Network Penetration Testing for Denver IT Managed Services Providers (MSPs)

 

IT Managed Services Providers in Denver and across Colorado are on the front line of cyber risk. When you manage client networks, endpoints, and cloud environments, a single vulnerability in your environment can quickly become a problem for every customer you support. Threats such as ransomware, phishing, password attacks, misconfigurations, and targeted hacking continue to increase in both volume and sophistication.

According to industry research, the average cost of a data breach in 2021 reached $4.24M (source)—and that only reflects publicly reported incidents. For MSPs operating in the Denver metro area, serving regulated customers (financial services, healthcare, local government, education, and critical infrastructure), the real impact also includes reputational damage, contract loss, and regulatory scrutiny.

To stay ahead of attackers, regular, independent network penetration testing is essential. It confirms whether your IT security controls work as intended, validates your monitoring and response processes, and gives leadership a clear, non-technical picture of where risk actually lives inside your environment.

 

What Is Network Penetration Testing for MSPs?

 

Network penetration testing (often shortened to pentest) is a controlled, ethical hacking engagement where security specialists simulate real-world cyberattacks against your MSP’s infrastructure. The focus is on finding and safely exploiting weaknesses before a criminal does. For MSPs, this typically includes:

• Internal and external network testing – firewalls, VPNs, remote access, management networks, and client-facing services
• Configuration review – firewalls, switches, routers, domain controllers, and remote management tools
• Privilege and access assessment – how easily an “assumed compromise” of one account or workstation turns into full domain or client access
• Resilience testing – how well your Blue Team detects, contains, and responds to realistic attacker behavior

The outcome is a clear, prioritized security assessment of your MSP environment, showing which vulnerabilities are most likely to lead to a breach, how they could be chained together, and what to fix first.

 

Denver & Colorado Network Penetration Testing Experience

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and IT security assessments for MSPs and mid-market organizations in Denver, the Front Range, and across Colorado. We regularly work with:

• MSPs supporting healthcare providers, financial institutions, and SaaS companies
• Organizations with compliance requirements such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, GLBA, and state-specific privacy regulations
• IT teams preparing for client security audits, vendor risk reviews, or cyber insurance renewals

Our team combines hands-on penetration testing, red team operations, and defensive security (blue team) experience. This lets us deliver not only a technical proof of what can be compromised, but also practical guidance on how to harden your environment without breaking day-to-day operations or client SLAs.

 

Our Network Penetration Testing Methodology

 

OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable testing methodology tailored to MSP environments. While each engagement is customized to your infrastructure and risk profile, our process typically includes:

• Passive reconnaissance – Quietly collecting information about your public footprint, exposed services, and technologies in use
• Active reconnaissance – Safely probing your internal and external network to identify live systems, open ports, and potential entry points
• Social engineering (where in scope) – Testing how susceptible staff may be to phishing or pretexting that could lead to credential theft or unauthorized access
• Exploitation – Attempting to exploit identified weaknesses to gain initial access, using the same techniques real attackers rely on
• Post-exploitation – Determining what an attacker could realistically do once inside, including access to client environments and sensitive data
• Privilege escalation – Testing how easily low-level access can be turned into domain admin, hypervisor admin, or control of RMM tools
• Lateral movement – Assessing how an attacker could move across your internal network and pivot into client networks or cloud platforms
• Maintaining access – Demonstrating how persistent backdoors or misconfigurations could allow ongoing unauthorized access if not detected
• Covering tracks – Evaluating how well your logging, SIEM, and monitoring solutions would detect or miss realistic attacker behavior
• Reporting & remediation guidance – Delivering a clear report with prioritized findings, risk ratings, and specific remediation steps appropriate for MSP operations

The result is a defensible security roadmap that your leadership, technical teams, and even non-technical stakeholders can understand and act on.

 

National Reach

 

While we work extensively with MSPs and organizations in Denver and Colorado, OCD Tech also provides network penetration testing services across the U.S., including:

• Boston (MA)
• New York City (NY)
• Washington DC
• Philadelphia (PA)
• Dallas (TX)
• Los Angeles (CA)
• Chicago (IL)
• Baltimore (MD)

 

Contact Our Denver Network Penetration Testing Consultants

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity consulting to IT Managed Services Providers and businesses in Denver and throughout Colorado. If you would like to discuss how a focused penetration test can help validate your MSP’s security posture, support client trust, and reduce breach risk, please complete the form below and a team member will contact you shortly.