Penetration Testing

Threats to your organization are evolving daily. We have been testing global networks since 2003, giving us the evolutionary experience of the threats and techniques to exploit vulnerabilities both old and new. Our experts have developed proprietary tools and systems needed to ensure that your network will be continuously tested.

What is Penetration Testing?

A network penetration test aims to find weaknesses in the defense capabilities before an adversary can take advantage through a combination of security expertise and best-of-breed technology. During a Penetration Test, we work to gain maximum coverage of the client organization in a minimum amount of time. In order to do so, we must have the support of the client’s IT team and senior leadership.

What is a Red Team Assessment?

In comparison to Penetration Tests, red teaming is technically more complex, takes more time, and is a more thorough exercise of testing the organization’s response capabilities and the security measures they have in place.

Unlike Penetration Testing, a red team assessment also tends to be objective-oriented. The end goal is to gain access to a specific folder or set of data, as pre-determined by the client organization. Therefore, the engagement will be designed specifically around what the client wants the security consultants to test.

In order for any red teaming exercise to be successful, it is critical that only the key stakeholders at the client organization are aware of it. The rest of the IT and security teams must believe that the red team is a real adversary so that they can respond and defend their networks accordingly.

Components of Testing

  • Tailored assessments to adhere to industry-specific standards and regulations ensuring that organizations fulfill their security obligations.

  • AI-powered tools and Machine learning assist in identifying vulnerabilities, prioritizing risks, and optimizing testing procedures.

  • Assessment of cloud configurations, data integrity, and evaluating container orchestration platforms that may expose critical assets to threats.

  • Simulated real-world attack scenarios are orchestrated to understand preparedness and incident response when faced with sophisticated adversaries.

  • This dynamic approach aids in addressing security concerns throughout the development lifecycle.

  • Specialized penetration testing techniques that evaluate the security of interconnected devices, industrial control systems, and critical infrastructure.

  • Simulating physical breaches and manipulation of human behavior enhances the holistic understanding of an organization's vulnerability landscape.

Effective security demands agility.

Blue teams are faced with changing internal and external IT environments daily. They must keep pace with the business requirements of their enterprise whilst maintaining a strong security posture. This dynamic environment necessitates a team that is flexible, responsive, and nimble.

Office 365 Security Assessment

This assessment aims to evaluate the security posture of an organization’s Office 365 deployment. This will include the following core components:

  • Authentication/Authorization

  • Permissions/Access Controls

  • Best practice adherence

  • Logging and alerting

There are a plethora of software, services, and systems available within Office 365, wherever possible DBG will attempt to evaluate whatever is licensed by your organization. This will include but is not limited to:

  • Incident Detection and Response

  • Data Loss Prevention

  • Role-Based Access Control

  • Exchange Online Configuration

  • SharePoint Configuration

  • OneDrive Configuration

We will aggregate findings and provide remediation recommendations to help the organization’s IT security professionals make strategic conclusions and prioritize remediation efforts. An archive file containing a full report, supporting documents, and raw tool output will be delivered to the provided contacts using a secure file transfer mechanism. As necessary, the password to access the file and its contents will be provided via an alternate channel, such as telephone or SMS.

  • An executive summary stating the organization’s overall physical security posture, and a prioritized list of findings and associated remediation actions

  • A list of controls and best practices that were properly designed, implemented, or managed

  • Documentation of the applied testing methodology, the assets tested, and all conditions and requirements that modified the scope of testing

Azure Cloud Security Assessment

Azure Cloud Security Testing will look at the infrastructure through to the application layer and includes:

  • Review of relevant network diagrams and documents

  • Review of the steps a user would take to access the environment

  • Review of the steps an administrator would take to access the environment

  • Examination of the of security controls, configuration settings for Azure

  • Assessing the connection from the Azure environment to Active Directory

  • Configuration and security of the multi-factor authentication system

  • Review firewall and VPN configuration

  • Review of privileges and roles

  • Review conditional access policy

  • Review subscriptions, virtual subnets, and network security groups configurations

  • Review if Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is enabled and in use