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Penetration Testing

IANS' proven process identifies vulnerabilities and evaluates how well your compensating controls can block threats or mitigate damage.

Dave Kennedy, IANS Faculty and founding member of the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), explains the benefits of doing your pen testing through IANS.

Access IANS’ deep bench of pentesters

IANS assembles a team of highly skilled pen testers and applies unique and creative approaches to meet your goals. With IANS’ pre-vetted resources, you won’t need to worry about unknown testers having access to your environment, misaligned objectives, or confusing results. IANS testers have deep technical experience, having contributed to the Penetration Testing Execution Standard, written industry curricula, and developed the latest tools and practices used across the industry.
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Our penetration testing process

01.

Proven Methodology

IANS leverages PTES, the industry standard which many Faculty have contributed to.

02.

Fit & Scope

IANS recommends the appropriate pen testing approach and provider for your unique needs.

03.

Results & Remediation

Test results are actionable, consumable by an executive audience and come with effective mitigation strategies to reduce risk.

Tailor the testing process to meet your needs

Choose the appropriate type of test:

  • Goal-oriented
  • Assumed breach
  • Red teaming attack exercise

Test according to standards such as PCI-DSS, OWASP, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, or other regulatory standards your business must meet.

Choose the approach:

  • Blackbox
  • Greybox
  • Whitebox

Test based on the level of reconnaissance information you provide to pen testers.

Before IANS, much of my job was finding, vetting, and setting up RFPs for pen testing. IANS has vastly simplified the process and given me back two-thirds of my week.
Deputy CISO, Financial Services Company

Additional support for IANS clients

When pen test findings are connected to larger issues, IANS has the expertise to help you address them through your IANS membership. Prioritize your roadmap and increase understanding of security best practices throughout your organization. In addition to content, templates, and webinars, over 130 Faculty are available through the Ask-an-Expert service to help you build a remediation plan and create ongoing processes to avoid vulnerabilities found in pen tests from reoccurring.
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How is IANS Consulting different?

Exclusive cybersecurity focus

IANS focuses solely on Information Security, helping clients improve security, risk, and compliance programs.

Dedicated project managers

IANS handles all project management and Faculty engagement to ensure smooth delivery and standardized reporting.

Highly skilled, vetted experts

All projects are staffed by expert practitioners with deep, hands-on domain and technical experience.

Multi-level insights

Standardized reporting delivers both technical and executive level insights to help you reduce risk and justify investments to the C-suite.

Continued support for clients

IANS clients can access Decision Support tools to ensure smooth implementation once a consulting engagement is complete.

Speak with IANS about pen testing for your organization.