of security leaders trust automation on its own in 2026 — down from 29% a year earlier

78%

have been hit by critical false negatives from fully automated scanning

— 2026 survey of 455 security leaders

So we use AI too — then our OSCP-certified engineers do what AI can't: understand your business, chain the findings, and prove what's actually exploitable. AI makes us faster. Skill is what makes it a pentest.

How it works

From first call to verified fix

A fixed process with dates you can plan around.

Scoping call within 1 business dayA senior engineer reviews your CDE and books a 15-minute call: what's in scope, segmentation, and timing.
Fixed-price quoteScope, timeline and price in writing, mapped to Requirement 11.4. Testing starts in 5–10 days.
Testing, with findings in real timeProduction-safe testing of your CDE and segmentation. Critical findings are flagged the day they're confirmed, each with a proof of concept and a fix.
QSA-ready report, free retest, attestationRequirement-mapped report in 5 business days. Mark a finding fixed and we verify it at no charge, then issue an attestation letter.

Scoping call within 1 business day → testing starts in 5–10 days → QSA-ready report in 5 business days → free retest

Before you ask

Questions buyers ask before they book

Does PCI DSS require a penetration test?

Yes. PCI DSS v4.0.1 Requirement 11.4 requires external and internal penetration testing at least annually and after significant changes, covering the CDE perimeter and segmentation controls. ioSENTRIX testing is mapped to 11.4 so your QSA accepts it directly.

How much does penetration testing cost with ioSENTRIX?

Engagements start at $6,400 — 40 credits at $160 each — covering a small cardholder data environment with a free retest. Larger or segmented environments use more credits, and unused credits roll over quarterly. Every quote is a fixed price in writing after a 15-minute scoping call.

Will testing disrupt payment processing?

No. POS terminals, payment applications and e-commerce flows are tested under production-safe rules of engagement agreed during scoping. Transactions keep clearing while we work.

Do you test segmentation controls?

Yes. Segmentation penetration testing confirms your CDE is isolated from out-of-scope networks — a specific PCI DSS Requirement 11.4.5 expectation — so you can defend your scope reduction to the assessor.

What evidence do we get for our QSA?

A report mapped requirement-by-requirement, an executive summary, technical detail, and verified remediation evidence formatted to drop into your Report on Compliance (RoC) or SAQ.

How long does a PCI penetration test take?

A typical CDE test takes 1–3 weeks including reporting; larger environments with multiple segments take 4–6 weeks. Free retesting confirms your fixes before the audit.

PCI DSS penetration testing that passes the QSA

Get a scoped quote in 1 business day

What you get from every engagement

Findings mapped to PCI DSS requirements

QSA-ready report in 5 business days

Free retesting until it's fixed

Penetration testing for every layer of your stack

Web App & API

Mobile App

SaaS

Thick Client

Cloud

Network

ICS / SCADA / IoT

AI / ML & LLM

M&A Due Diligence

What security teams say about working with us

Why security teams choose ioSENTRIX for PCI DSS

Not a scanner. Not a once-a-year PDF.

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An AI tool isn't a pentest — it's a faster scanner

Ready to see what your scanners and AI tools are missing?

From first call to verified fix

Numbers you can check

Reports mapped to the frameworks your auditor asks about

Questions buyers ask before they book

Does PCI DSS require a penetration test?

How much does penetration testing cost with ioSENTRIX?

Will testing disrupt payment processing?

Do you test segmentation controls?

What evidence do we get for our QSA?

How long does a PCI penetration test take?

Pass your PCI DSS audit the first time