Penetration testing consulting services
What is penetration testing?
Penetration testing (pen testing) is a strategic cybersecurity assessment where professionals simulate real-world cyberattacks on an organization’s systems, networks, or applications. The objective is to uncover security vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them.
Penetration testing services are provided by specialized cybersecurity professionals to deliver critical insights into an organization’s risk exposure, helping prioritize security investments, support compliance with industry regulations, and protect brand reputation.
Pen testing is a critically important, proactive measure in today’s digital landscape where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated and frequent. By simulating real-world cyberattacks, businesses have a practical way to:
- Identify vulnerabilities
- Assess security controls
- Support regulatory compliance
- Improve incident response
- Foster trust
What types of penetration tests are available?
Penetration testing comes in various forms, each targeting different aspects of an organization’s security. RSM’s experienced cybersecurity testing team holds various industry certifications and provides a breadth of penetration testing options to help keep your data and systems secure.
- Network security testing: Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities in internal and external network infrastructure, such as firewalls, routers, and servers.
- Software security testing: Examines applications—both web and mobile—for flaws like injection attacks or insecure authentication.
- Social engineering tests: Simulate human-based attacks, such as phishing or pretexting, to assess how employees respond to manipulation tactics.
- Adversarial operations (also known as red teaming): Mimics advanced, persistent threats by emulating real-world attacker behavior over extended periods to test an organization’s detection and response capabilities.
Together, these testing types provide a comprehensive view of an organization’s security posture.
Network security
Cloud penetration testing
Nearly every company now uses the cloud to support key business processes and applications, and we help you understand where new threats can emerge.
External penetration testing
Our team acts as an external attacker and uses current threat methods in an attempt to breach your systems and applications.
ICS/SCADA penetration testing
We help ensure that your security posture and controls align with recognized best-practice guidelines.
Internal penetration testing
Many attacks come from insiders, so we act as a user with internal access who attempts to compromise your network.
PCI penetration testing
The payment card industry data security standard, or PCI DDS, has specific demands to verify that cardholder data remains secure, and our team analyzes your environment to assess compliance.
Wireless testing
We test your networks to determine how connectivity with wireless devices can compromise security.
Vulnerability scanning
We provide a comprehensive, automated evaluation of your attack surface to discover any potential gaps.
Software security
Application programming interface testing
Our team attacks your APIs endpoints and backend to identify exploitable flaws.
Mobile testing
We evaluate your mobile policy to find gaps that threat actors may exploit.
Software and application testing
All organizations utilize a host of software and applications on a daily basis to get the job done. Our team tests their potential weaknesses and integrations with other systems.
Web application security developer training
We train your developers on how to keep the critical applications that run your business secure.
Social engineering
Email phishing
We develop and execute fraudulent email campaigns to determine the susceptibility of your people to social engineering attacks.
Phone phishing (Vishing)
Through phone calls, our team attempts to manipulate your employees into disclosing sensitive information.
Physical penetration testing
We attempt to breach your physical security measures to gain access to sensitive data and networks.
Security awareness training
We provide extensive training to ensure your people are aware of emerging threats and potential attack methods.
SMS phishing (SMShing)
Our team simulates an attack to lure people into revealing key data through mobile messaging.
Adversarial operations
Internet of Things and embedded device penetration testing
As sensors become more important in the collection of data during key processes and operations, we identify whether that data may be at risk.
Purple teaming
We work with you in a simulated attack scenario to build response capabilities and detection signatures in real time.
Red teaming
Our team plays the role of an attacker in a real-world scenario, testing your response capabilities and reaction time.
Scenario-based penetration testing
We can tailor our testing methods for any potential situation your business encounters to determine how your systems and people react.
How can we help protect you?
What are our clients saying?
Really appreciate the awesome partnership and job you guys do.
CISO, Healthcare industry
Great work! The deliverables exceed the level of detail that we need. The organization of the report is fantastic.
Application Lead, Technology industry
We thought the assessments went really well last year, and we would like to engage RSM for the same project this year.
Director, Business Continuity, Financial industry