How we do it
Social engeneering In fact, all kinds of errors made by human users could become fatal when
speaking of security system vulnerabilities. Moreover, it is of much importance for each employer to
strictly observe all standards and policies related to system security in order to avoid any further
threats and attacks. Be sure to know that any confidential data should not be stored in any e-mails
or cells and tablets. Note that ordering a thorough network security system audit is the best
solution to locate all these vulnerabilities.
Software testing In order to find out all vulnerabilities and threats you server or network
security system may be subjected to it is necessary to check it by means of special
software.
Physical penetration testing The most efficient solution to protect confidential data is a
so-called penetration tests that are able to reveal all vulnerabilities your system may be subjected
to on a physical level. Be sure to know that these tests are widely used in military institutions
and government agencies. Moreover, they gained popularity in all those companies that compel to
store payment data and bank account details each client possesses. These tests are able to check out
all physical network devices and hotspots in order to prevent any further threats and attacks
violating your system security.
External Network test addressing security vulnerabilities at the network layer* and also
including host configuration** vulnerabilities
Internal Network (on your internal network) test addressing security vulnerabilities at the
network layer* and also including host configuration** vulnerabilities.
Web Application penetration test. Injection flaws, such as SQL, OS, XXE, and LDAP injection
occur when untrusted data is sent to an interpreter as part of a command or query. The attacker’s
hostile data can trick the interpreter into executing unintended commands or accessing data without
proper authorization.
Wireless penetration test, in conjunction with an internal network penetration test, for one
wireless access point and associated client devices..
Injection
Injection flaws, such as SQL, OS, XXE, and LDAP injection occur when untrusted data is sent to an
interpreter as part of a command or query. The attacker’s hostile data can trick the interpreter
into executing unintended commands or accessing data without proper authorization.
Broken Authentication and Session Management
Application functions related to authentication and session management are often implemented
incorrectly, allowing attackers to compromise passwords, keys, or session tokens, or to exploit
other implementation flaws to assume other users’ identities (temporarily or permanently).
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
XSS flaws occur whenever an application includes untrusted data in a new web page without proper
validation or escaping, or updates an existing web page with user supplied data using a browser API
that can create JavaScript. XSS allows attackers to execute scripts in the victim’s browser which
can hijack user sessions, deface web sites, or redirect the user to malicious sites.
Broken Access Control
Restrictions on what authenticated users are allowed to do are not properly enforced. Attackers can
exploit these flaws to access unauthorized functionality and/or data, such as access other users'
accounts, view sensitive files, modify other users’ data, change access rights, etc.
Security Misconfiguration
Good security requires having a secure configuration defined and deployed for the application,
frameworks, application server, web server, database server, platform, etc. Secure settings should
be defined, implemented, and maintained, as defaults are often insecure. Additionally, software
should be kept up to date.
Sensitive Data Exposure
Many web applications and APIs do not properly protect sensitive data, such as financial,
healthcare, and PII. Attackers may steal or modify such weakly protected data to conduct credit card
fraud, identity theft, or other crimes. Sensitive data deserves extra protection such as encryption
at rest or in transit, as well as special precautions when exchanged with the browser.
Insufficient Attack Protection
The majority of applications and APIs lack the basic ability to detect, prevent, and respond to both
manual and automated attacks. Attack protection goes far beyond basic input validation and involves
automatically detecting, logging, responding, and even blocking exploit attempts. Application owners
also need to be able to deploy patches quickly to protect against attacks.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
A CSRF attack forces a logged-on victim’s browser to send a forged HTTP request, including the
victim’s session cookie and any other automatically included authentication information, to a
vulnerable web application. Such an attack allows the attacker to force a victim’s browser to
generate requests the vulnerable application thinks are legitimate requests from the victim.
Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
Components, such as libraries, frameworks, and other software modules, run with the same privileges
as the application. If a vulnerable component is exploited, such an attack can facilitate serious
data loss or server takeover. Applications and APIs using components with known vulnerabilities may
undermine application defenses and enable various attacks and impacts.
Underprotected APIs
Modern applications often involve rich client applications and APIs, such as JavaScript in the
browser and mobile apps, that connect to an API of some kind (SOAP/XML, REST/JSON, RPC, GWT, etc.).
These APIs are often unprotected and contain numerous vulnerabilities.
