External Penetration Testing performs an examination and attack simulation from outside the network perimeter. During an External Penetration Test, Birch Cline assumes the role of a malicious actor who has targeted an organization and is attempting to gain unauthorized access to its sensitive data and critical systems.
Real world examples of a scenario where such an attack against an environment would occur include events involving an organization that attracts public scrutiny or the attention of activist groups willing to target network motivated by political or social agendas; nation state or other politically motivated actors targeting organizations or government entities with the intent of disrupting services your organization provides or intentionally impacting the public’s confidence in your organization; an individual or group motivated by a personal vendetta specific to your company or employees; or the external network environment simply becoming a target of opportunity for malicious actors who continually scan large blocks of Internet addresses at random looking simply for an opportunity to exploit any vulnerability identified.
Birch Cline external penetration testing closely emulates the tactics, techniques and procedures most often utilized by malicious actors to exploit external facing services, software and appliances. Our External Penetration Testing process is much more than vulnerability scanning, it combines real-world manual processes and methodologies with the same tools commonly used by state actors and adversarial groups so you can fully understand how your defenses will hold up against the most modern, current day attacks.
An External Penetration Test from Birch Cline helps you stay ahead of malicious actors and truly understand how susceptible your environment is to attack. External Penetration Testing services will give you confidence that your perimeter defenses and their configurations are secure and will identify vulnerabilities that exist and give you a path to remediation to help you minimize risk.
