Network Penetration Testing

Our advanced penetration testing services go far beyond automated tools to uncover any weakness in your internal and external networks that could be exploited by malicious actors.

What is Network Penetration Testing?

Network Penetration Testing is a critical component of any comprehensive data security strategy and is also essential for PCI DSS compliance. During a penetration test, an authorized simulated attack is performed to uncover any potential weaknesses in an information system or network.

OUR APPROACH

We provide comprehensive penetration testing of internal and external networks to help you identify vulnerabilities and ensure PCI DSS compliance. Our experts use a combination of proprietary tools and techniques that go far beyond automated scanners to uncover any weakness that could potentially be exploited by malicious actors.

We also provide certified penetration testing services for your website, intranet, and mobile applications, helping you to ensure full PCI DSS compliance.

HOW IT WORKS

How We Uncover Hidden Network Vulnerabilities

Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) are common in most work environments because they make collaboration, connection, and information access simple and efficient. But this connectivity can also be a potential weakness: a poorly protected internal network poses one of the greatest security threats to your critical data. Unauthorized users can easily access information on your LAN/WAN when effective security controls aren’t in place, resulting in the theft of personal health information, credit card data, and other sensitive customer information—as well as slamming your organization with financial losses and costly lawsuits.

Internal Penetration Testing

MegaplanIT’s Internal Penetration Testing service will determine where your vulnerabilities lie, test existing defenses, and help you secure your internal network against potential threats, ensuring that your private data remains private. Your network perimeter, which includes firewalls, host-hardening configurations, and router access control lists (ACLs), exists as a protective barrier for your information assets. It is also susceptible to attack—and the cost of a breach is just as high—so it’s critical that your network perimeter is solid.

External Penetration Testing

MegaplanIT security specialists will find and exploit actual known and unknown variables from the perspective of an outside attacker to evaluate the effectiveness of your defenses. Our team will also analyze the configurations set up between network hosts and relevant devices to ensure that all necessary security controls are in place and functioning effectively. With multiple decades of expertise in the industry, we’ve developed a thorough protocol for External Penetration Testing that allows our consultants to effectively analyze your system from top to bottom without disrupting your organization’s normal workflow.

Your Final Report

A detailed assessment of all existing security controls with a corresponding Risk Level Rating.

An explanation of each identified area of risk, including options for remediation of the weaknesses.

Customized recommendations on improving current IT architecture and revising IT security policies (if applicable).

Key Benefits

Network Penetration Testing

Identify weak points in your network architecture

Thoroughly assess your network to uncover vulnerabilities in systems, configurations, and infrastructure before attackers can exploit them, helping you prioritize fixes and strengthen defenses.

 

Combine advanced scanning technology with expert manual testing to detect subtle weaknesses that automated tools often miss, ensuring a more complete and accurate security assessment.

 

Simulate real-world attacks from both internal and external perspectives to reveal gaps in your network defenses, validate access controls, and ensure comprehensive protection against threats.

 

Industry Leading Certified Experts

Make Our Team, Your Team!

Our innovative IT security and compliance solutions are designed to deliver customized, cost-effective service on time—because your priorities are our priorities. With a highly qualified team of PCI DSS QSAs, Penetration Testers, and Information Security Consultants here at MegaplanIT, we will assess your unique company and business environment and design a path to security that will fit all of your needs.

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