Penetration testing: discover how Fidens pen testers help you secure your business
Among cybersecurity solutions, penetration tests (also called pentests) are important because they make it possible to assess your security level at a given point in time. They simulate internal or external cyberattacks that your company could face: social engineering, vulnerability analysis, or even exploitation of security flaws. In this way, they identify IT vulnerabilities and determine whether your organization’s security level can be exploited by malicious attackers. The results help improve security measures and prevent potential attacks by implementing an action plan.
Let’s decode penetration testing
and Red Teaming
Initiated in the 1990s and popularized in the 2000s, the practice of penetration testing is completely secure and is carried out in such a way that the audited scope is not impacted.
Today, it is the most effective method for:
- Gaining an objective view of the security level of the audited system.
- Understanding the real impacts in the event of attacks.
- Obtaining the recommendations needed to reduce risks.
- Achieving a level of security that deters hackers.
Depending on your level of maturity, you can assess either part of your organization through different types of Pentest or take a comprehensive approach by calling on the Red Team.
Benefit from the techniques
of our pentesters for your
internal penetration tests
The objective of this test is to assess your physical security level and establish the different types of malicious scenarios that could occur from within your premises. Once the test has been completed, you will have a clear view of:
- The security level of your information system at a specific point in time.
- The actions that could be carried out by a malicious user or an attacker who has successfully gained access to the internal network.
- The potential compromise of your company’s sensitive and strategic data confidentiality.
To do this, there are several approaches to internal penetration testing:
The Malicious Employee Test
The auditor puts themselves in the shoes of an employee with the same equipment and access rights and attempts to obtain as many privileges as possible.
The Malicious Visitor Test
The auditor puts themselves in the shoes of a visitor and attempts to connect a personal device on the premises and gain access to the network.Strengthen the security level
of your applications
The objective of these tests is to assess the security level of your equipment, applications, and infrastructure that are directly connected to the internet. Upon completion, your company will be able to:
- Assess the overall security level of the audited scope.
- Identify the most likely attack scenarios.
- Determine the malicious actions an attacker can carry out from the Internet.
- Develop a technical action plan to counter these threats.
To do this, there are several approaches to external penetration testing:
The Black Box
The pentester takes on the role of an external attacker with no knowledge of the target (a website or an application).
GreyBox
The Pentester has a user account (without privileges) and tries to escalate their rights to perform operations that are normally not authorized.
The WhiteBox
The pentester has access to all of the company’s data, including the source code, and detects as many vulnerabilities as possible, including those that were inaccessible with the first two approaches.Detect, prevent, and eliminate vulnerabilities in “Red Team” mode
If you need to build a comprehensive and structured 360° defense strategy to present to your Executive Management, the “Red Team” format provides you with an assessment based on a real attack simulation by a team of IT security and ethical hacking experts. It applies to any type of organization, from SMEs to mid-sized companies, and especially to companies that welcome large numbers of people, since this makes them more vulnerable.
Putting themselves in the shoes of real hackers, the Pentester team uses the same tools as cybercriminals to test your internal and external security.
Before the intrusion, we identify the target and must also take into account as many details as possible: the number of employees, geographic location, number of buildings, photos of the company premises, and entry and exit points and schedules.
The Red Team exfiltrates strategic or sensitive data by exploring all possible scenarios used, such as social engineering, physical or logical intrusion. It maps out a path to reproduce the pattern of an attack and targets all vulnerabilities: security policies, operational procedures, gaps in training, and security awareness.
Exploiting social engineering vulnerabilities: We assess your employees’ behavior through simulated phishing campaigns. Using email, phone, and social media as channels, our phishing campaigns provide you with indicators of your employees’ actual security maturity. Once the campaign has started, a web interface allows you to monitor the progress of the assessment.
Exploiting physical intrusion vulnerabilities: We often set up two teams: a first team of consultants who attempt to enter your premises in order to retrieve information, connect malicious devices, and interact progressively with your users to assess their reaction to an intrusion. A second team remains outside to facilitate information gathering.
Exploiting logical intrusion vulnerabilities: Our experts then perform penetration tests on your information systems and attempt to exploit your company’s vulnerabilities using the data collected in the previous phases.
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