Penetration Testing Services
Leverage our expert pen-testers to pinpoint the vulnerabilities before hackers exploit them.
Penetration testing also known as “pen-testing” is a simulated cyberattack on a computer system, network, or application to evaluate its security. A pentester mimics a real-world attacker and tries to get hold of a company’s sensitive data.
They use the same tools and techniques as attackers to find and exploit vulnerabilities in a system. The primary goal of a pen test is to identify any weak spot in a system’s defenses before attackers can exploit them.
Penetration Testing Services We provide
1. External Penetration Testing
We will identify weaknesses in your externally accessible IT assets such as web apps, APIs, email services, websites, firewalls, etc.
2. Internal Penetration Testing
We will identify vulnerabilities in your internal IT assets such as networks, databases, applications, etc.
3. Social Engineering Testing
We will use tactics such as phishing, pretexting, and physical intrusions to identify the vulnerabilities that often go unnoticed. We will determine your organization’s susceptibility to human-based security threats
4. Application Pentesting
We will deep dive into your code, APIs, and functionality to identify potential security flaws.
5. Compliance Pentesting
Our team will focus on your company’s specific compliance requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, etc.
6. Wireless Penetration testing
In this, we will examine the vulnerabilities within your wireless infrastructure, including Wi-Fi, WLAN, and connected devices to prevent evil twins attacks, piggybacking, wireless sniffing, unauthorized access to corporate wireless devices, etc.
7. Opensource Intelligence (OSINT)
We will gather publicly available data from various sources and then use that data to provide valuable insights on how hackers might use it to launch their attacks. It will also improve your understanding of digital footprints and threat intelligence.
8. Red Team Pentesting
Our team will use offensive tactics and simulated security breaches and perform a real-time attack without informing your IT team and employees about the exact time and type of attack. This will allow you to test your security controls, tools, and incident response mechanisms.
9. Testing Remote Access
Our team will scrutinize your remote infrastructure, including VPNs, authentication mechanisms, and access controls.
Techniques We Use To Conduct Pentest
Black Box: This approach assesses the security of a system or network without prior knowledge of its internal workings.
Advantages of Black Box
- Real-world simulation (Execution behavior is similar to a real attacker).
- Uncover threats that may be missed in white box testing.
- Helps to identify the risks from an external standpoint.
- It requires little details before commencing.
- Valuable for compliance purposes.
Disadvantages of Black Box
- It might not cover all the aspects.
- Can be costly as compared to internal testing.
- Its time consuming as compared to others.
Gray Box: A hybrid approach that combines the elements of both black box and white box. Testers have limited knowledge about the internal architecture that an attacker might also have.
Disadvantages of Gray Box
- May result in missed vulnerabilities due to limited internal knowledge.
Advantages of Gray Box
- Provides a balanced view of the security landscape.
- More targeted assessment (Thus reducing the false positives).
- More efficient as compared to the black box.
- Minimizes the scope for miscommunication between testers and the organization.
White Box: Tester has full knowledge of the system’s architecture, code, algorithms, and internal workings. It assesses the accuracy of code, identifies logical errors, and ensures that software functions correctly at the code level.
Advantages of White Box
- In-depth analysis of potential vulnerabilities.
- Precise and actionable findings.
- Identify issues at an early stage of development.
- Efficient in finding and fixing specific types of issues.
- Custom testing (valuable for complex and critical applications).
Disadvantages of White Box
- May not accurately mimic a real-world attack. (Due to internal knowledge that an attacker does not have access to).
- Can be time-consuming. (In source code reviews and architectural assessments).
- Expensive than others as it requires specialized knowledge and tools.
How do we work on your projects?
First, we will discuss your requirements, identify your problems and needs, and then suggest a strategy based on them. Then we will start working on your project according to these three phases.
Planning Phase
- Defining goals, targets, plans, objectives, and scope.
- Determining the model (internal, external, black box, gray box, white box etc.)
- Develop a contingency plan.
- Plan measures to secure any data or access obtained during the test. (To make sure it’s not misused or accidentally exposed)
Exploitation Phase
- Initial reconnaissance and scanning.
- Use automated and manual methods to assess weaknesses.
- Execute various techniques to breach the system.
- Escalate privileges to gain higher-level access.
- Establish persistence for ongoing control.
- Covering tracks and incident response.
Reporting Phase
- Compiling all the findings.
- In-depth analysis of the results.
- Prioritizing the recommendations.
- Provide remediation guidance.
- Making sure that all the fixes have been applied correctly through a follow-up testing round.
- Feedback and clarification.
Our pen testing deliverables
- Penetration Test Report: It includes a detailed account of our findings, analysis, and recommendations.
- Technical Findings and Evidence: A detailed breakdown of technical vulnerabilities, exploits, and evidence to support our findings.
- An Executive Summary: To ensure clarity at the leadership level.
- Remediation Guidance: An actionable remediation guidance with best practices.
- Ongoing Support: We offer ongoing support and guidance.
Why Choose Our Experts?
- 12+ years of InfoSec, Cybersecurity & Privacy experience
- Consulted/worked for companies in North America, Europe, Africa, and GCC.
- Alphabet soup of security and privacy-related certifications
- CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, ISO 27001 2013 Lead Auditor, ITIL v3, Symantec Technical Specialist (DLP, Email security, System Recovery, Network Access Control, Endpoint Security), HillStone NGFW expert, PNPT (actively pursuing)
- Volunteering since 2018 in ISACA, ISC2, IRQA
