Penetration Testing

With the cyber threat picture becoming more dismal, especially spanning the last decade, penetration testing has become an absolute need for a variety of sectors. A penetration test, also called a "pentest," is a simulated cyberattack on your IT system.

Just like compliance and risk assessments, a yearly penetration test is important to make sure your organization's security is up to date. A penetration test will help you find any weaknesses in your technology and address them, before a hacker exploits the gaps.

Along with performing penetration tests, Accorian will aid in providing recommendations on fixes or compensatory controls for identified vulnerabilities.
Capability to carry out penetration tests and map vulnerabilities to varied compliance requirements aid in prioritizing fixes.
Our hybrid approach allows us to focus on identifying issues with tangible impact Help customers understand the overall security posture of the environment.

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Why Choose Accorian?

In addition to doing penetration testing, Accorian assists in recommending solutions or compensatory controls for identified vulnerabilities.

We are able to conduct penetration testing and map vulnerabilities to a variety of compliance criteria to aid in prioritizing solutions.

Our hybrid approach enables us to uncover problems with measurable consequences. We help customers understand the overall security posture of the environment.

Why Do You Need Pentesting?

Pentesting goes beyond only discovering typical vulnerabilities using automated techniques and identifies more complicated security concerns, such as business logic flaws and payment gateway difficulties. It aids in gaining a greater understanding of your organization's security posture and resolving challenges to improve security.

The key objectives of doing frequent pentests are to:

Maintaining an awareness of the evolving cyber threat scenario

Identification and correction of business logic mistakes

Getting ready for compliance audits

Protecting your organization against security breaches

Application Penetration Test

A penetration test for an application can find bugs in the code and problems with permissions that could lead to a data breach. Our certified experts who have been trained and tested can identify flaws in multiple programming languages and environments.

Application Penetration Test

A penetration test for an application can find bugs in the code and problems with permissions that could lead to a data breach. Our experts who have been trained and tested can find flaws in many different programming languages and environments. Our reports will help you figure things out.

Phishing Security Check

It just takes one user falling prey to a phishing email for an attacker to gain access to your network. Our experts can help you prepare you for a ransomware attack by conducting phishing campaigns in your organization. By tracking the open and click-through rates we can provide an understanding of your company’s phishing risk.

Phishing Security Check

An attacker can get into your network if even one of your users falls for a phishing email. By running phishing campaigns in your company, our experts can help you get ready for a ransomware attack. By keeping track of how many people open and click on your emails, we can figure out how vulnerable your company is to become a phishing target.

Red Team Exercises

Red team exercises offer a way for enterprises to fully test their security posture. This is a high-complexity exercise where our most experience ethical hackers will try to creative, simultaneous, and fluid ways to infiltrate your system and exploit any weakness to the fullest extent. Red-team exercises are generally conducted by security-mature enterprises on the front-line of cyberthreat.

Red Team Exercises

Red team exercises give businesses a way to fully test their security. This is a very complicated exercise in which our most experienced ethical hackers will try to find creative, simultaneous, and fluid ways to get into your system and take advantage of any weaknesses. Red team exercises are usually done by businesses that have a lot of experience with security and are on the front lines of cyberthreat.

Penetration Test For Mobile Apps

Mobile apps need to be secured, especially if they connect to servers in the backend. We offer pentests for both Apple and Android devices for security holes. This involves a vulnerability assessment to see if there is a way that a hacker can gain access to your network. After the test, we will report our findings and help you create a robust wireless network.

Penetration Test For Mobile Apps

Mobile apps need to be safe, especially if they connect to servers in the backend. We can test both Apple and Android devices for security holes. This is done by doing a vulnerability assessment to see if a hacker could get into your network. After the test, we'll tell you what we found and help you set up a strong wireless network.

Wireless Penetration Test

Hackers can easily get into your network through wireless technology. Our team will evaluate the security of your wireless networks by testing your defenses and finding the gaps.Following this, we would be able to provide a report and recommend ways to improve your wireless security.

Wireless Penetration Test

Hackers can easily get into your network through wireless technology. Our team will figure out how safe your wireless networks are by testing your defenses and looking for places where they are weak. We can give you a report and suggest ideas on how to make your wireless security better.

