Penetration Testing

Penetration testing, also known as an attack simulation, is a simulated cyber attack against your computer system to check for exploitable vulnerabilities.

One of the main outputs of penetration testing is understanding where the vulnerability gaps are in order to patch and close the gaps. It could be anything from new devices being added to the network, to large gaps in password security, firewall malfunctions, and lack of protection against email security due to simple misconfigurations.

The value comes from finding the weak spots in your security system.

Understanding vulnerabilities is the first step to patching and closing the gap. Every organization must know where its weak spots are in order to improve and strengthen security. When an organization isn’t aware of any blind spots, it means not only are they not protected, but they don’t have a clue as to where to look in the case of a breach.

There are many types of penetration testing, and in additional to an manual penetration testing assessment once per year, we recommend continuous penetration testing that checks your systems 24/7, because checking your systems once per year is not enough.