Penetration Testing

We attack you in an organaized, professional
and manual manner. So that you know where
your weak points are.

Why do you need a penetration test?

While most organizations implement security procedures, auditing, and vulnerability assessments, there is only one way to verify whether the measures actually work – Penetration tests or Pen tests. Only they can give you an honest answer to the questions: "Are my digital assets really cyber secure?" and "What else should I urgently implement for protection against hackers?"

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Certification

and Organization

Certification

and Organization

What kind of penetration
test do you need?

There are three main kinds of security penetration testing:
Black Box, White Box and Grey Box. All of them have their own
benefits and drawbacks.

What kind of penetration
test do you need?

There are three main kinds of security penetration testing:
Black Box, White Box and Grey Box. All of them have their own
benefits and drawbacks.

Black Box

In a Black Box pen test, the tester has no information about the target company's IT infrastructure. Instead, they imitate the behaviour of a cybercriminal and attempt to breach your defences. In most cases, your IT and security departments are not informed about the test to simulate the suddenness of a real-world attack. Hence, Black Box network pen testing is the most detailed and close-to-reality assessment of your security systems. It is also the most expensive and time-consuming.

Grey Box

In a Grey Box test, the licensed penetration tester has the knowledge and access levels of an internal system user. They may study the architecture and design documentation and use an internal account to conduct the test. Grey-box pen testing services provide a more focused security assessment because the testers use their internal knowledge to check the systems with the greatest risk and value in the beginning rather than spending time determining this information on their own. An internal system account also allows network penetration testing inside the hardened perimeter as the tester can simulate an attacker with longer-term network access.

White Box

In a White Box pen test, the tester works closely with your IT and security teams to analyze your cyber security comprehensively. Unlike Black-box and Grey-box methods, white-box pen testing services include static code and network analysis to identify configuration errors and software vulnerabilities. However, dynamic analysis tools and techniques may also be included. Many companies prefer White Box pen tests because they are more efficient and save both time and money.

Black Box

Grey Box

White Box

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about Pentests?

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You want to know more about the procedure of a pentest as well as the possible
ways to perform it? For this purpose, we have written our Pentest Whitepaper.
Simply enter your data in the form below. We will provide you with the whitepaper
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Would you like to read more

about Pentests?

Download our Pentest Whitepaper

You want to know more about the procedure of a pentest as well as the possible ways to perform it? For this purpose, we have written our Pentest Whitepaper. Simply enter your data in the form below. We will provide you with the whitepaper free of charge afterwards.

How is penetration testing going

After you have contacted us by phone or e-mail, we will prepare your individual offer with a proposal for project planning.

1. Request

The offer is signed, the project plan can be implemented. The team is put together and we clarify the last technical details.

2. Planning

We examine your application, infrastructure or hardware. We will notify you immediately if critical security vulnerabilities are discovered.

3. Execution

We prepare the final report and present the results in a meeting if required. The planning of a retest can begin.

4. Closing

After you have contacted us by phone or e-mail, we will prepare your individual offer with a proposal for project planning.

1. Request

The offer is signed, the project plan can be implemented. The team is put together and we clarify the last technical details.

2. Planning

We examine your application, infrastructure or hardware. We will notify you immediately if critical security vulnerabilities are discovered.

3. Execution

We prepare the final report and present the results in a meeting if required. The planning of a retest can begin.

4. Closing

Frequently Asked Questions

What is penetration testing and its types?

Penetration testing, or pen testing, is a practice of ethical hacking deployed by companies that wish to put the performance of their cybersecurity teams and tools under scrutiny. Pen testing can be performed by in-house experts or by employing external ethical hackers.

Pen testing types are categorized by target, and by approach. In terms of target, pentesting types include network services, web applications, social engineering, client-side, wireless, and physical penetration testing. In terms of approach, the most common types of penetration testing include black box, white box, blue team, and red team pen tests.

What is black box and white box testing?

In black box testing, an authentic hacking attempt is orchestrated. The attacking team needs to pass through all the usual stages, including reconnaissance, infiltration, establishing a foothold, and finding exploitable weaknesses. The authenticity of black box network penetration testing is equal to a real cyber-attack, which makes this approach ideal for companies that want to test the full performance of their system’s defenses. Black box testing is the opposite of white box testing in which the attackers are given precise information about system vulnerabilities, operating tools, and the personnel guarding the system.

What is blue team testing?

Blue team testing is often called in-house penetration testing. The blue team consists of individuals that are protecting the company’s assets. They evaluate and defend an organization’s security from red teams. These red teams play the role of attackers by identifying security vulnerabilities and launching attacks within a controlled environment. Both teams combine to reveal and strengthen the true state of an organization’s security. The main disadvantage of blue team testing is that the team needs to perform an array of different tasks, which means that there is more room for error.

What is red team testing?

Red box testing is linked to network penetration testing performed by licensed penetration testers, which are typically referred to as the ‘red team’. In red team testing, the blue team is not aware of the existence of the red team. The attackers are free to decide which tools they will use and which vulnerabilities they will try to exploit. The blue team is supposed to catch them in their efforts and prevent them from infiltrating the system. The purposes of red team testing are many, but the end goals are to determine the competency of the blue in-house team, and evaluate the performance of the current cybersecurity defences.

What is Pen Test used for?

What does pen testing look for?

In a complex penetration testing operation, the pen test would look for:

Exploitable connectivity issues, such as open ports or unpatched applications
Injection vulnerabilities through DoS attacks
Encryption flaws with ransomware or spyware
The efficiency of the internal team through spyware

Ethical hackers do not simply flood the system with every virus and malware they find. A pentesting session is orchestrated and executed by professionals that probe numerous types of cybersecurity defenses before launching a specific attack.

What is an example of penetration testing?

A textbook example of penetration testing revolves around a company employing an ethical hacker to collect data from its system. The hacker is only given the name of the website and deploys spyware to infiltrate. In a more complex scenario, the hacker would initially fail and deploy botnets instead. Whether the hacker fails or succeeds, they submit a report to the employer about discovered vulnerabilities.

How long is pen testing?

What does a Pen Test cost?

The cost of a pen testing operation depends on numerous factors, including the size of the company, the experience of the teams, and more importantly, desired effects.

Probing a system’s defenses is typically not as expensive as launching an all-out attack with a mission to overcome all barriers. The size of the company affects the size of the team that needs to be deployed; the remediation costs also play a factor.

Basic pen tests typically cost the same as educating an in-house team on how to use SaaS-based pen testing tools, which is usually several thousand dollars. Large-scale pen testing operations can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

What is PenTest certification?

Penetration Testing

What kind of penetration test do you need?

What kind of penetration test do you need?

What kind of penetration
test do you need?

What kind of penetration
test do you need?