Internal, external, wireless, and AD password review
Network Penetration Testing
Vilkas provides relevant and actionable maturity assessments customized to your business profile. We go far beyond a "scan" and aim at findings only discoverable through hands-on manual testing.
Identify, Exploit, Report — Hands-On Network Testing
Comprehensive Testing
Coverage of internal, external, wireless, and Active Directory password security with both automated and manual testing.
Manual, Hands-On Techniques
Simulates real attacker behavior to identify true risk, not just scanner output.
Tailored Remediation
Reports with clear prioritization and guidance based on your business impact and exposure.
Assessment options
Test the attack paths that matter across your environment
These options can be scoped independently or combined to match the way attackers actually move through your environment.
Internal Penetration Test
Simulates an attacker gaining a foothold on your internal network. Combines scanning and deep manual testing with Active Directory review and exploitation to uncover privilege escalation paths, misconfigurations, and high-impact vulnerabilities. Remote testing options are available to reduce travel costs and testing delays.
External Penetration Test
Simulates the steps an unauthenticated attacker would take over the internet to breach your environment. This includes OSINT, port scanning, service enumeration, and web application testing with light credential testing. This test is designed to identify and exploit real externally accessible risks.
Wireless Security Assessment
Maps out your wireless footprint, uncovers authentication flaws, misconfigurations, rogue access points, and improper segmentation. Ideal for office environments or large campus settings.
Active Directory Password Strength Assessment
Identifies weak passwords across user and service accounts through GPU-based password cracking. Provides detailed metrics on cracking success rates, most common passwords found, privileged accounts with poor passwords, and prioritized recommendations to strengthen authentication security.
Benefits
Assessment benefits
Designed to validate exploitable risk paths and give teams a clear remediation order based on exposure and impact.
- Simulates real-world attack paths through manual exploitation and adversary-like behavior
- Covers internal, external, wireless, and Active Directory password security for complete visibility
- Goes beyond scanning to uncover vulnerabilities missed by automated tools
- Delivers prioritized, business-aligned remediation guidance
- Supports remote testing for internal environments to reduce cost and friction
How the work is scoped
Coverage that follows realistic attacker movement
Our network penetration tests are built to uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do. Whether assessing internal infrastructure (on-prem or cloud), external assets, business-critical applications, or wireless environments, our operators conduct deep, manual testing to find what automated tools often miss.
Every test delivers prioritized findings, clear remediation steps, and executive-level insights. We tailor each engagement to your network design, business context, and risk tolerance.
To reduce travel costs and delays, Vilkas also offers fully remote assessments using secure infrastructure, allowing for faster kickoff, greater flexibility, and efficient deep-dive testing across complex environments.
From legacy misconfigurations to modern cloud mistakes, Vilkas delivers clarity and impact in every engagement.
Who usually engages us
Security and infrastructure leaders who want to understand what an attacker can actually do in their environment, not just what a scanner reports.
We typically work with organizations that have already run vulnerability scans but need real validation of risk, including internal network exposure, external attack surface, and how far access could be pushed if a system is compromised.
Questions we get often
- What does a real attacker gain from the vulnerabilities in our environment, and how far could they move with it?
- Do you test both external exposure and internal network access, and how do those tie together?
- How do you safely test production systems without disrupting business operations?
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Network Penetration Testing — FAQ
Common questions about scope, timelines, access, safety, and deliverables.