Most internal networks fall to domain compromise within minutes
Less than 1% of your network is tested in a traditional engagement
Average dwell time before detection: 194 days
Annual network pen tests leave 11 months of blind spots
Active Directory is the attacker's primary target
Lateral movement is found in 80% of breaches
Most internal networks fall to domain compromise within minutes
Less than 1% of your network is tested in a traditional engagement
Average dwell time before detection: 194 days
Annual network pen tests leave 11 months of blind spots
Active Directory is the attacker's primary target
Lateral movement is found in 80% of breaches
The Reality
Your network changed last week. Your last pen test was six months ago.
Annual network penetration testing was designed for environments that didn't change. Yours does — every patch, every new VLAN, every onboarded user, every shadow service introduces a new exploitable path. The report on your CISO's desk is already wrong.
Eleven months of blind spots
An annual test gives you four weeks of confidence and forty-eight weeks of hope. Attackers don't operate on your testing schedule.
Active Directory is the soft underbelly
Misconfigured AD, weak service accounts and excessive privilege are how 80% of internal compromises escalate to domain admin — usually in under an hour.
Segmentation that exists on paper
VLANs, firewalls and zero trust controls fail in unexpected ways. The only way to know your segmentation works is to actually try to bypass it — repeatedly.
No proof your fixes actually worked
Tickets get closed. Patches get deployed. But until the next annual test, you're trusting the change log — not verifying the result.
// The Numbers
"NodeZero achieved domain compromise in 77 seconds on a customer network. The previous annual pen test had passed."
Typical traditional pen test
£15k – £50k
Network coverage per engagement
< 1%
Days a pen test report stays current
~30
Time between traditional tests
12 months
Two Delivery Paths · One Programme
Autonomous depth, human assurance.
Endida delivers network penetration testing through two complementary paths. NodeZero runs continuously across your full network — daily, weekly or on-demand. CREST-certified specialists step in for the engagements where accreditation, business logic depth or regulator sign-off is required. Most clients run both.
Path 01 · Continuous
NodeZero Autonomous Network Testing
Continuous, production-safe network pen testing powered by NodeZero (Horizon3.ai). Find exploitable attack paths across your full internal and external network — every day, not once a year.
First findings within hours of launch — no setup, no consultant scheduling
98% network coverage — scales to thousands of hosts across multiple sites
Active Directory, internal hosts, segmentation, external perimeter — all covered
Production-safe benign exploitation — runs alongside live systems without disruption
Unlimited tests on subscription — schedule daily, weekly or on-demand
1-click fix verification — prove every remediation actually worked
Step-by-step remediation guidance for every finding
Free trial available — full results, no card required
// Best for
Security teams that need continuous coverage, fast remediation feedback loops, and proof of risk reduction over time. The default choice for most organisations.
Path 02 · Specialist
CREST-Certified Specialist Pen Testing
Human-led network penetration testing delivered by CREST-certified, CBEST and TIBER-approved testers. For engagements that demand accredited expertise, business logic depth, or formal regulator sign-off.
CREST-certified testers — recognised by regulators, insurers and auditors
CBEST, TIBER-EU and DORA TLPT threat-led engagements available
Bespoke scoping for complex internal networks, OT, and segmented environments
Adversary simulation and red team exercises with custom TTPs
Business logic flaws, custom-built systems and edge-case attack chains
CREST sign-off available on NodeZero autonomous output for regulated clients
Formal report suitable for board, auditor and regulator submission
Re-testing of remediated findings included
// Best for
Regulated industries (financial services, critical infrastructure), CREST or CBEST-mandated assessments, insurance renewal requirements, and any engagement where a named human tester is required.
What's Tested
Full network coverage — internal, external, infrastructure.
Endida network pen testing covers every layer an attacker would target — from the public perimeter, through Active Directory and lateral movement, to the infrastructure underneath. One programme, three perspectives.
01 · Internal Network
Internal penetration testing
Simulates an attacker who already has a foothold — a phished user, a compromised endpoint, or an insider. Tests how far they can move, what they can access, and how quickly they can escalate to domain admin. The test that matters most after the perimeter falls.
02 · External Perimeter
External network testing
Assesses every internet-facing asset — VPN gateways, remote access, exposed services, shadow infrastructure. Identifies the entry points an attacker would scan for first, and the misconfigurations that turn discovery into compromise.
03 · Active Directory
Active Directory security
Active Directory is the attacker's primary target — and the fastest path from foothold to full domain compromise. NodeZero performs continuous AD password audits, identifies weak and reused credentials, surfaces privilege escalation paths, and proves which AD attack chains actually work.
