Penetration Testing

Penetration testing and security assessments test and improve the security of your organization by pinpointing crucial weaknesses and vulnerabilities within your network. Our security assessments focus on identifying and remediating weaknesses in companies’ network devices, web and mobile applications, source code and physical security. Following a technical security assessment, your organization is able to strengthen its defenses and reduce the risk of a severe data breach.

The Sharp Solutions Team

As malicious attackers grow in number and become more advanced, your company needs a team with the methodology and experience to match. Our Attack and Penetration Testing Team has performed thousands of penetration tests for some of the largest and most complex companies in the world. Their experience is bolstered by top industry certifications. In fact, Sharp Solutions has more than 100 Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) on its security team, and many of our penetration testing team experts also hold the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification. By engaging Sharp Solutions as your security team, you gain the experts you need to protect your organization from all malicious threats.

The Value of a Security Assessment with Sharp Solutions

Having both an internal and external perspective of your networks, web and mobile applications and physical security is critical for maintaining a secure environment. Sharp Solutions security assessment services help you uncover hidden vulnerabilities and prioritize security risks, allowing you to make informed decisions to minimize risk and reduce your attack surface. Our security assessments use the same techniques and technologies as malicious attackers, providing a real-world test of your actual level of security.

Our assessments provide:

Third-party assurance that your network is secure, or expert advice on where hardening is needed
The ability to reduce the risk of breach and/or data loss
Testing required to meet compliance mandates, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
Both manual and automated testing to assess all attack vectors
A comprehensive final report with all prioritized findings and strategic recommendations to improve the systems, processes, and people that support your IT environment
The comfort of knowing that the industry’s top penetration testing team is on your side Penetration Testing Services

Our security assessment services include:

Vulnerability Assessments

Using both automated and manual techniques, our team discovers vulnerabilities that pose varying levels of risk to the organization. In order to produce accurate results and measurable metrics, Sharp Solutions follows the industry standard Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM).

Internal & External Penetration Testing

Our team attempts to gain access to our your physical or logical infrastructures by using unknown (black box), partially known (gray box) or known (white box) methods. Each asset undergoes a comprehensive attack, and the results are evaluated and prioritized.

Wireless Security Assessment

Our team tests your encryption and authentication technologies so you can protect the confidentiality of wireless transmissions and monitor and control unauthorized network access.

Web and Mobile Application Assessment

Using a hybrid approach of both automated and skilled manual analysis, our team does a comprehensive test of the enabled security controls meant to protect the application's exposed user interface.

Secure Source Code Analysis

Our team leverages a combination of leading automated source code scanning tools with seasoned security expertise to thoroughly assess the quality and security of virtually any existing code base.

Social Engineering

Sharp Solutions offers both physical and electronic social engineering to test the security awareness of your team members. Using email and phone phishing techniques, our team attempts to entice your staff to provide information or access to company resources that would normally require authorization. During a physical security assessment, our team evaluates the physical, electronic and human controls in place protecting the target location.

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An Experienced IT Team

Our IT Risk Assessment team has performed thorough, detailed assessments for a variety of businesses, non-profits and government agencies. We bring a team with unparalleled expertise and experience to each IT Risk Assessment. Through our in-house training and industry certifications, our consultants remain current on IT trends in practice and on the horizon We believe that every resource on our team is capable of identifying and addressing risks within complex IT environments. Should the need arise, we also have highly experienced technical teams capable of performing a variety of security assessments, including penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and social engineering.

The Value of a Sharp Solutions IT Risk Assessment

Through a comprehensive assessment of your IT environment, or select assessments of specific systems, Sharp Solutions can help you determine whether the existing IT policies, procedures, infrastructure, applications and security posture are suitably aligned with your organization’s short-term and long-term business objectives. Sharp Solutions assessment can provide management with:

Assurance to executives and/or the Board that IT risks are understood and properly controlled
The information and expert opinions needed to make well-informed risk management decisions to justify an existing or planned IT budget
A prioritized roadmap of remediation activities to address vulnerabilities, ensuring the greatest return on IT investments
Alignment of IT objectives with organizational goals
Identification and mitigation of critical risks within your IT environmentAreas of Assessment

IT Governance

Our team assesses the culture, organization, policies, and procedures that provide for IT management and control across five key areas: alignment of IT strategy and business/operational requirements, resource management, value delivery, risk management, and performance measurement.

IT Organization

Using industry benchmarks, we assess the IT department and the suitability of staffing levels, skills, and the balance of workforce to workload by IT tier. In addition, we can evaluate IT training programs, IT management structure, and compensation levels to ensure your organization is achieving maximum efficiency, employee satisfaction, and employee retention.

Security and Continuity

Our practitioners assess all aspects of IT security, including development standards, data security, configuration management, threat and vulnerability management, incident response, security awareness training, data classifications, and vendor due diligence.

Application Portfolio

We perform a critical analysis of key applications to determine the effectiveness, business value, lifespan, reliability, and end user satisfaction of each application. During the analysis, we categorize each application into four categories: tolerate, invest, migrate, or eliminate.

Network Infrastructure

Our team evaluates the security and suitability of all elements of your internal IT environment, including the architecture and configurations of firewalls, servers and databases, wireless networks, and bring-your-own-device policies.

IT Security

IT Risk Assessment

An IT Risk Assessment takes the guesswork out of evaluating IT risks. Our team of security professionals will ensure that your IT systems, processes, and people are aligned with your strategic business objectives, that all IT risks are understood, and that the costs of safeguarding your assets are manageable and appropriate. By performing an IT risk assessment, you gain complete visibility into the risks facing your IT environment. It is an essential assessment for companies that depend heavily on IT systems and processes to run their businesses.