Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) Concepts

• Security Policy Evaluation: Understand frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS benchmarks to assess compliance with industry standards.
• Risk Management & Threat Modeling: Identify risks, assess their impact, and develop mitigation strategies for cybersecurity threats.
• Compliance & Regulatory Requirements: Ensure adherence to GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and other cybersecurity laws affecting organizations.

Scoping & Organizational Security Requirements

• Security Assessment Planning: Define objectives, client needs, and penetration testing scopes to align security tests with business requirements.
• Rules of Engagement: Set ethical boundaries in security testing to remain compliant while minimizing disruption to live environments.
• Threat Intelligence Integration: Use MITRE ATT&CK framework and adversary tactics to map out potential security gaps.

Ethical Hacking Mindset & Professionalism

• Applying Ethical Hacking Principles: Perform controlled hacking techniques to strengthen cybersecurity defenses.
• Responsible Disclosure & Reporting: Properly document findings and communicate vulnerability reports to stakeholders.
• Maintaining Professional Ethics in Cybersecurity: Operate within legal and ethical frameworks to ensure cybersecurity testing is conducted responsibly.

Information Gathering & Reconnaissance

• Passive Reconnaissance: Use OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) tools like Maltego, Shodan, and Recon-ng to gather data without direct system interaction.
• Active Reconnaissance: Employ Nmap, Netcat, and Wireshark to actively scan network vulnerabilities and map attack surfaces.
• Vulnerability Scanning Techniques: Conduct security scans using Nessus, OpenVAS, and Nikto to detect weaknesses in systems.
• Analysis of Vulnerability Scan Results: Interpret security scan data, categorize risks, and prioritize remediation actions.

Social Engineering Attacks

• Pretexting & Impersonation Attacks: Test human-based security vulnerabilities by simulating fake roles, impersonation tactics, and trust exploitation.
• Physical Security Breaches: Identify weak physical access controls, including tailgating and RFID cloning attempts.
• Social Engineering Tools: Utilize SET (Social Engineering Toolkit) to conduct phishing email campaigns, SMS attacks, and cloned websites.
• Methods of Influence & Psychological Exploitation: Study persuasion tactics, urgency techniques, and cognitive biases attackers use in cyber deception.

Exploiting Wired & Wireless Networks

• Network-Based Exploits: Perform Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, spoof ARP tables, and bypass firewall restrictions.
• Wireless Hacking & Wi-Fi Exploitation: Assess WPA/WPA2 vulnerabilities, use Aircrack-ng for cracking encrypted networks, and capture authentication handshakes.
• Web Application Exploitation: Identify flaws like SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), remote code execution, and misconfigurations in web servers.

Tools & Technologies Used

• Nmap – Network scanning & reconnaissance
• Metasploit – Automated penetration testing
• Wireshark – Deep packet inspection
• Burp Suite – Web application security testing
• John the Ripper – Password cracking
• Kali Linux – Ethical hacking operating system
• Cisco Capture the Flag (CTF) Challenges – Simulated cybersecurity attack scenarios

Certification & Expertise

• Cisco Certified Ethical Hacker – Industry-recognized offensive security certification.
• Hands-On Cybersecurity Training – Direct experience with network, web application, and human-based security vulnerabilities.

These services provide structured cybersecurity assessments, attack simulations, and vulnerability mitigation strategies based on best practices.