4th December 2023: RightCue achieves CREST accreditation for penetration testing

RightCue, a UK-based information security consultancy, has announced it has been awarded CREST accredited member status for its penetration testing services in the UK. CREST is an international not-for-profit, membership body representing the global cyber security industry.

RightCue was awarded the accreditation following a successful extensive assessment of its penetration testing services. CREST examined the consultancy’s methodologies and processes, as well as its skills and knowledge to ensure all the testing body’s demanding criteria were met.  The accreditation demonstrates that the quality of RightCue’s services have been externally validated, giving customers the utmost confidence in the company’s penetrating testing capabilities.

“Achieving CREST accreditation for penetration testing not only broadens and complements our existing service offering, but also gives our customers the assurance that our skills, experience and the quality of services we deliver are of the highest standard, and that we are well positioned to assist them in mitigating risk and becoming more cyber resilient.” Sonal Agarwal, Executive Director at RightCue

About RightCue

RightCue is a cybersecurity consultancy delivering its services to a host of UK businesses across the technology, legal, defence, finance, education, manufacturing, and public sectors.

With a focus on IT assurance, including ISO27001, IASME Cyber Assurance and training, cyber security, cloud security and data privacy, the company was established 2009. Its team of highly professional consultants and technicians is at the forefront of the industry, continuously upskilling and keeping ahead of trends to ensure customers benefit from its offering, whether that is auditing and assessment, or penetration testing and virtual CISO services.

“CREST is delighted to welcome RightCue Assurance as an accredited member company,” says Rowland Johnson, President of CREST. “RightCue has been through a demanding assessment process that examined test methodologies, legal and regulatory requirements, data protection standards, logging and auditing, internal and external communications with stakeholders, as well as how test data security is maintained. RightCue’s membership for its penetration testing services demonstrated that the company consistently delivers the highest professional security services standards to its customers.”

About CREST

CREST is an international not-for-profit, membership body that represents the global cyber security industry. CREST has over 300 accredited member companies and certifies thousands of professionals across the globe. CREST is working with governments, regulators, academia, training partners, professional bodies and many other stakeholders to build and raise standards in the global cyber security industry.

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