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Apex Byte Security
Third-Party Technical Security Practice

Validate Perimeter Defenses. Defend Against Real Exploitation.

Objective, independent penetration testing and vulnerability auditing for external perimeters, web portals, and internal networks. Backed by 26+ years of enterprise systems engineering and SOC 2 program experience.

Methodology

CVSS v3.1 / NIST 800-115

Tooling Standards

Tenable Nessus Pro + Custom Vectors

Professional Coverage

$2M Aggregate / $1M Per Claim Tech E&O

Data Destruction

14-Day Mandatory Cache Purge

External Services

Perimeter auditing and exploitation testing across internet-facing IP addresses, hostnames, and web assets.

External

External Vulnerability Assessment

Automated perimeter CVE discovery, open port mapping, unpatched service detection, and SSL/TLS cipher review.

$995
  • ✓ Up to 25 Public IPs or FQDNs
  • ✓ Service fingerprinting & banner audit
  • ✓ CVSS severity classification
  • ✓ Prioritized remediation roadmap
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Core Standard
External

External Baseline Penetration Test (BPT)

Full EVA scope + automated credential exploitation, THC Hydra administrative dictionary probes, and manual exploit verification.

$2,495
  • ✓ Up to 25 Public IPs or FQDNs
  • ✓ Perimeter credential brute-force simulation
  • ✓ Administrative portal exploit validation
  • ✓ Executive briefing & findings report
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Internal Services

Internal engagements include remote drop-box or VM provisioning and cover twice the host count of the external services.

Internal

Internal Vulnerability Assessment

Authenticated internal scanning across LANs/VLANs. Uncovers legacy OS instances, missing security patches, and weak local services.

$2,995
  • ✓ Up to 50 active internal hosts
  • ✓ Remote VM or drop-box deployment
  • ✓ Credentialed vs. non-credentialed audit
  • ✓ Internal remediation catalog
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Internal

Baseline Internal Pen Test (BIPT)

Assumed-breach internal simulation: LLMNR/NBT-NS broadcast poisoning, SMB signing audits, and Active Directory attack paths.

$3,995
  • ✓ Up to 50 active internal hosts (drop-box / VM)
  • ✓ Lateral movement & pivot analysis
  • ✓ Active Directory attack path mapping
  • ✓ Formal third-party assessment report
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Additional Scope Expansion

Additional scope: $895 per additional block of 25 public IPs or FQDNs (external). $795 per additional block of 25 active internal hosts (internal). Quoted and approved in writing before any additional testing. Internal hosts are discovered within an enumerated range of up to 1,024 addresses (four /24 subnets or equivalent); each additional internal block extends that range by one /24.

External: +$895 / 25 targets
Internal: +$795 / 25 hosts

Elective Remediation Retesting (Within 180 Days)

Validate patched vulnerabilities on designated assets without contracting a full assessment.

Retest (Raw Tool Logs): +30% of base
Retest (Revised PDF Report): +60% of base

• The External Vulnerability Assessment includes up to 1 hour of post-engagement consultation. All other services include up to 2 hours.

• Additional advisory support and audit defense are billed at $245.00/hour in 15-minute increments.

Continuous Compliance & Multi-Scan Programs

Need recurring assessments for SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or cyber insurance renewals? We provide structured 2×/year and 4×/year cadences with automated pre-scan scope verification and volume pricing.

Rigorous, Safe & Auditable Execution

01. Authorization & Scope

No scanning occurs without a signed Rules of Engagement (RoE) confirming target asset ownership, explicit boundaries, and designated maintenance windows.

02. Controlled Probing

Credential sprays are strictly rate-limited to avoid triggering lockout thresholds. Scans avoid destructive payloads to maintain production uptime.

03. Actionable Reporting

Deliverables eliminate automated scanner noise, pairing technical vulnerability metrics with prioritized, practical remediation roadmaps.

Schedule an Offensive Assessment

Contact our security engineering team to confirm target endpoint blocks, review testing windows, and receive a formal Rules of Engagement document.