Penetration Testing Services
We find your vulnerabilities before attackers do - using the same techniques they use, documented in a deliverable your board and your remediation team can both act on.
Penetration testing is not a checkbox. A test that produces a raw Nessus export and a cover sheet is not a deliverable - it is a document dump. Dark Rock penetration tests are conducted by certified practitioners following OWASP, PTES, and NIST 800-115 methodologies, and every engagement produces an executive summary, technical findings report, prioritized remediation roadmap, and a free re-test.
Dark Rock automated discovery starts before any manual tester engages. Our proprietary platform maps your attack surface first - so your testing budget goes to analysis and exploitation, not reconnaissance that a scanner can do in an hour.
We cover network, web application, mobile, API, social engineering, and wireless testing. Scope is defined in writing before any testing begins. You know exactly what we will test, what is out of scope, and what the Rules of Engagement require.
Testing Types
Dark Rock conducts the full spectrum of adversarial security tests. Each engagement type is scoped independently and can be combined into a comprehensive assessment.
- Network penetration testing - internal and external network infrastructure, firewall rules, segmentation validation, lateral movement paths
- Web application penetration testing - OWASP Top 10 coverage, authentication bypass, injection flaws, business logic testing, API abuse
- API penetration testing - REST and GraphQL endpoint testing, authentication and authorization flaws, data exposure, rate limiting bypass
- Mobile application penetration testing - iOS and Android, static and dynamic analysis, data storage review, network traffic interception
- Social engineering - phishing campaigns, pretexting, vishing, physical security testing (where in scope)
- Wireless security testing - WPA2/3 assessment, rogue access point detection, guest network segmentation validation
Our Methodology
All Dark Rock penetration tests follow a defined methodology grounded in industry standards. We do not improvise scope or methodology mid-engagement without written change order approval.
Our methodology follows PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard) for engagement structure, OWASP Testing Guide v4 for web and API testing, and NIST 800-115 Technical Guide for network-layer testing. Social engineering engagements follow a separate rules-of-engagement template reviewed and approved before execution.
- Pre-engagement: scope definition, rules of engagement, emergency contact protocol
- Reconnaissance: passive and active information gathering, attack surface mapping via Dark Rock automated discovery platform
- Enumeration and vulnerability identification: service fingerprinting, CVE mapping, configuration review
- Exploitation: manual exploitation of confirmed vulnerabilities, chained attack path documentation
- Post-exploitation: lateral movement, privilege escalation, persistence mechanism testing (where in scope)
- Reporting: executive summary, technical findings, CVSS scoring, remediation roadmap, evidence documentation
- Re-test: free re-test of critical and high findings after client remediation
What You Receive
Every Dark Rock penetration test delivers four documents. They are written to be readable - not to pad billable hours.
The executive summary (2–4 pages) is written for a board audience. It explains what was tested, what was found at a risk level, and what Dark Rock recommends. No jargon. No unexplained acronyms.
The technical findings report covers every finding with: description, affected system or endpoint, evidence (screenshots, request/response captures), CVSS score, and a specific remediation step - not a generic 'patch your systems' recommendation.
The remediation roadmap prioritizes findings by risk level and implementation effort. It is designed for your engineering or IT team to execute directly.
The re-test validates that critical and high findings were remediated correctly. Re-test results are appended to the original report and re-issued as a final deliverable.
Estimate Your ROI
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Estimated Results
$498,181
Annual Savings
623%
ROI
2 months payback
Breakdown
- Breach Cost Avoidance (Risk-Adjusted)$38,181
- Proactive vs. Reactive Remediation Savings$540,000
- Annual Pen Testing Cost-$80,000
* Estimates based on industry benchmarks. Actual savings depend on your specific environment and engagement scope.
