Legal & General
Legal & General is a UK-based financial services company offering a wide range of insurance, pensions, and investment products, committed to delivering long-term value for customers and shareholders.
The Challenge
Amid multiple large-scale Cyber Security attacks on enterprise clients in the Insurance industry, our client wanted to firm up their defence strategy against cybercriminals. They had struggled to attract Penetration Testing professionals to the South Coast of England (where they’re based) for 4 days a week onsite, particularly those who were CREST certified.
the solution
Finding CREST-certified Penetration Testers wasn’t too much of an issue, but finding individuals who could work on the South Coast for 4 days per week was. After an initial brief and inconclusive search, we advised them to consider offering the positions as contract day rates rather than permanent. The flexibility and lucrativeness of a contract could persuade those in permanent employment in London to try their hand at contracting. The client was willing to wait for the right people rather than to get a bum on the seat, meaning a 4-8 week notice period wasn’t a blocker. In contracting, these notice periods usually are blockers.
The results
We targeted Penetration Testers at some of the bigger consultancy firms, ones who were perhaps already used to assignments, albeit on a permanent basis. We were able to offer candidates up to £650 per day, which was enticing, and we had a lot of interest. We secured the Lead Penetration Tester, and as a strong relationship had been built, he offered us a name for the Senior, who we also successfully placed. The Mid-Level was from a consultancy firm, keen to try something new, and happy to relocate to the South Coast during the week. The client had a new purpose built team, to help them firm up their defence strategy, thanks to us.
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