Penetration Testing Services
Penetration Testing Service provides organizations with a functional test of the network and application controls that help to secure their operations and data.
In today’s digital landscape, IT teams are constantly constructing, maintaining, and refining their network defenses against a relentless wave of internal and external threats. But how well do these defenses truly hold up? Understanding your vulnerabilities is the key to safeguarding your digital castle.
GOIP Group x NetCloud Defence (NCD) goes beyond traditional testing. We take the time to truly understand your business and its unique security landscape. By adopting the perspective of a cunning attacker, we gain a multifaceted view, encompassing both the big picture and the intricate technical aspects of your systems. Leveraging pre-defined goals, we prioritize vulnerabilities, systematically targeting your weakest links and relentlessly probing until we identify those critical entry points that could lead to a complete system compromise and privileged access to sensitive information.
Our Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) services employ a blended methodology, seamlessly integrating the efficiency of automated tools with the expertise of manual testing. We conduct safe and controlled attempts to gain privileged access to your firewalls, networks, devices, servers, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, web applications, and any other potential vulnerabilities. Once a vulnerability is successfully exploited, our security analysts will simulate a multi-stage attack, aiming to escalate their privileges and navigate deeper into your electronic infrastructure to access critical information.
This comprehensive approach offers an in-depth understanding of your security posture, empowering you to prioritize remediation efforts and fortify your defenses against real-world cyber threats. Partner with GOIP x NCD and let us help you build a truly impregnable digital fortress.
GOIP Group x NetCloud Defence, member of the GOIP group, is a worldwide CREST Accredited Penetration Testing service provider with CREST certified Penetration Testers and covering mainly Hong Kong and Southeast Asia region
Learn more about CREST and the benefits of engaging an accredited penetration testing provider
Our Penetration Testing Certifications
GOIP Group x Netcloud Defence‘s consultants and penetration testers hold the most recognised certifications in cyber security and penetration testing industry such as: SANS/GIAC GPEN, GWAPT, GCIH, GMOB, OSCP, CEH, CISSP, CISA and more!
Why penetration testing with our Cybersecurity Consulting?
Our solutions deliver the security you need, maximizing your investment.
Identify Your Security Weaknesses
We uncover vulnerabilities across your entire digital landscape, from networks and applications to IoT devices, with internal, external, and simulated attack testing for complete security coverage.
Mitigate Human Risk Factors
Modern cybercriminals recognize your employees as a key access point. We simulate real-world attacks, including phone scams, phishing emails, social media impersonations, and even physical intrusion attempts, to expose and address these vulnerabilities within your workforce.
Get Expert Guidance from Our Security Specialists
Partner with seasoned pen testers who see your defenses through an attacker’s eyes, leveraging years of experience to secure your organization from real-world threats.
Ensure Seamless Compliance
Backed by decades of experience, our consultants can guide you through complex compliance requirements like PCI DSS, crafting and executing test plans that ensure effortless compliance.
Data-Driven Decisions for Security Remediation
We leave no stone unturned. From internal networks to mobile apps, we identify vulnerabilities across your entire technology stack, including wireless networks, IoT devices, and even simulated attacks through Red Team exercises.
Prioritize and Address Security Risks
Our consultants will reveal your vulnerabilities, explain their real-world impact, and guide you in prioritizing effective remediation.
Uncover Hidden Vulnerabilities: The Power of Penetration Testing
Customized for Your Unique Security Landscape
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Right-Sized Security Assessments
We partner with you, not just test you. Our engagement team ensures your security assessment is tailored to your needs – from timing and communication to the rules of engagement. This way, you get the insights you need, on your terms.
Standards-Based Solutions
We stay ahead of the curve. Our team merges cutting-edge standards from NIST, OWASP, and MITRE with our seasoned testers’ expertise to identify and exploit vulnerabilities with the latest tactics.
Pretexting and Social Influence Techniques
Our engagement management team works collaboratively with each client to ensure that the assessment timing, rules of engagement, and communication processes align with customer expectations.
External penetration tests
Identify and exploit vulnerabilities on systems, services, and applications exposed to the Internet.
Web application assessments
Assess web or mobile applications for vulnerabilities that can lead to unauthorized access or data exposure.
Social engineering
Simulate a malicious insider or an attacker that has gained access to an end-user system, including escalating privileges.
Types of Penetration Tests
Internal Penetration Testing
External Penetration Testing
An external penetration test acts like a dress rehearsal for a cyberattack, mimicking how outside hackers might target your web applications, websites, and external servers. This helps identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access from the internet.
