The “Pen” Test is designed to expose security vulnerabilities by emulating the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures in real time with real, simulated attacks. The Pen Test has a singular goal of compromising the organization and obtaining sensitive data or access to systems. Vulnerabilities that were used throughout the attack are delivered in a chronological timeline of events which lead to compromise and/or sensitive information disclosure.

The external Pen Test replicates what a threat actor replicates what a threat actor could do if attacking from the outside of your network and tests the perimeter defenses of the network. This test simulates a threat actor which has no prior knowledge of the internal network or the components within.