CovertSwarm
CovertSwarm
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Penetration Testing
STAR-FS Threat Led Penetration TestingThreat Led Penetration Testing (Formerly STAR ILPT)About
Traditional security testing is failing you.
While you’re scheduling your next penetration test, malicious actors are already mapping your attack surface and exploiting vulnerabilities. They don’t follow scopes or timelines. They attack continuously and adapt in real time.
CovertSwarm delivers relentless, full-spectrum attack simulations that mirror how real adversaries think and strike. As a CREST-accredited provider, our methodologies meet the highest industry standards, giving you accredited rigour with a genuine attacker’s mindset.
What we deliver:
Constant Cyber Attack — continuous adversarial testing via subscription
STAR-FS and CBEST regulatory testing — satisfying FCA and Bank of England requirements
Full-spectrum red teaming — adaptive attack simulations with no artificial scope constraints
We adapt, escalate, and exploit exactly as a real attacker would, so you know precisely where you stand before they do.
If we can’t break in, you’ll know your security investments are working.
Subscribe to certainty. Subscribe to CovertSwarm.
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Specialisms
CovertSwarm is proud to offer comprehensive cybersecurity solutions tailored specifically for financial institutions seeking STAR-FS accreditation through CREST. Our services are meticulously designed to meet the highest standards of security, ensuring robust protection against the evolving threat landscape faced by the financial sector. All STAR-FS engagements are conducted by CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialists (CCSAS) and overseen by CREST Certified Simulated Attack Managers (CCSAM), meeting CREST’s mandated requirements for threat-led penetration testing.
CovertSwarm continues to lead the way in revolutionising the offensive security industry with our Constant Cyber Attack via Subscription service. Allocated time from the subscription can be used for STAR-FS engagements, ensuring continuous and proactive security coverage — delivered by certified specialists who understand both the technical and regulatory demands of the financial sector.
Traditional point-in-time testing is no longer sufficient.
Unlike traditional Red Teams, CovertSwarm operates in two modes: attack and educate.
Through the cyber pressure we induce upon our client’s business infrastructure, we not only detect where cyber blind spots exist but also educate their technology, security, and HR teams about where we were able to exploit these vulnerabilities and what remedial action should be taken. Our Threat Led Penetration
Testing engagements are carried out by CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialists (CCSAS) and managed by CREST Certified Simulated Attack Managers (CCSAM), ensuring every engagement meets the rigorous standards CREST requires for TLPT.
We make our clients’ cyber estates more resilient and impermeable.
Partner Assured Services
CovertSwarm is accredited by CREST to deliver CBEST Threat Led Penetration Testing assessments — the gold standard for security compliance in the UK’s financial sector, mandated by the Bank of England.
Using an intelligence-led approach, our CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialists (CCSAS) and Managers (CCSAM) emulate advanced persistent threat actors across all relevant attack vectors, assessing cyber resilience under realistic conditions and producing the evidential output regulators expect.
As one of the few red teams in the world accredited to deliver both CBEST and STAR-FS, CovertSwarm brings unmatched depth to financial sector threat-led testing.
Accreditations
Cyberattacks are a constant threat. Testing on a six or twelve-month cycle just won’t cut it when it comes to closing the cyber risk gap.
CovertSwarm delivers CREST-accredited penetration testing that goes beyond the standard methodology, drawing on our experience as a full-spectrum red team to simulate how real attackers think, move, and exploit. Across digital, physical, and social attack surfaces, we uncover what conventional testers miss and give you the actionable insight to close gaps fast.
But a point-in-time test only shows you where you stood on one day. As your technology landscape evolves and attackers become more sophisticated, snapshot reports and limited scopes are no longer enough.
That’s why we’ve transformed offensive security with our Constant Cyber Attack subscription — relentlessly launching realistic attacks across the full scope of your brand, every day, for a simple monthly fee.
Upgrade your offensive testing program. Replace the cycle. And find out what’s really at risk before someone else does.