Penetration Testing

Pen testing is essential, but we take it further. Backed by our experience in constant cyber attack, we simulate real-world attacks to uncover what others miss.

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Test beyond the baseline. The value of Red Team penetration testing.

Pen testing plays a role in understanding your current security posture, but its value depends entirely on how it’s executed. At CovertSwarm, we go beyond tick-box tests to deliver focused, adversary-led assessments that reflect how real attackers think, move, and strike. Our approach is the future of penetration testing as a service and goes beyond the limited, traditional types of pen testing.

Our Pen Testing Services

Modern-day penetration testing companies should increase the pace of company growth and contribute to greater product development – not reduce the likelihood of gaining a competitive advantage as per previous legacy testing methodologies.

Our Swarm-based approach cuts through the archaic nature of traditional pen testing software. Rather than relying on a one-dimensional method, we have a team of diverse and experienced hackers with a broad range of skill sets at your disposal.

As part of CovertSwarm’s service, you will have access to a range of types of penetration testing:

  • Web Application Penetration Testing: We simulate real-world attacks on your web applications, APIs, and authentication mechanisms to uncover vulnerabilities that automated scanners miss.
  • Network & Infrastructure Penetration Testing: Our Swarm tests your network perimeter, internal segmentation, and infrastructure defenses through adversary-led reconnaissance and exploitation.
  • Cloud Penetration Testing: We assess your cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and multi-cloud environments) using the same tactics threat actors employ.
  • Physical Penetration Testing: Real attackers don’t stop at your firewall. Our team simulates physical intrusion attempts: tailgating, social engineering, and on-site exploitation, to test how your organization responds when threats bypass digital defenses.

Traditional pen tests dump thousands of low-priority findings on your desk and disappear. We don’t. You’ll have direct access to our Hive of ethical hackers for less than the cost of a single internal hire.

We avoid the risk of genetic testing and provide penetration testing services that fit your unique needs.

Benefits of our penetration testing services

Gain personalized cyber reports
Once we get to know your business, we’ll curate debriefs that are rooted in the context of your business, technology, and industry. Our pen test service reduces the unnecessary noise typically found in risk reports and offer direct remediation to your cyber risk status.

Detect and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities
Our team is trained to search for more than known cyber issues. Their rigorous red team penetration testing will uncover every weakness and leave no stone unturned. They will only stop once they exploit unknown, zero-day vulnerabilities that reside deep within your technology stacks.

Customize your pen testing service
We avoid the risk of genetic testing and provide penetration testing services that fit your unique needs. As part of our pen test services, you’ll be awarded personalized reports that deliver actionable results.

CREST certified pen testing
As a certified pen testing service provider, CovertSwarm holds multiple accreditations, including CREST , one of the cyber industry’s most highly- regarded accreditation bodies.

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focus on the points of compromise that truly matter

Our red team penetration testing approach ensures we focus on the points of compromise that truly matter to the livelihood of your business. We won’t overwhelm you with countless pages of meaningless data. Instead, we’ll build upon the relationships our ethical hackers have formed with your team and deliver truly impactful debriefs.

“We are really happy with CovertSwarm as our external RED team.”

COO and Co-founder, IT services and consulting company.

Constant cyber attack subscription

Our Constant Cyber Attack Subscription delivers relentless, full-spectrum assaults across your digital, physical, and social surfaces.

Forget rigid scopes and waiting weeks for a report. We give you a relentless adversary, attacking, probing, and exposing weaknesses before real attackers do. And if we can’t break in, you’ll know your security investments are working.

Schedule a call with our team to discuss how we can help outpace cyber threats.

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STOP TESTING. START ATTACKING.

Just as your security defenses must evolve to keep pace with organizational change, so must your approach to cyber attack.

With most security breaches occurring many days prior to detection, effective simulated assaults must be constant. This is the ultimate benefit of penetration testing in a continuous model – it’s the only way to counteract an APT and avoid zero-day exploits.