04 · Infrastructure
Infrastructure penetration testing
Tests the underlying infrastructure that runs your network — servers, hypervisors, network devices, hybrid systems. Identifies unpatched systems, default credentials, insecure protocols and misconfigurations that turn a small foothold into a full network compromise.
05 · Segmentation
Network segmentation testing
Validates whether your VLANs, firewalls, micro-segmentation and zero trust controls actually contain a breach. Most segmentation works on a network diagram and fails in production — continuous testing is the only way to know which side of that line you're on.
06 · Security Controls
EDR and detection efficacy
Proves your EDR, SIEM and detection stack actually catch real attack chains — not just isolated indicators. Surfaces detection gaps, false negatives, and the techniques attackers use to evade tools you've already paid for.
How NodeZero Works
The Find. Fix. Verify. loop.
NodeZero thinks and moves like a real attacker — chaining together weaknesses without scripts or pre-defined playbooks. Then it shows you exactly what to fix, in priority order, and proves your fixes worked.
01
Find
Autonomous attack execution
NodeZero pivots through your network exactly as an attacker would — compromising credentials, exploiting misconfigurations, escalating privileges, chaining hundreds of weaknesses across internal hosts, AD and infrastructure. No agents, no scripts, no waiting. Real-time visibility into every exploit.
02
Fix
Prioritised remediation
The platform surfaces the attack paths with the greatest business impact first. Step-by-step exploit chains show exactly how compromise happened — and which single fixes resolve multiple weaknesses simultaneously. Engineering knows exactly what to do.
03
Verify
1-click fix verification
Patched a host? Tightened an AD group? Fixed a segmentation gap? Verify the fix immediately with a targeted retest — no full pen test required. Track MTTM and MTTR in real time. Show the board a posture trend, not a snapshot.
Sample Reports
See exactly what you receive — before you commit.
Two official Horizon3 NodeZero demonstration reports built on a representative test environment. The pen test report shows what was found and how it was exploited. The fix actions report shows exactly what to fix, prioritised by severity. Same report format you'll receive after a free trial against your own environment.
Sample · 346 Pages · PDF
NodeZero Pen Test Report
An official Horizon3 NodeZero demonstration report built on a representative test environment. Shows the executive summary, top impacts including domain compromise, weakness analysis and full attack path detail — exactly the format you'll receive after a free trial against your own environment.
Executive summary with top business impacts
Domain compromise via 36 attack vectors (with named CVEs)
Active Directory exploitation paths and credential analysis
MITRE ATT&CK mapping and systemic issue analysis
Full attack path detail per finding
Sample · 187 Pages · PDF
NodeZero Fix Actions Report
The companion fix actions report. Findings organised by severity (Critical / High / Medium) with step-by-step remediation guidance for each. Engineering teams know exactly what to do — no triaging required.
Critical findings — RCE, AD CS, NTLM relay, Windows SMB
Active Directory privilege escalation chains
High findings — credential dumping, GPP passwords, weak service auth
Step-by-step remediation per CVE
Severity-ordered for engineering teams
// Official Horizon3 demonstration reports — built on a representative test environment, not a real customer
The Difference
Annual pen test vs. continuous network testing
Traditional Annual Network Pen Test
comparison
Endida Continuous Network Testing
Point-in-time — outdated before the report arrives
Continuous — schedule daily, weekly or on-demand
Tests less than 1% of a typical network
98% network coverage — thousands of hosts in days
Weeks of preparation, scheduling and reporting
First findings within hours of launch
£15k–£50k per engagement, scope-limited
Subscription pricing — unlimited pen tests included
Manually written report, no retest until next year
1-click verify confirms each fix worked
Snapshot of risk on one specific day
Live posture trend — risk reduction over time
Generic findings, manual prioritisation
Attack-path prioritisation with step-by-step remediation
When You Need This
Six common reasons clients bring us in.
Compliance and audit
Network pen testing required for ISO 27001, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus, SOC 2 or sector regulators. Continuous testing satisfies cadence requirements; CREST-certified engagements satisfy accreditation requirements. Reports formatted for auditor submission.
Cyber insurance renewal
Insurers now expect demonstrable, recent pen test evidence — not a 12-month-old report. Continuous testing with CREST sign-off gives underwriters the assurance they need to renew on favourable terms, often unlocking lower premiums.
Post-incident validation
After an incident — or a near miss — leadership needs evidence that the underlying weaknesses are fixed, not just patched on paper. Continuous testing provides ongoing assurance, with retest-on-demand to verify remediation work.
