vulnerability scan vs Pentesting

Complete range of Vulnerability Scans to Pentesting including app, network, infrastructure, cloud And much more.

Vulnerability Scans

Purpose: To identify potential security weaknesses in a system, network, or application.

Method: Uses automated tools to scan for known vulnerabilities, such as outdated software, misconfiguration, or missing patches.

Scope: Provides a broad overview of potential issues but doesn’t exploit them.

Outcome: Generates a list of vulnerabilities that need to be addressed.

Penetration Testing (Pentesting)

Purpose: To simulate real-world attacks to identify exploitable vulnerabilities.

Method: Involves manual testing by security experts who actively try to exploit vulnerabilities to see if they can gain unauthorized access.

Scope: More focused and in-depth, targeting specific areas to understand the impact of potential breaches.

Outcome: Provides detailed insights into how an attacker could exploit vulnerabilities and recommendations for mitigation.

In simple terms, vulnerability scans are like a health check-up for your website, identifying potential issues, while penetration testing is like a stress test, trying to break into your website to see how secure it really is.

Working Process

How we work

Based on your defined goals, we’ll work with you to develop a tailored testing strategy.
In this reconnaissance stage, our experts use the latest groundbreaking techniques to gather as much security information as possible.
Using the latest tools and sector knowledge, we’ll uncover what’s making your critical assets vulnerable and at risk from attack.
Using a range of custom-made exploits and existing software, our penetration testers will test all core infrastructure and components without disrupting your business.
The team will determine the risks and pivot to other systems and networks if within the scope of the test. All compromised systems will be thoroughly cleaned of any scripts.
Our security team will produce a comprehensive report with their findings. Once received, we’ll invite you for a collaborative read through. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and request further information on key aspects of your test.

Pentesting

About

Penetrations tests take vulnerability assessments to the next level by exploiting and proving out attack paths. Penetration tests can often look and feel like a Techsquad team engagement and even use some of the same tools or techniques. The key difference lies in the goals and intent. The goal of a penetration test is to execute an attack against a target system to identify and measure risks associated with the exploitation of a target’s attack surface. Organizational risks can be indirectly measured and are typically extrapolated from some technical attack. What about the people and processes? This is where techsquadinc fits.

In security as in life, the hardest weaknesses to pinpoint are your own. Fortunately, we have no problem thoroughly documenting all of your flaws. In fact, it’s kind of our job. And that’s a good thing: Knowing your vulnerabilities—and the ways in which attackers could exploit them—is one of the greatest insights you can get in improving your security program. With that in mind, Techsquad’s Penetration Testing Services team will simulate a real-world attack on your networks, applications, devices, and/or people to demonstrate the security level of your key systems and infrastructure and show you what it will take to strengthen it. Much like your mom, we don’t highlight your failings because it bothers you—we do it because we care.