Physical Penetration Testing, how to protect your business

There are four types of penetration testing.

Red Teaming
Blue Teaming
Purple Teaming
Black Teaming

Red teaming is an objective led penetration test typically scoped to obtain data or to gain access to sensitive areas or networks.

Blue teaming is a team who react to the red team and try to prevent the attack.

Purple teaming is where two teams work together either in conjunction or by sharing information after the test.

Black teaming is a phase used to describe a physical penetration test.

There are six phases to a physical penetration test.

Titan Physical Penetration Testing Process Diagram | Titan Investigations

Information Gathering Phase

Also known as “Passive Reconnaissance”
This is arguably one of the most important phases
It consists of Google recces to identify the target’s surroundings and environment.

Threat Modelling/ Open Source Intelligence

Open source intelligence gathering can bequite telling about;

The target
Specifics about its environment
Its people

This information can be found on company websites, job boards, social media, Companies House, building blueprints.

Vulnerability Analysis/ Active Reconnaissance

Gathering information offline
Telephoning/ emailing/ direct querying
Covert observations

Covert Observations

Monitoring staff
Deliveries
Security protocols
ID cards/ security fobs/ plain clothed security

Attack Planning

This is the analysis of all the information gathered in the previous stages.

Identifying vulnerabilities
Entry/ exit points
Cameras/ security
Technology

Pretexting

Planning and intelligence gathering by various means by now have morphed into a plan of attack which includes pretexting.
The team’s equipment, transportation and personnel are synchronized and ready to execute with proof of lawful entry.

Exploitation

This is the execution of the plan, exploiting vulnerabilities identified
Overt and covert attacks
Leaving markers where we have been
Gain covert footage
Safely exit

Post Exploitation

Debrief

Report writing

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