Network Penetration Testing for App Developers in Orlando

 

Tech companies and app development firms in Orlando and across Florida are prime targets for cybercriminals. Attackers know your value lies in source code, APIs, customer data, and proprietary algorithms. Common attack methods—malware, phishing, password attacks, SQL injection, API abuse, and ransomware—are all designed to steal or disrupt that information.

The average reported cost of a data breach in 2021 reached $4.24M, and that only reflects incidents organizations chose to disclose. For fast-growing app developers in Central Florida’s tech corridor, a serious breach can mean lost users, broken SLAs, regulatory exposure, and reputational damage that outlasts any single incident.

To stay ahead, organizations need to regularly review, test, and upgrade their cybersecurity controls—not just at the app layer, but across the entire network, cloud, and development environment that supports it.

 

What Is Network Penetration Testing?

 

Network penetration testing (net-pen testing) is a controlled, ethical hacking exercise where security specialists simulate real-world attacks against your IT infrastructure. For app development companies, this means testing:

• Corporate networks used by developers, DevOps, and backend teams
• Cloud environments hosting APIs, microservices, and data stores
• VPNs, firewalls, and remote access used by distributed teams
• CI/CD pipelines and build servers that, if compromised, can poison your entire release process

The objective is simple: find and safely exploit security weaknesses before attackers do. The results help leadership:

• Prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities that matter most to the business
• Validate existing security controls and monitoring capabilities
• Support compliance with frameworks and regulations relevant to app companies (e.g., SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, state privacy laws)

 

Orlando & Florida Network Penetration Testing Experience

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services to app development companies in Orlando and across Florida, from early-stage startups to mature product teams. Our consultants combine:

• Hands-on penetration testing experience across diverse tech stacks (web, mobile, cloud-native, and legacy)
• IT risk advisory and cybersecurity consulting expertise tailored to software and SaaS businesses
• Practical, actionable remediation guidance that your engineers can realistically implement

The outcome is more than a list of vulnerabilities. You receive a clear, prioritized security assessment that explains what we did, what we found, how it could be exploited in the real world, and exactly how to fix it—with special attention to the tools, frameworks, and workflows common to app development teams in Orlando’s growing tech ecosystem.

 

Our Network Penetration Testing Methodology

 

OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable penetration testing methodology aligned with industry best practices. Each engagement is tailored to your environment, but typically includes:

• Passive Reconnaissance – Quietly gathering information about your infrastructure, domains, public code repositories, and exposed services without direct interaction.
• Active Reconnaissance – Safely probing networks, ports, and services to map your attack surface, including services that support your apps and APIs.
• Social Engineering – Where in-scope, testing how well your team resists phishing and other user-targeted attacks that often lead to insider-level compromise.
• Exploitation – Attempting to exploit discovered weaknesses (e.g., misconfigurations, weak credentials, unpatched services) to gain unauthorized access.
• Post-Exploitation – Assessing how far an attacker could move once inside: accessing code repositories, databases, build servers, or cloud consoles.
• Privilege Escalation – Attempting to move from low-level access to administrator or domain-wide control.
• Lateral Movement – Moving across systems and environments to understand how a compromise in one area (for example, a developer workstation) could lead to a broader breach.
• Maintain Access – Demonstrating how an attacker might persist inside your environment over time, undetected.
• Covering Tracks – Evaluating how easily malicious activity could be hidden from your logging and monitoring tools.
• Reporting & Debrief – Delivering a detailed, non-jargon-heavy report with risk ratings, business impact, and practical remediation steps, followed by a walkthrough with your technical and leadership teams.

For many clients, we also coordinate with internal Blue Team (defenders) and, where applicable, perform Red Team / Purple Team style exercises to improve detection and response—not just prevention.

 

National Reach

 

Although we work closely with app developers in the Orlando and Central Florida region, OCD Tech also provides network penetration testing services across the U.S., including:

• Boston (MA)
• Chicago (IL)
• New York City (NY)
• Los Angeles (CA)
• Dallas (TX)
• Philadelphia (PA)
• Detroit (MI)
• Memphis (TN)

 

Contact Our Orlando Network Penetration Testing Consultants

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and cybersecurity consulting for app developers and technology companies in Orlando and throughout Florida. If you’d like to understand your true exposure—and how an attacker would move through your environment—complete the form below and a member of our team will contact you to discuss a tailored penetration test for your organization.