Cost-Effective Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing:-

A simulated hacker attack is called Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking, or Security Audit. PenTest mimics the actions of an actual attacker exploiting security weaknesses of network or application without the usual dangers of a cyber attack. Pen Testing examines internal and external IT infrastructure and applications for security vulnerabilities that could be used to disrupt the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the network, thereby allowing the organization to address each weakness.

For Internal Penetration Testing, risk analysis of the IT components behind the classic firewall infrastructure takes place. All components, including servers, workstations, network devices, VPN, and MPLS are subjected to a detailed analysis during this network penetration testing. During external penetration testing, security vulnerabilities with Public IPs, Firewalls, and DMZ are identified that could be exploited by hackers. External risk analysis usually begins with a detailed reconnaissance phase to understand the security measures in place.

During network Penetration Testing, we simulate hacker attacks on the client’s network and applications. Using a combination of popular penetration testing tools, proprietary scripts, and manual testing, we do our best to penetrate the network in a non-harmful way during the pentest exercise. After the pen-testing exercise, our penetration testers point out all the flaws in the client’s network and applications along with mitigation advice to fix the same. This helps the client to improve infrastructure, configuration, and processes as needed to strengthen the security. Penetration Testing cost depends on the type of test and the number of devices or applications covered.

The following components are analyzed during a VAPT exercise :

> Network structure (wired, wireless, VPN, MPLS)

> Network Access Control

> Man-in-the-middle attacks

> Password Strength

> Authentication

> Default or weak passwords

> Brute-force attacks

> Configuration errors

> Vulnerability analysis of Operating Systems, Servers and Applications

> Analysis of virtual structures, access and authorization system for virtual environments

> Wardialing & Wardriving

> Verification of the Gateway components (firewall, packet filtering, IPS, etc)

> Penetration tests on the identified weaknesses

Types of Penetration Testing

Our Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment tests the ability of the target’s security control in blocking or preventing attacks. VAPT can be conducted in the following methods to simulate different attack scenarios.

Black Box– No information regarding target other than host URL/IP is collected during this Pen Testing. This pentest is mostly done for periodic regulatory or standard audit requirements for systems that have not changed since the last audit or for industry-standard systems like Firewalls, Operating Systems, and well-known applications.

White Box– Full information regarding the target application including user credentials for various roles are collected during this ethical hacking exercise. This method is recommended for thorough security testing of the security robustness of the deployed system. It is recommended for newly developed systems, systems after an update or upgrade, web applications, e-commerce applications, systems handling critical information, etc.

Grey Box– It is something in between the black box and white box, with limited information regarding the target like IP, Hostname, service details, and channels.

Our team of qualified ethical hackers uses multiple tools for scanning that includes commercial as well as open-source tools. VA scans are done using automated scanning software, assessments can scan OWAPS Top vulnerabilities, as well as other known vulnerabilities. For Web application Penetration Testing, we follow OWASP V4 testing framework. A partial list of scans conducted during Penetration Testing is listed below.

• Audit Cloud Infrastructure – Audit the configuration of third-party cloud services.
• Badlock Detection – Remote and local checks for CVE-2016-2118 and CVE-2016-0128.
• Bash Shellshock Detection -Remote and local checks for CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169.
• Host/Network Scan – A full system scan suitable for any host/network.
• Credentialed Patch Audit – Authenticate to hosts and enumerate missing updates.
• Malware Scan – Scan for malware on Windows and Unix systems.
• PCI External Scan – Approved for quarterly external scanning as required by PCI. (NOT ASV)
• SCAP and OVAL Auditing – Audit systems using SCAP and OVAL definitions.
• Shadow Brokers Scan – Scan for vulnerabilities disclosed in the Shadow Brokers leaks.
• Spectre and Meltdown – Remote and local checks for CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, and CVE-2017-5754
• Web Application Tests -Scan for published and unknown web vulnerabilities.

Web Application & Mobile Application Testing

Web Application Penetration Testing helps in identifying the vulnerabilities present in Web Applications, Mobile Applications, APIs, and Web Services. It can be performed as a Black box, Grey Box, or White Box test.

We conduct a simulated manual attack on the client’s mobile/web applications and portals. We use the same techniques a skilled attacker would use – but without harming the application. Instead, we point out the security flaws in the client’s application. Based on the result, we assist our client to improve the security of the application in a sustainable way. Web applications, mobile applications, and portals provide a wide range of attack vectors for hackers.