Penetration Testing Services

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 Penetration testing is a controlled security assessment that identifies vulnerabilities, validates risk, and provides clear remediation guidance. Unlike a standard vulnerability scan, a penetration test attempts to safely exploit security gaps to determine their actual business impact.

Testing methodologies commonly align with recognized security guidance such as NIST security assessment practices and OWASP web application testing standards. NIST provides guidance for technical security testing and assessments, while OWASP maintains widely used web application security testing resources.

We assess your internet-facing systems to identify weaknesses that could be exploited from outside your organization. This may include firewalls, VPN portals, remote access services, public IP ranges, exposed applications, and misconfigured services.

Internal testing simulates what could happen if an attacker gained access to your network or if an insider account was compromised. We evaluate segmentation, privilege escalation paths, insecure protocols, weak credentials, Active Directory risks, and lateral movement opportunities.

We test web applications for common and advanced security weaknesses, including authentication flaws, authorization issues, injection vulnerabilities, session management risks, insecure configurations, and data exposure. Our testing approach can align with OWASP Web Security Testing Guide practices. 

We evaluate wireless networks for weak encryption, rogue access points, insecure guest access, misconfigured SSIDs, poor segmentation, and unauthorized access risks.

We review cloud environments for identity and access risks, exposed services, misconfigured storage, insecure security groups, weak administrative controls, and poor logging or monitoring coverage.

Security is not only about systems. We can assess user awareness through controlled phishing simulations and social engineering scenarios to help identify training gaps and improve your organization’s security posture.

Our assessments are designed to identify risks such as:

• Exposed services and misconfigured firewalls 
• Weak passwords and credential reuse 
• Unpatched systems and vulnerable software 
• Privilege escalation paths 
• Active Directory misconfigurations 
• Insecure VPN and remote access configurations 
• Web application vulnerabilities 
• Poor network segmentation 
• Cloud misconfigurations 
• Sensitive data exposure 
• Lack of logging, alerting, or detection visibility

Penetration testing helps your organization:

• Identify security gaps before attackers exploit them 
• Validate firewall, VPN, cloud, and network controls 
• Improve compliance readiness 
• Strengthen security policies and configurations 
• Reduce the risk of ransomware and unauthorized access 
• Prioritize remediation based on real-world impact 
• Improve executive visibility into cybersecurity risk

At the end of the engagement, NextGen  provides:

• Executive summary for leadership 
• Technical findings for IT and security teams 
• Risk ratings and business impact 
• Evidence of validated vulnerabilities 
• Remediation recommendations 
• Prioritized action plan 
• Optional retesting after remediation