Penetration testing

In an era of increasing digital interconnectivity, safeguarding your digital assets is paramount. Discover our suite of Penetration Testing Services, where security and thorough examination come together

What is penetration testing?

Penetration testing, also known as ethical hacking or pen testing, is a proactive approach to assessing the security of your computer systems and networks. It involves simulated cyberattacks by our skilled professionals to identify vulnerabilities, security weaknesses, and potential entry points that malicious actors could exploit. By replicating real-world hacking methods, we aim to assess your organization's readiness to defend against cyber threats.

Which methodology do we use for our pentests?

Our methodology penetration testing is closely tied to the prescribed industry standards as defined by OWASP & OSSTMM. The first step involves defining the scope and goals of the exercise including the systems and testing methods to be used. Secondly, we start gathering intelligence to better understand the targeted system and its potential vulnerabilities. In the third phase, we conduct a thorough vulnerability assessment to detect all potential vulnerabilities. Then our pen testers try to exploit the found vulnerabilities by typically escalating privileges, intercepting data, stealing data, and others to understand the damage that could be caused. In the last step, we consolidate all our findings in a detailed report and formulate recommendations for each vulnerability found. Based on our findings we define the next steps together with your management and IT team.

Our penetration testing process includes:

Thorough Assessment We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your systems, including servers, endpoints, web applications, wireless networks, network devices, and more.
Attack Simulation We replicate hacker tactics to identify potential attack vectors, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of your security posture.
Manual Techniques Our experts use a combination of manual techniques and automated tools to uncover vulnerabilities, ensuring a thorough examination of your infrastructure.
Risk Mitigation By identifying vulnerabilities before malicious actors do, you can take proactive steps to mitigate risks and enhance your cybersecurity defenses.

+100 projects per year

+5000 penetration testing hours per year

+15 years of cybersecurity experience

Why conduct pentests?

Real-time insights Gain real-time insights into how attack vectors impact your organization, allowing your security team to respond promptly.
Cybersecurity awareness Raise cybersecurity awareness across your organization and implement a proactive security approach supported by the necessary budget.
External assessment Receive an external assessment of your IT infrastructure's security, providing an unbiased evaluation.
Compliance support Align with data privacy and security regulations by addressing vulnerabilities and enhancing data protection measures.
Early vulnerability detection Identify vulnerabilities before malicious parties exploit them, reducing the risk of security breaches.
Trust building Create an environment of trust for employees, stakeholders, and customers by demonstrating a commitment to cybersecurity.
Program validation Validate the effectiveness of your security programs and ensure that your data remains protected.

What are the different types of pentests?

In general, we can distinguish between three primary types of penetration tests: black-box, grey-box, and white-box testing.

Blackbox Testing

Simulates an external attack with no prior knowledge of the system, providing a realistic assessment of your organization's defense capabilities.
Greybox Testing

Provides partial system knowledge to simulate a partially informed threat, striking a balance between realism and system awareness.
Whitebox Testing

Grants complete access to system architecture and code, enabling a comprehensive insider assessment and revealing the most critical vulnerabilities.

Types of penetration tests in our cybersecurity improvement trajectories

External pentest

The primary focus of this type of penetration test is to simulate the actions of an external attacker attempting to exploit or intrude upon your online infrastructure. Our objective is to identify vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations that could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of your infrastructure, including services such as email, web applications, cloud resources, servers, VPNs, and more.

Internal pentest

An internal pentest, or internal penetration test simulates attacks on your organization's internal networkand systems, either by a malicious insider or an external attacker who has already breached external defenses. Our goal is to pinpoint vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and weaknesses within your internal infrastructure that could be exploited once perimeter defences are bypassed. This assessment evaluates the effectiveness of internal security controls, user access privileges, and the potential for lateral movement within your network.

Application penetration test

Our application pentest, or application penetration test, focuses on identifying vulnerabilities within software applications, whether they are web-based, mobile, or desktop applications. We simulate malicious attempts to exploit weaknesses in the application's code, configuration, or underlying infrastructure. This assessment evaluates aspects such as input validation, authentication, session management, and business logic flaws to mitigate potential unauthorized data access, data manipulation, or other malicious activities.

Vulnerability assessment vs pentest: what is the difference?

Don't confuse automated scans with pentesting, we make the difference by our manual work, replicating hackers' methods, allowing us to find more and more complex vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability assessment

Automated scans for known vulnerabilities
Provides a high-level overview of potential vulnerabilities
Typically conducted quarterly