Penetration testing (“pentesting”) is the practice of simulating a criminal breach of a sensitive area in order to uncover and fix defensive failures. Rapid7’s recently released report, Under the Hoodie, draws from the experiences of our Rapid7 pen testing services teamers to highlight key vulnerabilities and reinforce the value of routine pentesting for both our physical and virtual world. The report covers the hows and whys of penetration testing, covering mainly internal and external network compromises, with some supplementary data on social engineering and red team simulations.
The insights shared in this report are a result of survey responses collected from 206 engagements from June 2019 through June 2020. Understanding the vulnerabilities that pen testers rely on will help you make sure your organization is prepared to patch particular vulnerabilities in order to mitigate popular attack techniques.
The types of vulnerabilities found and exploited by pen testers depend largely on the type of penetration test being performed. There are two types of pentesting jobs: inside jobs (internal network assessments and code reviews) and outside jobs (external network assessments, social engineering engagements, and red team simulations). This blog post will explore the most common vulnerabilities found during inside jobs and highlight how InsightVM, Rapid7’s vulnerability risk management solution, can help.
Common vulnerabilities, according to Under the Hoodie
The top three most common vulnerabilities encountered during internal network assessments are:
SMB Message Signing Not Required (14%)
LLMNR and NetBIOS Poisoning (13.2%)
Kerberoast (10.8%)
Taken together, this is a powerful set of vulnerabilities that can quickly e ..
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