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NO PATCH FOR HUMAN ERROR

It’s not just your systems and applications which are susceptible to threat. Your people are too. Staff members are one of the most common breach points for successful cyber attacks.

That’s why, thinking beyond the digital, we’ll seek to exploit previous unexplored weaknesses in your physical and social environments too.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS)?

Let’s face it. Hackers don’t take the day off for Christmas, so neither should your security team. Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a subscription service that provides your organization with constant penetration security testing services.

Pen testing services offer a viable solution to the problem of cyber risks. In essence, a subscription model of penetration testing software offers an efficient way to keep up with the latest tools and techniques in the cyber security and penetration testing industry. Plus, outsourcing penetration testing provides access to a highly qualified and expert team of hackers when you need it the most.

What’s the difference between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning?

IT vulnerability and penetration testing are services commonly offered by the same cybersecurity providers. Although vulnerability scanning and penetration testing services share some similarities, they are vastly different.

Network penetration testing is designed to detect and exploit hidden vulnerabilities whereas vulnerability scanning aims to flag know threats on the technologies used. Another distinction is that ethical pen testing services involve a more targeted approach and often require more specialized skills.

The reports released by cyber security penetration testing companies should be in-depth and require further investigation. On the other hand, vulnerability scanning tests tend to involve a more generalized list of infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Who performs a pen test?

Penetration testers are usually experts in ethical hacking and have a deep understanding of the techniques used to execute real-world attacks. Our pen test service provides clients with the insights needed to improve their overall security posture.

How is a pen test carried out and what are the steps?

There are various steps to consider when carrying out cyber security pen testing. These can be loosely categorized as:

  • Scoping: First, the goals, limitations, and scope of the penetration test service are outlined.
  • Collecting: Information is gathered to identify potential weaknesses that double as entry points.
  • Vulnerability Analysis: Next an analysis of vulnerabilities is conducted, and issues are prioritized in terms of potential impact and likelihood of exploitation.
  • Exploiting: Next, the fun begins. Your vulnerabilities are exploited to gain access to your network.
  • Assessing: Once the damage is done, it’s time to see how far we were able to go and whether it’s possible to gain even deeper access.
  • Reporting: Lastly, the findings of the pen testing will be reported, alongside the potential impact of the simulated attack and recommendations to mitigate your cyber risk posture.
How much does a penetration test cost?

The cost of our pen test service is far less than the expenses associated with a significant data breach. But as a general rule of thumb, the cost of pen testing will vary based on the size and complexity of the system, the experience of the penetration testing company, and the scope of the attack and penetration testing itself.

How long does a pen test take and how often should you have one?

In terms of frequency, penetration testing as a service should be performed as regularly as possible. That’s why penetration testing service providers, like CovertSwarm, will often offer subscription-based models to their clients.

What do you do after a pen test?

After conducting an initial test, companies specialized in pen testing as a service should provide you with a detailed brief of their findings. They should prioritize your vulnerabilities by their level of risk and offer plenty of solutions for their remediation. Overall, they should ensure your weaknesses are patched up and ready for the next round of penetration testing.

Are ethical hacking and penetration testing the same?

Both ethical hacking and penetration testing share an overarching goal – to keep your security posture safe. However, they should not be used interchangeably as they are disparate in their functions.

Pen testing services and ethical hacking both look for vulnerabilities in your network or system. Any kind of pentest, such as website penetration testing, is designed to simulate an attack on your system and test its defenses and it’s one subset of ethical hacking.

On the other hand, ethical hacking encompasses a broader range of hacking techniques that are used to improve the security of your organization. This being said, physical penetration testing is still a type of ethical hacking.

Our full-spectrum red team services

Successful organizations are constant targets for malicious actors. Those who take security seriously don’t test their defenses once a year, they subscribe to CovertSwarm to attack constantly through our red team services.