Social Engineering

Too often, our digital lives expose us to adverse security situations that can lead to things like identity theft, ransomware, and stolen passwords. To have a full security system for your
business, you need to think about all the ways your business could be attacked.

Social Engineering

Too often, our digital lives put us in bad security situations that can lead to things like identity theft, ransomware, and stolen passwords. To have a full security system for your business, you need to think about all the ways it could be attacked.

Secure Code Review

A secure code scan is needed to identify and fix dangerous flaws in the code that could be potentially hidden on the front end. Accorian uses the right tools and processes to ensure your application is released without any critical weaknesses.

Secure Code Review

A secure code scan is needed to find and fix dangerous flaws in the code that could be hidden on the front end. Accorian will use the right tools and processes to make sure that when your application is released, there are no major flaws.

Accorian Pentesting Services

The ethical hackers at Accorian have the skills and experience to do pentests on all components of your IT system. During a pentest, our ethical hackers look for security holes in your app, network, or system and help you fix them before attackers find out about them and use them. This makes pentesting an important step that a web application or business owner cannot forgo.

External Penetration Test

The best way to scour for weaknesses in a company's IT assets that can be seen on the internet is to have an external pen test. This includes the domain servers, website, and email. Our security experts can identify and examine vulnerabilities to determine if they can be exploited by a hacker.

Application Penetration Test

Red Team Exercises

Wireless Penetration Test

Secure Code Review

Internal Penetration Test

An internal pen test is a good way to find holes in applications that are behind the firewall of a company. This involves simulating an attack by a malicious insider. Finding these weaknesses could prevent an attack by a rogue employee or a hacker using stolen employee credentials.

Phishing Security Check

Penetration Test For Mobile Apps

Social Engineering

Too often, our digital lives expose us to adverse security situations that can lead to things like identity theft, ransomware, and stolen passwords. To have a full security system for your business, you need to think about all the ways your business could be attacked.

Penetration Testing Methodologies

4 Pervasive Penetration Testing Methodologies

A penetration testing methodology describes how a penetration test is planned and carried out. In addition to Accorian's bespoke procedures, which are a combination of the finest measures, we also apply widely accepted, industry-recognized techniques that are an excellent solution for enterprises.

The four leading penetration testing approaches that are acknowledged and esteemed in the industry are:

OSSTMM – The Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
OWASP – Open Web Application Security Project
NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology
PTES – Penetration Testing Execution Standard

PenTesting Steps

Depending on the specifics of your situation, our pentesting procedure would include some or all of the following steps:

Data Collection

There are a variety of data collecting techniques, including Google Search, for acquiring data from a target system. In addition to web page source code analysis, there are a variety of unrestricted tools and services available on the market that give information such as database, table names, system software, and hardware used by third party plugins.

Vulnerability Evaluation

On the basis of the data acquired in the first stage, security flaws in the target network may be readily recognized. This allows penetration testers to perform attacks utilizing the system's recognized entry points.

Practical Exploitation

This is the most important phase, requiring specialized expertise and procedures to start an assault on the target system. Expert penetration testers may start an attack on a system using their talents.

Analysis of Results and Production of Reports

After the conclusion of penetration testing, comprehensive reports for remedial measures are compiled. In these reports, all detected vulnerabilities and proposed remediation procedures are detailed. You may modify the format of vulnerability reports (XML, HTML, Microsoft Word, PDF) to meet the demands of your company.

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Kerberoasting and Evil Passwords - The Dark Side of an Active Directory

