External Penetration Testing
Ethical hacking of internet-facing systems to identify and safely validate vulnerabilities that could provide access to sensitive systems or information.
Know when to bring this work into the program.
Use external penetration testing to determine whether internet-facing systems expose exploitable paths into the organization or its sensitive information.
A scope built around the risk.
Ethical hacking of internet-facing systems to identify and safely validate vulnerabilities that could provide access to sensitive systems or information.
- Attack-surface discovery and exposed services
- Authentication interfaces, VPNs and remote access
- Safe exploitation and validation of material findings
- Chaining of weaknesses that scanners may assess separately
Useful output for the people who must act.
- Evidence-backed technical findings
- Clear explanation of likely attack scenarios
- Prioritized remediation and retesting
- Executive summary suitable for stakeholders
A process designed for external penetration testing.
Map the attack surface
Begin with attack-surface discovery and exposed services and confirm the systems, people and evidence needed to answer the client’s specific questions.
Safely exploit
Review authentication interfaces, VPNs and remote access. Then evaluate safe exploitation and validation of material findings to determine whether the relevant controls operate as intended.
Chain and validate
Assess chaining of weaknesses that scanners may assess separately and connect the result to credible security, operational and business impact.
Retest the fixes
Provide evidence-backed technical findings and clear explanation of likely attack scenarios, then align responsible parties around the next actions.
Move from activity to clarity.
What can an unauthenticated attacker reach?
To answer this, Elteni analyzes attack-surface discovery and exposed services together with authentication interfaces, VPNs and remote access. The client receives evidence-backed technical findings, with the evidence, context and next steps needed to act.
Can exposed weaknesses be combined into a meaningful compromise?
To answer this, Elteni analyzes authentication interfaces, VPNs and remote access together with safe exploitation and validation of material findings. The client receives clear explanation of likely attack scenarios, with the evidence, context and next steps needed to act.
Did remediation remove the actual attack path?
To answer this, Elteni analyzes safe exploitation and validation of material findings together with chaining of weaknesses that scanners may assess separately. The client receives prioritized remediation and retesting, with the evidence, context and next steps needed to act.
The result does not have to live in another report.
Relevant findings, evidence, owners and remediation status can be centralized in the Elteni Platform as part of an ongoing relationship.
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