A penetration test simulates the actions of a hacker aiming to breach your organization’s security. Penetration tests are an important part of a security team’s threat and vulnerability management capability and give organisations and their leadership teams a clear picture over how much their business is at risk. The outputs from these tests help to:
• To provide input to the development of security and risk management improvement programs.
• To validate the efficacy of security controls and capabilities.
• Form part of ongoing threat and vulnerability management activities.
Penetration tests encompass a range of activities and outcomes. Clients using penetration tests typically focus on external and internal network tests, as well as external and critical internal web-based applications. Tests against wireless networks have become more common, sometimes to meet regulatory requirements like PCI DSS, as well as physical tests, depending on the organizations’ vertical (e.g., utilities, retail). Tests that specifically address phishing and social engineering are also increasingly common and help to test the resilience of some of the most common attack vectors.
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One of the main reasons’ organizations conduct a penetration test is to gain an in-depth evaluation of their information security posture. Our team will highlight any weaknesses and provide the appropriate mitigation procedures required to either eliminate those weaknesses or reduce them to an acceptable level of risk. Our experts use tools and techniques which attempt to exploit critical systems and gain access to sensitive data before cyber criminals do.
Modern cyber crime is a high stakes game, and virtually are hacking activities are carried out for profit. A cyber attack has the potential to ruin a business’s reputation and finances. Though the use of attack vectors such as phishing and malware hackers can gain admin-level access to corporate networks. The main risks to business lie in data exfiltration, loss of confidentiality, brand damage and disruption of the business processes.
