Built around your environment.
Blackcube Solutions discusses network testing around the assets you own or have permission to assess. External and internal environments have different access requirements and constraints. The engagement starts by defining what is included, why it matters to the business and how testing can take place within agreed operational boundaries.
What we assess.
The specific checks depend on your systems and the agreed scope. Areas we can discuss include:
Exposed services
Identify reachable services on agreed assets and assess whether their exposure or configuration introduces avoidable risk.
Potential entry points
Examine in-scope services for weaknesses that could create a route into the environment, using techniques agreed for the engagement.
Network boundaries
Review selected access boundaries and whether the available test position can reach systems beyond the intended scope of access.
Configuration findings
Document relevant configuration weaknesses and practical opportunities to reduce unnecessary connectivity or access.
When this assessment can help.
- When you need a clearer view of agreed internet-facing assets and the services they expose.
- After changes to connectivity or access boundaries that affect which systems can reach one another.
- When your internal IT team or managed service provider needs findings tied to specific network assets.
Clear scope. Useful conclusions.
An external test position and an internal test position provide different views of a network. We agree on the origin of testing, asset ranges, permitted techniques and sensitive systems before work begins. Permission to assess one asset does not authorise testing adjacent infrastructure, third-party tenants or a provider's wider network.
Before testing begins.
We need an asset list, ownership and authorisation details, and an understanding of systems that need particular care. Access arrangements, testing windows, exclusions and points of contact are agreed in advance. Cloud, hosting and managed service provider requirements must also be considered where relevant.
Findings you can work with.
Receive findings tied to the assessed assets and services, with an explanation of potential impact and recommended next steps. The report supports discussions with your IT team or managed service provider about remediation priorities. Additional assessment or retesting can be agreed once those priorities are clear.
From findings to improvements.
Work through the findings with the administrators responsible for the affected services and boundaries. Changes may involve access rules, service configuration or an asset's exposure, so account for operational dependencies before implementation. Follow-up testing can check selected changes from an agreed test position once remediation is ready.
Common questions.
Can you test assets managed by an IT provider?
We can discuss them with the appropriate authorisation. Your IT provider may need to help establish ownership, access, testing restrictions and an operational point of contact.
Will testing interrupt business operations?
Testing techniques and operational constraints are agreed before work begins. Disruption risk and systems requiring particular care are discussed during scoping, rather than assuming every test is suitable for a live environment.