penetration testing

CyBourn delivers penetration testing engagements by leveraging an experienced team of certified experts and analysts. Using industry-recognized as well as proprietary scripts and techniques, we design, test and perform a full spectrum of tactics from vulnerability assessments to red/blue team exercises.

Overview

Penetration Testing is a method for gaining assurance in the security of an IT system by attempting to breach some or all of that system’s security, using the same tools and techniques as an adversary may utilize. Penetration testing should be viewed as a method for gaining assurance in your organization’s vulnerability assessment and management processes, not as a primary method for identifying vulnerabilities. An audit by an external group ensures that your internal team’s processes are sufficient.

Key Benefits

Find vulnerabilities before cyber criminals do

Penetration tests are much like practicing for a real-life hack by a real-life hacker. Performing regular penetration tests allows you to be proactive in your real-world approach of evaluating your IT infrastructure security. The process uncovers holes in your security, giving you a chance to properly remediate any shortcomings before an actual attack occurs.

Improve your cybersecurity posture

Continuing to mature the security posture within your organization’s environment is a great way to maintain a competitive advantage within your industry. It not only demonstrates to your clients that information security and compliance are paramount for your organization, but also that you’re continuously dedicated to striving towards optimum security.

Improve understanding of cybersecurity risks

Performing regular penetration tests allows your organization to continuously evaluate web application and network security. It also helps you to understand what security controls are necessary to protect your organization's people and assets. Prioritizing these risks give organizations a view to anticipate risks and prevent potential malicious attacks before they happen.

Support compliance with international standards like PCI DSS

Penetration tests help address the compliance and security obligations that are mandated by industry standards and regulations such as PCI, DSS, ISO 27001 and FISMA. Having these tests performed regularly demonstrates due diligence and dedication to information security, all the while helping you to avoid the heavy fines that can be associated with non-compliance.

Our Process

01

PLANNING

Prior to beginning a penetration testing engagement, the scope and objectives need to be agreed upon with the customer. The customer will be informed of our procedures and project plan. During this phase, we will also make sure to gather permission from the people affected by the pen test.

02

DISCOVERY

Our engineers uncover as much information about the target as possible. This includes open-source information, like social media and leak databases, or vulnerability assessments, performed either actively or passively, depending on the engagement.

03

ATTACK

This is the most active phase. An engineer tries to access information or find vulnerabilities from the targets. For web applications for example, the tests include OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities tests.

04

CLEANING

One of the most important phases of a penetration test is the cleaning. We make sure all files we uploaded to the target systems are deleted, all accounts we might have created are disabled and all exploits are erased.

05

REPORTING

During reporting, our engineers put together all their findings and add relevant information like the CVE numbers, CVSS ratings, impact analysis and tailored recommendations.

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