How AttackVector tests: methodology overview
The phases, standards, severity model, evidence rules, and report structure behind every AttackVector engagement, so you know what to expect before testing begins.
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ReadAttackVector is an offensive security firm. We test your defenses the way a real adversary would, prove what is exploitable, and give your team a clear, prioritized path to fix it.
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Financial services, Healthcare, Energy and utilities, Legal, Retail, TechnologyFinancial services, Healthcare, Energy and utilities, Legal, Retail, TechnologyWhat you receive
Every finding is proven by hand, scored, and ranked by what it would let an attacker do to your business. Fixes are tracked through retest, and the attestation letter is ready for your auditor or insurer.
Download the sample reportEngagement summary
External penetration test
Findings by severity
Priority findings
Exposed management interface with default credentials
Fixed, verified
Password reset flow allows account takeover
Fix in progress
Outdated TLS configuration on customer portal
Scheduled
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Can an outsider get in?
Your internet-facing perimeter, tested from the outside in.
Learn moreWhat damage can an insider do?
Assume the perimeter has failed. Find out what happens next.
Learn moreCan this application be turned against its users?
Deep, manual testing of one application and its APIs.
Learn moreCan this AI feature be turned against the business?
Security testing for the AI features, agents, and integrations your product now ships.
Learn moreIs our cloud configured the way we think it is?
AWS, Azure, and GCP environments assessed for the mistakes attackers look for.
Learn moreWill someone hand over the keys?
Phishing, vishing, and pretexting campaigns that measure your people.
Learn moreWould we notice a determined attacker?
A goal-driven adversary simulation against people, process, and technology.
Learn moreWhat is exposed right now, and does it matter?
Point-in-time tests leave blind spots between engagements. CTEM is a continuous program that scopes your attack surface, discovers new exposure as it appears, prioritizes by real business risk, validates what is actually exploitable, and mobilizes your team to fix it. You get a live view of exposure and an expert who owns the cycle with you.
Learn moreCompliance
Pick the requirement and we will map it to the right test and the evidence your auditor or insurer expects.
See the requirement mappingHow we work
You always know where the engagement is and what comes next.
Goals, boundaries, and rules of engagement agreed with the people who own the systems.
Everything reachable in scope is mapped, including the assets nobody remembers deploying.
Weaknesses are chained by hand into real access, the way an attacker would do it.
Every finding ships with evidence and business impact, ranked so the fix order is obvious.
Once fixes land we verify them and close the loop. Open findings stay tracked.
Why AttackVector
Most assessments hand you a scanner export with a logo on it. We hand you a ranked plan, and stay involved until it is done.
About the teamA quantified view of risk after every engagement, so you can prioritize fixes, justify spend, and show improvement between tests.
An executive summary in business terms, and technical detail written for the engineers who have to fix it.
Ten findings often share one cause. We tell you which, so you fix the pattern instead of the same class of issue each quarter.
We test whether the EDR, the segmentation, and the response playbook hold when a skilled attacker leans on them.
Leadership
AttackVector is led by a red team operator with more than a decade of hands-on offensive work against some of the most targeted organizations in the world. The person you talk to during scoping is the person doing the testing.
Certifications: Offensive Security Certified Professional, Offensive Security Certified Expert, Rapid7 Nexpose Certified Administrator.
Resources
The phases, standards, severity model, evidence rules, and report structure behind every AttackVector engagement, so you know what to expect before testing begins.
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ReadTalk to the people who will run your engagement. Every consultation is free and starts with your goals, not a sales script.