Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego
California Penetration Testing Services
Invadel runs fixed-price penetration testing for California companies, from the software and fintech companies of San Francisco and Silicon Valley to the entertainment, healthcare, and aerospace firms of Los Angeles and the biotech and defense community of San Diego. Senior New York testers, delivered remotely, on-site by arrangement.
Why Invadel
Why California companies test with us
Built for how California ships
Product companies here deploy daily and sell to enterprises that read SOC 2 reports and security questionnaires closely. We test with accounts in every role, scope around release cycles, and offer recurring programs.
Hardware, IoT and AI, tested properly
California builds the devices and the models. We test embedded devices to the state’s connected-device security law and AI features for prompt injection, data leakage, and unsafe tool use.
Fixed prices, no travel line
Every engagement is fixed-scope and fixed-price, agreed in writing before we start. Remote delivery means no travel charge, and a California client pays the same published price as a New York one.
Industries we serve
Built for California's core industries
California is several economies at once: software and fintech in the Bay Area, entertainment and aerospace in Los Angeles, biotech and defense in San Diego, and healthcare systems that serve tens of millions of people, each with its own regulator and buyer.
SaaS, AI & technology
Bay Area and Los Angeles product companies closing SOC 2 audits and enterprise reviews, and testing AI features before they reach customers.
Fintech & financial services
Platforms and advisers meeting bank partner diligence, SOC 2 reviews, and regulator expectations for the systems that move money.
Hospitals, health systems & biotech
Statewide systems and South San Francisco and San Diego life-sciences companies testing to HIPAA and partner diligence.
Entertainment, media & gaming
Los Angeles studios, streaming platforms, and game companies protecting unreleased content, subscriber data, and consumer checkout.
Aerospace & defense
Los Angeles and San Diego suppliers proving CMMC Level 2 readiness and NIST SP 800-171 compliance for the CUI they handle.
Consumer hardware & IoT
Device makers testing firmware, companion apps, and cloud back ends to California’s connected-device security law and to retailer requirements.
How we test each sector, with the frameworks and prices that apply: penetration testing by industry, including fintech, law firms, healthcare, and SaaS.
Services
Penetration testing services in California
A focused engagement for every layer of your environment, each one led by a certified tester and delivered with a report your team, board, and auditors can use.
Web App
Manual testing of your web app across the OWASP Top 10, business logic, and every user role, from $5,200.
ExploreAPI
REST, GraphQL, and SOAP testing for broken authorization, token flaws, and data exposure, from $4,000.
ExploreCloud
Configuration and exploitation testing across AWS, Azure, and GCP, from $6,800.
ExploreHardware & IoT
Embedded, medical, automotive, and OT device testing, from firmware to radio, from $5,200.
ExploreMobile Application Testing
iOS and Android testing against the OWASP MASVS: storage, transport, runtime, and the API behind the app, from $6,000.
ExploreExternal Network
Testing of your internet-facing perimeter: exposed services, remote access, mail, and cloud edges, from $4,200.
ExploreOn the ground in California
Built for how California actually works
California companies get asked for penetration testing by enterprise customers, auditors, investors, partners, and insurers, and the volume of those requests is higher here than anywhere else because so many companies sell software to other companies. A SOC 2 report with a recent independent test behind it is the price of entry to enterprise deals, and the security questionnaires that follow ask for the date, scope, and provider of the last test.
State law raises the stakes. The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, requires businesses to implement reasonable security procedures for personal information and gives consumers a private right of action when a breach results from the failure to do so. California’s connected-device law requires manufacturers of devices sold in the state to equip them with reasonable security features. A manual penetration test is the clearest evidence that the procedures and the features are real.
We serve companies across the state, including San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Burbank, Irvine and Orange County, and San Diego, from the same team. Testing is delivered remotely from our New York office, with on-site work arranged when a scope needs a person in the building.
New York City HQ
New York, NY 10001
Serving on-site in California
San Francisco · Oakland · Palo Alto · San Jose · Los Angeles · Santa Monica · Burbank · Irvine · San Diego
Also serving
Manhattan · Brooklyn · Queens · Long Island · New Jersey · Connecticut · Westchester County · Boston · Philadelphia · Washington, DC · Chicago · Florida · Texas · Denver · Atlanta · Charlotte
FAQ
California penetration testing, answered
Common questions from California teams scoping their first, or next, engagement.
Still have questions?01How much does a penetration test cost in California?
The same fixed prices we publish for everyone: external network testing from $4,200, web application testing from $5,200, API testing from $4,000, internal network testing from $6,000, cloud testing from $6,800, and hardware testing from $5,200, each agreed in writing before work starts and each including a free retest. There is no travel charge for California clients.
See the pricing page02Does the CCPA require penetration testing?
The law requires reasonable security procedures for personal information rather than naming a specific test, and it lets consumers sue when a breach results from a failure to maintain them. A manual penetration test by an independent firm is the clearest evidence that the procedures work, and it is what customers, auditors, and insurers ask to see.
03Do you test AI features and LLM applications?
Yes. We test chatbots, copilots, retrieval pipelines, and agentic systems for prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, and unsafe tool use, with findings mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM applications. AI testing starts at $4,500 and pairs with a web application or API test of the product around it.
AI and LLM penetration testing04Can you test connected devices to California’s IoT security law?
Yes. Hardware engagements cover firmware, debug interfaces, radio, the companion app, and the cloud back end, and the report frames findings against the reasonable-security-features standard the law sets for devices sold in the state.
Hardware and IoT penetration testing05Do you come on-site in California?
By arrangement. Most engagements are fully remote, and internal network tests run through a small device we ship to your office. When a scope needs a person in the building, we travel from New York and agree it in the proposal.
06How fast can a California engagement start?
Scoping takes about a day, onboarding begins within 24 hours of a signed proposal, and testing typically starts within a week. Tell us your audit, customer, or investor deadline and we plan the engagement around it, working across the time difference from New York.
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