Active Directory penetration testing runs through five phases. 1. Scoping the starting position. 2. Gaining an initial foothold. 3. Harvesting credentials. 4. Escalating privilege. 5. Proving domain dominance. Each phase builds on the last one's findings. The report prioritises fixes based on which finding collapses the most paths to domain control. Most breaches involving Active …
Cloud misconfiguration turns up in four recurring patterns. 1) Over-permissioned roles give an attacker a path to sensitive data. 2) Management interfaces sit reachable without MFA. 3) Account trust goes unreviewed, and 4) logging exists but nobody watches it. A CSPM tool flags each as a setting. What decides whether it's exploitable is whether a …
What to Expect From a Penetration Test, From Scoping to Retest What to expect from a penetration test goes well beyond the final report. At least, that’s how we do it at 7ASecurity. Before testing starts, you'll agree on scope and hand over access. During testing, you're expected to stay reachable. Afterwards, you get a …
Building an Information Security Management System (ISMS) without accurate ISO 27001 penetration testing is like building a bank vault and leaving the combination on a sticky note. You might have all the right policies written down. However, you have no proof those rules actually protect your data. Passing your audit requires more than completing a …
Finding a security flaw is only half the battle; knowing how to fix it before it’s exploited is the real goal of a web application penetration test. Web applications handle sensitive customer data, process payments, and manage internal tasks daily. This makes them massive targets for cybercriminals. Yet many companies think running a basic software …
