Sthenos Technologies
Sthenos Technologies is an American software and information technology services company based in McLean, Virginia.
How long does a penetration test take?
“Most pen testing services quote two to four weeks end to end for a single application or network segment: roughly ten working days of testing, then reporting. A full-scope red team engagement is scoped to the estate and the objectives, and the window is agreed with you before it starts.”
View in the company profileWhat is the difference between a vulnerability assessment and penetration testing?
“A vulnerability assessment identifies and ranks known weaknesses using automated scanning across a wide surface. A penetration test is human-led and proves exploitability and business impact on a narrower scope. Regulated programmes typically run continuous assessment plus an annual test.”
View in the company profileWill testing disrupt production systems?
“Testing is scheduled around your change windows, and destructive techniques such as denial-of-service are excluded unless you request them in writing. Escalation contacts are agreed before testing starts so anything unexpected is stopped immediately.”
View in the company profileDo you test cloud environments?
“Yes, across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, covering identity and role configuration, storage exposure, network boundaries and infrastructure-as-code. Note that cloud providers require notification for certain test types, which we handle as part of scoping.”
View in the company profileIs a penetration test report the same as a certification?
“No. A report is evidence that a test happened, against a stated scope, with stated findings and their retest status.”
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