Pentest and What It Entails

A pentest is the ideal starting point for upgrading your cybersecurity. Through a penetration test, DeepBlue investigates whether, and if so, how (malicious) external parties can access your network or application. We try to infiltrate the system to identify its weak points. There are different strategies for conducting a penetration test. DeepBlue conducts the tests in close consultation with you with 0% prior knowledge (black box), 50% prior knowledge (grey box), or 100% knowledge of the task (white box). We clearly define the scope, approach, and objectives of the penetration test beforehand for optimal results.

Weaknesses in the Security of Your Network

In practice, we exploit potential weaknesses in the security of your network to gain access to underlying systems or information. We literally break in. DeepBlue's specialists use self-developed and highly intelligent tools for this purpose. The results of our intrusion attempts lead to new detection attempts and are included in the analysis phase. Through a penetration test, we can also investigate the likelihood of abuse by unauthorised persons, such as former employees or other external parties acting against your interests. Subsequently, you can proactively take measures to enhance your security if necessary.

DeepBlue's Pentest Goes Beyond Just a Scan

There are plenty of companies offering penetration tests, but often they do not go beyond automated scans. These scans reveal error messages that they incorporate into a report. This is valuable information, but we can offer you much more. The power of a good test lies precisely in manual work. Our certified specialists - ethical hackers - manually verify the findings of scans and attempt to exploit any weaknesses manually, just as a real hacker would. In other words, DeepBlue sees pentesting not only as scanning but as manual work, providing the extra service necessary to deliver quality and gain control over your data security. Therefore, it is always recommended to perform a pentest, but if you truly want to elevate your security to a higher level, DeepBlue is your best choice!

CyberAnt is an organisation specialising in cybersecurity and offering various services, including penetration testing. During a penetration test, CyberAnt's experts test an organisation's network, systems, and/or applications by attempting to hack them in order to identify vulnerabilities and weak points.

A penetration test can take various forms, depending on the customer's wishes and needs. For instance, a black-box penetration test may be chosen, where the experts have no prior knowledge of the system or application they are trying to hack. In this scenario, the pentester is expected to figure out the best way to hack the system and identify its weak points.

Another option is a white-box penetration test, where experts do have prior knowledge of the system or application. For example, this could be the case when a customer wants to assess the security of a specific part of the system. The pentester can then work more methodically to identify weak points.

During a penetration test, automated tools are used, but CyberAnt's experts also work manually to detect any vulnerabilities. For example, they may try to log in with obtained credentials or use social engineering techniques to gather information that could be used to hack the system.

After the penetration test, CyberAnt will provide a detailed report containing findings and recommendations. This report often distinguishes between critical, high, medium, and low risks, so that the customer knows exactly where to focus attention.

CyberAnt will also explain the report to the customer in a personal follow-up discussion.

It is important to emphasise that a penetration test provides only a snapshot in time. A system that appears secure at the time of the test may become vulnerable a week later due to, for example, a new software update. It is therefore crucial to conduct regular penetration tests to ensure the system's security remains up-to-date.

Cyber4Z conducts penetration tests on a weekly basis for our clients. A team of technical specialists works remotely or on-site to identify risks in your assets and provide advice on how to resolve them.

A penetration test can be carried out on various platforms, such as a website or online portal, an application, servers and other systems, or an entire network.

The execution of a pentest can be black-box, where the tester does not receive any information such as a login or system information. In this case, the asset is tested from the perspective of an external hacker.

The test can be enhanced with a grey-box approach, where the tester tries to obtain unauthorised information, elevate privileges, or demonstrate that the service can be made unavailable (this is never actually performed).

After the test, you will receive a report with a summary, evidence, findings with a risk classification, and advice on how to address them.

Cyber4Z holds the CCV Pentest certification, which sets requirements for the professionalism of our approach, reporting, and pentesters. This allows us to guarantee the highest quality.

Performing penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities in a digital environment, assessing the risk, and providing advice on how to resolve these vulnerabilities.