Real-world testing of physical security controls, access systems, and facility defenses — uncovering the gaps that let attackers walk straight through the front door.
Real-world attempts to gain unauthorized physical access to your facilities — testing the people, locks, and systems standing between attackers and your assets.
Physical penetration testing simulates real-world attempts to gain unauthorized physical access to your facilities, buildings, data centers, and restricted areas. Our security experts test the effectiveness of physical security controls, access systems, and security personnel procedures.
We assess locks, access control systems, surveillance cameras, security guards, intrusion detection systems, and employee security awareness regarding physical access. Our testing identifies vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized individuals to access sensitive areas, equipment, or data.
This testing is essential for understanding gaps in physical security that could enable data theft, equipment tampering, or other malicious activities conducted on-site.
Common methods used to bypass physical security controls, tested by our team under controlled, authorized conditions.
Following authorized personnel through secure doors, testing whether employees challenge unknown individuals, and assessing effectiveness of anti-tailgating measures and security awareness.
Using pretexting, impersonation, and manipulation to gain physical access. Testing employee vigilance, visitor management procedures, and response to suspicious individuals.
Testing physical locks using picking, bumping, shimming, and other bypass techniques to assess the physical strength of door locks and access control mechanisms.
Testing RFID and magnetic stripe access cards for cloning vulnerabilities, identifying weak encryption, and assessing the security of proximity card systems.
Identifying blind spots in camera coverage, testing monitoring procedures, and assessing whether security personnel effectively monitor surveillance systems.
Examining discarded materials for sensitive information, testing document destruction procedures, and assessing disposal security for electronic media and paper documents.
Testing intrusion detection systems, door sensors, motion detectors, and assessing alarm response procedures and monitoring effectiveness.
Locating exposed network ports in common areas, testing whether unauthorized devices can be connected, and assessing physical network security controls.
Testing security procedures for deliveries, maintenance personnel, and contractors, assessing whether fake credentials or social engineering can gain facility access.
A structured approach simulating real-world physical intrusion attempts from the perimeter to your most sensitive spaces.
Gathering publicly available information about your facilities, observing entry points, identifying security controls, and understanding access procedures from external observation.
Developing attack scenarios based on reconnaissance, identifying likely entry points, and planning social engineering pretexts for gaining physical access.
Testing external security controls including fencing, gates, exterior doors, loading docks, and other potential entry points to the facility perimeter.
Testing badge readers, biometric systems, PIN pads, and other electronic access controls for vulnerabilities, bypass techniques, and implementation weaknesses.
Once inside, testing ability to move through the facility, access restricted areas, and reach sensitive locations such as server rooms, executive offices, or data centers.
Documenting all successful access attempts, photographing evidence of physical security weaknesses, and providing detailed recommendations for improving physical security controls.
An often overlooked component of comprehensive security — and one of the easiest for attackers to exploit when it's weak.
Identify weaknesses in facility security that could allow theft of equipment, servers, backup media, or other valuable physical assets from your premises.
Ensure that physical access controls effectively prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing servers, workstations, or storage media containing sensitive data.
Evaluate whether employees properly challenge unauthorized individuals, follow security procedures, and maintain awareness of physical security threats.
Test whether access control systems, locks, biometrics, and other physical security mechanisms effectively prevent unauthorized entry to restricted areas.
Meet regulatory requirements for physical security testing mandated by PCI DSS, HIPAA, and other frameworks requiring validation of physical access controls.
Ensure physical security provides an effective layer of defense even if digital security controls are bypassed, preventing on-site attacks and data exfiltration.
Understanding the importance of physical security controls.
Comprehensive documentation of physical security testing and improvement recommendations.
High-level overview of physical security posture, successful access attempts, critical findings, and strategic recommendations for facility security improvements.
Detailed photographic documentation of successful access attempts, security weaknesses identified, and proof of physical security vulnerabilities discovered during testing.
Comprehensive analysis of physical security controls at each location tested, including access points, surveillance coverage, and security personnel effectiveness.
Prioritized recommendations for improving physical security including access control enhancements, surveillance improvements, and security awareness training needs.
Customized training materials for employees covering physical security best practices, tailgating prevention, visitor management, and incident reporting procedures.
Verification testing after security improvements to confirm that physical security enhancements effectively address identified vulnerabilities and prevent unauthorized access.
Identify weaknesses in your facility security before malicious actors exploit them to gain unauthorized access. Scope a project with our team today.