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NodeZero from Horizon3.ai is a leading-edge penetration test (pentest) product family that can deliver continuous, simultaneous, programmable assessment of your network to help you identify, prioritize, remediate, and confirm cybersecurity vulnerabilities before threat actors can take advantage of them. Penetration tests enable you to operate proactively to keep attackers from hijacking data, disturbing productivity, or causing financial or reputational loss. (For an introduction to pentesting, visit Progent's penetration testing services.)

NodeZero's Breach and Attack Simulation tools can utilize modern hacking techniques by steadily probing throughout your network and linking discovered weaknesses until an exploitable attack path is uncovered. NodeZero then safely exploits the security gap as evidence of the weakness, evaluates and prioritizes the possible damage that could result from an actual malicious attack, documents the issue, and offers AI-powered advice for a fix. NodeZero's reports highlight systemic weaknesses where implementing a single fix can block multiple attack vectors. Once you have removed the reported security gaps, you can run NodeZero's 1-click validation option to make sure remediation actions worked. NodeZero can also generate compliance reports required for SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, and other common compliance standards.

Progent can provide the expertise of a NodeZero Certified Operator to help you to design and perform comprehensive pentests of your network perimeter and your internal IT infrastructure so you can realistically evaluate your current cybersecurity profile. Progent can assist you to set up and run NodeZero pentests tailored for your network environment, analyze NodeZero reports, and fix issues according to their potential for damaging your network. Progent can also help you to develop a unified cybersecurity strategy that simplifies management and delivers maximum protection for on-premises, multi-cloud, and perimeter network assets.

Internal and External Pentests
Internal pentests with NodeZero proceed as though your network perimeter has been breached and run a pentest of your internal infrastructure to find what security vulnerabilities may be present that expose your network to serious compromise. To assist you to prioritize your remediation activity, the NodeZero dashboard shows which internal security weaknesses could inflict the most damage to your organization and which ones allow the most attack vectors. External pentesting with NodeZero is cloud-hosted and utilizes the latest hacker techniques to break through your firewalls.

Common Vulnerabilities that Penetration Tests Can Help Detect and Remediate
hackers continually check IT environments for weaknesses by deploying an ever-evolving set of tools and procedures. Although there are many different kinds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, here are some of the most common issues hackers target:

• Applications that have not had the latest revisions and security patches applied
• Code injection flaws that allow hackers to input code or queries in a web app that tricks the app into executing malicious commands or allowing control of important resources
• Zero-day vulnerabilities in software that neither the target company nor the vendor are yet aware of and thus have not had time to develop a solution
• Authentication vulnerabilities that make it easier to get inside a system or pretend to be a legitimate user
• Configuration weaknesses that cause gaps in cybersecurity systems such as opening risky ports or leaving cloud storage buckets available to anybody with the correct address
• Known but unpatched operating systems security gaps
• End-of-Life products for which cybersecurity patches are no longer developed
• SQL Injection (SQLI)
• Weak passwords
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Insecure Direct Object References
• Device misconfigurations
• Stale objects
• Open systems access
• Outdated methodology security deployments rather than today's leading practices
• Failure to deploy out-of-band 2FA secured communications (e.g. Man In The Middle Attacks)

• Phishing Impact Pentest: Estimate the extent of havoc that could be done by an attacker using phished credentials and suggest effective remediation.
• PCI-DSS Compliance Testing: Perform detailed penetration testing and reporting to demonstrate compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard. Compliance reports can be submitted to auditors.
• Trip Wires: Set up honeypots that allow you to react rapidly to signs of active threats in high-risk parts of your network.
• Kubernetes Testing: Pentest Kubernetes clusters, uncovering issues such as container escapes, RBAC misconfigurations, and hidden exposures.
• Cloud Testing: Expose identity and access management weak points and faulty configurations in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure/Entra, and Kubernetes.
• Rapid Response: Quickly react to new threats before they have a chance to inflict serious disruption.
• Insider Threat Attack: Anticipate the severity of damage a hostile insider could inflict.
• Segmentation Testing: Reveal your internal threat surface such as IPs, ports, services and applications prior to launching test attacks.
• Active Directory Password Audit: Uncover gaps in your AD password policy, streamline remediation, and produce a prioritized report of risky accounts.

Benefits of Progent's Pentesting Services
Progent offers low-cost external pentesting services on a single-time or ongoing basis. NodeZero's autonomous testing technology offers rapid testing and delivers a full assessment of your outward facing cybersecurity posture. Progent's "ethical hacking" services can provide a multitude of advantages.

• Meet Requirements of Cyber Insurance Providers: For a growing number of cyber insurance companies, periodic pentesting is needed to qualify for or keep a policy.
• Identify Perimeter Vulnerabilities: External pentests help organizations discover vulnerabilities in their external-facing systems, such as websites, servers, and network devices.
• Realistic Attack Simulation: Penetration tests play out realistic attack simulations, offering organizations a greater comprehension of their vulnerability to a multitude of cyber threats.
• Compliance Mandates: Many regulatory frameworks (e.g., PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR) call for periodic security evaluations, including external pentests. Failing to comply can result in legal and financial consequences.
• Risk Reduction: Identifying and fixing security gaps early can reduce the risk of data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage.
• Third-Party Vendor Assessment: Companies can use external penetration tests to evaluate the security of third-party vendors, verifying that these stakeholders do not add weaknesses into the supply chain.
• Better Incident Response: A penetration test can help organizations refine their incident response practices by exposing weaknesses in their ability to detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents.
• Security Consciousness: Conducting pentests can improve understanding among employees about the urgency of cybersecurity. It can also help educate them on safe operational practices.
• Build a Cybersecurity Baseline Assessment: A penetration test can create a baseline for security, permitting companies to measure the effectiveness of security enhancements over time.
• Competitive Advantage: Showing an emphasis on security through regular penetration testing can help you gain business advantage, assuring customers and partners that their data is secure.
• Cybersecurity Investment Rationalization: Pentest results can provide tangible evidence of the necessity of expanded spending in cybersecurity initiatives and products.
• Internal Policy Assessment: Organizations can validate whether their internal cybersecurity policies are effective in thwarting external attacks.
• Shrinking Attack Surface: By identifying and fixing vulnerabilities discovered during a pentest, organizations can minimize their target surface area and make it more difficult for hackers to compromise their networks.
• Incident Simulation: Organizations can simulate targeted attacks, permitting their cybersecurity groups to practice dealing with realistic attacks in a controlled environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Regular external pentests help companies track their cybersecurity improvements in a fast-evolving threat landscape, helping them stay ready to handle the newest threats.
• Legal and Regulatory Cover: In the event of a security break in, having documented evidence of regular pentesting activity can offer a degree of legal and regulatory cover by evidencing due diligence in cybersecurity.

Contact Progent for Penetration Testing Consulting
For additional information about Progent's consulting services for NodeZero-based penetration testing, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.

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