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Network penetration testing employs a variety of hacking techniques to uncover security vulnerabilities within your networks. These assessments simulate real-world attacks, using the same methods and strategies that malicious hackers might employ to infiltrate your systems. This process provides invaluable insights into your network's security posture, highlighting weaknesses that could be exploited and offering guidance on how to fortify your defenses.
Identify weaknesses in network devices, firewalls, routers, gateways, proxies, and other externally facing assets.
Optimize perimeter security controls to enhance your organization’s overall security posture, preventing unauthorized access from outside threats.
Utilize techniques like port scanning and querying to identify active hosts and services within the network
Attempt to gain access to public-facing systems using default passwords, brute force methods, password cracking, and other techniques
Monitor network traffic to capture data packets, analyze network communications, and identify potential vulnerabilities
Utilize techniques like port scanning and querying to identify active hosts and services within the network
Use buffer overflow attacks and similar techniques to execute arbitrary code on remote systems, gaining control over the target machines
Run exploits against identified vulnerabilities to compromise systems and gain unauthorized access
Simulate DoS attacks to evaluate the network's ability to withstand and recover from service interruptions
After gaining access to internal systems, attempt to escalate privileges and move laterally across the network to identify and exploit further vulnerabilities
Network penetration testing typically follows four key stages: reconnaissance, discovery, exploitation, and analysis. Although this discussion mainly focuses on external penetration testing, the process for internal testing is similar.
Scan systems and uncover potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities, mimicking the approach of an external attacker.
This phase involves identifying both technology vulnerabilities (e.g., software flaws, misconfigurations) and human vulnerabilities (e.g., social engineering opportunities).
Utilize information gathered during reconnaissance to conduct real-time testing with pre-coded or customized scripts.
Penetration testers identify possible security issues, assess the exploitability of vulnerabilities, and determine potential attack vectors to use in the next phase.
Exploit identified vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to network devices or IT systems.
Penetration testers use vulnerabilities and entry points discovered during the previous phase to break into the network environment, evade detection, and demonstrate the potential for damage, such as accessing sensitive data.
Document the testing process, findings, and prepare a comprehensive penetration test report.
The report includes details of identified and exploited vulnerabilities, accessed sensitive data, and the duration ethical hackers managed to remain undetected.
Cloud penetration testing involves evaluating the security of cloud environments by simulating attacks, identifying vulnerabilities, and assessing operability and recovery capabilities. The different types of cloud penetration testing include:
Detect and mitigate weaknesses in your internal systems and externally accessible assets before they can be exploited by attackers.
Reduce the likelihood of security breaches, minimize downtime, and prevent financial losses with an all-encompassing approach that extends beyond automated solutions. This includes rigorous testing, thorough validation, and effective remediation strategies.
Meet industry regulations and standards through regular security assessments, providing attestation letters and detailed summaries to demonstrate compliance and maintain regulatory assurance.