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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.

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Remote delivery, on-site on requestOnboarding within 24 hours of signingSOC 2, HIPAA & PCI DSS mapped reportsFree retest on every engagement
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Case study · HR & Payroll SaaS

Web Application Penetration Test

High risk

Critical: a file-inclusion flaw that let an attacker read sensitive files from the server through the application itself. High: stored cross-site scripting capable of session theft, insecure direct object references, and an authorization bypass that let an administrator create or delete organization owners.

Outcome. Delivered a remediation plan sequenced by real business impact, critical and high findings first, with a complimentary retest to verify every fix.

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Findings

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Critical

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High

Read the case study

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, SaaS, and manufacturing.

On 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

1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
info [at] invadel [dot] com
Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm ET

Serving California: remote, on-site by arrangement

San Francisco · Oakland · Palo Alto · San Jose · Los Angeles · Santa Monica · Burbank · Irvine · San Diego

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 page
02Does the CCPA require penetration testing?

The CCPA requires reasonable security procedures for personal information and lets consumers sue when certain personal information is breached because a business failed to maintain them. Since January 1, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency’s regulations also require a cybersecurity audit for businesses above set revenue and data thresholds, and that audit must assess, where applicable, internal and external vulnerability scans and penetration testing (11 CCR 7123(c)(6)). The first audit reports are due April 1, 2028 for the largest businesses.

CCPA audit penetration testing
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. Agents that reach tools through the Model Context Protocol get MCP server security testing in the same scope. AI testing starts at $4,500 and pairs with a web application or API test of the product around it.

AI and LLM penetration testing
04Do you support CMMC Level 2 for California defense suppliers?

Yes. Defense suppliers in Los Angeles and San Diego that handle controlled unclassified information have to show the CUI enclave is segmented and the NIST SP 800-171 controls hold. We test the enclave boundary and the remote-access and identity paths into it, remotely from New York, and map each finding to the 800-171 requirement it touches, for a self-assessment or a C3PAO.

CMMC Level 2 penetration testing
05Can 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 testing
06Do 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.

07How 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.

Talk to a New York team.

Tell us what to test and see your fixed price. Fixed scope, free retest, and a reply within one business day.