Penetration Testing

A penetration test — otherwise known as pen testing — is a security solution that assures an application, website, or infrastructure is secure from exploitable vulnerabilities. Penetration testing services include the attempted breach of a range of application systems through external, internal, blind, double-blind and targeted testing.

We understand that cyberattacks are on the rise. So, when you work with Dragonfly Technologies, our cyber security team will identify and exploit weaknesses within your application’s infrastructure to create an analytic report that showcases our findings. From beginning to end, our team will monitor the health of your systems with regular penetration tests that will shield your company from attackers exposing, exploiting and breaching private data and sensitive information.

These days, every company is vulnerable to cyberattacks, and that’s why our penetration testing will play a valuable role in your organisation’s efforts to improve your overall security posture.

To provide insights into your organisation’s security policies and detect cyber vulnerabilities, penetration testing involves exposing security flaws that would enable an attacker to access user information, systems, networks or applications. The penetration testing process involves a cyber security team gathering information about possible cyberattack targets, identifying potential entry points into the business and attempting to break in.

A penetration test report is then created and relayed to the organisation's security team with findings that directly relate to the following:

• Pre-engagement interactions
• Intelligence gathering
• Threat modelling
• Vulnerability analysis
• Exploitation
• Post exploitation 
• Reporting

All in all, automated penetration testing tools will protect against costly breaches, loss of data and compromised systems, users and applications that are all at risk. 

If you’re considering conducting a penetration test to expose vulnerabilities within your security system, there are a range of tests you can choose from. These include:

• Web applications — Web application penetration stimulates unauthorised attacks internally or externally to gain access to sensitive data and private information. This helps end-users uncover how likely it is for a hacker to gain access from the internet or uncover the security of their email servers. This application will also avoid attack vectors like CMS, e-commerce, and customer portals.

• Remote access — With more and more people enjoying a hybrid of office and at-home work, this penetration testing method is more crucial than ever. A remote-access examination ensures your remote workforce and underlying access solutions are secure from malicious attackers.

• Cloud — This penetration test involves assessing the security posture of your public cloud environment, ensuring security configurations, databases and secure storage access.

• Vulnerability management — This involves reducing risk exposure with tools, management and aaS offerings.

• Mobile applications — A penetration test is performed to ensure your mobile applications are secure.

• Wireless — To protect and safeguard your network and prevent unauthorised attacks.

• Internal infrastructure — This will identify what an attacker with internal access could achieve if they hacked your cyber security systems.

Here at Dragonfly Technologies, we target every layer of your organisation to test its defence capabilities against cyberattackers. Testing should be performed at least once a year to ensure your IT and network security management solutions are effective.

When you employ Dragonfly Technologies’ team for penetration testing services, we will evaluate your systems and the strength of your existing security in a one to three week period. The time it takes may vary depending on the type and number of penetration tests we perform.

Whether you’re a business or enterprise client, the threat of malicious cyberattacks is on the rise. That’s why it’s integral for every business of every size to invest in impactful cyber security solutions that will protect private data and vital assets from being duplicated or hijacked. If you have any questions about how penetration testing is done, please contact our team today.