IoT Pentest
Internet of Things Penetration Testing
Evaluate and improve the security of your connected devices.
Alter Solutions is a qualified Information Systems Security Audit Provider, a certification issued by the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), one of the most prestigious cybersecurity authorities in Europe.
This certifies the competence and reliability of our auditors to carry out security audits for all scopes:
- Organisational and physical audit
- Architecture audit
- Configuration audit
- Code audit
- Intrusion testing / Pentesting
Our IoT Pentest offer
IoT penetration testing identifies potential security vulnerabilities within the ecosystem of a connected device.
An IoT Pentest differs from a "traditional" pentest due to the significant number of technologies covering this scope.
This type of test will therefore cover all or part of a perimeter, ranging from the hardware and software layers to communication protocols, including more common phases such as web and mobile interface testing.
Web applications / APIs
Firmware
Communications
NFC/RFID - BT/BLE - UMTS/LTE - Wi-Fi...
Mobile applications
IT Cloud Infrastructure
Updating systems
Penetration tests
The different approaches:
Software / Firmware testing
During an application penetration testing, our auditors assess the robustness of your web applications, thick clients, APIs, as well as your potential infrastructures or any other components of your applications, using an offensive approach.
In the context of IoT Pentesting, the focus is placed on the software embedded in the device (retrieval of firmware, secret searching, firmware injection, etc.).
Hardware testing
Here, our auditors concentrate on the electronic components of the connected device, such as integrated circuits, input and output ports, connectors, etc.
The goal is to identify components and physical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by an attacker to access the connected device or compromise its security (memory dumping, debugging, etc.).
Communication protocol testing
Testing communication protocols of a connected device involves evaluating the security of the communication channels used by the connected device to interact with other systems (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, etc.).
These tests allow auditors, among other things, to simulate attacks such as reverse engineering custom protocols, eavesdropping to retrieve sensitive data, etc.
A growing threat
10M
new IOT devices added to the network every day.
>25%
of attacks use connected objects in their kill chain.
57%
of companies' connected objects are vulnerable to attacks.
98%
of IOT traffic is unencrypted.
Source: Rapport sécurité IoT Palo Alto
Our experts are certified
How do we work with our customers?
Your cybersecurity partner
Who are we?
- Alter Solutions was founded in Paris, in 2006, and has since focused on digital transformation.
- We operate in 8 countries, with 10 offices.
- We have been security partners for companies in the manufacturing and service sectors for 10 years.
- We are also Great Place to Work® certified.
Why are we the ideal cybersecurity partner?
We're backed by global experts in software development and testing, analysis, systems and support, project management, business analysis, cybersecurity and much more.
We have a strong track record across different sectors and technologies, and our approach to IT services is technology agnostic - what's right for each customer is what counts.
We pride ourselves on our solution-focused attitude, our people-centred approach and the way we adapt to our customers' needs.