Ethical Hacking
In the race to develop online services, networked hosts and underlying
applications have often been deployed with minimal attention to security
risks. The result is that most corporate sites are surprisingly
vulnerable to hacking or industrial espionage. To test this, Ethical
Hacking (sometimes referred to as Penetration Testing) is performed in
conjunction with vulnerability scanning. Halock's "Red Team" of
ethical hackers can perform an in-depth analysis of identified potential
high risk vulnerabilities with the primary objective to gain access to
sensitive data assets within the organization environment as a practical
demonstration of what a malicious individual could accomplish. Many
vulnerabilities, when viewed independently, do not pose a great risk to
the organization. When these weaknesses are combined and placed in the
hands of a skilled attacker, the result is often a breach. Understanding
and resolving configuration and security issues helps prevent the
organization from experiencing and having to disclose a real attack in
the future.
Solution At-a-Glance:
- Performed internally (internet accessible), externally (private),
or both
- Locate and identify responding hosts
- Exploitation of identified vulnerabilities with the intent of
gaining access to sensitive information assets
- Detailed reporting of findings and risks including narrative
scenarios that walk you through each step of the attack
- Identify and document approaches and recommendations to resolve
security vulnerabilities