Simulated Attacks
Simulated Attacks
Do you want to know how resilient you are to a hacker attack?
Penetration Testing
We will conduct a pre-planned attack during which we will look for vulnerabilities that could compromise the security of your systems and damage your company's reputation. Get a Citadelo penetration test certificate for your clients and partners.
Penetration testing is a simulation of a real cyber attack on systems in order to detect their vulnerabilities and identify potential risks and their impacts. Our ethical hackers conduct systematic tests to uncover weaknesses before real attackers can exploit them. This process provides you with key information about security shortcomings and helps you prepare for actual attacks and minimize risks. Penetration tests allow organizations to strengthen their cyber defenses and protect their data, customers and reputation.
Investing in regular penetration tests is a crucial step in ensuring the security and credibility of your organization in today's digital age.
The penetration test process begins with planning, where the objectives, scope, and methodology are established. This is followed by the information collection phase, where relevant data on the tested environment and systems are obtained. Ethical hackers then perform active scanning and vulnerability analysis to identify possible weaknesses and deficiencies. This is followed by the simulated attack phase, during which ethical Citadelo hackers attempt to exploit the identified vulnerabilities using constantly evolving techniques and procedures. During the reconnaissance and analysis phases, we enhance and accelerate testing using our own AI-powered tools. This allows us to achieve broader coverage within the same timeframe, always under the supervision of an experienced ethical hacker.
Finally, a detailed final report is prepared, containing descriptions of the found vulnerabilities, recommendations for their remediation, and measures to mitigate risks.
The price range of penetration tests may vary depending on the scope and complexity of your requirements. It usually starts from higher hundreds of euros for basic automated tests and can reach higher thousands of euros for more complex, extensive and manual tests. The exact price is determined individually after consultation and evaluation of your needs.
Red Teaming
How Does it Work?
Red Teaming is a simulated attack that combines the OSINT phase, which involves gathering information about your company and employees from public and non-public sources and leaked databases of sensitive data. This is followed by the attack phase on the human factor, as preparation for the physical penetration phase into buildings with the aim of, for example, taking full control of the IT infrastructure. We test not only your systems but also the entire infrastructure, your employees, and company processes. We also test the reactions and processes of the Blue Team if it is present in your company.
Results
After completing the Red Team exercise, you will receive a comprehensive overview of your company's security status, which will help you prepare for a real attack and comply with standards such as NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act or the Cybersecurity Act.
AI & LLM Penetration Testing
Are you deploying artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs), or AI agents within your organization? We test them with the same rigor as your web applications, cloud environments, and infrastructure. Our team simulates real-world attacks specifically targeting AI systems.
We identify vulnerabilities that traditional penetration tests often miss, including:
- Prompt injection
- Model and context data leakage
- Jailbreak attacks and guardrail bypasses
- Abuse of connected tools, plugins, and integrations
- Adversarial input manipulation
We also help you prepare for regulatory requirements, including compliance with the EU AI Act.
Are you interested in boosting your company’s security?
Book a free 15 min. consultation call with us to find out how we can help you do that.
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Social Engineering
The human factor has been, is, and will continue to be the most common attack vector in corporate cybersecurity. Social engineering is an ethical hacking technique in which we use psychological tricks and manipulation of human behaviour to obtain sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions. Today’s attackers routinely leverage artificial intelligence, and so do we when simulating realistic attack scenarios. We use AI to create more convincing phishing campaigns and voice cloning attacks (vishing), enabling us to evaluate your organization's resilience against next-generation social engineering threats.
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Vishing
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Phishing
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Smishing