Penetration Testing for UK Chemicals and Process Industries
CREST-accredited penetration testing for UK chemical manufacturers, process plants, and speciality and fine chemical producers. Evidence for UK GDPR Article 32 and buyer or supply-chain due diligence, across supplier portals, laboratory platforms, plant-monitoring systems and formulation data, tested from the IT side of the IT/OT boundary. Safety-sensitive testing, agreed in advance.
- Unlimited retesting
- Unlimited pre-retesting
- No hidden fees
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systems make up most chemicals and process-industry estates we test: supplier portals, laboratory platforms and plant-monitoring systems, each with its own vendor, formulation and OT-boundary controls to check.
What UK GDPR, Buyers & Site Safety Expect
UK GDPR Article 32. Employee, customer and supplier data held on supplier portals, laboratory platforms and plant-monitoring systems is personal data. Article 32(1)(d) requires a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of your security measures. It does not name penetration testing as the method, but a test is the most direct evidence that your controls work. See our GDPR penetration testing page, and UK GDPR Article 32.
Supply-chain assurance, Cyber Essentials & cyber insurance. In our experience, automotive, aerospace, defence and pharmaceutical customers increasingly ask chemical and process-industry suppliers to hold Cyber Essentials Plus as part of vendor onboarding and periodic supplier reviews. Cyber Essentials Plus is an assessor-led technical audit, not a penetration test. We certify firms directly as an IASME Cyber Essentials certification body. Separately, some UK cyber insurance applications ask whether you conduct vulnerability assessments or penetration tests and remediate critical findings. Requirements vary by insurer and policy, and we document findings and remediation against the specific questions your broker or insurer asks. DUAL cyber proposal form.
Plant & process systems, tested safely. We test from the IT side of the IT/OT boundary: supplier and vendor remote-access pathways, plant-monitoring dashboards, and the authentication and privileged-command interfaces on the systems that talk to process control equipment. We do not test live control systems or safety instrumented systems, and any work that reaches towards OT or process-safety infrastructure only goes ahead against an agreed safe test plan, with your engineering team, defined change windows and a kill switch.
Who we test for. Chemical manufacturers, process plants, speciality and fine chemical producers, and the suppliers of laboratory, plant-monitoring and formulation software that sell into them. For adjacent IT/OT-boundary work see our energy & renewables page.
SCOPE
What We Test for UK Chemicals & Process Industries
Supplier & Vendor Portals
Supplier onboarding, vendor collaboration and multi-tenant platforms shared across raw-material suppliers and contract manufacturers. Tenant separation so one supplier cannot see another’s pricing, volumes or contract terms, and role boundaries between supplier, buyer and quality-assurance users.
Laboratory & LIMS Platforms
Laboratory information management systems, instrument interfaces and quality-control data feeds. Sample chain-of-custody, result and audit-trail integrity, and the boundary between lab instruments and the systems that store their output.
Formulation, R&D & IP Data
Formulation, recipe and product-development data held in cloud platforms and PLM systems. Access scoping so formula and ingredient data cannot leak to the wrong supplier, competitor or partner, and export-path controls out of the platform.
Plant Monitoring & Process Interfaces
Plant-monitoring dashboards, historian systems and industrial remote-access portals, tested from the IT side of the IT/OT boundary. Privileged command interfaces and vendor remote-access pathways. We do not test live control or safety instrumented systems; work that reaches towards OT infrastructure only goes ahead against an agreed safe test plan.
Plant & Vendor APIs
APIs behind plant-monitoring platforms, ERP integrations and vendor or logistics feeds. OWASP API Top 10 testing for object-level authorisation, rate and quota abuse, and the trust boundary between your platform and the systems it connects to.
External Perimeter & Remote Access
External-facing infrastructure supporting corporate, laboratory and back-office functions: VPN gateways, remote-access services, exposed management interfaces and cloud consoles. CREST methodology identifies exposed services, weak authentication and unpatched systems reachable from the internet.
Corporate & Site Networks
Segregation between corporate IT, laboratory and plant or process-control networks. Active Directory attacks and the boundary between managed devices and lab or plant equipment.
Phishing Defence
Targeted phishing simulation against procurement, laboratory, engineering and finance staff, using chemicals-sector-aware lures such as supplier invoice fraud and fake safety-data-sheet requests.
OUR PROCESS
From Scope to Attestation in 4-6 Weeks
Scoping Call
30-minute technical scoping call covering supplier portal, laboratory, plant-monitoring and formulation systems in scope, the IT/OT boundary and safe testing windows around production. Fixed-price quote within 24 hours.
Active Testing
3-15 days of hands-on testing by CREST-certified UK-based pen testers, against non-production environments or a defined safe-test window wherever plant or laboratory operations must continue uninterrupted. Daily status updates.
Reporting
Executive summary plus full technical report with CVSS scores, reproduction steps, screenshots, and specific remediation. 60-minute walkthrough call.
Free Retest
After remediation, we retest at no extra charge. Letter of attestation provided for buyer due diligence, cyber insurance underwriting, or supply-chain audit.
CREDENTIALS
Verified Accreditations Auditors Accept
Every credential below is independently verifiable. UK procurement teams, FCA supervisors, ISO 27001 / SOC 2 auditors, and cyber insurance underwriters all recognise these standards.
GET YOUR QUOTE
Get a CREST chemicals pen test quote in 24 hours
A fixed-price quote back in one business day, from a named CREST assessor. No sales pipeline, no chasing.
- CREST and IASME accredited. Testing your auditors and clients already recognise.
- Fast-track testing within 24 hours where required. Free retest of every fix included.
