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The offensive
security edge.

Find the paths an attacker would take.
Build the confidence to move forward.

Penetration testing for applications, cloud, AI, and the identities connecting them. Clear evidence. Practical next steps.

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One clear view of risk.
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CONNECTED OFFENSIVE SECURITY

19 specialist services.
One connected perspective.

Modern environments don't stop at the edge of an application.
Your security testing shouldn't either.

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FIELD GUIDE

THE ALLSECOPS FIELD GUIDE

AI moves fast.
Know your
attack surface.

A practical guide to agents, retrieval, tools, and trust boundaries. Built to help teams ask better questions before an assessment.

10 pagesPractical checklistsPrimary-source guidance
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Practical synthesis of OWASP and NIST guidance, with illustrative testing scenarios.

THE SOLUTION

One partner. Full testing lifecycle.

From your first question to a verified fix. Keep the context connected.

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01 / DEFINE THE SURFACE

A scope built around your environment.

Map applications, identities, infrastructure, and the business workflows between them.

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01 / FULL-SPECTRUM OFFENSIVE SECURITY

Every layer.
A different way in.

Build an assessment around your real attack surface. Explore the services, then add the ones that matter to your scope.

19 services. One connected view.

DIGITAL ATTACK SURFACES ONLY
01 / APPLICATION SECURITY

Web application penetration testing

Test the workflows your business depends on, beyond the vulnerabilities a scanner can see.

02 / CLOUD & IDENTITY

Cloud penetration testing

Challenge the permissions, configurations, and trust relationships inside AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

03 / AI SECURITY

AI & LLM penetration testing

Explore how prompts, tools, retrieval, and permissions can turn an AI feature into a security boundary.

04 / IDENTITY SECURITY

Active Directory penetration testing

Understand the routes from a standard domain identity to excessive privilege and critical services.

05 / NETWORK SECURITY

Internal network penetration testing

Assess what an attacker could reach after gaining an initial foothold inside your network.

06 / APPLICATION SECURITY

API penetration testing

Test the authorization, data flows, and business rules that sit behind your endpoints.

07 / APPLICATION SECURITY

Mobile application penetration testing

Assess iOS and Android applications together with the services they rely on.

08 / NETWORK SECURITY

External network penetration testing

Examine the services and entry points visible from outside your organization.

09 / CLOUD IDENTITY

Microsoft Entra ID & M365 testing

Investigate the identity and collaboration boundaries in your Microsoft cloud tenant.

10 / CLOUD NATIVE

Container & Kubernetes testing

Test the boundaries between workloads, orchestration, and the infrastructure beneath them.

11 / NETWORK SECURITY

Wireless security testing

Assess logical access controls and segmentation across approved wireless networks.

12 / CONNECTED SYSTEMS

IoT & embedded software testing

Examine the software, protocols, and services connecting your authorized devices.

13 / APPLICATION SECURITY

Thick-client penetration testing

Test the trust boundaries between desktop software, local storage, and backend services.

14 / DELIVERY SECURITY

CI/CD & software supply-chain testing

Follow code from source to deployment and examine who can change what gets shipped.

15 / ENGINEERING ASSURANCE

Secure code review

Investigate security-sensitive code with the architecture and intended trust model in view.

16 / ADVERSARY SIMULATION

Red team & adversary simulation

Evaluate your defenses against an agreed digital adversary scenario with measurable objectives.

17 / HUMAN RESILIENCE

Social engineering assessments

Evaluate approved digital social-engineering scenarios within tightly agreed boundaries.

18 / SECURITY DIRECTION

Security architecture & advisory

Turn assessment results and architectural questions into a focused security roadmap.

19 / CLOSE THE LOOP

Retesting & remediation validation

Verify that a fix resolves the underlying issue and document any remaining exposure.

All testing is authorized and scoped. Physical penetration testing is excluded.

02 / THE TESTING LIFECYCLE

From first question
to verified fix.

A vulnerability rarely exists in isolation. We investigate how weaknesses connect, then turn those attack paths into a plan.

Explore the four stages of an assessment.

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Map the environment. Establish the boundaries.

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BUILT FOR COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS

Depth where it matters.
Clarity at every layer.

Connect technical evidence to the decisions your team needs to make.

CLOUD & IDENTITY

Follow the permission.
Find the path.

Look beyond configuration checklists. Examine how cloud roles, workload identities, and directory relationships connect to your critical assets.

