Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing
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What is internal penetration testing?
Why internal penetration testing matters to your organisation?
What is internal penetration testing?
Internal penetration testing in New Zealand simulates an internal attacker such as an employee or contractor who has access to your internal network or external intruders who have breached perimeter defences.
This is done by finding the attack path that a potential internal threat actor could use to gain access to sensitive data from your organisation’s internal network. This includes file servers, workstations, and applications. As well as finding how a malicious party can exploit internal systems and network weaknesses, internal penetration testing can find threats that emanate from accidental errors made by staff that can lead to data exfiltration or other significant issues.
During an internal penetration test, an experienced tester will be given some access to your internal network. This is typically the same sort of access an ordinary employee has. The tester will attempt to escalate the level of privilege that account has with the intent of accessing data or systems that the account ought not be able to access. Or, the tester could use their escalated privilege to compromise network equipment in order to launch a larger and more damaging attack.
Why Internal Penetration Testing Matters to Your Organisation?
While significant attention is given to detecting and mitigating the risks associated with external attackers, internal penetration testing detects the risks of an internal actor with access to your network.
Internal pen testing gives your organisation an understanding of how an internal attacker could compromise your internal network and provide real insight into the potential damage and business risk an attacker could inflict.
As well as detecting technical issues, a penetration test can detect weaknesses in policies and procedures. This can include giving users unnecessarily escalated privileges, weak processes for assigning access to systems or poorly defined system access roles.
An internal penetration test ensures that your internal security posture is robust and that internal weaknesses are recognised and remediated.
How Can Tesserent Help New Zealand Organisations?
Tesserent a highly regarded cybersecurity company, will engage their internal penetration testing team to conduct internal testing for Australian and New Zealand organisations for many years across a wide variety of different industries. This has allowed companies across the ANZ region to enhance protection of their business intelligence, data and IT systems, brand and reputation.
Tesserent’s experts start internal penetration testing with reconnaissance to understand the structure of the internal network and how information is accessed and used. Internal penetration testing can examine the operation and configuration of a broad range of systems including Wi-Fi networks, end point devices, firewalls and applications. This information is used for vulnerability detection and then moves to actively exploiting those vulnerabilities.
At the conclusion of the internal penetration testing engagement, Tesserent prepares a comprehensive report outlining the security exposures of your internal network, including high impact recommendations and root causes. The report includes an action plan detailing how to resolve issues so your organisation can strengthen its security posture and reduce risks.
You may also wish to engage in our external penetration testing services.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Internal Penetration Testing important?
Internal Penetration Testing is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers, helping organisations to improve their security defences, and protect sensitive information from unauthorised access or theft.
What is the difference between External and Internal Penetration Testing?
External Penetration Testing assesses an organisation's external-facing systems and applications, such as websites and email servers, while Internal Penetration Testing assesses an organisation's internal network, systems, and applications.
How is Internal Penetration Testing performed?
Internal Penetration Testing is usually performed by a team of experienced security professionals who use a variety of techniques and tools to identify vulnerabilities in an organisation's internal network, systems, and applications.
What are the benefits of Internal Penetration Testing?
Internal Penetration Testing can help organisations to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers, improve their security posture, and comply with industry regulations and standards.
What are some common vulnerabilities that Internal Penetration Testing can identify?
Some common vulnerabilities that Internal Penetration Testing can identify include weak passwords, outdated software, misconfigured systems, insecure network architecture, and unpatched software.
What are the risks associated with Internal Penetration Testing?
Internal Penetration Testing can potentially cause disruption to an organisation's systems and network if not performed correctly, and there is also a risk of data loss or theft if sensitive information is accessed or stolen during the testing process.
How often should an organisation perform Internal Penetration Testing?
Internal Penetration Testing should be performed on a regular basis, usually annually or whenever significant changes are made to an organisation's systems or network.
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