The cost of a pen testing operation depends on numerous factors, including the size of the company, the experience of the teams, and more importantly, desired effects.
Probing a system’s defenses is typically not as expensive as launching an all-out attack with a mission to overcome all barriers. The size of the company affects the size of the team that needs to be deployed; the remediation costs also play a factor.
Basic pen tests typically cost the same as educating an in-house team on how to use SaaS-based pen testing tools, which is usually several thousand dollars. Large-scale pen testing operations can cost tens of thousands of dollars.