Continuous Penetration Testing (CPT) is pentesting reimagined for continuity and consistency. We begin with a comprehensive upfront penetration test to establish a baseline of your assets and vulnerabilities. From there, we blend both automated and human-led pentest activities, as well as event-driven responses, to provide continuous insights into your risk landscape. Most importantly, you’ll be able to respond quickly to questions about whether or not you are vulnerable to the latest threat, attack, or exploit. Our CASM platform supports these efforts with automated scans, detailed asset insights, and a user-friendly interface. CASM is also your portal to interact with our penetration testers on findings and retest requests. Expect a seamless experience with single-pane-of-glass functionality, clear action plans, and deep insights into your attack surface.

CPT provides continuous, year-round visibility into your attack surface, helping you stay ahead of emerging threats. By performing pentest activities like password spraying regularly, instead of once a year, CPT offers a more dynamic and responsive approach to risk management. Our approach combines the perspectives of an experienced team of penetration testers, giving you the depth of insight that only multiple experts can provide.

Unlimited retesting is another core benefit of CPT. When vulnerabilities are remediated, you don’t have to wait months for a follow-up assessment. Our team validates remediations promptly, so you always have an accurate and current view of your security posture. This ongoing process ensures you are continuously improving and refining your defenses based on real-world scenarios.

Additionally, CPT helps you uncover systemic issues that can lead to repeated vulnerabilities. Instead of addressing the same vulnerability in different places, our team works with you to understand the underlying issues and improve your overall security practices. This approach reduces the risk of recurring weaknesses and leads to a more secure and resilient environment.

Adversaries are evolving quickly and annual pentesting is simply not enough to properly protect most organizations. SynerComm continually monitors threat feeds and our team is always learning from the latest attack vectors to ensure that our testing remains comprehensive and relevant to today’s threats.

The core of our CPT approach is the synergy between advanced tools and experienced professionals. Our Continuous Attack Surface Management (CASM) platform powers the automated aspects of CPT, including CASM Engine scanners, which cover dozens of specific penetration tests. CASM was designed by penetration testers to support the entire CPT process, from initial asset discovery to ongoing monitoring.

Beyond automation, our pentesters manually run additional tools each month to uncover deeper issues. We use a combination of open-source and commercial tools, as well as custom-built utilities that are uniquely tailored to detect specific types of vulnerabilities. We also develop Pentest Playbooks that outline specific methodologies for assessing different kinds of systems, ensuring that our testing techniques stay current and effective.

With SynerComm, it’s not just about using the right tools—it’s about using them with the expertise and creativity required to get results. Our team knows how to adapt tools to overcome obstacles and how to recognize when manual intervention is needed to dig deeper. This human element is what sets our CPT apart from fully automated services.

CPT is not a one-off assessment—it’s a continuous, proactive approach to security. Unlike traditional penetration tests that occur periodically, CPT provides regular testing and rapid identification of new vulnerabilities. In today’s fast-moving threat landscape, proactive security is essential as the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation has shortened dramatically. CPT provides the constant vigilance necessary to safeguard your digital assets.

Traditional penetration testing typically results in a snapshot-in-time view of your security posture. CPT, on the other hand, offers a continuous evaluation that evolves as your environment and threats change. This means that your defenses are always being tested against the latest attack techniques, giving you a higher level of confidence that you’re staying ahead of potential adversaries.

SynerComm’s CPT clients get the best of both worlds by still receiving a thorough annual penetration test, complete with social engineering and internal penetration testing, and an annual report that can be shared with senior leadership, auditors/examiners or a board of directors, and having continuous external pentest coverage.

• Automate everything you can safely automate: By automating routine tests, we free up our experts to focus on what requires human analysis, experience, or creativity.
• Use experienced pentesters: Automated tools can only go so far—experienced pentesters bring intuition, creativity, and expertise that are essential for discovering complex vulnerabilities.
• Perform a thorough initial baseline penetration test: Establishing a strong baseline is key to understanding your current risks and setting goals for improvement.
• Retest vulnerabilities and validate successful remediation: We track findings until they are “closed” and no longer present a risk.
• Monitor tested systems for changes and new vulnerabilities: Keeping track of any modifications to your environment helps to quickly identify new risks.
• Continuously discover new assets: Digital footprints evolve, and so must our testing. We ensure new assets are found, monitored, and assessed without delay.
• Test rapidly for late-breaking attacks: Emergency Playbooks allow us to respond swiftly to new threats and minimize your exposure to vulnerabilities.
• Quickly alert and track exploitable vulnerabilities: When something critical is found, our team ensures you’re notified immediately, with clear next steps for remediation.
• Utilize everything learned to benefit everyone else by systematically testing all clients for newly discovered vulnerabilities and attack paths.
• Be available to our clients to answer questions, help them better understand their risks, and receive feedback on concerns or requests for targeted pentesting.
• Attempt to uncover systemic issues when multiple similar or related vulnerabilities are discovered.
• Provide access to all collected pentest data: Full transparency helps you understand your risks and make informed decisions.
• Integrate the collected data into existing workflows: CASM is API based making the opportunities endless.

Effectiveness can be measured by both the quantity and quality of findings, but also by the reassurance it provides. On-demand dashboards give you real-time visibility, change detection notifications show our responsiveness, and our ongoing Playbook reports reinforce that your assets are being continuously monitored. Ultimately, the effectiveness of CPT is about confidence—knowing your vulnerabilities are addressed as they emerge.

Another way to measure effectiveness is through the reduction of repeated vulnerabilities. If your CPT program is working, you should see a decrease in similar findings over time as the underlying systemic issues are resolved. The program should also help you respond more quickly to emerging threats, as evidenced by rapid validation and retesting of remediations.

Without CPT, you’re exposed to compounding risk over time. Vulnerabilities remain undetected until they’re exploited, potentially months or even years after they first appear. This leaves your organization vulnerable to attacks, data breaches, and operational disruptions that could have been prevented.

The threat landscape is constantly evolving, and attackers are always on the lookout for new vulnerabilities. Without continuous testing, your security posture can quickly become outdated, leaving your systems exposed to the latest attack vectors. CPT dramatically reduces this window of exposure, giving you the best chance to detect and fix vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.

As the CPT industry continues to evolve, point-in-time pentesting is beginning to be looked at as dated and lacking without a continuous ongoing component. Eventually those doing continuous pentesting will be seen as merely performing their due diligence while those who are not may be seen as negligent.

CPT was designed for quick startup times and minimal setup by our clients. Most of the asset discovery is automated and only requires our clients to verify the in-scope assets. You don’t even need to be that technical as long as you have resources that can help verify what you own.

CPT is agentless and requires minimal setup. You’ll need a web browser and at least one person available to receive notifications, generate reports, and respond to findings. SynerComm can act as an extension of your team, providing direct communication on important security matters and ensuring critical alerts are handled efficiently.

Our goal is to make CPT as easy to integrate into your organization as possible. We understand that internal resources are often stretched thin, which is why our team is available to support you every step of the way—from onboarding and initial setup to ongoing assessments and remediation support. Whether you have an entire security team or just one point of contact, we adapt to fit your needs and ensure CPT delivers maximum value.