Penetration testing, Myrtle Beach, SC
We try to break in, so you find out from us.
A penetration test is a controlled attempt to get into your website, your store, your portal or your email the way a real attacker would, done by us, with your written permission, inside a scope you signed first. You get a report in plain English: what we got into, how, how bad it is, and exactly how to fix it. Then we test again once it is closed.
Authorized, scoped, written up.
1. Authorization, in writing
Before anything is touched, you sign a short letter naming what we may test, when, and what is off limits. We never test a system you don't own, and we never test without that signature. Your hosting or IT provider is told if the scope needs it.
2. Reconnaissance
What an attacker learns without touching you: exposed files, public login names, old subdomains, leaked credentials in known breach data, what your DNS and email records give away.
3. The test
Web application testing (injection, broken access control, authentication, file upload, business logic), the API behind it, the store's checkout and pricing logic, and, if in scope, a phishing simulation against your staff. Nothing is broken and no customer data is taken; we prove the door opens and stop.
4. The report
Every finding with how we got there, how bad it is in plain terms (someone could change prices; someone could read other customers' records), and the fix. Written for the owner first, with the technical detail attached for whoever does the work.
5. The fix and the retest
If we built the site, we fix it as part of the engagement. If someone else did, their developer gets the technical detail. Either way we retest each finding once it is closed and sign off in writing.
Part of our cybersecurity practice: cybersecurity for small business, monitoring and protection, penetration testing, incident response, domain recovery, and every site we run, checked live.
What we test.
Websites and web applications
Forms, logins, file uploads, admin areas, the things a visitor can reach and the things they should not be able to reach.
Online stores and booking systems
Checkout, pricing and discount logic, deposits, the data feed behind the store, account takeover.
Customer and staff portals
Can one client see another's documents. Can a staff account reach what only an owner should. Can a signed-out link still open.
Email and people
Can your domain be forged. Can staff be phished. With your OK, a simulated phishing email to measure who clicks, followed by a short, blame-free walkthrough.
Businesses that hold something worth taking.
A practice with client records. A store taking deposits. A portal where customers sign documents and pay invoices. An office where one forged email could move money. If a stranger getting in would cost you customers, money or a conversation with a regulator, a test once a year is worth the price of finding out first.
Most small businesses do not need one every month. They need monitoring every five minutes, protections on by default, and a test when something changes: a new store, a new portal, a compliance question, a close call. Protect covers the first two. This page covers the third.
We are not a penetration-testing-only firm, and we say so. We are the engineers who build and run these systems, testing them the way we test our own. For a formal compliance report from a certified third party, we will tell you plainly and point you at one.
Scope and price are quoted in writing before anything starts. Call 843-331-6339 or write in.
Straight answers.
Is penetration testing legal?
With written authorization from the owner of the systems, yes. Without it, it is a crime, which is why we never test without a signed scope, never test a system you don't own, and stop at proving a door opens rather than walking through it.
Will it break my site or take it down?
No. The test is designed to prove a weakness exists, not to exploit it. We agree a testing window with you, avoid anything that could affect real customers, and never remove or alter real data.
How long does it take?
A small-business website or store is usually a week from authorization to report. Larger systems with portals and payments run longer, and the scope letter says how long before you sign it.
What does it cost?
Quoted per scope, in writing, before anything starts. The price depends on what is in scope: a single marketing site, a store with checkout, a portal with accounts, or all of it plus a phishing simulation.
Do I get a certificate?
You get a written report and a signed retest letter saying which findings were closed. That is what an insurer, a landlord or a larger customer usually asks for. If someone needs a formal compliance attestation from a certified third party, we will say so and point you to one.
Tell us what you're building.
A website, a booking system, an app, or the thing you've been running out of a spreadsheet for three years. A few lines is plenty.
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