Fortreum Earns CREST Accreditation for Penetration Testing Services
Fortreum earned CREST firm-level accreditation covering penetration testing across network, application, API, cloud, social-engineering, red/purple-team, and AI/LLM environments. The credential may help procurement teams that recognize CREST assess Fortreum’s qualifications, but the announcement identifies no solicitation, contract award, or contract value.
Key Signals
- Fortreum earned CREST firm-level accreditation for penetration testing.
- Accredited scope includes network, application, API, cloud, and AI/LLM testing.
- Fortreum appeared in the CREST Marketplace in October 2026.
- No solicitation, contract award, or contract value was announced.
"We built those processes to hold up under scrutiny, and CREST put them through it."
Fortreum has earned firm-level accreditation from CREST for penetration testing, a credential that may be relevant to government and other institutional buyers evaluating cybersecurity assessment providers. The company began its application in January 2026 and appeared in the CREST Marketplace in October 2026. The announcement describes an accreditation spanning multiple testing disciplines rather than a specific contract, procurement, or funded program.
Agencies
- Bank of England
- European Central Bank
Vendors
- Fortreum
Sources
- Fortreum Earns CREST Accreditation for Penetration TestingBusiness Wire · Oct 27