- Live findings via your client portal, not a four-week PDF.
- Fixed price from £3,500 for a single-role, single-app scope, agreed up front. Most engagements run £5,000 and up. No day-rate surprises.
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- We reply within one business day with a fixed-price quote from a named CREST assessor.
- You approve the scope and we book a start date, usually within 24 hours.
- Live findings land in your client portal as we test, with a free retest of every fix.
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COMPLIANCE READY
Reports Aligned to Every Framework
Findings map to specific control references in each framework, so your audit team submits the report directly without translation work.
UK GDPR
Article 32(1)(d) evidence that you regularly test the effectiveness of your security measures, for employee, customer and supplier data.
ISO 27001
Annex A 8.8 technical vulnerability management, once you declare that control applicable.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Often asked for by automotive, aerospace, defence and pharmaceutical customers during supplier onboarding. Certified directly by us as an IASME certification body.
Cyber Insurance
Findings and remediation documented against the questions on your proposal form. Requirements vary by insurer and policy.
Plant & Site Safety Assurance
Site safety compliance sits with your safety and process team, and we do not advise on it. In our experience, plant operators increasingly ask IT-side suppliers and vendors for independent security testing evidence alongside their safety and process documentation.
Supply Chain Due Diligence
Independent security testing evidence that automotive, aerospace, defence and pharmaceutical customers commonly request during vendor onboarding and periodic supplier reviews, in our experience.
PRICING
Indicative Engagement Pricing
Fixed-price quotes confirmed during scoping. Free retest, executive summary, walkthrough call, and letter of attestation included.
Depends on service + scope
External / web / API / mobile single-target engagement. CREST-certified delivery. Around 3 to 5 working days from kickoff to report.
Get a fixed quoteDepends on service + scope
Multi-target combined engagement (web + API + external + AD), or single complex target. Typically 7-10 days.
Get a fixed quoteDepends on service + scope
Full-stack engagement (multiple cloud accounts, hybrid AD, complex web + API + mobile). Typically 12-15+ days.
Get a fixed quoteWHY EJN LABS
What You Get From Chemicals & Process Industries Penetration Testing
Six concrete differentiators competitors don’t all match.
CREST-Certified Testers, Verifiable
Every test by a CREST-certified pen tester (CRT, CCT APP, CCT INF where applicable). Verify our company status at crest-approved.org.
24-Hour Startup, Where Required
From signed scope to active testing in a single business day for incident response, audit deadlines, or regulator-driven timelines.
Live Findings, Not 4-Week PDFs
Critical issues reported during testing through your client portal. Your team remediates while testing continues.
Audit-Ready Reports
Executive summary plus full technical report with CVSS scores and explicit framework mappings (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, FCA SYSC).
Free Retests, Standard
Verify remediation of every finding before close-out. Letter of attestation for audit submission included. Most competitors charge £1,500-£3,000 per retest.
UK-Based CREST Testers
Every engagement performed by vetted, UK-based CREST-certified testers, matched to your needs, security clearance, and compliance scope.
FAQ
Frequently Asked
Which chemicals and process-industry organisations do you test for?
Chemical manufacturers, process plants, speciality and fine chemical producers, and the suppliers of laboratory, plant-monitoring and formulation software that sell into them.
What does a chemicals or process-industry test look at that a standard web app test does not?
Vendor and supplier separation on shared portals, sample chain-of-custody and audit-trail integrity in laboratory systems, formulation and IP access controls, and safe testing windows around plant and laboratory operations.
Do you test our plant control systems or safety instrumented systems directly?
We test the IT side of the IT/OT boundary: plant-monitoring dashboards, historian systems, industrial remote-access portals and the authentication on systems that talk to process control equipment. We do not test live control systems or safety instrumented systems. Any work that reaches towards OT or process-safety infrastructure only goes ahead against an agreed safe test plan with your engineering team.
Can you test our supplier portal and lab platform together before a major customer’s vendor security review?
Yes. We scope a combined engagement covering your supplier portal, laboratory platform and any shared APIs, timed to complete before your customer’s review, with a single report covering both systems.
How do you protect our formulation and R&D data during testing?
We ask for a non-production environment with synthetic or redacted formulation data wherever possible. Formula, recipe and ingredient data is treated as confidential under our NDA and handled with the same care as any client’s intellectual property.
Can you test our laboratory information management system (LIMS)?
Yes. We test LIMS platforms, instrument interfaces and quality-control data feeds for sample chain-of-custody, result and audit-trail integrity, and the boundary between lab instruments and the systems that store their output.
Do you support our supply-chain or customer due-diligence questionnaires?
Yes. Our reports and letter of attestation can be mapped to the specific questions on a customer’s vendor security questionnaire, alongside your Cyber Essentials Plus certification and UK GDPR Article 32 evidence.
What’s in the report?
Executive summary (board-ready), technical report with CVSS 3.1 scores, reproduction steps, screenshots, specific remediation guidance, and a 60-minute walkthrough call. Letter of attestation issued after free retest.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. We sign client-supplied NDAs as standard. Engagement data is protected under our ISO 27001 (BSI-audited) information security management system.
How quickly can you start?
From signed scope to active testing in 24 hours where required. Standard pipeline is 3-5 business days from initial scoping call to test start.
Are your testers UK-based and what certifications do they hold?
Every engagement is performed by vetted UK-based CREST-certified testers matched to your engagement based on security clearance, compliance scope, and sector specialism. Testers hold CREST certifications relevant to their discipline (CRT, CCT APP, CCT INF, CCSAM).
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