External Penetration Testing

Horizon Security Solutions conducts external penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities exposed to the internet before threat actors can exploit them. Our assessments evaluate your public-facing infrastructure and provide actionable remediation guidance.

What Is External Penetration Testing?

External penetration testing evaluates your organization's internet-facing assets from the perspective of an attacker with no prior access. These engagements help identify weaknesses in systems exposed to the public internet, including web servers, VPNs, firewalls, cloud services, and remote access infrastructure.

By simulating real-world attack scenarios, organizations gain visibility into how an external adversary could compromise systems and establish an initial foothold.

Our External Penetration Tests Include

• External attack surface enumeration

• Service and port identification

• DNS and subdomain discovery

• Firewall and VPN assessment

• Vulnerability validation

• Exploitation of identified weaknesses

• Cloud exposure analysis

• SSL/TLS configuration review

• Public asset inventory validation

• Identification of sensitive data exposure

External Assessments Frequently Uncover

• Exposed management interfaces

• Weak VPN configurations

• Unpatched internet-facing systems

• Misconfigured cloud resources

• Legacy SSL/TLS implementations

• Forgotten or abandoned assets

• Publicly accessible sensitive information

• Default credentials and weak authentication

Why Horizon Security Solutions?

Deliverables

Understand What Attackers Can See From The Internet.

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Veteran-Led

Every assessment is conducted by U.S. Navy Cyber Warfare professionals with real-world operational experience.

Attacker-Focused

We emulate realistic external threat actors to identify vulnerabilities before they become entry points.

Actionable Reporting

Every finding includes business impact, technical details, and remediation guidance.

Practical Recommendations

We prioritize recommendations based on risk and help your team focus on the most important issues first.

Executive Summary

A high-level overview of the engagement, including key risks, business impact, and prioritized recommendations for leadership and stakeholders.

Technical Findings Report

Detailed documentation of all identified vulnerabilities, attack paths, affected assets, and technical analysis from the assessment.

Risk Ratings

Every finding is assigned a severity rating to help your team prioritize remediation efforts based on business and operational impact.

Evidence and Screenshots

Supporting evidence, screenshots, and proof-of-concept artifacts are included to validate findings and assist remediation teams.

Remediation Guidance

Actionable recommendations are provided for every finding, including mitigation steps and best practices to reduce future risk.

Optional Readout Meeting

Meet directly with our consultants to review findings, discuss remediation priorities, and answer technical or executive questions.