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External Network Penetration Testing
Real Testing, Real Insights
Cut through the noise of superficial security assessments. In today's landscape, many "external penetration tests" are little more than automated vulnerability scans disguised as expert analysis, often performed by outsourced teams you never meet. This leaves critical risks undetected. Arcanum Information Security flips this disappointing practice on its head, delivering genuine, expert-led adversarial emulation focused on how breaches actually occur.
Expertise, Transparency, and a Hybrid Approach
At Arcanum, external penetration testing isn't just a checkbox – it's our specialty. We bring over a decade of real-world offensive security experience managing advanced red team engagements, penetration tests, and bug bounty programs for Fortune 500 companies. We understand that the perimeter is where breaches often begin.
No Bait-and-Switch
Forget the typical consultant model. Our founder, Jason Haddix—former Head of Triage at a leading global bug bounty platform and a recognized top-100 bug hunter on Bugcrowd—personally ensures each engagement is staffed with elite, seasoned specialists. The experts you talk to are the experts doing the work.
Hybrid Testing Engine
We combine precise automation for efficiency with deep, manual, human-led testing. Tools find vulnerabilities; our experts creatively exploit them, simulating how real adversaries operate to bypass defenses.
Experience-Driven Insights
Our methodology is built on years of frontline experience. We find what scanners—and many competitors—overlook.
Comprehensive Assessment of Your External Attack Surface
The Arcanum team will be attending conferences and events across the world to give live trainings and talks.
In-depth Reconnaissance & Technology Mapping
Uncovering and fingerprinting all external assets attackers could target, identifying potential bypasses simple patches might miss.
Credential Exposure Analysis
Leveraging advanced threat intelligence resources and breach data checks to find leaked employee credentials that could provide attackers easy initial access.
Focused High-Risk Target Assessment
Special attention is given to often-overlooked but critical areas like exposed network administration control panels, DevOps tooling, and sensitive interfaces.
Manual Vulnerability Hunting & Exploitation
Leveraging advanced threat intelligence resources and breach data checks to find leaked employee credentials that could provide attackers easy initial access.
Web Application Testing
(Up to Authentication)
Identifying initial access vulnerabilities in web applications at the pre-authentication stage (complementary to, but not replacing, full web application pentests).
A Tailored Partnership for Enhanced Security
We begin every engagement with an insightful kickoff call to understand your specific environment, priorities, and security concerns. This allows us to tailor our testing efforts, focusing on the risks that matter most to your organization. You receive actionable intelligence—clear, prioritized findings tied to real-world breach scenarios—and remediation guidance, not just a cookie-cutter report.
With Arcanum, you gain more than a penetration test; you gain a transparent partner dedicated to genuinely enhancing your security posture and ensuring your defenses are prepared for sophisticated threats.
Ideal For:
- Organizations needing compliance (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001) backed by substantive testing.
- Security teams tired of scan-and-report "pentests" that miss the crucial human element of attacks.
- Businesses seeking proactive defense insights to harden internet-facing assets before attackers strike.
Ready to see your network through an attacker’s eyes? Let’s discuss how Arcanum can strengthen your external defenses.
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