Continuous Penetration Testing
Continuous testing ensures ongoing protection by identifying and mitigating risks in real-time. SynerComm’s proactive approach safeguards business continuity and reduces potential financial losses.
Pentesting Can’t be Automated
Penetration testers will be the first to tell you that pentesting can’t be automated. Trust the experts! At SynerComm we automate the pentest tools than can be automated safely and continue to use our expert penetration testers for the rest.
For many companies, point-in-time penetration testing is no longer sufficient.
Better Data, Better Playbooks, Better Defense
A unique benefit of good penetration testing is that there are no false-positives. Pentests actually attempt to exploit vulnerabilities and the evidence is included in the findings. SynerComm’s findings provide executives with the contextual risk information necessary to make decisions and sufficient technical detail for IT teams to mitigate and remediate the identified vulnerabilities.
As the threat landscape changes, SynerComm’s Continuous Penetration Test adapts. We’re constantly adding new “pentest tools” to our CASM platform and updating our pentest Playbooks to cover all modern threats. We monitor what’s being exploited in the wild to ensure our clients are quickly evaluated against the latest attacks. When we’re not testing for the latest attack, our pentesters perform tests from our 100+ playbooks looking for common risks and exposures.
With Continuous Penetration Testing, our penetration testers become an extension of your team. A unique benefit of PTaaS is having on-demand access to evaluate new assets and to speak with expert pentesters about your concerns.
What CASM Does for Your Cybersecurity
Closing Gaps and Changing the Game
Daily Assessments, Constant Enhancements
SynerComm’s CASM platform runs dozens of scanners, continually hunting for potential vulnerabilities so they can be validated by our expert penetration testers.
Cross-Industry Benchmarking
All SynerComm clients benefit from the insights and best practices gained through working with numerous clients across many industries.
Validated Pentest Findings
Say goodbye to false positives. Our pentesters only write findings after their exploit and severity are verified.
Actionable
Reporting
SynerComm’s findings are specific to your systems and include everything you need to understand and remediate the vulnerability.
Beyond Automation – Pentest Playbooks
For everything that can’t (or shouldn’t) be automated, our pentesters do the rest. Including emergency playbooks for late breaking attacks and post-exploitation pentesting.
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CASM
CASM is designed by our expert pentesters to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, providing you with the convenience of having PTaaS, EASM, and vulnerability management all in one platform.
Learn how CPT can position you for stronger long-term security and better, higher return on investment.
Why Choose SynerComm for CPT
Our CASM platform provides a complete solution for external security challenges. AI-powered, it integrates seamlessly with your workflows, delivering rich data and actionable reports to empower your security team.
Our OSCP/CISSP certified consultants offer a full range of testing tactics, uncovering vulnerabilities across your systems. Get clear summaries and concrete steps to improve your security posture with measurable results.
Answering Your Questions:
Continuous Penetration Testing FAQs
How does continuous penetration testing work?
CPT is pentesting with the benefit of regular inspection across all public-facing assets, with quick notification around actionable findings. SynerComm’s CPT offering starts with a rigorous upfront pentest to establish your baseline and all current vulnerabilities.
After that, you can expect a regular mixture of automated, human/pentester-led playbooks, event-driven response, and more that gives you an ongoing picture of your vulnerabilities and risks. And your CPT subscription gives you the benefit of access to our CASM platform, supporting all of your automated testing activities and offering an intuitive interface that will give you deep insight into your assets and risk. Seamless integrations, single-pane-of-glass functionality, and clear communication of action plans is what you can always expect with SynerComm’s CPT.
What are the main benefits of continuous penetration testing?
Regular pentesting like what you get with CPT benefits your business by providing you with continuous 24/7/265 monitoring, helping you adapt to and beat the latest and emerging threats. Activities we perform like password spraying should be performed repeatedly throughout the year—rather than merely on an annual basis like less rigorous pentesting practices.
Because adversaries are evolving so quickly, annual pentesting simply is not sufficient to properly protect organizations. Rather than a single pentester’s perspective, SynerComm’s style of CPT offers you the benefit of an entire team of pentesters and all the experience and inquisitiveness they bring to the table. And unlimited retesting included in your CPT subscription helps ensure that your remediations are validated quickly and you have an accurate read on your security posture.
What tools and technologies are used in continuous penetration testing?
At SynerComm, we love this question because it takes us back to what really powers our team: the human element. And the truth is that tools are only as good as the pentester who’s using them.
Yes, we embrace automated components in our CPT services, drawing from our trademarked Continuous Attack Surface Management platform, CASM. With it, our pentesters have built CASM Engine scanners for dozens of specific penetration tests. On top of these automations, additional pentesting tools are manually run each month by our team of experience pentesting professionals, and we use our findings and discoveries to build Pentest Playbooks that will ensure you (and all of our customers) get the benefit of ongoing, updated testing mechanisms to discover every vulnerability your systems may harbor. From port scanning to web apps and much more, our team has you covered—with the tools to get the job done.
How is CPT different from traditional penetration testing?
CPT is ongoing, regular pentesting. In the past, proactive security testing wasn’t always seen as a necessity, but today, cybersecurity risk demands additional and regular security testing like pentesting.
Today, the time between vulnerability discovery and exploit is much shorter—and what once took days or weeks can now take just minutes. This speed of execution means businesses must be proactive, with continuous testing for new vulnerabilities. Constant vigilance has become essential.
What are some best practices for continuous penetration testing?
For SynerComm’s team, we embrace the following best practices:
- Automate everything you (safely) can
- Use experienced pentesters—again, our team is everything!
- Perform a thorough initial baseline pentest
- Monitor previously tested systems for changes or new vulnerabilities
- Continuously discover new assets and begin immediate monitoring and testing of them
- Test rapidly for late-breaking attacks, vulnerabilities, and exploits
- Quickly alert and track exploitable vulnerabilities
- Provide every customer access to all of their collected pentest data
- Integrate all collected data into existing workflows
How can I ensure my continuous penetration testing program is effective?
Volume and quality of findings is the most obvious measure, but subscribers should also measure effectiveness based on the reassurance factor. The service’s on-demand dashboards show real-time results, notifications show the effectiveness of change detection, and regular reporting to reassure subscribers that their assets are being continuously monitored.
What compliance standards does CPT adhere to?
CPT adheres to best practices outlined in OWASP Top 10 and BSIMM.
What are the risks of not implementing CPT?
Without CPT, you face compounding, time-based risk. Once a vulnerability exists, you’re in a race to correct it before it’s discovered and exploited by criminals. But without CPT, it could be months or even years before you find it. With CPT, you are far more likely to detect vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
What resources do I need for CPT?
How do I get started with continuous penetration testing?
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Strong security requires constant vigilance.
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