A penetration audit of your business. Security check

How well are your business's IT assets protected from third-party penetration? How do I find security weaknesses? Have you heard of ethical hacking?

Network hacking, hacker attacks, information security vulnerabilities can cause fatal consequences for business. It is worth recalling the Pareto principle and saying that 20% of all data losses critically affect 80% of the company's business processes.

To solve the problem, sometimes you have to act like an attacker - penetrate, break, test for strength. Penetration testing, or simply pentest, consists, firstly, of typical automated procedures (among which are the search for standard vulnerabilities, open ports, potentially dangerous programs, malicious viruses, incorrect access settings) and, secondly, of a large number of "manual" checks, individually selected for each business algorithms.

A team of cybersecurity experts from Emat EOOD it company, simulating various attacks, tests the penetration of the customer's IT services and networks. During such comprehensive testing, not only security systems and software, but also employees are tested for information security, their behavior and response to various hidden threats (phishing emails, authorization) are tested. In recent years, phishing attacks have become one of the most common methods of cyber fraud.

The penetration test methodology consists of three main stages: audit, test and report.

During the first stage, the general state of the customer's security system is audited. This allows you to determine which type of penetration test is needed in this case. In addition, the purpose of the audit is to identify system security issues that require immediate resolution.
After that, Emat development conducts the necessary test for the level of security of the customer's computer networks. At this stage, they are looking for shortcomings and violations, which in the future can become a portal for cyber-attacks.

According to the results of testing, Emat EOOD compiles a report, describes in detail the shortcomings found in the computer system of the customer, gives recommendations for eliminating vulnerabilities.

Thanks to testing, sometimes they reveal such shortcomings in the protection system that could not be foreseen in advance. A cyber-attack could lead to fatal consequences for business.

There are many penetration tests, their choice depends on the specific needs of the company and includes:

• penetration test for an external network: this test allows you to check the stability threshold of computer systems by simulating an attack from the Internet;
• Intrinsic intranet penetration test: This test is performed on the customer's network by simulating an intruder attack.
• Cloud penetration testing: Through efficient and specialized intranet or external penetration testing methods, customer cloud service deficiencies can be identified;
• Microsoft 365 penetration testing. This is testing applications that contain sensitive data to prevent it from being lost.

By the way, a false sense of security can be created by the use of an elementary scanner in default settings. Very often, enterprise managers want to save money, instruct employees to scan vulnerabilities with methods available on the network. Unfortunately, they do not take into account the fact that a real IT audit requires a high qualification of testing specialists, both when setting up tests and at the stage of interpreting the results obtained. It is important not only to select and conduct a "manual" test, it is even more important to draw the right conclusions, eliminate the cause of the vulnerability and prevent the emergence of new problems.

The penetration test should be carried out regularly. Especially if the business constantly updates and complements the database or launches new applications.

Emat company has created a continuous monitoring program that allows you to receive alerts when someone tries to sell confidential information (emails, passwords, etc.) to a third party. This allows you to respond to hidden threats without delay and urgently apply countermeasures to avoid major disasters and losses in business.