Written By Aakash Kumar Imagine a world where you have to remember passwords for every website and network you want to use. You'd be constantly typing in your passwords, making it easy for others to access your sensitive information. Even with passwords, there exist vulnerabilities, such as Kerberoasting, a hacking technique that exploits flaws in the Kerberos authentication system to extract password hashes and access sensitive data. In Greek mythology, Kerberos was named after the three-headed dog who guarded the underworld gates. The Kerberos protocol, like the mythical creature, helps secure the gates of a computer network, protecting it from unauthorized access. This protocol relies on a trusted third party, the Key Distribution Center (KDC), to validate user and device identities and provide secure access to network resources. Kerberos is like a secret assistant who protects your passwords and ensures that only you and the websites you want to access can use them. It's like having your own personal bouncer for your online information, ensuring that only you and your trusted members can access it. In this blog, we'll look at how Kerberos works, the key features that make it so secure, and how it is a valuable tool for protecting computer networks. What is Kerberos? The Kerberos network authentication protocol is designed to authenticate users to network services securely. It employs a trusted third party, a Key Distribution Centre (KDC), which issues tickets encrypted with the password hash of the user's account. Understanding Kerberoasting: A Threat to Active Directory Kerberoasting is a post-exploitation attack that extracts service account credential hashes from Active Directory. An attacker can potentially gain unauthorized access to the system by using these hashes to crack the user's password. The attack is mostly successful due to the use of weak passwords. Most service account passwords have the same minimum password length requirement for the domain (10 or 12 characters), which makes them vulnerable. Since a majority of the service accounts don't have password expiration settings, it's likely that the same password will be valid for months or even years. Moreover, service accounts are often not created with the principle of least privilege in mind. They are usually members of the Domain Admins group, providing the Active Directory with complete administrative capabilities (even if the service account only requires modifying an attribute on specific object types or performing administrative tasks). How Does Kerberos Work? To request (AS-REQ) the TGT, the user logs into the Active Directory, using a username and password. The password is converted to an NTLM hash and sent to the Domain Controller (KDC). The Domain Controller (KDC) generates ticket-granting tickets (TGT) after it verifies user credentials. The encrypted TGT is then delivered to the user (AS-REP). When requesting (TGS-REQ) a Ticket Granting Service (TGS) ticket, the user provides the TGT to the DC. The DC validates the TGT and creates a TGS ticket. The TGS is encrypted with the target service account's NTLM password hash and sent to the user (TGS-REP). The user provides (AP-REQ) the TGS and establishes a connection with the server running the service on the relevant port. The service uses the NTLM password hash to open the TGS ticket. Where is the Flaw? The service account's weak password is the cause of the vulnerability. As previously stated, the target service's password hash encrypts the ticket, and any user in the AD can request this ticket from the KDC and crack it offline. If strong password policies are not implemented, a weakly used password can be compromised, leading to unauthorized access. A user or machine account is the two types of...

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WHY HIRE A CREST ACCREDITED PENETRATION TESTING (PEN TESTING) FIRM?

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" - a famous quote by Benjamin Franklin that perfectly captures cybersecurity's importance in today's digital world. This is especially true for companies that must safeguard their sensitive data and systems from ever-increasing cyber threats and attacks. Therefore, companies must conduct penetration testing to enhance their security with a CREST Accredited partner. What is CREST? CREST is a not-for-profit accreditation and certification body representing the technical information security industry. The CREST Codes of Conduct contain the basic principles that underpin good business practice and ethics, which are all-pervasive. They describe the standards of practice expected of Member Companies and their Consultants and must be observed in parallel with the Code of Ethics. Why Should You Choose a CREST Accredited Partner? Accorian recently acquired its CREST accreditation, and here is what Rowland Johnson, President CREST, had to say, “Accreditation of Accorian is a strong endorsement of its penetration testing team and commitment to robust business processes, data security and testing methodologies,” said Rowland Johnson, President of CREST. “It also reflects the growing influence of CREST across the Americas and the growing demand for highly skilled penetration testing services from trusted providers that can demonstrate internationally recognized, independent validation.”Choosing a CREST approved partner instils confidence and trust that the chosen penetration testing service provider has undergone rigorous controls to receive accreditation and has access to industry-leading resources and events to ensure their knowledge is always up to date. By choosing a CREST accredited partner, you can rest assured that the provider has the necessary skills and methodologies to conduct a thorough and accurate assessment of your cybersecurity strategy.Furthermore, CREST recognition indicates they adhere to best practices in all aspects of the testing process, including assignment execution, preparation, scoping, data protection, and post-technical delivery. They also sign up for a binding company code of conduct, which includes procedures for handling complaints. Importance of Choosing a CREST Approved Partner Choosing a CREST Accredited penetration testing services provider gives you reassurance that: What are the Benefits of a CREST Accredited Penetration Testing Service Provider? ACCESS TO HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONALSA CREST-certified pen tester must undergo rigorous exams to demonstrate their expertise and competence, ensuring their knowledge is of the highest caliber. To become CREST certified, they must have 6000-10,000 hours of regular and professional experience. While it may seem impossible for an individual to achieve this feat, there is no doubt that a CREST-certified partner will have access to a pool of highly qualified pen testers to conduct your business assessment.ENHANCES CUSTOMER ASSURANCEConsumers frequently inquire about the security of their data. With growing data security concerns, businesses must regulate industry standards and protect their consumer’s data. Partnering with a CREST-accredited company ensures that your business follows the best security practices.GLOBALLY ACCREDITEDCREST Accreditation is a certification that is internationally recognized. Having partnered with a CREST approved company for your pen testing services ensures that your business is certified and credible regarding information security.ALIGNED WITH SHIFTING PARADIGMSBruce Schneier, a security expert, stated, "Security is an ever-changing and evolving landscape that necessitates constant attention and adaptation.” Therefore, it is critical to partner with a CREST-approved pen testing firm that stays updated with advanced developments in technical information assurance to ensure that your business stays relevant and adapts quickly to changing times. REGULAR PEN TESTER v/s CREST ACCREDITED PEN TESTER PARTNER WITH ACCORIAN FOR YOUR PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES Accorian is an established cybersecurity advisory firm with a global clientele that assists businesses of all sizes in improving their cybersecurity posture through their compliance readiness, audit and penetration testing services, along with...

