What is Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing?

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An internal infrastructure penetration test simulates an attack involving a disgruntled employee, a compromised workstation, or an attacker with internal access.

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During an internal infrastructure test, SECFORCE testers find the real misconfigurations, access routes, and security control gaps that could allow an attacker with internal access to compromise an organisation.

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77% of organisations experienced insider-driven data loss in the past 18 months. SECFORCE’s internal infrastructure penetration testing service reduces insider threat risk by showing you the pathways attackers could use to gain unauthorised access and escalate privileges within a network.

Outcomes of Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing

Operational confidence

Operational confidence

Assess your network for weaknesses that might lead to data exposure or operational disruption in an insider threat scenario and build a more resilient internal infrastructure to support critical business operations.

Security safeguard validation

Security safeguard validation

Validate that key protections - such as access controls, authentication mechanisms, patch management and network segregation - are correctly implemented and effective.

Compliance and audit evidence

Compliance and audit evidence

Present regulators and auditors with a defensible security narrative, backed by clear evidence of findings and fixes.

Visibility into unknown internal attack surfaces

Visibility into unknown internal attack surfaces

Understand the risk to business-critical systems created by legacy components and inconsistent security controls.

Secure migrations, mergers, and growth

Secure migrations, mergers, and growth

Align new and old security postures and preempt risks that could expose critical systems to internal compromise after your organisation changes.

Who can benefit from Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing?

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According to IBM, breaches initiated by malicious insiders are the most costly kind of incident, costing USD 4.92 million, on average.

Any organisation with the potential to suffer business disruption, reputational damage, or regulatory penalty from an internal breach or system compromise will benefit from internal infrastructure penetration testing.

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Testing is strongly recommended after deploying new servers or workstations, making significant changes to firewall rules, restructuring the network due to organisational changes, or introducing internal contractors with different access requirements.

Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing Scenarios

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Mapping an internal attack surface that includes unknown and legacy assets.

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Assessing potential insider risks in a complex environment featuring IoT devices, network connection endpoints, and corporate IT systems.

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Ensuring no new internal security risks emerge following an IT transformation project such as a data centre migration.

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Validating security after an acquisition or merger event where differences in security posture and maturity could expose critical systems to internal compromise.

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Reducing insider risk before introducing internal contractors or non-corporate (BYOD) devices into the network.

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The SECFORCE way

SECFORCE combines recognised industry-standard methodologies like PTES with the team’s deep technical expertise to deliver a manual internal penetration testing service that gives you a level of assurance far beyond what’s possible with automated scanners.

Our expert testers connect the dots to chain vulnerabilities in a way that automated tools cannot, but real attackers do. We can also safely simulate exploitation of vulnerabilities to assess the impact of compromise and reveal additional weaknesses that may only become visible post-compromise.

All SECFORCE tests are highly controlled and safe, and can be conducted either on-site or remotely (SECFORCE consultants can securely conduct testing as if they were on-site). Every test concludes with easy-to-understand reports containing clear recommendations for fast, secure fixes tailored to your business context.

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