With the increasing number of organizations now seeking penetration testing due to regulatory requirements, more and more companies are claiming to offer a service that checks this box. Assura wanted to help clarify some of the top misconceptions you may encounter when searching for a penetration test. We hope this demystifies the process and helps you separate fact from fiction.
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Assura Offers the Following Penetration Testing Services:
External & Internal Penetration Testing
- Provides insights into exploitable vulnerabilities within your environment
- Surpasses vulnerability identification to instead validate existence of vulnerabilities
- Puts technical controls and defenses to the test with real-world exploits
Web Application Penetration Testing
- Specifically identifies web application vulnerabilities
- Reassures clients and users of account security when using a website
- Discovers if a web application is also a backdoor into an internal network
Social Engineering
- Mimics how a real-world threat actor would carry out an attack
- Tests employees’ cyber defense knowledge, skills, and awareness
- Tactics include phishing, USB drops, social media, in-person, and others
Reoccurring Penetration Testing
- Creates ongoing partnership in your vulnerability management program
- Validates new changes and tests for new vulnerabilities because environments change
- Keeps employees on their toes through social engineering campaigns
Wireless Networking
- Tests for common misconfigurations and weaknesses in WiFi network design and architecture
- Determines if bad actors can steal WiFi sessions from the parking lot
- Discovers if your guest network is also a backdoor into your internal network
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Identifies information on the internet that could be valuable to attackers
- Determines the internet footprint of an organization and its employees on the open web, deep
web, and dark web - Reveals negative information that customers, potential clients, or partners could find