Penetration testing for network & infrastructure security
Network & Infrastructure Pen Testing
Uncover vulnerabilities in your network, servers, and IT infrastructure with expert-led penetration testing for complete security visibility.
CREST Certified Security Experts
Our network security testers are independently qualified by industry-recognised certification bodies such as CREST.
Data-Driven Security Insights
Our intuitive testing platform provides a prioritised dashboard, helping you quickly identify risks and implement effective remediation strategies.
Continuous Security Monitoring
Stay ahead of emerging threats with 24/7 automated scanning, ensuring your network and infrastructure remain secure against evolving cyber risks.
What is network & infrastructure penetration testing?
Network & infrastructure penetration testing is a hands-on ethical hacking assessment that evaluates the security of your network, servers, and IT infrastructure. It tests internal and external network defences, analysing infrastructure security for misconfigurations and design flaws, while assessing the effectiveness of network security controls.
Network penetration testing services assess vulnerabilities within a controlled environment to identify weaknesses before attackers can exploit them, ensuring your business is protected. Our CREST certified experts provide actionable remediation guidance to strengthen your network and infrastructure security.
How does network & infrastructure pen testing work?
Network and infrastructure 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 cybercriminal.
Bulletproof’s CREST certified penetration testers use the same tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) 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 cybersecurity strategy.
Benefits of network & infrastructure penetration 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 across your infrastructure
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.
Internal 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 Test
Internal pen 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 pen 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
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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!
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.
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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 network and infrastructure 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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