DataPrivia approaches cyber security from a defensive perspective. The difference in our approach, as opposed to a penetration test, is the difference of a Blue Team exercise versus a Red Team exercise. Blue Team exercises are done internally with a defensive mindset whereas Red Team approaches are external offensive attacks. The problem with a Red Team approach is that the organization whom you retain to perform the exercise has limited information about your network and in almost every project, the hiring organization limits the time the Red Team has to test. The problem is that this type of exercise or test does not match reality. Attackers have unlimited time during which to attack your network and it is unreasonable to think that any penetration test could ever truly equate with that scenario.

DataPrivia’s approach is to work with your organization from the “inside”. As part of this strategy, your organization provides full details of your network, systems, and applications. Our team then uses that information in combination with our extensive knowledge of offensive digital and social attack methodologies to fill gaps and help your organization create a secure infrastructure that is capable of withstanding a barrage of attacks. This is especially useful for identifying very small vulnerabilities that could ultimately lead to a very large compromise on your network; yet, would typically go unnoticed in a penetration test.