Connected identity cards and a glass lockIDENTITY → ACCESSCONTEXT → IMPACT

AI, APIS & APPLICATIONS

Test what your
systems can actually do.

Business logic, tenant boundaries, model tools, and retrieved content. Investigate the behavior that a list of endpoints cannot explain.

Neural core enclosed by a transparent cubePROMPT → TOOL → ACTIONTRUST BOUNDARY

ENGINEERING-READY EVIDENCE

Less interpretation.
More progress.

Understand the preconditions, the validated behavior, and the affected boundary. Give your team focused remediation guidance and clear retest criteria.

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HIGHAUTHORIZATION / WEB-01

Tenant boundary
not enforced.

Test user A→Tenant B record
Evidence
Cross-tenant access validated
Remediation
Enforce server-side authorization
Retest criteria
Block access across tenant boundaries

Fictional example · Not a live assessment

IN PRACTICE

Real-world questions.
Focused assessments.

Illustrative engagement scenarios. Explore how a testing scope changes with your environment and goals.

03 / CLARITY IS THE DELIVERABLE

Less noise.
More direction.

A long list of vulnerabilities isn’t a strategy. Get the context your leaders need and the detail your engineers can act on.

  • Executive summary with business context
  • Validated findings with reproducible evidence
  • Prioritized, practical remediation guidance
  • Results walkthrough and scoped retesting
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13 pages · 5 illustrative findings · Executive + technical detail

WHY ALLSECOPS

Challenge assumptions.
Strengthen what matters.

Security starts with asking better questions.
We help you turn the answers into action.

01

Human judgment

Investigate the logic and context that automated output alone cannot explain.

02

Evidence that matters

Connect a validated weakness to a practical business decision.

03

A path forward

Leave with remediation priorities and clear criteria for retesting.

Let’s find your starting point ↗

04 / ENGAGEMENTS THAT FIT

The right scope.
A clear investment.

Pricing follows the systems, complexity, access, and depth of testing. Agree on scope and deliverables before work begins.

FOCUSED

One surface.
A clear answer.

A defined application, cloud workload, or network assessment.

  • Agreed testing scope
  • Evidence-backed report
  • Results walkthrough
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CONTINUOUS

Keep pace
with change.

A planned testing cadence aligned with releases and evolving exposure.

  • Recurring agreed assessments
  • Finding and retest reviews
  • Scope refreshed with change
Agreed cadence · Custom quoteDiscuss a program ↗

FOR YOUR NEXT STAGE

Built for the
questions that
keep getting bigger.

From a single release to a connected enterprise estate. Keep your assessment grounded in business context, clear boundaries, and usable evidence.

Talk through your environment ↗
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Authorized from the start

Written scope, rules of engagement, agreed testing windows, and clear escalation contacts.

02 /

Useful at every level

Executive context for decision-makers. Reproducible evidence and remediation direction for engineers.

03 /

Connected by design

Specialist coverage across applications, cloud, AI, identity, and infrastructure. Physical testing excluded.

THE KNOWLEDGE BASE

Make your next
security decision clearer.

Original field notes, practical guides, and a complete sample deliverable. Open access. No form required.

05 / BEFORE WE BEGIN

Good questions.
Clear answers.

Have something else in mind? ↗
What does a penetration test include?+

The scope depends on your environment and goals. An engagement typically includes scoping, technical testing, validation of findings, a written report, and a results walkthrough. Retesting can be included in the agreed scope.

How is this different from a vulnerability scan?+

Scanning identifies potential weaknesses. Penetration testing adds manual investigation and validation to understand whether weaknesses can be exploited, how they connect, and what their impact could be.

Can you test a production environment?+

Production testing may be appropriate with agreed boundaries, timing, monitoring, and escalation contacts. We determine the approach during scoping and identify activities that require additional safeguards.

How long does an assessment take?+

Timing depends on the number of systems, complexity, access, and testing objectives. Share your environment and preferred timeline, and we can agree on a realistic schedule before work starts.

Will a penetration test make us compliant?+

A penetration test can support specific compliance requirements, but it does not establish compliance on its own. Tell us which framework or requirement you need to address so the scope and deliverables can be aligned.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Let’s put your
security to
the test.

Tell us what you’re building, what you need to protect, and what you want to learn.

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YOUR OFFENSIVE SECURITY PARTNER

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defensive advantage.

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