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Social Engineering & Human Risk Assessment — United Kingdom

Test How Your People React to Real-World Manipulation, Pressure and Cyber Threats

Cyber Sentinel Solutions Ltd — London & Bristol, UK

Technology can stop malware, detect anomalies and block known threats, but no firewall can stop a trusted employee who has been manipulated into clicking, sharing or granting access. Our Social Engineering & Human Risk Assessment reveals how your organisation behaves under pressure, deception and real-world attacker techniques.

Why Social Engineering Testing Matters

Modern attackers rarely begin with hacking technical systems. Instead, they target the human layer: curiosity, trust, politeness, urgency and authority. A single email, one phone call or a well-crafted pretext is often enough to bypass even the strongest technical controls.

Common attack scenarios include:

  • CEO fraud and payment redirection
  • credential harvesting via fake portals
  • vishing calls pretending to be IT support
  • SMS-based delivery scams (smishing)
  • physical access attempts using uniforms or pretexts
  • USB drop attacks

The goal is not to “catch people out”, but to understand behavioural weaknesses and build practical, targeted defences.

What Is a Human Risk Assessment?

A Human Risk Assessment analyses how employees think, react and behave when confronted with manipulated situations. We evaluate:

  • awareness of social engineering tactics
  • decision-making under urgency or pressure
  • adherence to security processes
  • incident reporting behaviour
  • risk tolerance and susceptibility

This reveals behavioural trends, cultural gaps and real-world vulnerabilities that attackers exploit every day.

Types of Social Engineering Tests We Perform

1. Phishing (Email)

  • credential theft simulation
  • malicious attachment scenarios
  • industry-specific lures (finance, legal, healthcare)

2. Vishing (Phone Social Engineering)

  • IT support impersonation
  • urgent finance/payment calls
  • pretexting for internal information

3. Smishing (SMS Attacks)

  • delivery scams
  • verification requests
  • credential-reset scenarios

4. Onsite / Physical Social Engineering

  • attempted entry using uniforms or pretexts
  • tailgating checks
  • USB drop testing

Assessment Methodology

Our approach follows four major phases:

  1. Discovery & Profiling: We gather information about your organisation, roles, processes and potential attack paths.
  2. Scenario Design: We create realistic, industry-specific attack narratives that mirror real adversary tactics.
  3. Execution: Controlled simulations are carried out safely without disrupting your operations.
  4. Analysis & Reporting: We document behaviours, reactions, vulnerabilities and strengths, followed by a behavioural-risk roadmap.

All testing is fully confidential and conducted ethically with strict safety boundaries.

What You Receive

  • behaviour-based risk scoring
  • department-level vulnerability analysis
  • repeat-offender identification (optional/anonymised)
  • heatmap of high-risk behaviours
  • recommendations for policies/process improvements
  • targeted training plan (based on real results)

Who Is This For?

This service is ideal for UK organisations that:

  • want to understand real human vulnerabilities in daily workflows
  • handle financial, legal or personal data
  • have experienced fraud attempts or phishing incidents
  • need to satisfy insurance or client security requirements

Typical sectors include:

  • financial services
  • law firms and legal chambers
  • healthcare and private clinics
  • technology & SaaS companies
  • retail and logistics

Pricing

Indicative pricing for UK organisations:

Basic Social Engineering Assessment

£2,500 – £4,500

Full Human Risk + Social Engineering Programme

£6,000 – £12,000

Advanced Package (with Onsite Testing)

£14,000+

Test Your Human Firewall

If you want to understand how your staff behave under real attacker techniques, contact us to schedule a Social Engineering & Human Risk Assessment.

Cyber Sentinel Solutions Ltd
London & Bristol, United Kingdom

Email: contact@cybersentinelsolutionsltd.co.uk
Website: www.cybersentinelsolutionsltd.co.uk