How Consulting & Penetration Testing Services Work At Centric

Our consulting and penetration testing services ensure that you’re both prepared for new threats, and able to save resources otherwise spent on remediating expensive breaches. You’ll also get peace of mind that comes from knowing your security posture has been tested.

By performing regular, meaningful penetration testing, you can achieve cyber liability compliance, a clean bill of health for an application launch, a secure attestation post-critical firewall and network system changes, and compliance with various security frameworks.

Our Approach to Penetration Testing

We take a risk-based approach to scoping penetration testing engagements. This allows us to focus on your highest risk assets while reducing unnecessary costs. Using industry metrics for benchmarking and root cause analysis, we generate illuminating reports that are detailed and actionable while also being easy to understand.

The Phases of Our Penetration Testing Process

As a seasoned cybersecurity consultancy, we’ve got experience creating and documenting a multi-phase pen-testing approach that meticulously analyzes and synthesizes information into prioritized remediation plans. This approach has 5 distinct steps:

1. Planning & Project Scoping – establish the scope, rules of engagement, timeline and type of pen testing required.

2. Reconnaissance – gather information about target networks and systems including public information, information obtained via social engineering, footprinting, port scans and more.

3. Vulnerability Discovery – use a host of manual and automated techniques to identify high risk vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in target networks and systems.

4. Exploitation – attempt to gain access to target systems and networks.

5. Reporting – detail vulnerabilities, remediation recommendations and a roadmap for hardening of systems.

Our Process for Assessing Your Penetration Testing Requirements

When our pen testers assess your unique testing requirements, the first step is to establish the planning and project approach. This involves defining the assessment’s scope, which outlines the systems, applications or infrastructure components we’ll evaluate. We’ll also work with you to establish rules of engagement which set the boundaries and guidelines that ensure legal and ethical compliance.

Leveraging a tailored combination of manual and automated techniques, our experts then discover high-risk vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in the target environment. We exploit these weaknesses, attempting to gain access to systems and networks ethically.

Finally, we provide a comprehensive penetration testing report detailing the vulnerabilities identified, along with actionable remediation advice and a roadmap for hardening your organization’s defenses. This structured approach ensures a thorough, systematic evaluation and leveling up of your security posture.

We Customize Penetration Testing Based on Your Business Needs

Our penetration test services are unique — there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. We work closely with your team to identify critical assets, prioritize testing areas and methodologies, and develop customized test cases that align with your business objectives and risk appetite.

This level of customization allows us to provide you with actionable insights and recommendations that directly address your organization’s vulnerabilities and mitigate your specific security risks effectively while also empowering you to make informed decisions and fortify your cybersecurity posture.

Why Choose Centric Consulting For Your Penetration Testing Needs

Red Team Testing

Take your pen testing to the next level. Red teaming simulates what a real-world hacking team would do to attack your firm with the goal of financial gain, reputation damage or operations degradation. Red teams attack unannounced, working to penetrate defenses, gain access and establish a presence without detection.

A broad list of customized techniques is utilized including network, application, social engineering, wireless, physical access, malware, credential theft, etc. Once access is gained, the red team pivots to move laterally through the network and compromise critical assets.

If your company has already succeeded with standard penetration testing services but is a high-profile target for further cyber attacks, consider the red team approach. Red team testing provides your security team with an unannounced, realistic and comprehensive security test. The analysis and results will provide the additional remediation steps needed to take your security posture to the next level.

We Excel at Resolving Pen Test Findings

If penetration testing uncovers security issues, our team of skilled cybersecurity consultants can work with you to quickly address and resolve your vulnerabilities.

Our Expertise and Experience in Penetration Testing

Our penetration testing experts practice highly matured pen testing methodologies, including manual reconnaissance, enumeration and exploitation. Our experience spans across industries and sectors and is supported by over 42 specialized credentials and certifications, from OSINT to OSCP, CRTO and more. We catch the vulnerabilities that the average pen test misses, resulting in 325 and counting satisfied customers who have improved their security postures.

Penetration testing methods we specialize in include network pen testing, application testing, social engineering testing, and specialized pen tests conducted in high-risk environments such as OT, IoT, SCADA, API and web services.

Getting Started with Centric Consulting’s Penetration Testing Services

How to Reach Out to Us for Your Penetration Testing Needs

Whether you’re already set to engage our penetration testing services or are just looking for more information, our promise is that you’ll hear back from an expert. You’ll discuss your organization’s security compliance concerns with a deeply experienced advisor with an average of 15 years’ experience in serving your industry.  

TALK TO AN EXPERT

Our Process for Assessing Your Penetration Testing Requirements

When our pen testers assess your unique testing requirements, the first step is to establish the planning and project approach. This involves defining the assessment’s scope, which outlines the systems, applications or infrastructure components we’ll evaluate. We’ll also work with you to establish rules of engagement which set the boundaries and guidelines that ensure legal and ethical compliance.

Next Steps After Contacting Us for Penetration Testing Services

After you’ve contacted us to discuss our pen testing services, sit back and expect a prompt and friendly reach out from one of our cybersecurity experts.  

We’ll approach our initial conversations from a get to know each other better perspective, aiming to ask – and answer – the right questions that allow us to determine what your cybersecurity risk and regulatory concerns are and which penetration testing methodologies will best suit your business needs, systems and infrastructure. Our goal is that you come away with a clear picture of the scope and quality of the work that we propose.

Our Penetration Testing FAQs

Ensuring your organization’s cybersecurity readiness is crucial in today’s threat landscape. Learn how our penetration testing services identify vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. These Frequently Asked Questions address some of the most common inquiries we see, shedding light on our methodology, scope, reporting, and the insights our ethical hacking experts provide to help fortify your defenses.