Penetration Testing

We test the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of all digital assets in your company. We offer you the necessary support to be able to face even the strongest hacker attacks.

In any industry, unauthorized access to company resources and customer data is a major issue that cannot be ignored. Especially in compliance-based industries such as finance, healthcare and legal services, you can never be too careful about digital assets and confidential information.

The best way to eliminate IT security vulnerabilities in your company is to think like the cybercriminals who would exploit them. And this can only be done properly by certified cybersecurity experts, through penetration testing, also called pen test or ethical hacking.

The Magnetic IT Services team includes engineers with prestigious certifications in cybersecurity. They will simulate the fact that your network, servers, applications, devices, business operations, and your team are victims of cyber threats similar to those in the real world. They will be able to tell you how to protect yourself.

How vulnerable is your company to a cyberattack ?

The main objective of a pen testing (penetration testing) is to identify vulnerabilities in your organization’s security strategy. From experience, we know that, although a security policy may focus on preventing and detecting an attack on systems, it may not include a strategy to limit the damage caused by a hacker. The test reveals the weaknesses of the company security policies.

Your computer network may become impenetrable

Penetration testing is the practical solution for testing a computer system, a network, or a web app to detect any security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit.

The performance of a Pentest project can be automated with software applications or it can be done manually, depending on the context and infrastructure, and it involves:

Exterior penetration testing

Exterior penetration testing is performed from the perspective of an external attacker in order to gain unauthorized access to valuable digital assets and to extract confidential data.

Interior penetration testing

Interior penetration testing is performed from the perspective of untrained, careless, malicious employees or from the perspective of an attacker who may have access to a computer in your company. The purpose is to assess the risk posed by insiders behind your company’s firewall.

It is a special concern of medium and large companies or of those who have been victims of phishing schemes. Oftentimes, testing procedures will include both internal and external methods, which means that our team of auditors will perform operations both remotely and from your company headquarters.

The test can be performed in the following ways:

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Once the testing is complete, you will receive a detailed report in which each issue is presented systemically, with a focus on the high-risk vulnerabilities that should be a priority. Magnetic IT Services engineers will explain in detail the methodology and results of each test phase, along with remedial recommendations.

You will thus have the necessary feedback to be able to determine which are the priority investments in IT security. Moreover, your developers will know how to create more secure applications. If they understand how hackers have entered the applications they developed, it will be easier for them to improve their security know-how. In the future, the apps they create will be more secure.

Constantly assess the weaknesses of cyber security protocols

We recommend that you test your security policies regularly – ideally once a year – to ensure consistency in network security. Pen testing can also be performed whenever the company:

If you feel the need to validate with a team of cybersecurity experts that your company security policies are compliant or you have recently been the victim of a form of cyberattack, we can help you reach the security protocol that guarantees your protection.