Penetration Testing Services
Strengthen your organisation’s security defences with OCTALOGIK’s diverse Penetration Testing Portfolio
Penetration Testing Services
Penetration testing is a simulated cyber-attack against an organization to identify security exposure in a system and business process.
Our penetration testers will attempt to breach any software and hardware from a hacker’s perspective to uncover exploitable vulnerabilities and logic errors that could put your business at risk. Insights gathered from the testing services can be used to verify security controls and improve your organization’s vulnerability assessment and management process.
Our Penetration Tests adopt a hybrid approach composed of manual and automated testing to ensure an in-depth assessment of the target systems and applications and we perform penetration testing remotely or on-site as needed.
OCTALOGIK Penetration Tests are conducted by highly skilled experts with extensive experience and fully certified by the most recognized industry organizations, and our services are delivered in-line with ISO 27001 and 9001 standards.
Penetration testing comes in many forms and our services will be tailored to your requirements, as well as your security priorities.
Every test goes through a rigorous process, ensuring you get the best possible outcome for your organization.
Below we outline the key stages our testing goes through:
- SCOPING – We work with you to fully understand your organisation, the areas to be tested and the desired test outcomes.
- PROPOSAL & PREREQUISITES – A proposal will be drawn up outlining the planned scope of work and the preparations needed to start testing.
- TESTING – Testing will commence once the proposal has been agreed upon and signed authorisation has been granted.
- ONGOING COMMUNICATION – Our experts will communicate with you throughout the test, to your set requirements.
- REPORTING – Upon completion, Octalogik’s penetration testing team delivers a REPORT detailing the vulnerabilities discovered and how they were exploited along with actionable and tailored remediations. This can be used as a roadmap for developing your security strategy, to define future budget and investment priorities, and to plan urgent remedial work.Reports are issued to customers securely, to maintain confidentiality and avoid vulnerability details leaking outside the project team.
- POST-TEST SUPPORT – Our experts will be available to offer guidance on any aspect of the report, as well as remediation efforts.
- RETEST -You have the option to retest, ensuring reported vulnerabilities have been addressed.
TYPES OF PENETRATION TESTS WE PERFORM
We offer a whole host of Penetration Tests for every situation from wireless to network, web application and many more.
The OCTALOGIK team can take you through our services in greater depth and recommend which ones would be suitable for your organisation’s circumstances, business objectives and obligations.
- Network Services Penetration Testing The purpose of this common type of pen test is to detect security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the network environment including servers, firewalls and IT equipment before they can become exploitable by hackers.
- Physical Penetration Testing A physical pentest is performed for the purpose of discovering any vulnerabilities and issues in physical assets, such as locks, cameras, sensors, and barriers, that may lead to a breach.
- Web Application Penetration Test Web Application penetration testing exercises are designed to answer how robust, reliable and secure are your web applications and how effective your existing security controls are against an active, human, skilled cybercriminal in the real world. Web Application penetration testing exercises focus on the internet accessible and internal web applications of the organization and proactively identify critical exposures in the web applications, underlying infrastructure and the communication between the web application clients and servers.
- Mobile Application Penetration Test Mobile Application penetration testing services proactively detect critical exposures in mobile application platforms (iOS & Android), services and applications across your mobile enterprise, to identify how protective measures might be misused, mismanaged, attacked, or incorrectly configured. A comprehensive approach to risk management is required to safeguard your Mobile Applications and data.
- Wireless Penetration Test A Wireless assessment is a simulation of real-world attacks that involves authorized persons’ use of attacking methods mimicking cybercriminals’ techniques. Wireless Network Penetration Testing is designed to answer what is the real-world effectiveness of your existing security controls against an active, human, skilled cybercriminal. This test focuses on the wireless network infrastructure of the organization and proactively identifies critical exposures in devices and hosts connected to your network.
- Social Engineering Penetration Testing A social engineering attack targets employees of the organisation or parties with access to organization assets, trying to persuade, trick, or blackmail them into disclosing information and credentials.
Studies estimate that more than 90 percent of all cyber attacks result from social engineering tactics. These attacks rely on poor judgment and human error rather than security gaps in software and operating systems. Social engineering vulnerability tests are one of the most effective mitigation measures in cybersecurity.
- Remote Access (VPN) Penetration Test A Remote Access (VPN) assessment is a simulation of real-world attacks that involves authorized persons’ use of attacking methods mimicking cybercriminals’ techniques. Remote Access (VPN) Penetration Testing is designed to answer what is the real-world effectiveness of your existing security controls against a skilled cybercriminal targeting your Remote Access services (VPN).
- Client Side Penetration Testing A client-side pentest is performed for the purpose of detecting software vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited on a client device like workstations and web browsers. These pen tests aim to reinforce security controls against various client-side attacks (cross-site scripting, clickjacking, HTML injections, or malware infections).
- Red Team Assessment Our Red Team experts work with you to develop a customized attack execution model that helps in identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in your existing security infrastructure.
- PENTESTING AS A SERVICE – Continous testing Year-round coverage including quarterly comprehensive testing and unlimited re-testing for patch verification. Uncover your high-risk vulnerabilities continuously with OCTALOGIK, a hybrid vulnerability management service led by our certified security professionals.
- OTHER TYPES OF PENETRATION TESTING – Our penetration testers can also perform other types of assessments to fulfil bespoke requirements.
- PENETRATION TESTING STYLES Knowing how to do penetration testing step by step largely depends on the pen testing style suited to your organization. Some considerations include your goals, risks, tolerance, budget, and other factors.
Knowing how to do penetration testing step by step largely depends on the pen testing style suited to your organization. Some considerations include your goals, risks, tolerance, budget, and other factors.
Commonly, there are three penetration test approaches: black box, white box, and gray box.
- Black Box Penetration Testing
- We simulate outsider threats having strictly limited knowledge of your network and no information on the security policies, network structure, software and network protection used.
- Gray Box Penetration Testing
- We analyze your system having some information on your network, such as user login details, architecture diagrams or the network’s overview
- White Box Penetration Testing
- We identify potential points of weakness by using admin rights and access to server configuration files, database encryption principles, source code or architecture documentation.
Apart from the different types to consider, the exercises can have different perspectives:
- Internal Penetration Test:Internal penetration tests are performed from the perspective of a cyber attacker with access to the organisation’s internal wired or wireless network, including remote VPN accesses to the internal network.
- External Penetration Test:The external penetration tests comprises of all assets published on the internet, including public IPs, websites, DNS, and any exposed services that a cyber attacker could access.
How You Can Benefit from Penetration Testing
- Avoid revenue loss and reputational damage. In the case of a data breach, your organisation’s reputation will suffer, which usually leads to a loss of customer confidence and causes a drop in revenue.
- Proactively identify vulnerabilities. Employing application penetration testing services helps identify the major exploitable vulnerabilities. It helps to reveal the risk your organisation is exposed to and its impacts.
- Validate existing controls and develop guidelines for remediation. Any identified vulnerabilities will be given remediation techniques applied immediately to ensure your IT infrastructure is properly protected.
- Comply with Industry Standards and Regulations. Penetration tests help address the compliance and security obligations that are mandated by industry standards and regulations such as PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, and ISO 27001. Having these tests performed regularly helps to demonstrate due diligence and your dedication to information security, all the while helping you to avoid the heavy fines that can be associated with non-compliance.
- Avoid business disruptions. No business is immune from cyber-attack, so scheduling regular security assessments is a way to help prevent interruptions to normal business operations.
