The choice of penetration testing approach depends on the specific context, goals, and constraints of the assessment. Each method has its place in ensuring robust security.
Cybersecurity
Penetration Testing
Simulated cyberattacks to find vulnerabilities
Striking the right balance between cyber risk and security is a challenge for most businesses. This challenge is tough to understand, let alone meet if the vulnerable paths a skilled hacker will move through in your IT/OT landscape are not known. To deal with this challenge you need a trustworthy cybersecurity professional with a hacker’s skills.
Penetration test types
When performing penetration tests, there are three principal approaches, each with its own unique benefits and constraints.
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Black box pentesting
Simulates an external attack with no prior knowledge, focusing on vulnerabilities visible from outside the system.
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Grey box pentesting
Provides limited knowledge of the system, balancing depth and efficiency.
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White box pentesting
Involves full access to source code, offering comprehensive testing.
Our Approach
At NNIT we provide the competencies and skills needed to help your company to successfully perform penetration testing and improve its security posture further in a trusted atmosphere. Our team of professionals has extensive experience in dealing with security threats in complex and highly regulated sectors. By linking our deep understanding of cybersecurity, as well as complex customized applications, SAP, Microsoft Azure, and IT/OT infrastructure, we can show you the potentially vulnerable paths a hacker might take if your organization finds itself in the crosshairs of a skilled hacker.
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Scoping
A shared understanding of your business goals, related pentest objectives, and where the test will take place.
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Reconnaissance
An understanding of your IT landscape, e.g., domain, network structure, services running, open firewall ports, etc.
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Threat Modeling
Identification and evaluation of common and uncommon threats to a web page, system, or application based on recognized industry standards, e.g., the key security risks in web applications as outlined in the “OWASP TOP 10” list.
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Exploitation
An understanding of what the effect would be of executing relevant malicious software/code (so-called “exploits” or “Proof of Concept”) on your critical processes/data.
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Analysis & Assessment
An analysis/assessment of the impact the relevant malicious software/code can have on the critical processes/data identified in terms of confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.
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Reporting
The findings, conclusions and recommendations of the pentest, both in a condensed executive summary and in a comprehensive report.
Key benefits and business outcome
- Deeper security insights into your IT/OT environment to help you understand potential security gaps and how hackers might exploit these.
- An opportunity to optimize risk management by focusing security efforts on where the vulnerabilities are most severe and exploitable.
- Meeting regulatory cyber compliance requirements within your industry.
