‘ Ethical hackers’ enter Premier League with digital partnership
THE CYBER security consultancy, Pentest People, has forged a digital partnership with Premier League football club Leeds United.
Pentest People provides businesses with vulnerability testing services, conducted by a team of consultants, who provide guidance on closing security holes to protect IT systems.
Also known as ‘ ethical hackers,’ penetration testers check for any insecure web applications, mobile applications, or misconfigured systems that could allow cyber criminals to steal information or hold it to ransom.
Pentest People is led by Gavin Watson, technical director, and Anthony Harvey, sales director, who have grown the company to almost 60 employees in three years.
A spokesman said. “Mr Watson is a highly experienced consultant who wrote a book on social engineering, speaks at industry events and has appeared on television discussing how criminals gain access to sensitive information. Mr Harvey has spent over a decade developing business for FTSE security providers, start- ups and global system integrators.
“In spite of the pandemic, Pentest People has continued to grow and hire local experts to provide cyber security support to small and medium enterprises throughout the UK and Europe.”
Andrew Mason, co- founder of Pentest People said, “We are a growing business that employs local cyber security consultants to help keep businesses safe from hackers.
“Just like any leading team, we are only as good as our people and the majority of them are born and bred Yorkshire folk and life- long Leeds supporters.
“We wanted to put something back into the local community.”
Pentest People is the fourth business co- founded by local technology entrepreneurs, Mr Mason and Robin Hill.
The pair formerly founded and ran the cyber security business, RandomStorm, until its acquisition in 2014.
We wanted to put something back into the local community. Andrew Mason, co- founder of Pentest People.