Network penetration testing
In the modern digital world, all organizations are a part of a networked environment of on-premises and cloud networks. Although such systems facilitate a smooth working and scaling, cyber threats are also presented with new opportunities. Network and cloud penetration testing are two important security measures that assist organizations to identify the latent vulnerabilities before attackers can utilize them. Our group of ethical hackers, at Aardwolf security, uses advanced penetration testing to assist businesses in protecting their systems, data, and reputation.
What Network penetration testing is?
Network penetration testing (also network pen testing) is a form of simulated cyberattack that is intended to detect vulnerabilities within the internal and external network settings of an organization. This is aimed at knowing how an attacker can use system weaknesses and more to the point, avoiding it.
A network penetration test will address routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and endpoints. The process considers external-facing systems (those ones that can be accessed via the internet) and internal systems (the ones that can be accessed by internal users only).
Key benefits include:
- Determining weakness prior to the hackers.
- Enhancing the network configurations in order to prevent real threats.
- Evaluation of incident response capacity in practice.
- Compliance with such regulations as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and GDPR.
An effective network penetration test would give you a comprehensive view of the cyber resilience of your organisation.
Network Penetration Testing Types.
Two main forms of network tests are performed at Aardwolf Security:
1. External Network Penetration Testing.
This kind targets the systems that are accessible online like web servers, email systems and VPNs. This is to determine open entry points that could be exploited by an external attacker to penetrate your world.
In our testers recreate the behaviour of real-world attacks based on reconnaissance, exploitation and privilege escalation to determine whether your perimeter defences can withstand advanced attacks.
2. Internal Network PEN Testing.
An internal test presupposes the access of a malicious entity or an employee who may be compromised to the inner circle of the network. It reveals risks due to lack of proper segmentation, patches that are old or wrong settings within internal systems.
Internal network penetration testing can be used by simulating insider threats and making sure that your organization can contain the breaches before it spreads laterally through the network.
What Is Cloud Penetration Testing?
Data exposure risks increase as organizations are moving to the cloud. Cloud penetration testing could likewise be used to find vulnerabilities in your cloud-based environments such as misconfigurations, insecure APIs, and loose access controls.
The cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud uses a shared responsibility model as opposed to traditional infrastructure. It is important to note that although the cloud provider provides infrastructure security, you must take care of data, configurations, and user permissions security in the infrastructure.
The services of Aardwolf Security cloud penetration testing are utilized to test your cloud architecture to make sure that there is no exposure of sensitive data, workloads and virtual networks.
The importance of Cloud Penetration testing.
Cloud environments are volatile, scalable and dynamically changing. This is both an asset and a security dilemma. Common cloud risks include:
- The wrongly configured storage buckets or databases.
- Poor IAM (Identity and Access Management) policies.
- Vulnerable API endpoints
- Poor logging and surveillance.
- Free access privileges.
A cloud penetration test assists in bringing out these problems and solving them before they cause you to suffer expensive data breaches. Through these tests, your organization can be sure that it is in constant compliance, has strong data protection and operational integrity.
The Aardwolf Security Strategy.
Our network and cloud penetration testing methodology is organized, open and outcome-oriented.
1. Scoping and Planning
We start with the comprehension of your business goals, infrastructure and compliance needs. This assists in setting limits of the tests and in selecting suitable testing methods.
2. Vulnerability Discovery
Our testers will map your attack surface with high precision tools and manual methods, and they search for vulnerabilities to both the network and cloud layers.
3. Exploitation
We recreate attacks in the real world and understand how vulnerabilities would be exploited. Our white hat hackers work with regulated steps to make sure that your systems do not go down in the course of testing.
4. Post Exploitation and Analysis
After identifying entry points, we determine the possible risks of data exposure, lateral movement, and escalation of privileges to quantify the real-world impact.
5. Reporting and Remediation
Lastly, we provide an in-depth report, which presents each vulnerability, its risk severity, and explicit recommendations that can be used to mitigate it. We also conduct brief sessions to instruct your IT and security teams on how to make the fixes work.
Why Use Aardwolf Security?
Aardwolf Security has earned the confidence of businesses in different industries through its years of experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
- Applicants that are certified ethical hackers and of global experience.
- End-to-end network and cloud testing process.
- Actionable reports and feasible remediation measures.
- Open pricing and adaptable interaction patterns.
Aardwolf Security will keep your organization a step ahead of the attacks whether you have on-premises, cloud infrastructure, or hybrid networks.
Conclusion
Threats to your cyber environment change day by day so should you. Proactive cybersecurity is based on network and cloud penetration testing which can identify vulnerabilities in your system and iron them out before they are exploited. Aardwolf Security is the best company to protect your business through its professional penetration testing services. Stop by AardwolfSecurity.com and book a consultation or custom quote.
