Network Penetration Testing for SaaS Companies in Orlando

 

Technology and SaaS companies in Orlando and across Florida are prime targets for cybercriminals. Your platforms process customer data, payment information, and proprietary code—exactly the kind of information attackers look to exploit. Common attack methods include phishing, malware, password attacks, SQL injection against multi-tenant databases, and ransomware campaigns aimed at disrupting cloud-hosted services.

The financial impact is significant. In 2021, the median cost of a data breach reached $4.24M (source)—and that only reflects incidents that were voluntarily reported. For subscription-based SaaS businesses, the real cost also includes churn, reputational damage, and contractual penalties under SLAs and data-processing agreements.

To keep investor confidence, satisfy enterprise customers, and meet regulatory expectations, SaaS providers in Central Florida must regularly test, review, and strengthen their cybersecurity controls across cloud environments, APIs, and internal corporate networks.

 

What Is Network Penetration Testing for SaaS?

 

Network penetration testing (net-pen testing) is a controlled, ethical hacking exercise where security professionals simulate real-world attacks against your cloud and corporate network infrastructure. For SaaS organizations, this typically includes:

• Virtual private clouds (VPCs) and cloud networks hosting your applications

• Office networks used by developers, support, and back-office staff

• VPNs, remote access, and administrative interfaces

• API endpoints and exposed services supporting your platform

The objective is to identify vulnerabilities before attackers do, verify which issues are actually exploitable, and demonstrate realistic impact—such as access to production data, movement between tenants, or compromise of CI/CD pipelines.

For SaaS leadership and boards, a well-executed penetration test provides:

• Clear visibility into security weaknesses in both cloud and on-premise environments

• Independent verification that existing security controls are working as intended

• Evidence to support compliance efforts (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, state privacy laws)

• Actionable guidance to prioritize IT security investments and remediation

 

Florida SaaS Network Penetration Testing Experience

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services to SaaS companies in Orlando and throughout Florida. Our consultants combine hands-on offensive security experience with a strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, and modern SaaS operating models.

We work with growth-stage startups and established providers serving sectors such as healthcare, fintech, education, and logistics across the Orlando metro area, the I-4 corridor, and the broader Southeast. Our team focuses on realistic attack paths, including:

• Compromising developer or support accounts to reach production workloads

• Abusing misconfigurations in cloud networking and identity/access management

• Testing isolation controls between customer tenants in multi-tenant environments

• Identifying weaknesses in VPNs, SSO, and remote administration interfaces

The result is a practical, business-focused security assessment that not only identifies technical vulnerabilities but also provides clear, prioritized remediation steps aligned to your product roadmap and compliance requirements.

 

Our Network Penetration Testing Methodology

 

OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable methodology aligned with industry best practices. For SaaS organizations, this approach is adapted to reflect your cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and third-party integrations. Key phases include:

• Passive Reconnaissance – Collecting information from public sources about your domains, IP ranges, cloud assets, and exposed services without direct interaction.

• Active Reconnaissance – Safely scanning and mapping your networks and cloud environments to identify open ports, services, and potential entry points.

• Social Engineering – When in scope, testing user awareness and access controls via targeted phishing or pretexting scenarios, reflecting realistic insider or assumed-compromise threats.

• Exploitation – Attempting to leverage identified weaknesses—such as unpatched systems, weak authentication, or insecure configurations—to gain initial access.

• Post-Exploitation – Assessing what an attacker could do after a successful compromise: accessing code repositories, databases, management consoles, or sensitive SaaS customer data.

• Privilege Escalation – Trying to increase access levels, for example, moving from a regular user to an admin role in your cloud or application environment.

• Lateral Movement – Testing how far an attacker can move across your environment, such as from corporate endpoints to cloud resources or from staging to production.

• Maintain Access – Demonstrating how long-term persistence could be established, simulating advanced threats while staying within agreed rules of engagement.

• Cover Tracks – Evaluating logging, monitoring, and detection capabilities by assessing how easily real attackers could hide their activities.

• Reporting – Delivering a concise, executive-ready report and a detailed technical appendix that includes proof-of-concept findings, risk ratings, and prioritized remediation recommendations.

This approach gives your security, DevOps, and engineering teams a clear roadmap to harden your SaaS platform and supporting infrastructure against realistic threats.

 

National Reach

 

While we maintain a strong presence in Central Florida, OCD Tech also provides network penetration testing services to SaaS and technology companies across the United States, including in Boston (MA), Chicago (IL), New York City (NY), Los Angeles (CA), Dallas (TX), Philadelphia (PA), Detroit (MI), and Memphis (TN).

 

Contact Our Orlando Network Penetration Testing Consultants

 

OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and broader cybersecurity consulting services to SaaS providers and technology organizations in Orlando and across Florida. If you would like to discuss a tailored security assessment for your environment, complete the form below and a member of our team will contact you shortly.