Survive peak season and PCI both
E-commerce penetration testing tuned to checkout flows, payment integrations, account security, and the PCI scope your processors and partners care about. Get hardened ahead of peak traffic and stay validated all year.
How often should e-commerce businesses do pentesting?
At minimum annually and after significant changes to checkout, payment integrations, or infrastructure. Teams running heavy promotional cycles often add a targeted engagement before peak traffic and continuous AI pentesting throughout the year so coverage keeps pace with platform changes and seasonal threats.
E-commerce security reality
Checkout is the highest-impact surface
A vulnerability in checkout or payment integrations converts directly into chargebacks, fraud, and lost trust.
Peak season changes the threat model
Promotional spikes attract automated abuse, credential stuffing, and targeted attempts at known retailers.
PCI and trust centers are now buyer expectations
Customers, partners, and processors increasingly expect credible pentest evidence and trust-center transparency.
Common e-commerce attack surfaces
Checkout and Cart Flows
Multi-step checkout logic, coupon and pricing abuse, and order tampering paths.
Payment Integrations
Integration paths to processors, redirect flows, and webhook handling.
Customer Storefront
Public storefront, account flows, search, and product surfaces.
Authentication and Account Security
Login, password reset, MFA enforcement, and account takeover paths.
Admin and Operator Portals
Internal dashboards, fulfillment tooling, and store admin access.
External Infrastructure
Public DNS, edge services, and exposed admin or partner endpoints.
Where traditional pentesting falls short
Three delivery models, one program
AI-only pentest
Continuous, broad coverage of storefront and APIs.
- Speed
- Always on
- Human involvement
- AI agents only
- Outcome
- Continuous validation report
Best for: Recurring storefront and API validation between engagements.
Hybrid AI + human
Senior tester plus AI for checkout-grade depth.
- Speed
- Days, not weeks
- Human involvement
- Senior tester reviews and validates
- Outcome
- Compliance-ready hybrid report
Best for: PCI cycles and pre-peak validation.
Manual pentest
Fully expert-led for high-stakes scope.
- Speed
- Custom engagement
- Human involvement
- Human-led end to end
- Outcome
- Deep manual report
Best for: Critical checkout, payment, and fraud-relevant scope.
E-commerce pentest pricing built around your peak season
Clear starting points for AI and hybrid engagements. PCI-aligned scope priced for the way modern stores actually run.
AI Pentest
$1,500
- Fast turnaround
- Exploit-validated findings
- Storefront and checkout coverage
- Pre-peak season validation
Best for: Continuous validation between formal pentests and pre-peak readiness.
Hybrid (AI + Human) Pentest
Starting at $5,000
Typical e-commerce engagements scale with checkout and integration complexity
- AI attack simulation + senior US-based pentester validation
- PCI-aligned reporting for QSA evidence packages
- Dedicated project manager + private Slack channel
- Free retest included
Best for: Annual PCI cycles, major checkout or payment integration changes, and trust center updates.
E-commerce use cases
Checkout flow testing
Targeted testing of checkout, cart, and pricing logic.
- Coupon and pricing abuse
- Order tampering
- Multi-step abuse chains
Peak season validation
Pre-peak testing to harden the platform ahead of promotional traffic.
- Credential stuffing exposure
- Abuse paths under load
- Admin and operator review
PCI-aligned support
Testing aligned to PCI scope and reporting designed for PCI evidence.
- CDE-focused scope
- Segmentation validation
- QSA-friendly reporting
Continuous AI pentesting
Always-on AI agents validating storefront and APIs as the platform changes.
- Daily coverage
- Pairs with hybrid
- Recurring validation
Built to support PCI and trust center expectations
StealthNet supports your compliance program. Final attestation is handled by your QSA.
PCI DSS pentesting
Testing aligned to PCI DSS requirements including segmentation validation and CDE focus.
Trust center readiness
Pentest evidence formatted for trust centers, security pages, and partner due diligence.
Partner and processor reviews
Reporting structured for the audiences that gate e-commerce distribution and processing.
Pentest evidence built for e-commerce reality
Faster turnaround
Move from scoping to testing in days, not months.
Compliance-ready reports
Formatted for QSAs, trust centers, and partner reviews.
Flexible delivery
AI-only, hybrid, or manual depending on the engagement.
Recurring validation
Programs designed for stores that change continuously.
E-commerce pentesting questions
Ready to harden your stack before peak season?
Talk to the StealthNet team about scoping an e-commerce pentest aligned to your PCI cycle, peak traffic, or platform release.