Penetration Testing
Structured, scoped, and documented from the attacker’s perspective.
Penetration testing answers a specific question: given the scope we’ve agreed on, what can an attacker with that level of access actually reach? It’s a structured, time-boxed exercise with defined boundaries — not a red team, not an automated scan, but a methodical assessment by a human tester who understands what the results mean.
External network assessments look at what’s reachable from the internet: perimeter systems, externally facing services, DNS exposure, certificate and authentication misconfigurations. Internal assessments start from an authenticated position inside your network — either a physical drop or a VPN handover — and answer how far a compromised endpoint or insider can move. Both are meaningful; which one matters more depends on your actual threat model.
Testing follows industry-standard methodology (PTES, OWASP where relevant, NIST SP 800-115) adapted to your environment rather than applied wholesale. Specific techniques vary with scope: service enumeration, vulnerability exploitation, privilege escalation, lateral movement, credential attacks, and chain analysis to reach the agreed objectives. Active Directory environments get particular attention given how often they’re the path to everything else.
Reports are written to be used, not archived. The technical findings include reproduction steps, evidence, and remediation that’s specific enough to act on. The executive summary explains risk in business terms without either inflating severity or burying critical issues in qualification. If remediation support is useful after delivery, I can work with your internal team to close the findings that matter most.