Penetration testing in the Outaouais
Authorized, real-world pen testing from a firm based right here in the Outaouais — scoped and reported in French, delivered remotely and securely.
If you’ve searched for a pen-test provider in the Outaouais, you’ve probably found firms in Montreal, Toronto, or somewhere even farther — most of them quoting and reporting in English first. IT Sincennes is based right here, in Gatineau’s Aylmer sector. We run authorized penetration tests against your systems, applications, and identities the way a real attacker would, then hand you a prioritized report your team and your insurer can act on. For the full breakdown of what we test and how we work, see our complete penetration testing service; this page is about what changes when your provider is actually local.
The Outaouais sits across the river from Ottawa, and that shapes the work. Plenty of organizations here serve federal departments or sit in a government-adjacent supply chain, while still answering to Quebec’s Law 25 for the personal information they hold. A local tester works in your time zone and your language, and the test itself — from the external perimeter to the internal network and Active Directory — is delivered remotely, over secure access agreed up front. When the test surfaces issues to track over time, it feeds straight into vulnerability management rather than gathering dust in a PDF.
What we test
- External perimeter. Everything reachable from the internet, probed the way an attacker would.
- Web apps & APIs. How your logins, sessions and business logic hold up under abuse.
- Internal network & Active Directory. How far someone gets once inside — through access set up before testing starts.
- Microsoft 365 & cloud. Identity settings and configurations that quietly leave a way in.
A pen test that belongs to the region
A pen test scoped and reported from inside the Outaouais, in your language — here’s what that changes in practice.
- Delivered from here. Testing runs remotely over secure access — scoped, tracked and explained by someone in the region, in your time zone.
- In French, for real. Scoping calls, in-flight updates and the report itself in French, with an English version when your board or head office needs it.
- Knows the cross-river reality. We work both sides of the Ottawa River — Quebec and Ontario — and understand Law 25 and the National Capital Region’s government-adjacent supply chains.
- Built for the paperwork you face. Documented evidence, with a retest of the fixes, sized for cyber-insurance applications and client security questionnaires.
On price: published Canadian ranges put most SMB engagements between $5,000 and $25,000, depending on scope and depth. We scope the work with you first, then quote a fixed fee. The full breakdown of what drives the cost lives on our penetration testing service page.
Frequently asked questions
Do you do penetration testing for businesses in the Outaouais and Gatineau?
Yes. We’re based in Gatineau’s Aylmer sector and we serve the whole Outaouais, from Hull and Aylmer to Buckingham and Masson-Angers, plus Ottawa across the river. Testing is delivered remotely, through secure access we agree on with you — external perimeter, web apps, APIs, cloud, and the internal network and Active Directory. Being local means your time zone, your language and a contact from here, not a vendor coordinating from out of province.
Will the test and report actually be in French?
Yes — in French, end to end. The intake, the scoping, the updates while we’re testing and the final report are all in French, written here, not run through a translation tool after the fact. Because the region is bilingual, we’ll also deliver an English version of the report when your board, head office or partners need it. You don’t have to choose between working in your language and getting a report your English-speaking stakeholders can read.
How is a pen test different from the vulnerability scanning we already run?
A vulnerability scan is mostly automated: it lists weaknesses it thinks are there, on an ongoing basis. A penetration test is a person actively exploiting those weaknesses, chaining them together and showing what an attacker could really reach in your environment. The usual arrangement is scanning for continuous coverage, with a pen test once or twice a year for the depth a scan can’t reach.
Does Law 25 or our cyber insurer require a penetration test?
Quebec’s Law 25 doesn’t name a pen test by the word, but it does require reasonable security measures to protect personal information — and a documented test is one of the clearest ways to show that diligence. On the insurance side, more cyber insurers now expect specific controls, and sometimes a test, before they’ll issue or renew. A pen test gives you evidence you can put in front of an insurer, an auditor or a client. If you want to see where you stand first, try our cyber-insurance readiness self-check before requesting a quote.
Why pick a local Outaouais firm over a big national pentest provider?
A national provider can be fine on paper, but the work often runs in English, from another province, on someone else’s schedule. We’re a Canadian-owned firm founded in 2023, led by a founder with 20+ years of experience and Microsoft expert certifications including Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100). We keep your data in Canada and deliver in French or English. For a pen test that touches your most sensitive systems, who’s doing it and where the data lives are not small details.
Ready for a pen test that’s actually local?
Tell us about your environment and we’ll scope it with you, in French or English. No-obligation quote, fixed fee up front. Call (819) 329-0018 or email [email protected].
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