The challenge behind the engagement.
Comprehensive Penetration Testing runs several focused services together under one scope, sequenced so findings in one environment feed testing in the next. A web foothold can lead into the cloud account behind it; an exposed external service can open internal movement; a device can expose the services behind it. Common bundles are external plus internal plus web and interfaces, or a cloud-plus-application program. A multi-environment program for cloud services sold to government covers the required attack angles across the perimeter, tenants, and client devices. We run one rules-of-engagement document, one stop contact, and provider notifications where required. You receive a unified report with cross-environment attack chains, per-environment findings rated for severity, one executive summary, and a retest across all workstreams. This is coordinated testing, not a goal-driven red team.
For organizations with several environments to cover at once and a preference for one engagement, one report, and one point of contact. Common ahead of a FedRAMP or PCI DSS cycle, an annual testing requirement, or a customer program that spans network, application, and cloud.
What we do.
What you can use.
Scope every environment once
We run a single scoping exercise across every environment in the bundle, consolidate authorization, and arrange access for each layer: accounts, cloud roles, a network device or remote access, and device units as needed. Provider notification lead times are booked, and you name one stop contact for all workstreams.
Chain across boundaries
We run the focused services in sequence so findings connect: an external service into internal movement, a web flaw into the cloud account behind it, a device into the services behind it. We keep a timestamped activity log per environment so your defenders can match their alerts to our actions.
Deliver one report and retest
You receive a single report with cross-environment attack chains, per-environment findings rated for severity, and one executive summary for leadership and customers. We retest remediated findings across every workstream and issue an attestation letter covering the combined scope.
Who it’s for.
When you need it.
- Organizations with several environments to cover under one engagement and one report
- Teams that want an attacker cross-environment path shown, not isolated findings
- Businesses facing a framework cycle that spans network, application, and cloud
- Security owners consolidating scattered annual tests into one coordinated program
- A FedRAMP, PCI DSS, or annual requirement covers multiple environments at once
- Leadership wants one report and one point of contact instead of several
- Separate past tests missed how findings chain between environments
- A new system spans network, application, cloud, and devices at the same time
What the scope can include.
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Run one scoping exercise and one authorization across every environment
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Sequence external, internal, web, interface, and cloud testing to chain findings
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Keep a timestamped activity log so your defenders can match alerts to test activity
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Coordinate provider notifications and one stop contact across the workstreams
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Consolidate results into a single cross-environment attack narrative
What it typically costs.
One rate: $150/hour.
Every engagement is priced by the hours it takes at one flat rate, with scoping, the work, and reporting, plus a retest of your fixes, included. Find the size closest to yours.
Outside and inside network testing for one office of under 200 people
About 48–72 hoursOutside and inside network testing plus one key application or interface
About 96–140 hoursNetwork, several applications, and cloud together, such as a government cloud program
About 160+ hours- Number of environments bundled together
- Size of each environment
- Framework requirements such as PCI DSS or FedRAMP
- Calendar constraints and testing windows
Ranges are planning estimates at $150/hour, not a quote. Your price is confirmed in writing after a scoping call, before any work begins.
What you take forward.
- Unified report with cross-environment attack chains and per-environment findings
- Severity ratings across every workstream with reproduction steps and fixes
- One executive summary written for leadership, customers, and auditors
- Retest across all workstreams and an attestation letter for the combined scope
Final coverage, deliverables, timing, and any retesting or implementation work are confirmed before the engagement begins.
Before we get started.
Can you cover all our environments in one engagement?
That is the point of this service. We scope network, application, API, cloud, and device testing together, run them in a sequence that lets findings in one feed the next, and deliver one report instead of several disconnected ones. It takes longer than any single test because it is the sum of the parts plus the time to chain them, so we plan the calendar during scoping.
Does this satisfy a framework like FedRAMP or PCI in one pass?
It can provide the testing those frameworks expect, including a multi-environment test for a government cloud authorization or the external, internal, and segmentation testing PCI DSS calls for, under one coordinated scope. It does not replace the formal assessment: the authorization test is performed by an independent assessment organization, and your Qualified Security Assessor makes the PCI determination. Readiness and testing are separate from the assessor’s decision.
- NIST SP 800-115: Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment
- OWASP Web Security Testing Guide
- OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks – 2023
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System version 4.0: Specification Document
- NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 3: Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security
- Penetration Testing - Amazon Web Services (AWS)