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Penetration Testing Anecdote Series

Authentication bypass due to weak verification of SAML Token What is authentication bypass in web applications? The web application vulnerability - authentication bypass occurs when there is improper validation of the user’s identity on the server-side. Generally, a successful authentication bypass requires the attacker to have knowledge of either the username/email ID unlike the case of SQL injection where the attacker can attempt to log into the application using any user. What is SAML? SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is a standard for authenticating and authorizing users across multiple applications by leveraging the logged-in session of one application. In simple words, you log into a dashboard where you see multiple applications like Salesforce, AWS, Slack, ADP, etc. and when you click on any one of the icons, you would directly get signed into that application. Unlike other tokens, the SAML token is XML-based for transferring identity between two parties. So, who are these two parties? 1. Identity Provider (IdP) 2. Service Provider (SP). IdP is responsible to authenticate the user and subsequently sending the token to the service provider and SP trusts the identity provider and authorizes/authenticates the user to access the requested application. Some applications implement SAML for the clients to authenticate themselves and use the application. So, the question is what kind of verification is done by the SP in the back-end? Is it possible to modify the token and login to the application as another user? In this blog, we’ll walk you through an authentication bypass mechanism that allowed us to log into the application as any user with just the knowledge of the username. This can be achieved due to insecure logic & validation implemented at the backend. Understanding the authentication process The application uses Okta which is an identity platform that offers authentication and authorization services for the application. Let's say the target domain is testproduct.com. After hitting this domain, we get redirected to the Okta login page with a domain like testcorp.oktapreview.com which looks like the below screenshot. Using valid credentials, we log into the Okta dashboard. In My Apps, we see all the applications for whom we could obtain direct access without re-entering the credentials. Let’s assume our app testcorp.com is included in it. After clicking our app, we directly get signed into it. We now attempt to understand the process of how we got logged into testproduct.com from testcorp.oktapreview.com. By setting up an interception proxy - Burp suite, we observe a request where testcorp.com receives a SAML token with the parameter name SAML Response. Bypass #1: Pre-remediation The next request was responsible to authenticate the user, or in other words, activating the user’s session. By changing the username value from 252233 to 252234, we were able to log into the application as a different user. We confirmed this by entering random number which gave us an error indicating that the user was invalid. Thus, confirming that username we used earlier was indeed valid. By trying different values for the username parameter and repeating the above steps, we were able to log into the application as an administrator user. Test Corp went ahead and implemented a fix to remediate the above vulnerability. Bypass #2 : Post application of the first fix Test Corp leveraged an encryption mechanism which prevented us changing the username value as the parameter was not unguessable. We started looking at the different ways to decrypt the parameter through recon. We also wrote multiple scripts, but they weren’t successful in recreating the original value. After many failed attempts we were curious to understand how the application knew which username parameter...

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How do you prepare for a Penetration test?

