VegaProtect
Penetration Testing
Real adversary simulation by senior offensive engineers — not a glorified vulnerability scan with a PDF attached.
The Reality
Many "pen tests" are automated vulnerability scans wearing a suit. A scanner can list missing patches; it cannot chain a misconfigured S3 bucket into domain admin, or talk your help desk into resetting an executive's MFA. Real attackers don't follow a checklist — they improvise.
VegaNext runs true adversary simulation: human operators, custom tooling, and creative exploitation that measures what an attacker could actually do — not what a scanner thinks might be possible.
- Scanners find known CVEs; operators find unknown attack paths
- Chained low-severity findings often matter more than one critical
- Business-logic flaws are invisible to automated tooling
- A real test measures detection and response — not just prevention
A real adversary simulation — from external network reconnaissance to business-critical asset compromise.
Our Architecture
Every engagement maps four attack layers — External, Internal, Web App, and Social Engineering — so you see your organization the way an adversary does. Hover a surface to see exactly what we test.
External Network
Perimeter services, exposed infrastructure, and internet-facing attack paths.
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External Network
Vectors Tested
- Port & service exploitation
- VPN & gateway bypass
- DNS & email spoofing
- DDoS resilience probing
Cloud APIs
AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud control planes and identity boundaries.
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Cloud APIs
Vectors Tested
- IAM privilege escalation
- Misconfigured storage & keys
- Metadata service abuse
- Cross-tenant lateral movement
Web Applications
Custom apps, portals, and APIs tested against real exploit chains.
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Web Applications
Vectors Tested
- SQLi & injection flaws
- Privilege escalation
- API abuse & broken auth
- Session hijacking & XSS
Human Layer
Social engineering simulations against your people and processes.
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Human Layer
Vectors Tested
- Targeted phishing campaigns
- Vishing & pretexting
- Physical access attempts
- Credential harvesting
The Tech Stack
Offensive capability built on craft, not canned reports.
Custom Scripting
Purpose-built payloads and exploit chains written for your environment — not recycled scanner templates.
Manual Exploitation
Senior offensive engineers chaining weaknesses by hand, the way a real adversary would.
Offensive Frameworks
Industry-standard tooling — Metasploit, Burp Suite, Cobalt Strike techniques — wielded with judgment.
Workflow Automation
The 100-page static PDF is where findings go to die. VegaNext delivers every finding to a live remediation tracker with severity, owner, reproduction steps, and status — so your engineers fix issues while the engagement is still running, not months after the report lands.
- Real-time findings feed with CVSS scoring and business context
- Assign, track, and close remediation items in one dashboard
- Retest requests triggered directly from resolved findings
- Executive rollups generated automatically for board reporting
Compliance & Scale
SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, and HIPAA all mandate periodic penetration testing — and auditors increasingly distinguish real testing from scan-and-stamp exercises. Our engagements satisfy the mandate and actually improve your posture.
- Annual SOC 2 Type II penetration testing mandates fulfilled with auditor-ready reporting
- PCI DSS 11.4 internal and external testing requirements met on schedule
- HIPAA security rule evaluation supported with documented technical testing
- Retest verification included — prove remediation, don't just claim it
Ready to see your network through an attacker's eyes?
Tell us about your scope and we'll map an engagement plan within one business day.