External Assessment

The External Assessment is a non-destructive approach that focuses on the overall security of an organization’s perimeter network. Coastline’s team focuses on what information would be available to hackers if they were to target the perimeter network and provides the Client with valuable information regarding the organization’s current security posture. We employ a comprehensive offensive engagement that include a variety of techniques and testing procedures with the sole purpose to assess your external Information Security defenses. This is a more in-depth, proactive method of determining how an organization’s security protocols operate when under attack.

How We Do It

Coastline’s External Assessment is a multifaceted and proactive engagement aimed at rigorously evaluating the robustness of your organization’s security defenses. Our team employs a diverse array of testing procedures with the sole objective of assessing and strengthening your overall security posture. Our approach blends industry-standard tools with the expertise of our experienced team to simulate real-world hacking scenarios. Our testing process includes:

Topology Discovery & Port Scanning

A comprehensive topology discovery phase that allows us to gain a more thorough understanding of the Client’s network structure. We scan the entire range of 65,536 TCP and UDP ports, allowing us to identify and potential entry points and/or vulnerabilities.

Penetration
Testing

Black Box Testing – tester assumes the role of an external hacker, focusing on vulnerabilities exploitable from outside the network.
White Box Testing – tester is given full access to environment, enabling a comprehensive assessment of both internal and external vulnerabilities
Grey Box Testing – tester strikes a balance between black-box & white-box approaches by having only some internal knowledge of the organization. This test allows us to efficiently assess the network security by focusing on high-value systems

Vulnerability Exploitation

Systematical assessment of the weaknesses and security gaps recognized during the first two initial phases. Our team attempts to exploit the identified vulnerabilities and assess their severity and potential impact on the organization’s infrastructure.

Throughout Coastline’s assessment, we adhere to industry best practices, standards, and regulations, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of your organization’s information security defenses. Our comprehensive offensive engagement is a detailed examination of your organization’s current security posture. By leveraging a combination of industry-standard tools and methodologies, we deliver actionable insights and best practice recommendations to safeguard your assets against a wide spectrum of security threats.

What To Expect

Throughout the external penetration testing process, Coastline ensures transparency by providing the Client with a clear outline of the steps, processes, and methodologies employed. Our team meticulously documents and reports successful breach attempts, exploitable vulnerabilities, and other relevant data discovered during the assessment.

Upon completion of our external assessment, we will provide you with a detailed report of the findings as well as best practice recommendations to enhance the security around your network perimeter. The deliverable will provide the Client with valuable information on the current state of the security that exists within the organization, the presence of vulnerabilities, and additional information on the level of risk each vulnerability represents.

External Assessment