# Fortreum Earns CREST Penetration Testing Accreditation

Fortreum earned CREST firm-level accreditation for penetration testing after beginning its application in January 2026 and appearing in the CREST Marketplace in October 2026. The accreditation spans network, application, API, cloud, social-engineering, red/purple-team, and AI/LLM testing, giving procurement teams whose standards recognize CREST a credential to consider when evaluating providers. The signal identifies no solicitation, contract award, or contract value.

- Procurement teams can check Fortreum’s CREST Marketplace listing and verify that the accredited testing scope aligns with the services sought.
- The range of accredited capabilities may be relevant to buyers sourcing security assessments across conventional systems, cloud environments, and AI/LLM systems.
- For Fortreum and other contractors pursuing buyers that recognize CREST, the accreditation provides a way to demonstrate firm-level credentials; it does not establish that CREST accreditation is a universal procurement requirement.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Government Entities
- Bank of England
- European Central Bank (ECB)

### Vendors
- Fortreum (accredited penetration testing provider)

### Key Quotes
> We built those processes to hold up under scrutiny, and CREST put them through it.
> — Gary Guercio, VP of Operations at Fortreum

### Sources
- [Fortreum Earns CREST Accreditation for Penetration Testing](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261027329743/en/Fortreum-Earns-CREST-Accreditation-for-Penetration-Testing) - Business Wire