Penetration Testing

Black Box | Gray Box | White Box

Uncover Hidden Vulnerabilities and Strengthen Your Cybersecurity.

Identify and Remediate Vulnerabilities Before They're Exploited

Continuously monitoring and assessing the security of your IT systems is a crucial task. To stay ahead of the latest attack techniques, it is essential to regularly test and evaluate your defences against potential threats to enhance your cyber security posture. Penetration testing, also known as "pen testing," is a type of security assessment that simulates an attack on a computer system, network, or web application to evaluate the system's security. By simulating a real-world attack, pen testing can help organisations identify and prioritise vulnerabilities, improve their incident response capabilities, and ultimately enhance their overall security posture.

73% of successful breaches in the corporate sector were carried out by penetrating web applications through their vulnerabilities.

Barrier’s penetration testing services are aligned with Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) to ensure a high-quality baseline. Our certified experts deeply understand the cyber risk landscape and the methods used by attackers to gain access to digital assets. Our penetration testing service provides an accurate, realistic assessment of potential vulnerabilities in your infrastructure, networks, personnel and processes. We cover a wide range of potential targets, including internet perimeter, internal and external network infrastructure, websites, databases, applications and even your employees.

Barrier’s Penetration Testing Services

Driven by security solutions expertise and enterprise experience

Black Box Testing

Black box testing is designed to simulate the actions of an external attacker who has no knowledge of your security policies, network structure, software, or network protection measures. By limiting our knowledge of your systems and using the same tools and techniques that attackers use, we can identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in your defences that an attacker could exploit.
Grey Box Testing

Grey box testing involves utilising some information about your network, such as user login credentials, architecture diagrams, and an overview of the network infrastructure. This limited knowledge allows us to simulate a real-world scenario where an attacker may have obtained some information about the target network. With this information, we can identify potential vulnerabilities and assess the effectiveness of your security controls.
White Box Testing

We use advanced techniques to identify potential vulnerabilities in your system by gaining access to sensitive components such as server configuration files, database encryption principles, source code, and architecture documentation. This allows us to thoroughly evaluate the security measures in place and identify any weaknesses that could be exploited by an attacker. We provide you with a comprehensive assessment and recommendations to help you improve your security and reduce the risk of a successful attack.

Barrier’s Penetration Testing Capabilities

● Network Penetration Testing- External and Internal

● Enterprise Application Penetration Testing- External and Internal

● Web Application Penetration Testing- External and Internal

● IoT Device Penetration Testing

● Dark Web Risk Exposure

● Due Diligence Assessments

● Social Engineering Exercises

Barrier’s Penetration Testing Methodology

Goals Establishment and Scoping

Our experts collaborate with your team to identify the appropriate type of testing required and to outline the assets that will be included in the scope of the test.
Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering

We investigate publicly accessible information about your company and employees, including websites, social media, domain registries, and dark web data, that could potentially be exploited to compromise your organisation.
Scanning and Vulnerability Analysis

We perform a thorough evaluation of your organisation's network infrastructure and applications to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the attack surface.
Threat Modelling

Our specialists utilise the obtained intelligence to detect potential attack vectors and vulnerabilities that can be exploited and then formulate a plan to conduct testing.
Attack Execution

Our team of cyber experts simulate attacks on the identified vulnerabilities by attempting to gain access to your organisation's environment using techniques commonly used by actual adversaries.
Reporting and Advisory

We furnish a final report summarising the testing process, including information on any weaknesses identified, and provide guidance on effectively addressing those risks.

Barrier’s Penetration Testing Benefits & Advantages

Gain visibility into security gaps that could be missed by your internal IT teams.

Elevate security measures beyond regulatory compliance.
Evaluate and tackle vulnerabilities based on their level of criticality.
Monitor and validate the effectiveness of patches.
Implement a formal security program to maintain enterprise security.
Incorporate automated testing throughout the software development process.
Adopt a comprehensive and proactive approach to identifying potential threats and having a full understanding of the attack surface.
Optimize your security spending by prioritising the most important areas and avoiding unnecessary expenses across the security landscape.

Why Barrier

Your Trusted Partner for Cybersecurity

Our goal is to help you feel confident in your defences so that you can focus on managing your business without worrying about cyber threats. With accreditations from leading industry organisations, our professionals have extensive experience utilising various manual and automated techniques to systematically compromise systems and provide remediation guidance.

● Expert level understanding of enterprise systems and ethical hacking.

● Experience in providing penetration testing services in highly regulated environments.

● Profound understanding of technology, people, culture, and process.

● Tailored approach for your organisation to assess specific areas of concern.

● Ability to deliver quick and effective results for your business.

● Encouraging and promoting strong governance attitudes and behaviours.

● Advice on best practices, compliance frameworks and standards for local and global regulations.

● 24/7 Technical Support.