Penetration Testing
Cybercriminals can break into any connected system. The reason for the hacker’s widespread prominence is the massive connectivity of the embedded systems to the outside world. The more connectivity and complexity of the software, the larger the attack surfaces for the hackers to penetrate the system and cause harm.
The penetration test or pen test captures certain types of security weaknesses like unintended user action and associated architecture flaws more effectively than others. We are all aware that the penetration test is a late cycle activity with a huge resource crunch and time constraints. Therefore, we need a focused testing approach, risk-oriented grey-box penetration test solves this issue.
Grey-Box PenTest
Grey-Box penetration test is like the black-box PenTest, where the system is treated from the outside. However in this case, the tester is having the high-level architecture knowledge and carries out the PenTest based on his acquired experiences and architecture specific heuristics. This makes the Grey-box PenTest an intelligent security testing mechanism. Here at Vector, we perform a systematic and through Threats Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) at the concept phase and utilizes the output in carrying out our novel grey-box penetration testing. Vector risk-oriented Grey-Box Pen Test proves to be a beacon of hope for the penetration testers to effectively and efficiently identify an exhaustive list of security gaps with least amount of test effort.
In essence, our Grey-Box approach provides several advantages:
Risk-based testing with a tailored and thus efficient grey-box methodology
Easy to understand, asset related results with a clear structure
Prioritized list of findings based on the impact categories
Risk-Oriented PenTest
Here at Vector Consulting we have developed our own Pentest lab that can be used to independently and efficiently conduct penetration tests for our customers. Risk-Oriented Grey-Box Penetration Testing facilitates:
Your Benefits
Vector brings years of experience in security testing through a security-by-lifecycle approach that is both effective and efficient, helping exhaustively identify vulnerabilities with minimal test effort. To counter increasingly sophisticated and intelligent hackers, organizations need a real-world verification and validation security hardening mechanism that is applied across the entire product lifecycle. As a leading automotive testing expert, Vector combines advanced tools with strong methodological know-how and a hands-on focus on efficient penetration testing. This approach has been positively received by OEM and Tier 1 clients, who value Vector’s practical and effective Pen-Test solutions.
Feedback
"Thanks for your supporting for IEM&IGM project. With Vector professional skills and experience on Pentest and Fuzz test, our software has become more mature. Looking forward to the next collaboration."
-Dis Wang, Borgwarner China
"Vector Consulting Services is a good partner for Claas to implement cybersecurity. Claas had great benefits from the Vector team for TARA and Security Engineering."
- Alexander Grossmann, Manager, Claas
"Vector Consulting Services is the right partner for Huawei. You helped us ramping up cybersecurity competences at Huawei with your experiences from TARA and security concept to verification and security testing."
- Li Hailin, Smart Car Solution, Huawei
"Vector Consulting Services supported Panasonic with cybersecurity, demonstrating an outstanding level of expertise. The goal of a comprehensive TARA integrated into a security concept was achieved. The support was intense and very successful!"
- Michael Prantke, Project Manager, Panasonic
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