Methodology
Plan & Scope
Engagement begins with a direct dialogue to define the adversarial landscape: Client Objectives, Operational Constraints, Budget Parameters, and Rules of Engagement.
Vulnerability Identification
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Active Scanning, Enumeration, and Packet Inspection to extract actionable intelligence. Every technique is selected based on the engagement’s tactical profile.
The toolkit is modular and adaptive, curated per scope.
Whether targeting exposed services, misconfigured endpoints, or wireless infrastructure, every move is calibrated to identify viable vulnerabilities to be used for exploitation paths.
Attack & Exploit
Once viable vulnerabilities are confirmed and scoped, Exploitation begins. I execute targeted payloads, privilege escalations, lateral movements, and physical/digital compromise attempts.
The full attack chronology, including failed attempts and bypass logic, is delivered in the final Operator Report for post-engagement analysis.
Report
At the conclusion of the engagement, a written report is provided detailing all findings, including an overall risk score and a breakdown of each exploit path and vulnerability.
The report is reviewed verbally with the client to ensure technical details are clearly understood among both parties. This walkthrough helps establish an understanding of the organization’s current risk posture and outlines a prioritized remediation plan based on impact and exploitability.
Adversarial Simulation (AdSim)
Full‑Spectrum Adversarial Simulation Across External, Internal & Human Attack Surfaces
A unified, operator‑grade adversarial engagement that tests your organization the way real attackers operate. One package. Three attack surfaces. Zero guesswork.
What This Engagement Delivers
• External Adversarial Simulation
Real‑world attacker techniques against your public‑facing infrastructure, cloud surfaces, and exposed services.
• Internal Adversarial Simulation
Post‑compromise behaviors, internal discovery, privilege escalation attempts, and internal attack path mapping.
• Phishing Adversarial Simulation
Targeted, objective‑driven phishing designed to test user behavior, credential exposure, and internal foothold potential.
• Hands‑on vulnerability validation
Every finding is manually confirmed for exploitability — no noise, no false positives.
• Clear, prioritized remediation guidance
Executive‑ready reporting with technical depth and strategic clarity.
Value to Your Organization
• A complete attacker‑realistic assessment — not a pentest, not a scan, but a coordinated simulation across all major vectors.
• Perfect for mid‑market and enterprise environments that need credible, defensible security validation.
• A single engagement that replaces multiple fragmented tests (external, internal, phishing).
• Ideal for annual security reviews, board‑level reporting, and customer‑driven assurance.
• Maturing their security posture.
• Delivers the broadest, most realistic view of organizational risk
• Validates controls across technical, physical, and human layers
• Produces high‑fidelity evidence for leadership and auditors
• Ideal for complex environments or elevated risk profiles
External Security Validation
External Pentest
A fast, focused assessment of your internet‑exposed systems.
What It Covers
– Public attack surface discovery
– Misconfiguration checks
– Access control weaknesses
– Encryption and transmission security
– Validation of identified vulnerabilities
Value to Your Organization
– Provides credible external validation
– Supports annual risk analysis expectations
– Identifies real‑world exposure before attackers do
– Delivers clean, audit‑ready evidence
Internal Security Validation
Internal Pentest
A targeted evaluation of your internal environment, identity controls, and segmentation.
What It Covers
– Internal network discovery
– Authenticated service testing
– Identity exposure checks
– Segmentation and access boundaries
– Validation of identified vulnerabilities
Value to Your Organization
– Reduces internal attack surface
– Identifies identity and lateral‑movement risks
– Strengthens segmentation and access boundaries
– Produces actionable, prioritized remediation guidance
Social Engineering & Workforce Security Validation
Phishing
A simple, single‑wave phishing test to measure user awareness and response.
Value to Your Organization
– Provides measurable insight into user behavior
– Supports ongoing workforce security programs
– Identifies training gaps with real‑world evidence
– Establishes a baseline for future improvements
Adversarial Phishing (AdSim‑Phish)
A high‑fidelity, multi‑vector phishing simulation modeled after real attacker behavior.
Value to Your Organization
– Reveals how users respond under realistic adversarial pressure
– Tests detection, reporting, and response workflows
– Provides evidence‑based metrics for leadership
– Strengthens your human‑layer defense
Web Application Security Validation
Web Application Pentest
A fast, lightweight, low‑touch web application pentest.
What It Covers
– Automated vulnerability scanning
– Manual validation of scanner‑identified findings
– A concise, validated‑findings report
Value to Your Organization
– Delivers a credible security artifact quickly
– Ideal for compliance checkboxes and early‑stage teams
– Zero disruption to engineering workflows
– Establishes a clean baseline before deeper testing
Adversarial Web Application Pentest
A focused, attacker‑style assessment for portals, customer apps, internal tools, and business‑critical applications.
What It Covers
– OWASP‑aligned testing
– Authentication & authorization
– Business logic flaws
– API endpoints
– Validation of identified vulnerabilities
– Severity‑rated reporting
Value to Your Organization
– Protects applications that handle sensitive or critical data
– Identifies logic, authentication, and API‑level weaknesses
– Provides severity‑ranked findings for fast remediation
– Strengthens your overall application security posture
Wireless Security Validation
External Wireless Pentest
A perimeter‑focused wireless assessment for any facility with corporate or guest Wi‑Fi.
What It Covers
– SSID and network discovery
– Rogue access point detection
– Encryption and authentication strength
– Signal leakage and perimeter exposure
– Credential exposure testing
Value to Your Organization
– Secures a common attacker entry point
– Validates wireless perimeter exposure
– Ensures encryption and authentication are properly enforced
– Provides clear, evidence‑based remediation steps
Physical Security Validation
Physical Pentest
A clean, scoped evaluation of your facility’s physical security posture.
What It Covers
– Perimeter and entry controls
– Tailgating exposure
– Badge and access system weaknesses
– Camera coverage and blind spots
– Response and monitoring gaps
Value to Your Organization
– Identifies physical access risks before they’re exploited
– Strengthens badge, entry, and monitoring controls
– Reveals blind spots in surveillance and response
– Supports a complete, defense‑in‑depth security posture
The Playbook
Standalone adversarial tactics. Select, deploy, and validate.
The Playbook is a curated set of tactical modules—each one representing a specific threat action that can be executed independently or chained into a broader operation.
Pentests & Adversarial Simulation use tactical modules in accordance with the scope of the engagement.
Payload Delivery
Deploys executable code or implants into target environments using various delivery mechanisms.
Credential Access
Identifies and extracts authentication material from systems, applications, or memory for use in further compromise.
Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass
Tests the resilience of MFA implementations by attempting to circumvent or manipulate authentication flows. Vishing may be used.
Detection Evasion
Executes actions designed to avoid triggering alerts or logging mechanisms within the target environment.
Antivirus/EDR Bypass
Simulates adversary behavior designed to evade endpoint protection systems and execute malicious code without detection.
Lateral Movement
Simulates adversary pivoting across internal systems to expand access and reach sensitive assets.
Privilege Escalation
Attempts to elevate access rights within a system or domain to gain administrative control.
Phishing Operations
Delivers crafted messages intended to elicit user interaction, credential submission, or payload execution.
Wireless Exploitation
Targets wireless infrastructure to assess exposure, trust boundaries, and potential entry points.
Physical Intrusion
Evaluates physical security controls by simulating unauthorized entry or access to restricted areas.