Network penetration testing aims to do what a bad actor would do — identify and exploit vulnerabilities in your networks, systems and network devices.
What is Network Penetration Testing?
Network penetration testing will reveal real-world opportunities for hackers to be able to compromise systems and networks in such a way that allows for unauthorized access to sensitive data or even take-over systems for malicious/non-business purposes.
DarkSkope will carry out an attack simulation on your network in order to:
- Identify security flaws present in the environment
- Understand the level of risk for your organization
- Help address and fix identified network security flaws
At DarkSkope, we have experience in building and supporting networks, systems and hosts, so we are experienced in both building, supporting and breaking network systems & infrastructure.
Process
The primary objective for a network penetration test is to identify exploitable vulnerabilities in your networks, systems, hosts and network devices (ie: routers, switches) before hackers are able to discover and exploit them.
DarkSkope works strictly to the globally accepted "Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)" process:
- Intelligence Gathering
— the discovery of all accessible systems and their respective services to obtain as much information as possible.
- Threat Modeling
— identifying vulnerabilities within your systems via automated scans and deep-dive manual testing techniques.
- Vulnerability Analysis
— documenting and analyzing vulnerabilities to help your develop your plan of attack.
- Exploitation
— Actually carrying out the attempt to exploit.
- Reporting
— Delivering, ranking, and prioritizing findings to generate an actionable report, complete with evidence, bespoke for your organisation..
Outputs
DarkSkope outputs includes a list of vulnerabilities, the risks they pose to your network, and a concluding report with an executive summary of the testing along with information on our methodology and recommendations for remediation. The vulnerabilities found during the penetration test can be used to fine-tune your security policies, patch your
networks, identify common weaknesses and strengthen your entire security posture.
Regulatory Compliance
Many regulatory and security frameworks require penetration testing. DarkSkope penetration testing can help achieve compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and NERC CIP regulations, as well as OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 frameworks. DarkSkope can also test mobile, desktop, backend and IoT applications and provide experienced consultants who can help development teams better understand the vulnerabilities discovered by penetration testing.