Benefits of our OSINT Assessment
An Online Exposure (OSINT Assessment) shows what attackers can learn about your organisation from public sources, breach data and dark-web intelligence. We identify exposed information and infrastructure, explain how it could be used in an attack and provide practical steps to reduce your online exposure.
Common OSINT Assessment Vulnerabilities
Leaked Credentials & Passwords
Exposed API Keys & Secrets
Public Code Repositories
Weak DNS & Email Controls
Typosquatted & Impersonating Domains
Sensitive Corporate & Personal Data
Want to find out if your assets have these vulnerabilities?
Client Testimonials
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“The team at Sencode are flexible and easy to work with while also being extremely diligent and professional in what they do. As a result, we regard Sencode as a critical partner in ensuring our software is properly tested.”
Chief Technical Officer
Huler
“We held a briefing meeting with Callum to demo the system, answer relevant questions, and provide access for testing. Once the testing was completed, the report was efficient and comprehensive.”
Project Manager
Trinity College Dublin
“The team was super friendly, knowledgeable, and happy to chat with us. They did really great work, and I’m very happy that we got to work with them.”
IT Director
Diversity and Ability
“All conversations with Sencode have been very easy, and it’s clear that the team know their stuff. From the initial chat to the retesting process, we’ve been kept informed and supported throughout.”
Digital Lead
Verve Group
“Sencode have conducted our penetration testing for the last two years. Each time, they were professional, polite and kept us informed throughout the process. The reports were received in a timely manner and were concisely written. All this and at a competitive rate.”
Technical Engineer
Pip Studios
“Working with Sencode has been brilliant. You can tell they genuinely love what they do – it shows in how thoroughly they test everything and dig into the details. Even a non-tech person could understand what they found and what needed fixing.”
Cyber Security Specialist
Home Group
What is included in our OSINT Assessment
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CREST accreditation is an independent, rigorous assessment of technical competence, process and data security. Choosing a CREST-accredited provider means your testing is delivered to a standard you can trust – and evidence you can stand behind.
Certified Penetration Testing Consultants
Our consultants are highly trained and individually certified.
Proven Pen Test Methodologies
Our pen testing follows recognised best practices: PTES, OWASP, and NIST.
Compliant reporting
Our reports provide executive context, technical evidence, risk-rated findings and practical remediation guidance.
ISO aligned
Our information security and quality policies align with ISO 27001 and ISO 9001.
Grey, Black and White Box Penetration Testing
At Sencode, we test from every perspective. Not sure which fits your needs? Speak to a member of our team; our experts are on hand to advise.
Our OSINT Assessment Methodology
Define the organisation, brands, domains, key individuals and known assets in scope. We agree collection boundaries, objectives and any sensitive areas that require special handling.
Map company names, trading brands, domains, subsidiaries, email formats and relevant public identities to establish reliable search terms and reduce false positives.
Collect information from search engines, public records, social platforms, code repositories, DNS data, breach sources and relevant dark-web intelligence.
Validate exposed credentials, secrets, infrastructure, documents and personal data. Findings are checked manually so stale, duplicated or incorrectly attributed information does not distort the results.
Assess how confirmed information could enable phishing, impersonation, credential attacks, infrastructure targeting or other realistic threats without accessing systems unlawfully.
Correlate individual findings to show how separate pieces of public information could be combined into a credible attack path against the organisation or its people.
Deliver a clear report covering the external footprint, verified exposures, likely attacker use cases and prioritised remediation actions, followed by a consultant debrief.
Support the removal, restriction or monitoring of exposed information. Where appropriate, we reassess affected sources to confirm that remediation has reduced the identified exposure.
Penetration test reports, delivered securely.
Clear reporting turns technical findings into practical action. Every engagement includes evidence, prioritised remediation guidance and content that both technical teams and decision-makers can understand.
Contact a consulting team member by phone, email, or pigeon post. We will then discuss whether we can help you and arrange a scoping meeting to discuss your requirements.
In the scoping meeting, our team will discuss your requirements in further detail. Our team will ask questions in regards to the following:
Our expert consultants will discuss and finalise which digital assets you need testing in the scoping meeting. Based on the requirements, we will then assemble a project proposal and quote and agree on a schedule for conducting the security assessment. Our proposal document will include the following information:
The Penetration Testing starts. A member of our Penetration Testing team will liaise with a member of your company throughout the entire testing process. You will be the first to know if we have any questions or concerns. Our testing team will be on hand throughout the penetration test lifecycle to answer any questions or concerns. Our tester will:
A Penetration Test is useless without a well-written report. Our reports are written in plain English, concise, and thoroughly documented. The Penetration Test Report is typically furnished within 5 days after the testing phase is complete. If you are interested in seeing an example report, please contact our team.
Each report details the following:
At Sencode, we offer free retesting for every Penetration Test we conduct. You fix the issues; then we will verify they can no longer be exploited by an attacker. Our team will arrange a mutually suitable time to conduct the retest, after the remediation efforts have taken place. Our tester will follow these steps:
Our clients receive a testing certificate that can be shared with partners and customers, showing that their company takes security seriously. The certificate and document are designed to be easily digested by third-party suppliers, the document removes the technical details and can be safely distributed.
The Security Testing Certificate is available on request, after the retest has been complete. The security certificate shows:
Get in touch for a consultation.
Contact a consulting team member by phone, email, or pigeon post. We will then discuss whether we can help you and arrange a scoping meeting to discuss your requirements.
In the scoping meeting, our team will discuss your requirements in further detail. Our team will ask questions in regards to the following:
Frequently Asked Questions: Penetration Testing Service
If your company has an online presence, you should consider getting an OSINT assessment. The requirement for an assessment grows in proportion to the company’s size and the amount of data it collects.
Hackers will frequently automate data collection, targeting large numbers of companies.
Unfortunately, data leakage is common, and even with robust data management policies in place, it can go undetected and have disastrous consequences.
In penetration testing, reconnaissance is the process of gathering usefuldata about a target that can be used later in the attack. This usually entails retrieving the IP addresses of the servers that are being attacked, as well as understanding which software versions are installed on the host machines using a variety of techniques.
This stage is critical for an attacker since it provides a foundational understanding of a target’s infrastructure, which they may then attack and exploit.
OSINT (Open-source intelligence), is the term given to denote the process of data collection and reconnaissance of publically available data on a specific target. It often involves using social media and more technical searches.
OSINT falls into 3 different categories:
– Passive data collection, where the attacker has no contact with the organisation.
– Semi-Passive, where an attacker disguises their activities within what is typical network traffic.
– Active data collection, where an attacker actively collects data from a target infrastructure with no regard for detection.
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