IoT Security Assessment
Security testing of Internet of Things devices and infrastructure
In scope
- Device hardware and debug-interface review
- Firmware extraction and analysis
- Wireless and network communications (WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, cellular as applicable)
- Companion mobile application and cloud API testing
- Update mechanism and secure-boot review
- Default credentials, provisioning and lifecycle review
You receive
- IoT device security report with reproducible findings
- Risk-rated findings per device model
- Hardening guidance for engineering
- Executive summary
- Retest of fixed findings
Tiers
Choose the depth.
Basic IoT Assessment
$10K
Security test of 1 IoT device model: network services, local interfaces, authentication, update mechanism and device-to-cloud traffic review, with architecture review and a findings report. No firmware extraction.
- devices
- 1
- Testing of 1 device model (network services, web/local interfaces)
- Authentication and default credential checks
- Update mechanism and traffic encryption review
- Security architecture review
- Report, executive summary and follow-up consultation
- — Firmware extraction and reverse engineering
- — Hardware teardown (UART/JTAG)
- — Companion mobile app and cloud API testing
- — Retest
Advanced IoT Assessment
$18K
Security test of up to 3 device models. Adds firmware extraction and analysis, hardware interface testing (UART/JTAG/debug ports), wireless protocol review, and one retest.
- devices
- 3
- Everything in the Basic tier, for up to 3 device models
- Firmware extraction, static analysis and secrets review
- Hardware debug interface testing
- Wireless protocol review (e.g. BLE, Zigbee, Wi-Fi)
- One retest of fixed findings
- — Companion mobile app testing
- — Cloud backend / API penetration testing
- — Network-wide deployment analysis
Enterprise IoT Assessment
$30K
Ecosystem assessment: up to 6 device models plus 1 companion mobile app, 1 cloud API/backend and the deployment network. Includes firmware analysis, device-to-cloud trust review, network segmentation analysis, compliance mapping and an implementation roadmap.
- devices
- 6
- mobile apps
- 1
- apis
- 1
- Everything in the Advanced tier, for up to 6 device models
- Testing of 1 companion mobile app
- Testing of 1 cloud API / backend
- Deployment network and segmentation analysis
- Compliance mapping and implementation roadmap
- One retest
- — Hardening implementation and monitoring setup (see IoT Security Hardening Program)
- — Industrial / OT environments (see IIoT Security Assessment)
- — More than 6 device models
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What's inside this engagement
Phase by phase.
How a security assessment engagement runs, what happens in each phase and what you see. Exact scope, tier and timeline are fixed in your proposal and SOW.
01Scoping
Systems, sites, stakeholders and the question the assessment must answer.
You see · Your objectives and constraints.
02Discovery & evidence
Documents, configurations and interviews, plus technical testing where the service includes it.
You see · Access and time with key people.
03Analysis
Findings rated by risk to your business, not by a generic score.
You see · A prioritized view of your risk.
04Report & debrief
Executive summary, findings and a remediation roadmap, walked through with your team.
You see · The report and the debrief.
Commercials
From first call to final report.
- 01
Scoping call
A practitioner, not a salesperson, walks through targets, constraints and what a good outcome looks like for you.
- 02
Proposal & rules of engagement
A fixed-scope proposal with tier, price and deliverables. Rules of engagement, contacts and out-of-bounds systems are agreed in writing.
- 03
Sign, then start
MSA and SOW are signed electronically and the deposit is paid. Only then does testing begin.
- 04
Execution
Testing runs to the agreed plan. Critical findings are escalated as they are found; you don't wait for the report.
- 05
Report & debrief
An executive summary plus technical findings with evidence, reproduction steps and fixes, walked through with your team.
- 06
Retest
Where the tier includes it, we verify your fixes and reissue the report, so auditors and customers see the issues closed.
Timelines are set per engagement in the SOW.
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