What is Penetration Testing?
Penetration Testing is a focused security test, usually concentrating on finding vulnerabilities within a single system, network or asset. PEN Tests tend to be quite tightly scoped, with shorter time-frames (one or two weeks) than a Red Team engagement.
There are many types of Penetration Testing:
- Infrastructure
- Application
- Cloud infrastructure
- Wireless
- Mobile
A Penetration Test can include one or more of these. In fact, our Penetration Test can include any of these combinations.
PEN Tests are not about finding the latest 0-day exploits, but are about confirming if there any known vulnerabilities in the software or system and then exploiting them to prove the impact. PEN Testing is all about confirming known issues within a system.
Our certified specialists use industry best practice and extensive experience to identify vulnerabilities in systems, the risks they pose, the consequences of their configuration, and a tailored recommendation for the issue, which makes sense for your business.
We continually adapt to new ways of working. Ransomware attacks are more prevalent and remote working is becoming the new norm. Both government and commercial organisations have recently come under sustained, and at times damaging, attack from increasingly capable adversaries. Recent high-profile security compromises have proved that whilst the theft of intellectual property or subscriber data can have regulatory or financial implications, the reputational damage that can result from such a breach can have far reaching implications for even the biggest multinationals.
It has also shown that attackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are now using multidimensional attacks against their targets. The security of information systems is of paramount importance to almost every type of organisation, as core business functions often depend on digital data, services and infrastructure.
Our methodologies have been extensively examined, our expertise is trusted, and our reporting standards are held in high regard, which is why we are a trusted supplier to many large and small UK government entities.
Benefits of Penetration Testing
- Identifies how real-world attackers would compromise your systems
- Provides prioritised recommendations and guidance to fast track remediation
- Provides real actionable intelligence against your security posture
QinetiQ have highly experienced Security Cleared and Developed Vetting CHECK specialists
Our Approach
- Our subject matter experts will undertake testing that aims to simulate attacks against a target application or network using the same tools and techniques as the most highly skilled adversary
- Throughout this process, our experts liaise with the customer to ensure they are kept informed of progress
- All engagements are expertly managed from inception to delivery and include the generation of clear and concise reporting in a timely manner
- Our reports prioritise areas of technical risk and present them in an easily understandable and actionable format
- We can offer SC and higher cleared security specialists with both industry standard CREST, Tigerscheme and Cyber Scheme qualifications
- We offer both on-site and remote, internet-based assessments