M&A due diligence
Acquiring a business means inheriting its network — and its unknown attack surface. Rapid network pen testing surfaces material risk before completion, supports valuation conversations and shapes integration planning.
Replacing the annual test
For organisations frustrated with the cost, scope and shelf-life of traditional annual testing. Continuous PTaaS delivers the same compliance evidence, broader coverage and live posture visibility — typically at a comparable or lower annual cost.
Validating new deployments
Major network change, cloud migration, new AD forest, segmentation rebuild? Run a targeted network pen test against the change and verify it didn't introduce new exploitable paths — before the change is signed off.
What Security Teams Say
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Before NodeZero we had no way to validate whether remediations actually worked. Now we run retests, track risk reduction, and report outcomes — not promises.
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The annual pen test was a £30k snapshot. Continuous testing gave us the same compliance coverage and a live view of our network risk — for less.
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We use the results to brief our board. They understand the risk because it's real — not theoretical. They see the trend, not just one bad week.
Common Questions
Network pen testing — frequently asked.
What is network penetration testing? +
Network penetration testing is a controlled simulation of a real-world cyber attack against your internal network, external perimeter and supporting infrastructure. The goal is to find exploitable weaknesses — misconfigurations, weak credentials, unpatched systems, segmentation gaps and Active Directory flaws — before a real attacker does. Endida delivers network pen testing through continuous autonomous testing via NodeZero, or through CREST-certified specialist testers when accredited human depth is required.
What is the difference between internal and external network pen testing? +
External network testing assesses your perimeter — the assets exposed to the internet, including VPN gateways, public services, email infrastructure and remote access. Internal network testing simulates an attacker who has already gained a foothold inside the network, through phishing, a compromised endpoint or an insider. Internal testing is now considered the more critical of the two — most modern breaches involve both phases, and the internal phase is where damage actually happens. Endida tests both, on the same platform.
Is autonomous network penetration testing safe to run on production? +
Yes. NodeZero is production-safe by design. It performs benign exploitation — proving exploitability without causing harm or disruption — and uses safe execution defaults throughout every test. It runs alongside live systems without affecting performance, availability or stability. The vast majority of NodeZero deployments run directly against production environments.
Does Endida's network pen testing meet CREST and compliance requirements? +
Yes. Endida delivers CREST-certified specialist penetration testing for engagements that require accredited human testers — including CBEST, TIBER-EU, DORA TLPT and most regulator or insurer-mandated assessments. For continuous autonomous testing via NodeZero, findings can be reviewed and signed off by CREST-certified testers to satisfy regulator and cyber insurer expectations. This hybrid approach gives you continuous coverage and accredited assurance in one programme.
How quickly can a network pen test start? +
An autonomous network pen test via NodeZero can be operational within 15 minutes. Internal tests use a free Docker host or OVA — copy and paste the execution script. External tests run from the cloud with no setup required. First findings are typically delivered within hours of launch. Specialist CREST-certified engagements are scoped within one business day and started within one to two weeks depending on scope and tester availability.
What does Active Directory testing cover? +
Active Directory testing covers credential strength (weak, reused and breached passwords), privilege escalation paths, Kerberoasting and AS-REP roasting, ACL misconfigurations, Group Policy abuse, certificate services exploitation (AD CS), and lateral movement opportunities. NodeZero's continuous AD password audit is run as a standard part of internal network testing. AD is the single highest-impact area to test — most domain compromises take less than an hour from initial foothold.
How is network pen testing priced? +
Continuous autonomous testing via NodeZero is priced as an annual subscription scaled to environment size — typically comparable to or below the cost of a single traditional annual pen test, with unlimited tests included. Specialist CREST-certified engagements are priced per engagement based on scope. We provide transparent pricing during the scoping call. A free trial of NodeZero is available before any commitment.
Where does Endida operate? +
Endida is headquartered in Dubai (DIFC) with operations in the UK and Channel Islands. We actively serve regulated organisations across the UK, EU, MENA and globally — particularly iGaming, crypto and financial services clients in Malta, Gibraltar, the Channel Islands and other European regulated jurisdictions. Our coverage spans UK and EU regulatory frameworks (FCA, PRA, DORA, NIS2), Middle East regulators (DFSA, VARA, ADGM, NCA Saudi Arabia), Channel Islands regulators (Guernsey FSC, Jersey FSC), Malta (MFSA, MGA) and Gibraltar (Gambling Commissioner, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission).
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CREST-certified specialist testers available on request
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Production-safe — runs alongside live systems without disruption
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UK, Dubai (DIFC) and Channel Islands delivery
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