Penetration testing that produces evidence, not just a PDF
Eight test types, from web application to red-team simulation, informed by the threat model and mapped to the framework a client is assessed against (SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, or OWASP), with risk-ranked, developer-ready findings and a before/after retest for 100% of remediated findings.
What does Netspective penetration testing produce?
Eight test types, from web application to red-team simulation, are mapped to the framework a client is assessed against: SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, or OWASP. Each produces risk-ranked, developer-ready findings and a retest for 100% of remediated findings.
Eight test types — web application, mobile, external network, internal network, wireless, cloud, API, and red-team simulation — each producing risk-ranked, developer-ready findings, timestamped and signed artifacts, and before/after retest verification, mapped to the compliance framework a client is actually assessed against: SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, or OWASP.
Eight test types, one evidence standard
Every engagement produces risk-ranked findings with developer-ready remediation guidance, a timestamped and signed record of what was tested and when, and a before/after retest that verifies a remediated finding is actually closed — not just reported as closed.
- Evidence-Grade Reports
- Timestamped, signed findings mapped directly to the control framework a client is assessed against.
- Zero Production Disruption
- Manual, human-led testing scoped to avoid outages on systems that cannot go down.
- Retest Verification
- For SOC 2 and CMMC assessments of GovCon systems, a before/after retest confirms that 100% of remediated findings are actually closed, not just reported closed.
- Framework Mapped
- Findings mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, or OWASP — whichever a client is assessed against.
Six test types
Web Application Testing (OWASP)
OWASP-aligned assessment of application logic and controls, from authentication flow to business-logic abuse cases.
- OWASP Top 10 Coverage
- Authentication & Session Testing
- Business Logic Abuse Cases
Mobile Application Testing (iOS/Android)
iOS and Android assessment including local storage, API communication, and platform-specific attack surfaces.
- Local Storage & Keychain Review
- API Communication Testing
- Platform-Specific Attack Surfaces
Cloud Infrastructure Review (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Configuration and identity-boundary review across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including IAM privilege-escalation paths.
- IAM Privilege-Escalation Paths
- Storage & Bucket Exposure
- Network Boundary Configuration
API & Microservices Testing
REST and GraphQL endpoint authorization and input-handling testing across a service mesh's actual trust boundaries.
- REST & GraphQL Authorization Testing
- Input-Handling & Injection Testing
- Service-to-Service Trust Boundaries
Internal Network Segmentation
Post-breach lateral-movement and segmentation testing to verify a compromised host actually stays contained.
- Lateral-Movement Testing
- Network Segmentation Verification
- Internal Access-Control Review
Red Team Adversary Simulation
Objective-based, multi-vector adversary simulation testing detection and response, not just exploitability.
- Objective-Based Engagement Design
- Detection & Response Evaluation
- Multi-Vector Adversary Simulation
This complements Cybersecurity Evidence & Threat Modeling for Connected Devices — the threat-modeling discipline that should inform what a penetration test actually targets, not replace it.
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Engineering reference only. Testing is manual, human-led, with tooling in support — not an automated scan sold as a penetration test.