Components of a Quality Penetration Test

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

How do you ensure you’ve identified security vulnerabilities before a hacker has? In today’s threat landscape, it’s crucial for organizations to take cybersecurity seriously and create a prevention strategy. We know that organizations today face extremely threatening cybersecurity risks. We know you need validation of your security methods. We know you need someone to uncover the risks and security vulnerabilities that you don’t know about. That’s why we offer quality…

Auditor Insights: Vulnerability Assessments vs. Penetration Testing

by Sean Rosado / April 5, 2023

Confusion About Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing In my work as a penetration tester, I work with clients who are attempting to meet security and compliance objectives through penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and other information security-related exercises. What I’ve seen time and time again is organizations who are confused about the difference between vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. I’m passionate about educating our clients on security exercises and determining what…

Penetration Testing for HIPAA Compliance

by Sarah Harvey / October 6, 2023

What is Penetration Testing? Penetration testing is a critical line of defense when protecting your organization’s sensitive assets from malicious outsiders. Penetration testing is the process of performing authorized security testing of an environment to identify and exploit weaknesses associated with the targeted systems, networks, and applications before those weaknesses can be exploited by a real attacker. When performed in support of HIPAA compliance, the goal is to identify issues…

5 Benefits of Regular Penetration Tests

by Sarah Harvey / June 22, 2023

Undergoing regular penetration testing is key to your overall security posture. It’s an important practice that gives organizations visibility into real-world threats to your security. As part of a routine security check, penetration tests allow you to find the gaps in your security before a hacker does by exploiting vulnerabilities and providing steps for remediation. The pros of having regular penetration tests performed far outweigh the cons. Here are the…

3 Reasons You Should Be Undergoing Regular Penetration Tests

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

Did you now you could avoid a costly data breach by having regular Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scans? So why don't we? Every week we hear about an unforgiving hacker who has taken advantage of a security gap to maliciously gain access to tons of irretrievable data, costing them tons of money, and ultimately damaging the reputation of the organization. Not to mention those affected by the stolen data -…