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More Penetration Testing Services
- Physical Penetration Testing
- External Penetration Testing
- Internal Penetration Testing
- Social Engineering
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Web Application Penetration Testing
- Wireless Penetration Testing
A physical penetration test evaluates an organization’s ability to prevent unauthorized physical access to its facilities, systems, and sensitive assets. It simulates real-world intrusion attempts including tailgating, badge misuse, or bypassing physical controls to identify weaknesses in locks, access controls, surveillance, and security procedures. By uncovering gaps in physical security, a physical penetration test helps ensure that facilities, personnel, and critical infrastructure are protected against threats that could bypass technical defenses entirely.
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An external network penetration test simulates a real-world attack against an organization’s internet-facing systems and infrastructure. It evaluates how effectively perimeter defenses such as firewalls, VPNs, web services, and exposed hosts protect against unauthorized access. By identifying vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exploitable weaknesses visible to an outside attacker, an external penetration test helps reduce the risk of breaches before adversaries can gain an initial foothold.
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An internal penetration test simulates a real-world attack from inside an organization’s network to evaluate the strength of its defenses. It assumes an attacker has already gained limited access to the network through a compromised user account or workstation and tests how effectively network controls prevent lateral movement, privilege escalation, and access to critical systems. The goal is to identify weaknesses in network design, configurations, and permissions before they can be exploited in a real attack.
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A social engineering engagement evaluates how effectively an organization’s people and processes resist manipulation by attackers. It simulates real-world social engineering tactics including phishing, pretexting, and impersonation to identify weaknesses in awareness, training, and verification procedures. By testing how employees respond to these scenarios, a social engineering engagement helps organizations strengthen human defenses, reduce the risk of credential theft or unauthorized access, and reinforce security as a shared responsibility across the organization.
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Vulnerability scanning uses automated tools to identify known vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and outdated software across an organization’s systems, networks, and applications. It provides a broad, repeatable view of security weaknesses by continuously checking assets against up-to-date threat intelligence and vulnerability databases. While vulnerability scanning does not attempt exploitation, it plays a critical role in maintaining security hygiene by helping organizations quickly identify, prioritize, and remediate issues before they can be exploited by attackers.
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A web application penetration test evaluates the resilience of a web application against real-world attacks. It focuses on identifying vulnerabilities in application logic, authentication, authorization, input handling, and session management by simulating how an attacker would attempt to exploit the application. By uncovering issues such as injection flaws, broken access controls, and insecure configurations, a web application penetration test helps ensure your application protects user data, enforces proper access, and supports a strong overall security posture.
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A wireless network penetration test evaluates the strength of an organization’s Wi‑Fi and wireless infrastructure against real-world attacks. It focuses on identifying weaknesses in wireless configurations, encryption, authentication, and device management by simulating how an attacker could gain unauthorized access to the network. By uncovering issues such as weak passwords, insecure protocols, rogue access points, and improper segmentation, a wireless penetration test helps ensure your wireless network does not become an easy entry point into your environment.
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Our Approach
With roots in education and hands-on training, our physical penetration testing engagements are designed to help your team understand not just what we find, but why it matters and how to fix it. From day one, you’ll have direct access to our testers through a dedicated communication channel, where we provide ongoing updates and context around our findings.
Activities performed during physical penetration testing include, but are not limited to:
● Reconnaissance and information gathering
● Social engineering
● Impersonation
● Piggy backing
● Service, port, and website enumeration
● Sensor bypassing
● Lock picking
● Badge cloning
● Other testing depending on specific customer specifics and footprint
At the conclusion of the engagement, you’ll receive a detailed report that clearly prioritizes security issues by risk level to support efficient remediation. We offer retesting to validate that fixes have been successfully implemented, and our reports also highlight areas where your security controls are performing well – giving technical teams, managers, and executives a balanced, actionable view of your security posture.
Our Methodology
All testing performed is based on the NIST SP 800-115 Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment, OWASP Testing Guide (v4), and customized testing frameworks.
Our penetration testing process includes the following steps:
Plan
Customer goals are gathered and clear rules of engagement are established to guide the engagement.
Discover
Perform scanning and enumeration to identify potential vulnerabilities, weak areas, and exploits within the environment.
Attack
Confirm potential vulnerabilities through exploitation and perform additional discovery upon new access.
Report
Document identified vulnerabilities, exploits, failed attempts, and key security strengths and weaknesses.
By the Numbers
Key Statistics
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IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025
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IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025
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of all data breaches were caused by external actors
Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report
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of breaches were motivated by financial gain
Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report
Why Physical Security Matters
Physical security is a critical, yet often overlooked, layer of an organization’s overall cybersecurity strategy. Even the most robust digital defenses can be bypassed if an attacker gains physical access to servers, workstations, or network equipment. A physical penetration test simulates real-world attempts to breach your facilities, testing locks, access controls, surveillance systems, and security procedures to uncover vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. By strengthening physical security, organizations reduce the risk of unauthorized access, data theft, and insider threats, ensuring that both your people and your technology work together to maintain a strong, comprehensive cybersecurity posture.
Frequently Asked Questions
Physical Penetration Testing
What areas are included in the test (offices, data centers, server rooms, warehouses)?
Physical pentests can include offices, data centers, server rooms, warehouses, and other restricted areas, depending on the agreed scope.
Can we limit testing to specific buildings or floors?
Yes, the scope can be tailored to specific facilities, buildings, floors, or sensitive areas.
What techniques are used during a physical pentest?
Techniques may include tailgating, badge testing, lock and access control evaluation, impersonation, and testing security procedures.
Do we need physical pentests for compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA)?
Many compliance frameworks require or strongly recommend physical security testing to validate access controls and facility protections.
How long does a physical pentest take?
Most physical penetration tests take 1–5 days, depending on the number of locations and complexity of the environment.
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