Penetration Testing Services

Human-led, AI-augmented penetration testing across web, API, network, cloud, and AI systems, scoped to how attackers actually work. Findings stand up in SOC 2, FedRAMP, and customer security reviews, and retesting is included.
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Definition

What is penetration testing?

Penetration testing is a controlled attack on your own systems, run by people who think like the adversary: web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and AI features probed for the flaws that matter, then documented so they can be fixed and verified. BD Emerson runs manual-first engagements augmented by tooling, not the reverse. Four of the OWASP API Top 10 are authorization or business-logic failures no scanner finds, so we test multi-tenant and multi-privilege by default. That is the difference between a penetration testing company and a scan reseller: if a report contains no authorization findings, ask how many accounts the tester had.

Services

What penetration testing services are included?

Web application testing
API testing
Network and cloud testing
AI and LLM testing
Continuous testing and PTaaS
Red team exercises

Web application penetration testing

Manual testing of authentication, session management, access control, and business logic, mapped to the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide. Testers chain findings the way an attacker would, then write reproduction steps your engineers can follow without a meeting.

API penetration testing

Every API engagement runs multi-tenant and multi-privilege: multiple accounts across tenants and roles, because broken object-level and function-level authorization only shows up when you test as more than one user. This is where scanners return nothing.

Network and cloud penetration testing

External and internal network testing plus cloud attack paths across AWS, Azure, and GCP: exposed services, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and the IAM misconfigurations that turn one foothold into a full compromise.

AI and LLM penetration testing

Prompt injection, jailbreaks, insecure output handling, training data exposure, and agent tool abuse, tested against the OWASP LLM Top 10. If your product ships a model or an assistant, it belongs in scope.

Continuous testing and PTaaS

Point-in-time reports age fast. Pentesting as a service keeps testers on your attack surface through the year, retests fixes as they ship, and gives every security review a current report instead of last spring's.

Red team exercises

Objective-based operations that test detection and response, not just prevention: phishing, initial access, lateral movement, and persistence, run quietly against agreed objectives so your defenders learn where the gaps are.

Our approach

Our approach

01

Scope to the threat model

Scope comes from your architecture and data flows, not a price sheet: which assets matter, who would attack them, and which accounts and environments testers need to prove it.

02

Test manually, augment with AI

Testers run the engagement by hand and use automation to widen coverage, not to replace judgment. Authorization and business-logic findings come from human work; tooling catches the regressions.

03

Report findings that stand up

Every finding ships with reproduction steps, evidence, severity in business terms, and a fix path. The report reads the same to your engineers, your executives, and your auditor.

04

Retest and attest

After remediation we verify fixes, update the report, and issue an attestation letter you can hand to customers, auditors, and assessors. Retesting is part of the engagement, not an upsell.

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Ready to see what an attacker would find?

Speak with BD Emerson about scope, timing, and what your next customer security review will ask for.

Our Advantage

Why BD Emerson for penetration testing

Authorization coverage by default

Multiple accounts, tenants, and privilege levels on every web and API engagement. That produces the authorization findings scanners structurally cannot.

Human-led, AI-augmented

Senior testers run every engagement and use AI tooling to widen coverage and speed up reporting. Judgment stays human; the tooling just makes it go further.

Reports that pass review

Deliverables built to satisfy SOC 2 auditors, FedRAMP assessors, and enterprise security teams the first time, with an attestation letter included.

Reviews

What our customers say

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

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