Network Penetration Testing for Financial Services Companies in Omaha

 

Financial institutions in Omaha and across Nebraska—from community banks and credit unions to payment processors, wealth managers, and insurance providers—are prime targets for cybercriminals. Attackers use methods such as malware, phishing, password attacks, SQL injection, and ransomware to gain access to customer data, payment information, and internal banking systems.

The financial impact of a successful breach is severe. In 2021, the median reported cost of a data breach reached $4.24M (source), and that excludes many incidents that are never publicly disclosed. For regulated entities subject to FDIC, OCC, NCUA, CFPB, PCI DSS, GLBA, or state requirements, the true cost also includes fines, remediation, and reputational damage in a relatively tight-knit market like Omaha.

Network penetration testing (often called “net-pen testing”) is a controlled, ethical simulation of a cyberattack against your IT and network infrastructure. The goal is to identify and exploit vulnerabilities before criminals do. For financial services organizations, this is not a one-time event; it is a key part of an ongoing IT security assessment program and supports:

• Board and executive oversight of cyber risk
• Validation of existing controls such as firewalls, VPNs, and endpoint protection
• Regulatory and audit readiness for examiners and external auditors
• Incident response preparedness and realistic “assumed compromise” scenarios

 

Omaha & Nebraska Financial Services Penetration Testing Experience

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and cybersecurity consulting to financial services companies in Omaha and throughout Nebraska. Our clients include banks, credit unions, trust companies, lending institutions, insurance organizations, and fintech providers that operate in and around the Omaha metro area.

Our team combines hands-on penetration testing, IT risk advisory, and audit experience. That means we do more than “run tools” and deliver a technical report. We translate findings into clear, actionable guidance tailored to financial services operations—core banking platforms, online banking portals, payment systems, remote branches, third-party connectivity, and cloud environments.

The outcome is a practical security assessment that not only identifies vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses, and insider-threat exposure, but also recommends prioritized remediation steps aligned with your risk appetite, budget, and regulatory obligations.

 

Network Penetration Testing Methodology

 

OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable penetration testing methodology designed to mirror real-world attackers while maintaining tight control and safety for production financial systems. Typical activities include:

• Passive Reconnaissance – Quietly gathering publicly available information about your organization, systems, and staff without direct interaction with your network.
• Active Reconnaissance – Safely scanning and probing networks and applications to discover live systems, open ports, and potential entry points.
• Social Engineering – Testing user awareness with controlled phishing or phone-based pretexting (as agreed in scope) to evaluate human and process weaknesses.
• Exploitation – Attempting to exploit identified vulnerabilities in a controlled manner to confirm risk and avoid unnecessary impact on production services.
• Post-Exploitation – Assessing what an attacker could do once inside: data access, system control, or movement toward high-value financial systems.
• Privilege Escalation – Testing whether an initial foothold can be leveraged to obtain administrator or domain-level control.
• Lateral Movement – Simulating attacker movement across internal networks, including branch connectivity and data center or cloud environments.
• Maintain Access – Demonstrating how long-term unauthorized access could be maintained if controls are weak (without actually leaving backdoors in place).
• Covering Tracks – Evaluating how easily an attacker could evade detection by your blue team, logging, and monitoring tools (while keeping full audit trails for you).
• Reporting & Executive Briefing – Delivering a clear report with risk ratings, technical detail for IT teams, and concise summaries for boards, executives, and regulators.

For many financial institutions, we also support red team / blue team / purple team style exercises, where our ethical hackers (red team) actively test your defensive capabilities (blue team) and jointly refine controls and response plans.

 

National Reach with Local Omaha Focus

 

While we maintain a strong presence in Omaha and Nebraska, OCD Tech also provides network penetration testing services to financial institutions and other regulated industries across the U.S., including:

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

This national footprint allows us to bring best practices from larger financial hubs directly to Omaha-based institutions that must compete and comply at the same level—without sacrificing local understanding of the Nebraska market.

 

Contact Our Omaha Network Penetration Testing Consultants

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity consulting to financial services organizations in Omaha and across Nebraska. If you would like to discuss a penetration test, IT security assessment, or a more advanced red team engagement, please complete the form below. A member of our team will contact you to review your environment, regulatory drivers, and testing objectives.