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IoT PENETRATION TESTING





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The Great Fish tank Robbery


The fish tank hack is a legendary example of how vulnerable the Internet of Things can be. Back in 2017 an ingenious hacker used the IoT-connected fish tank to gain access to a casino's high-roller database, cleverly exporting the data through a thermostat in the fish tank to a server in Finland. Although the type of data wasn't disclosed, over 10GB of data was stolen. This incident has become a cautionary tale for IoT security, prompting governments to introduce stricter laws for IoT devices.

The attack was cunning, targeting a new, unconventional device on the casino's network and evading detection from traditional security tools. With the number of IoT devices skyrocketing to over 21 billion by 2025, security is becoming a significant concern. Companies must upgrade their old appliances to make them more secure, and regulators must keep up with the ever-growing scale of the problem. The fish tank hack reminds us that we must always be prepared for the unexpected. It is a severe warning that no device is safe from the reach of a determined hacker.

    

Approach


Our IoT penetration tests are conducted from the perspective of an external malicious black-hat hacker. Based on your requirements, we can conduct either black box, grey box or white box test. We methodically follow the following steps:

Scoping: Our testing experts will engage in discovery activities, such as IoT penetration test security needs and requirements, existing SLAs, risks potential vulnerability exposures and defining the scope. Other aspects succh complexity, tailoring possibilities and threat intelligence focus will also analyzed.

Reconnaissance — We will conduct IoT security discovery activities, such as reviewing hardware flaws, firmware at risk and other potential vulnerability exposures. Reverse engineering of elements extracted from the hardware equipment will be studied as well.

Exploitation: During this phase we will perform the attacks, trying to breach the IoT device. This will test your IoT products resiliency to attack, the coverage of your security monitoring, and your detection capabilities’ efficacy.

Remediation Verification — IoT penetration testers perform a follow-up assessment to ensure that the exploitation phase’s remediation and mitigation steps have been accurately implemented. This also enables the testers to confirm that the customer’s security posture is aligned with industry best practices.

Cleanup, document analysis, report creation and report presentation to stakeholders to easily benchmark security level of each process based on the results of penetration tests and implementation of countermeasures if requested by the customer.
    

Methodology


Our methodology differs from project to project. We use well-known methods such as OWASP, PTES, ISSAF, and NIST and blend them with Agility, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies to deliver the best results.

Continuous Pentesting methodology is our primary approach. This involves performing integral and incremental pentests at every stage of the development process, allowing us to detect and fix vulnerabilities promptly. Our integral pentest establishes a baseline of current security status, while our incremental pentest verifies security-related changes in line with your development methodology and release cycle. However, even though penetration testing should be done early, that's not always the case since most companies are not interested in performing a penetration test before it's too late. Yes, we can optimize our methods to test ancient systems. At Vuntie, nothing is impossible!

At Vuntie, we use only the most reliable and practical tools for penetration testing, including Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, Aircrack-ng, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and John the Ripper. Our commitment to using the best tools guarantees accurate and comprehensive results for our clients.

Delivery: Cleanup, document analysis, report creation and report presentation to stakeholders to easily benchmark security level of each process based on the results of penetration tests and implementation of countermeasures if requested by the customer.

    
External penetration testing

Vulnerabilities covered in our cloud test

Our cloud penetration tests cover the industry-agreed most critical IoT vulnerabilities, for example the following but also a lot more!

Misconfigurations
Firmware risks
Weak passwords.
Information leaks
Old components
Data transfers.
Spoofing threats
Privilege threats
Ecosystem Interfaces
Update Mechanism
3th party Devices
Physical Hardening