Sophos Security Testing services
Discover weaknesses before an attacker finds them
Our experts look at your environment and applications through the lens of a real adversary, helping you uncover flaws and blind spots before a threat strikes. Security testing is a critical component of a proactive security approach, elevating your resiliency against malicious activity.



Why you need security testing services
Expanded attack surface
Combination of cloud, wireless, identity, OT, bring-your-own devices, and remote work means a broader area to protect.
Evolving threat landscape
Today’s threats are changing at a dizzying pace and are designed to evade defenses.
The need for proactive security
Testing isn’t just checking a box to satisfy regulatory requirements, but a critical element of a remote security strategy.
Sophos security testing services deliver peace of mind that your environment is secure from threat actors and help satisfy compliance regulations. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of services to help you identify gaps in your defenses and vulnerabilities in your infrastructure and applications before an adversary can find and exploit them.
Sophos Security Testing services
Sophos provides multiple types of security testing services designed to identify open holes in your defenses and vulnerabilities in your applications. We then attempt to exploit these gaps and deficiencies to validate your existing security defenses. You receive a comprehensive report at the end of the engagement detailing the steps conducted in testing, the results, and recommendations moving forward to enhance your security posture, reduce your risk, facilitate compliance, and improve your operational efficiency.
External Penetration Testing
Determine what a threat actor can see and access from outside your perimeter:
- Identify internet-facing vulnerabilities, weak login credentials, and unpatched software.
- Attempt to exploit vulnerabilities to penetrate your perimeter.
- Discover gaps in alerting, monitoring, and response procedures.
- Prove the ROI of your existing security investments.
Internal Penetration Testing
Learn what an attacker could do if they entered your environment:
- Evaluate how easily an attacker could escalate privileges, access and exfiltrate sensitive data, or disrupt operations.
- Test your environment’s susceptibility to an insider threat.
- Identify gaps in your existing detection and response mechanisms.
Wireless Network Penetration Testing
Discover how secure your wireless network is, and if there are unauthorized or rogue devices connected:
- Demonstrate weaknesses in systems, protocols, or wireless network implementations.
- Ensure your wireless security policies adhere to best practices.
- Identify your risk of breaches from Wi-Fi vulnerabilities and how to address those weaknesses.
Web Application Security Assessment
Evaluate the security of your web applications, whether your sensitive data is exposed, and if vulnerabilities are present and need to be remediated:
- Safeguard your customer and company data handled by web applications.
- Identify coding and configuration flaws that elevate your risk.
- Reduce the risk of website defacement and data breaches.
Aligned with your objectives
Sophos Advisory Services employ a goal-based methodology that ensures systems are tested in the greater context of their environment.
- Tried and tested over thousands of engagements with organizations of all sizes.
- Establish tailored goals and objectives for each test upfront with your organization.
- Detailed findings in post-engagement report with recommendations for remediation or risk reduction.
- Remediation validation included for discovered critical- and high-severity items you rectify within 90 days.
- Ensure you get the most value from your test.

Dedicated testing expertise
Sophos certified security experts bring years of security testing experience into every engagement, with backgrounds spanning law enforcement, military, threat intelligence, and other disciplines.
Industry-specific expertise
Across malware, hardware, application development, network, cloud, IoT, mobile, and more.
Integrated threat intelligence
From Sophos X-Ops research and insights from other testing engagements.
Advisory Services accolades






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