Security Services – Testing Phases

We follow these structured testing phases to systematically uncover vulnerabilities, reduce risk, and provide actionable remediation guidance. This approach helps your business maintain compliance, protect customer data, and uphold trust. Our testing areas include the following, you can choose which tests you want.

1. Core Testing Phases

Reconnaissance & Discovery

  • Passive: WHOIS/DNS lookup, GitHub/StackOverflow leaks, public footprint.
  • Active: Port scanning, banner grabbing, directory brute-forcing.

Web Application Penetration Testing

  • OWASP Top 10 focus (e.g. SQL Injection, XSS, Auth flaws).
  • Session management checks (cookies, token entropy).
  • Business-logic testing (e.g. price manipulation, access control bypass).
  • API security (parameter tampering, authorization).

Network & Infrastructure Testing

  • Vulnerability scanning of servers, containers, firewalls.
  • Internal network pivoting (if LAN test in scope).

Stripe & Payment Flows

  • Simulate incomplete or duplicate transactions.
  • Test webhooks, callbacks, API keys, and replay attacks.
  • Ensure PCI-DSS basics (no card data stored, TLS everywhere).

Microsoft 365 / Azure AD Review

  • Configuration audit: MFA, conditional access, guest/external access.
  • Secure Score analysis (Microsoft Secure Score dashboard).
  • PowerShell/Azure AD Graph scripts to enumerate roles & stale accounts.

Configuration & Hardening Review

  • IIS/Apache/Nginx settings, TLS versions, HTTP headers (HSTS, CSP).
  • Microsoft 365: Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams sharing policies.

Social Engineering (optional)

  • Phishing simulation, password policy review, user-training gaps.

Reporting & Remediation Guidance

  • Executive summary of business risks.
  • Detailed reproduction steps for each finding.
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap (Critical → Low).