The Co-operative Group
Routine penetration testing for a major national retailer and co-operative
Strongest proof
Preferred supplier relationship · 2+ years
- Sector
- Retail / Consumer
- Capability
- Cyber Governance & Assurance
- Geography
- United Kingdom
- Engagement model
- Retained / managed service
- Period
- Two years+
- Evidence
- Named client · Public evidence
At a glance
- Who
- The Co-operative Group · Retail / Consumer
- Why it mattered
- A major national organisation needed consistent, routine testing that kept pace with its changing digital estate.
- IG-Smart's role
- Routine penetration testing
01The exposure
The Co-operative Group is a major UK organisation with extensive digital operations and customer touchpoints.
A changing digital estate needs continuing, consistent testing rather than one-off assessments.
02The mandate
Routine penetration testing that evolves with the Group's digital footprint and informs risk prioritisation.
Commissioned scope
- Routine penetration testing
03Environment
Organisation context
Describes the client organisation — not the size of IG-Smart's work.
- Major UK retailer and co-operative
04IG-Smart's approach
- 01
Routine testing rhythm
Provides regular testing aligned with changes to the Group's digital estate.
- 02
Evidence for prioritisation
Routine testing produces evidence that can support risk prioritisation and infrastructure-hardening decisions.
05Engagement scale
What IG-Smart's work covered
- Routine penetration testing
06What we delivered
- Penetration test reports and findings
07Outcome
Relationship proof
On the Group's preferred supplier list, with a relationship of more than two years.
08What this demonstrates
Relevant to large organisations that require repeat technical security assurance from a supplier capable of building contextual understanding through repeated testing over time.
09What buyers can verify
Public
- Named client
- Engagement scope
- Published engagement duration
- Deliverable types described
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