Penetration testing network & infrastructure security from Bulletproof
Internal & External Network Pen Testing
Internal and external network security testing gives you complete visibility over your infrastructure.
Crest Certified Security Experts
Our ethical hacking and network security testers are independently qualified by industry-recognised certification bodies such as CREST.
Modern Data Driven Platform
Our intuitive software uses a data driven dashboard to prioritise test results and provide key remediation guidance.
Continuous Automated Protection
Discover new security flaws and protect your business 24/7 with automated scans for continuous security.
What is network penetration testing?
Network or infrastructure penetration testing is a hands-on ethical hacking and network defense assessment that evaluates the security of your business network and system infrastructure. It tests internal and external networks, analysing infrastructure security for misconfigurations and design flaws, and to assess the effectiveness of network security controls.
Network penetration testing services assess vulnerabilities and technical misconfigurations within a controlled environment to attempt to exploit weaknesses and offer remediation advice for strengthening network security.
How does network pen testing work?
Network penetration tests are carried out with an authorised simulated attack on your network to identify vulnerabilities and assess the effectiveness of security controls. The goal of network pen testing is to help you find and prioritise your security flaws before they’re discovered and exploited by a cyber criminal.
Bulletproof’s CREST-certified penetration testers use the same tactics, techniques and procedures as real-world hackers to simulate a breach in a controlled testing environment. Penetration tests are in high demand from business of all sizes and sectors and form the basis of any cyber security strategy.
Benefits of network pen testing
Compromised data and systems damaged from a cyber attack can quickly lead to financial and reputational damage that’s often hard to recover from. Exploiting vulnerabilities in a controlled environment through CREST-certified network and infrastructure pen testing allows you to see where your security defences are failing and helps you prioritise improvements.
- Uncover vulnerabilities and poor security controls
- Exploit network security flaws in order to understand the full risk
- Expose insecure functionality in your networks and logic flaws
- Forms the basis of any cyber security strategy
- Meet compliance requirements, including PCI DSS, GDPR and more
We know the threat landscape is dynamic and constantly evolving which is why we offer 12-months of free vulnerability scanning with every penetration test package.
Get a quoteInternal vs External Network Penetration Testing
External and internal network penetration testing provide two different models of what an attacker could damage within your network. Bulletproof recommends a blended test with elements of internal and external network security testing.
Internal Pen Tests
Internal network penetration testing can assess your more vulnerable internal network infrastructure. It’s usually a more in-depth test that models what an attacker could achieve if they were to get direct access to your internal network.
External Pen Tests
External network penetration testing determines how easily your system can be breached with little to no information provided up-front. Penetration testers start without any user privileges to internal systems.
Highlighting the most common vulnerabilities
Bulletproof penetration testers are all experienced ethical hackers with a wide knowledge of different network and infrastructure technologies. They use their insight and ingenuity to discover security flaws in your organisation. Here are the Top 10 most common internal & external network vulnerabilities we find:
- SSL Misconfigurations
- Missing HTTP Security Headers
- Outdated Website Libraries/Components
- SMB Signing not Required
- Excessive Information Disclosure
- Unnecessary Open Services
- Host Header Injection
- Outdated and Unsupported Third Party Software
- SSH Misconfiguration
- Click Jacking
of network vulnerabilities are easily fixed
of these will be exploited by cyber criminals
Network penetration test methodology
Bulletproof follows industry standard best practices for our penetration testing methodology
Here’s what our customers say about us
We approached Bulletproof as one of several suppliers who offer penetration testing services. Out of all those contacted, Bulletproof were by far the most professional and slick to work with. From start to finish, the whole process was painless and ran like clockwork. The conclusive pen test report was succinct with clear steps of resolution provided. We were genuinely impressed with how easy Bulletproof were to work with, and would definitely recommend.
This was a very straightforward process. I had enough information up front to understand the process, and did not need to ask many questions along the way. Great service!
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Network pen testing FAQs
After our team of experts has completed network penetration testing, you will receive a comprehensive report in our modern dashboard-driven portal. As well as prioritising the discovered threats, we include key remediation advice to help speed up your remediation efforts.
Our network pen test reports include:
- All risks based on the current server/ application setup/configuration
- Vulnerabilities and running services for the servers and applications
- What has been done to exploit each security issue
- Remediation steps
- Near-term and long-term actions
All testing scopes are specific to your organisation so please use the above as a guide.
Testing can be performed against a non-production replica of your live environment, such as a UAT/QA environment, to ensure no risk to your live services. If testing against production is unavoidable, we can coordinate our testing activities to minimise the impact. You can also specify things like no denial of service (DoS), meaning tests will have a negligible impact on your day-to-day operations.
Standard best practices recommend regular cyber security assessments and penetration tests are a key part of this. The ramifications of security breaches can result in severe financial and reputational losses. Our network pen testing experts will identify the risks posed to your business and the report helps create a comprehensive plan to strengthen your cyber resilience. In as little as 3 days (depending on scope) and with minimal disruption to your business, you’ll know how to stay ahead of the hackers.
- Small apps, networks, cloud systems: 2-3 days
- Medium apps, networks, cloud systems: 5-10 days
- Larger apps, networks, cloud systems:10 days+
All tests are tailored to you so use this as a guide.
Whilst we do not offer free retesting, we do offer 12-month vulnerability scanning.
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