Building on external pen tests, internal tests simulate an attacker who’s already inside, perhaps through phishing or disgruntled employees. This exposes vulnerabilities they could exploit to move laterally, escalate privileges, or access sensitive data, highlighting the importance of strong internal security and employee awareness.
Web Applications
Our in-depth penetration testing scans your web applications, APIs, and services for vulnerabilities attackers could exploit. We leverage cutting-edge techniques to fortify your defenses against modern web threats.
Mobile Applications
We go beyond the surface to identify vulnerabilities specific to mobile devices, following industry standards like OWASP. This ensures your apps are fortified against the latest mobile threats.
Active Directory (AD)
Our expert penetration testers secure your Microsoft Windows Active Directory by mimicking real-world attacker tactics. We pinpoint weaknesses in authentication, authorization, and access controls before they can be exploited, preventing privilege escalation and complete domain takeover.
The Digital Backbone
Uncover Hidden Weaknesses. Our expert ethical hackers will simulate real-world attacks on your network, IT infrastructure, cloud environment, and servers. This goes beyond awareness – we identify exploitable vulnerabilities before attackers do, and show you the impact they could have. We’ll also assess user adherence to security policies to ensure a holistic defense.
Thick-Client
Our experts go beyond the surface to identify vulnerabilities in your downloadable software, from the user interface to data transfer and server security. We perform an in-depth analysis to find and fix weaknesses before attackers do.
What are the phases of pen testing?
Penetration testing is a structured process with distinct and orderly phases designed to assess and enhance security. Let’s walk through the stages of pen testing processes one by one:
Phase 1: planning and reconnaissance
This initial stage lays the groundwork for subsequent activity by defining goals and gathering intelligence. Cyber teams typically decide on:
- The scope of the pen test
- Objectives tailored to specific areas or systems
- Essential tools and techniques based on objectives
Moreover, this phase involves collecting data such as network and domain names, and mail server configurations, to tailor attacks more precisely.
Phase 3: gaining access
In this critical phase, penetration testers mimic cyber attacks to identify exploitable weaknesses using:
- Cross-site scripting
- SQL injection
- Backdoor creation
Testers seek not just entry points but aim to demonstrate potential data breaches or system hijacks, gaining a clear sense of possible real-world damage.
Phase 5: analysis
Finally, all gathered information from previous phases come together here in the pen test analysis report. This detailed report helps stakeholders understand:
- Specific vulnerabilities
- Data compromised during the test
- Time spent within systems by pen testers
Finally, creating strategies for prioritizing remediation according to urgency helps to build resilience against actual threats and ensures continuous improvement in cybersecurity measures in the long term.
Phase 2: scanning
The next step harnesses automated tools to understand how target applications behave under various conditions:
- Static analysis evaluates code without executing it.
- Dynamic analysis runs code or applications to observe real-time behaviors.
Scanners evaluate how well apps and services uphold security in variable environments, providing essential insights into potential vulnerabilities.
Phase 4: maintaining access
Advanced penetration tests simulate prolonged system intrusions to see if the vulnerability allows for persistent unauthorized access. This is an especially insightful investigation considering the strategies used by actual cybercriminals who prefer undetected operations over long periods.
Our Penetration Testing Methodology
At GORP group x NetCloud Defence, our vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) methodology builds on the approach outlined in the OWASP Testing Guide, Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM) and Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES).
Preparation
Recon
Mapping
Analysis and Reporting
Vulnerability Exploitation
Vulnerability Discovery
What Are We Testing During a Penetration Test?
The execution of our vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) is composed of three main phases explained below:
Active & Passive Reconnaissance
Information gathering about the target organization, as well as identify underlying components such as operating systems, running services, software versions, etc. The following is a non-inclusive list of items that will be tested to allow us to craft our attack in an informed fashion, elevating our probability of success:
- Open domain search
- DNS investigation
- Public information search (search engines, social networks, newsgroups, etc.)