A penetration test (Pen Test) is one of the best ways a company can test their IT assets for vulnerabilities that a hacker could exploit to access sensitive data (customer, internal IP, passwords, etc.). Many internal IT teams assume that a pen test is a time-consuming nightmare, but, with the right communication and preparation, a pen-test is an effortless, vital, and valuable procedure for any business. Penetration tests are simulated cyberattacks against an IT system by security professionals to find exploitable vulnerabilities a hacker would use to infiltrate an organization. Finding these vulnerabilities allows you to address the gaps in your network defense and enhance your overall security posture. Additionally, it provides you with an opportunity to assess your active protection systems, incident response, and on-going security monitoring. Why does a company need a penetration test? To detect and remediate vulnerabilities before an adversary exploits them Upper management may want a better understanding of their current security posture It may be a regulatory requirement of the industry, or a legal requirement to do business with another company Data protection increases customer confidence Who will be involved in the Pen test? Management and authorized technical leaders of the company. The internal IT teams. The external penetration testing company. Ask these questions before you start the Pen Test Our experience testing over 1000+ application and 500+ networks. Based on their experience, they recommend asking and discussing the questions below. The details should be agreed upon by your team and the penetration testing team before commencing the tests. Will the test include DoS, DDoS or Brute forcing? How will the security team perform the intrusive test? Will the test team exploit vulnerabilities they find or just identify them? How long will it take to perform the pen test? What will be included in the report? If possible, ask for drafts or interim reports for longer engagements. Will there be regular meetings to discuss test progress and concerns? Will they provide an escalation matrix for both teams? When will they notify all stakeholders regarding the test and get necessary approvals? Will there be legal documentation between stakeholders and test team? How should you prepare for the Pen Test? If you plan to run a penetration test on your IT system, it’s important that you, your IT team, and staff prepare for it. It’s possible to prepare for a pen test in a few hours, but it helps if you know what to do. Here are 6 ways your company can prepare for a Pen test – Identify and communicate your scope and objectives with the security professionals conducting your pen testPrepare an inventory of your technology assets and assign values to each based on business impact. This will help you to identify and prioritize the assets that should be tested. It would be ideal to discuss the scope with the penetration testing company and/or compliance teams.Spend time with the IT team and security testing company and create a concise and realistic project description with objectives and expectations. For example, do you want to test your company’s ability to detect intrusion attempts? Or see how well your IT team responds to a possible breach? Make these goals clear to the IT Team and penetration testing company. Decide on the best time to conduct the testPen testing is a time-sensitive process and can take longer thank expected if issues arise. It’s best to run this test during a time of low business activity. Depending on the business, weekends might be ideal to perform this exercise. Backup your data Your IT team should make a backup of all configurations,...

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IMM started working with Accorian team few years ago to perform a Pen testing for our application and cloud infrastructure. Accorian team has done a great job in working with our engineering team to safeguard IMM’s application. Our collaborative work has yielded in additional product pen tests and now part of our DeVops process. Great Job Accorian team and happy to have you as our trusted 3rd party security team.

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We engaged with Accorian to streamline our security environment and safeguard us from long-term threats in an evolving cybersecurity landscape. Their sole focus was to ensure the breadth and depth of our systems were protected.

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I have handled a few pen test engagements over the last few years and this was the best overall experience. Ashritha and her team genuinely care about the security of their clients, and ensure no stone is left unturned.

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Our experience of working with Accorian was extremely positive. They quickly grasped the scale of our systems, project managed with clear deliverables, over communicated and ensured all our deadlines were met. The professionalism of the service provided was wonderful. I highly recommend Accorian to anyone in the future for business critical security needs.

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Why Choose Accorian?

Why Do You Need Pentesting?

Maintaining an awareness of the evolving cyber threat scenario

Identification and correction of business logic mistakes

Getting ready for compliance audits

Protecting your organization against security breaches

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Application Penetration Test

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Phishing Security Check

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Cloud Security Audits

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Red Team Exercises

Penetration Test For Mobile Apps

Penetration Test For Mobile Apps

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Cloud Security Audits

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Wireless Penetration Test

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Social Engineering

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Cloud Security Audits

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Cloud Security Audits

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4 Pervasive Penetration Testing Methodologies

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Data Collection

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I have handled a few pen test engagements over the last few years and this was the best overall experience. Ashritha and her team genuinely care about the security of their clients, and ensure no stone is left unturned.

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