Physical Penetration Testing & Red Teaming Services

Gates Fail. People Compromise.

You can invest millions in firewalls and network security, and still have someone walk in the front door wearing a hi-vis vest and carrying a clipboard. Digital defenses don't mean much if the building itself isn't tested.

That's what we do. Our team uses the same tactics real intruders rely on — physical, technical, and human — to find out whether your facility actually holds up under pressure, not just on paper.

What We Do

Physical Infiltration

We test the barriers standing between the public and your restricted areas.

Lock bypassing — picking, shimming, or exploiting weaknesses in doors, gates, and hardware
Badge cloning — capturing and duplicating employee RFID credentials
Tailgating — following authorized staff through secured entry points
Hardware exploits — planting a rogue device or tapping a network jack in an unattended room
Alarms and cameras — probing blind spots and timing how fast (or whether) anyone responds

Social Engineering

Often the fastest way into a building isn't through the door — it's through a conversation.

Impersonation — posing as a delivery driver, IT contractor, or inspector
Pretexting — building a believable story to get past reception or security
Authority and urgency — leaning on manufactured pressure to skip normal protocol
Phishing and smishing — targeting employees directly to harvest credentials

Red Cell Operations

A full, unannounced simulation of a real attack — and a real test of how your people respond.

Blended attacks combining digital, physical, and social vectors
Live response testing, watching how guards and staff actually react
Covert, extended operations run quietly over time rather than a single visit
Exfiltration exercises, proving whether sensitive assets or data can be removed undetected

Why This Matters

A camera system is only useful if someone's watching it and responds. This kind of testing tells you, concretely:

Whether you meet physical security requirements under SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS
Whether you’re monitoring actually triggers action, or just records footage no one reviews
Whether a visitor, contractor, or disgruntled employee could reach a server room they shouldn't
Whether your team's response holds up when the threat is real, not hypothetical

How an Engagement Works

Recon → Planning → Execution → Debrief

We start by studying your facility from the outside — layout, foot traffic, shift patterns, publicly available information. From there, we build what we'll need: credentials, disguises, a plan tailored to your specific environment. The engagement itself is carried out carefully and covertly, under Rules of Engagement agreed with you in advance. Afterward, you get a straightforward report: what worked, how we got in, photo evidence, and concrete steps to close the gaps.

Legal & Operational Safety

Every engagement is governed by a signed authorization letter and a clear set of Rules of Engagement, agreed to before any testing begins. Our goal is to find weaknesses, not to disrupt your business, damage property, or put your staff in an awkward position. Everything we find stays confidential.