VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment/Penetration Testing)

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring the resilience of your digital assets is paramount. Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment services are pivotal in identifying and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS

Vulnerability assessments are exercises designed to identify and assess potential weaknesses within your environment. The goal is to help you find your weaknesses before an attacker does.

Organizations can benefit from conducting various vulnerability assessments, consisting of:

• Internal scans
• External scans

Internal scans focus on scanning and assessing vulnerabilities within your internal network that could be exploited by internal actors or someone who has already gained some level of access to the internal environment, while external scans concentrate on evaluating vulnerabilities accessible from outside your network that threat actors may exploit to gain unauthorized access.

By combining internal and external vulnerability scans, organizations can obtain a holistic view of their cybersecurity posture and implement effective measures to mitigate potential risks from internal and external threats.

PENETRATION TESTING

Penetration testing takes the vulnerability assessment process even further. A penetration test aims to simulate exploiting potential vulnerabilities to evaluate an ‘ ‘organization’s resilience to cyber threats.

Penetration tests can be conducted using one of three approaches:

• Black Box testing mimics the perspective of an external attacker, as the tester has no prior knowledge of the system.
• White Box testing mimics the perspective of an internal attacker, as the tester has complete knowledge of the system.
• Grey Box testing combines Black Box and White Box testing elements, such as testers having access to system architecture but not fully understanding other aspects.

A combination of these approaches is often used to assess a system’s security and functionality comprehensively.

Penetration testing is essential to a robust cybersecurity strategy, helping organizations proactively identify and address vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. Regularly conducting penetration tests contributes to an organization’s resilience against cyber threats and helps maintain a strong security posture.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Our testers have extensive experience conducting a variety of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing engagements, including:

• Network penetration tests
• Web application and API penetration tests
• Physical security penetration tests
• Wi-Fi assessments
• Social engineering tests
• Simulated phishing tests
• Active Directory assessments
• Cloud security assessments

Our services go beyond a standard cybersecurity assessment. We partner with you to understand your unique challenges and deliver tailored solutions to fortify your defences against evolving cyber threats.