Penetration is a security controls validation method where a White Hat hacker attempts to break or bypass security controls in the organisation or system.
Whilst many penetration tests are done focusing on attacks by the external parties, over half of attacks are done by inside staff, hence penetration tests are also done internally by some organisations. Internal penetration tests ensure that staff and internal users or their devices can’t bypass controls beyond what they need to access for their day to day work.
The penetration testing world is not regulated, and many companies sell you a automated scan as opposed to a OWASP level 2 penetration attack done by hand over a period of days.
Our organisation outsources this service to extremely experienced and proven hackers. In this industry where knowledge changes with great frequency, it is important to ensure that the penetration tester is someone who’s up-to-date, who can do the job with their eyes closed, who has a passion for breaking security. This will yield the maximum number of potential security holes or weaknesses being identified.
They confirm that the controls in place are functioning correctly. They are tested in a iterative way, where if one system is broken it is then used to launch further attacks with the aim to finding and getting the companies valueable data.
The White hat hacker will use a broad range of attacks on your organisation and will identify a range of issues not stopping at when one method yields results.
It will save the cost of unnecessary Penetration tests. We will ensure that penetration testings are contracted only when actually required, typically after a Risk’s Assessment Mitigations have been done and they will provide valuable results. Often Penetration tests are contracted at the wrong time and they have to be repeated.
We will ensure that there is no miscommunication and you do not contract a penetration test on systems or IP’s unnecessarily, this will result on paying for what you need.
We will advise you when a WEB Application Vulnerability scan will suffice over a full penetration test.
We will ensure that the results are complete, and the work has been done, by people that know what they are doing.
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