- Network enumeration
- Port scanning, OS fingerprinting, and version scanning
- Firewall enumeration
Vulnerability Identification
Assessment that consists of evaluating the information assets in scope against 80’000+ vulnerabilities and configuration checks, in addition to CWE/SANS TOP 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors and OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities. wizlynx group uses several vulnerability scanners, as well as manual techniques, to test the many services that are reachable via the network such as SMTP, HTTP, FTP, SMB, SSH, SNMP, DNS, etc. The following vulnerability types can be identified (non-inclusive list):
Service-Side Exploitation
- Remote code execution
- Buffer overflow
- Code Injection
- Web Application exploitation (XSS, SQLi, XXE, CSRF, LFI, RFI, and more)
Network Manipulation & Exploitation
- VLAN Hopping attacks
- ARP Spoofing
- HSRP/VRRP Man-In-The-Middle attack (MiTM)
- Routing Protocols MiTM
Identity & Authentication Weakness Exploitation
- Default username and password
- Weak and guessable user credentials
Privilege Escalation
- Default username and password
- Weak and guessable user credentials
Vulnerability Exploitation
Using a hybrid approach (automated and manual testing), our security analysts will attempt to gain privileged access to the target systems in a controlled manner by exploiting the identified vulnerabilities in previous phase “Vulnerability Identification”.
Supported Web Application Testing Approaches
GOIP group’s web application penetration testing services support the following testing approaches when assessing web apps:
Blackbox Web Application Penetration Test
Refers to testing a system without having specific knowledge of the inner workings of the information asset, no access to the source code, and no knowledge of the architecture. This approach closely mimics how an attacker typically approaches a web application at first. However, due to the lack of application knowledge, the uncovering of bugs and/or vulnerabilities can take significantly longer and may not provide a full view of the application’s security posture.
Greybox Web Application Penetration Test
Refers to testing the system while having some knowledge of the target asset. This knowledge is usually constrained to the URL of the application, as well as user credentials representing different user roles. Greybox testing allows focus and prioritized efforts based on superior knowledge of the target system. This increased knowledge can result in identifying more significant vulnerabilities, while putting in much less effort. Therefore, greybox testing can be a sensible approach to better simulate advantages attackers have, versus security professionals when assessing applications. Registered testing allows the penetration tester to fully assess the web application for potential vulnerabilities. Additionally, it allows the tester to verify any weaknesses in application authorization which could result in vertical and/or horizontal privilege escalation.
Whitebox Web Application Penetration Test
Refers to testing the system while having full knowledge of the target system. At wizlynx group, our whitebox penetration test is composed of a greybox test combined with a secure code review. Such assessments will provide a full understanding of the application and its infrastructure’s security posture.
What Security Advantages Do Penetration Tests Offer?
Our penetration test goes beyond just identifying vulnerabilities. We deliver a comprehensive report designed for both technical and non-technical audiences. This report equips you with a prioritized risk list for C-level decision-making, detailed results with evidence for remediation, and a comparison of your security posture against industry standards. We’ll even present the findings and discuss recommendations, ensuring you have a clear roadmap to fortify your defenses against evolving threats.
FAQ
What kind of penetration testing services are offered by our Cybersecurity expert?
Our Comprehensive Penetration Testing Services. We offer a multi-layered approach to security testing, including network, application, and wireless penetration testing, combined with social engineering assessments. This comprehensive approach exposes vulnerabilities across your entire IT infrastructure, so you can prioritize and address them before attackers do.
What advanced tools and techniques do you leverage for penetration testing?
Our pen testers leverage a diverse arsenal of open-source and cutting-edge commercial tools to exploit vulnerabilities, mimicking real-world attacker tactics. This way, we identify and address your security weaknesses before they can be used against you.
Do You Offer Network Segmentation Testing?
We offer comprehensive testing options to fit your needs. Our experts can conduct on-site assessments for a deep dive into your physical infrastructure. Additionally, for a streamlined experience, we can leverage the Remote Internal Pen-Test (RIPT) device for secure and efficient remote testing. This flexibility ensures a comprehensive assessment without disruption to your daily operations.
How Long Does a Penetration Test Typically Take?
Get a fast and accurate timeline for your penetration test. Our team will assess your environment and provide an estimated duration, typically within 1-3 weeks.
How does your penetration testing leverage technology and human intelligence?
Our penetration testing starts with automated vulnerability scans to identify potential weaknesses. But we don’t stop there! Our cybersecurity consultants meticulously review these findings to eliminate false positives and ensure no critical vulnerabilities slip through the cracks. This manual verification, combined with advanced testing techniques, allows us to uncover even the most complex and emerging security threats.
How Do Penetration Tests Work?
Penetration testing mimics a real-world attack, systematically uncovering weaknesses. The process starts with reconnaissance, gathering intel about your systems like a spy on a mission. Next, automated scans sweep your environment for vulnerabilities, similar to security guards with metal detectors. Our experts then meticulously verify these findings and attempt to exploit them in a safe, controlled setting, testing their severity. If a vulnerability is critical, we assess the potential damage and prioritize remediation steps. Finally, a detailed report with recommendations becomes your roadmap to a more secure future.
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