Network Penetration Testing for App Developers companies in Santa Fe
Network Penetration Testing for App Developers in Santa Fe
App development companies in Santa Fe and across New Mexico handle valuable data every day: customer information, API keys, intellectual property, and production workloads in the cloud. This makes them an attractive target for cybercriminals and insider threats looking to steal data, disrupt services, or quietly abuse access over time.
Common attacks against app developers include phishing, credential theft, malware, insecure VPN and Wi‑Fi access, exposed cloud services, weak API security, SQL injection, and ransomware. These are often aimed not just at your applications, but at the network and infrastructure that support your CI/CD pipelines, source code repositories, and staging/production environments.
The financial impact of a breach is substantial. In 2021 the median reported cost of a data breach reached $4.24M per incident, and that figure only reflects voluntarily reported breaches. For app development companies, the real damage also includes lost clients, delayed releases, regulatory issues, and reputational harm.
To stay ahead of these threats, organizations in New Mexico must regularly review, test, and upgrade their cybersecurity controls. This is where network penetration testing (net‑pen testing) becomes essential.
Network penetration testing is a controlled, ethical hacking exercise: a simulated cyberattack on your company’s on‑premise, cloud, and hybrid network infrastructure. The goal is to identify and exploit real‑world weaknesses before an attacker does. For app developers, this often includes testing:
Access to source code repositories (Git, SVN, etc.)
Build servers and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) supporting web and mobile apps
Internal networks and VPN entry points used by distributed dev teams
APIs, staging environments, and test data that may contain production‑like information
The results of a professional security assessment give leadership clear visibility into network vulnerabilities, effectiveness of existing controls, and regulatory/contractual compliance gaps (for example with HIPAA, PCI‑DSS, or customer security requirements).
Santa Fe Network Penetration Testing Experience
OCD Tech provides specialized network penetration testing services for app development companies in Santa Fe and across New Mexico. Our team combines deep technical expertise with practical experience in IT risk, security architecture, and application‑centric infrastructures.
We regularly work with organizations that build and maintain:
Web and mobile applications for healthcare, government, finance, and education in New Mexico
SaaS platforms hosted in public or hybrid cloud environments
Internal business applications and APIs that integrate with third‑party services
Our network penetration tests are not limited to running automated tools. We perform targeted, manual ethical hacking to:
Expose critical weaknesses in your network, cloud, and remote access paths
Identify misconfigurations (configuration review) that attackers can abuse
Demonstrate realistic attack paths from an initial foothold to sensitive app data and systems
Deliver clear, prioritized remediation guidance tailored to your technology stack and development workflows
The outcome is a practical, business‑focused security assessment that supports decision‑making for both technical leaders and non‑technical executives.
Network Penetration Testing Methodology
OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable penetration testing methodology aligned with industry best practices. For app developers, this means we test the paths an attacker would actually use to move from the internet or a compromised user account into your development and production environments.
Our approach typically includes:
Passive Reconnaissance – Quietly collecting public information about your domains, apps, cloud presence, leaked credentials, and exposed services without directly touching your systems.
Active Reconnaissance – Safely scanning your external and internal networks to identify live hosts, open ports, vulnerable services, and misconfigured endpoints that could impact your applications.
Social Engineering (if in scope) – Testing how well your team resists phishing or impersonation attempts that could grant access to VPNs, admin portals, or code repositories.
Exploitation – Attempting controlled, authorized attacks against identified weaknesses to confirm which issues are truly exploitable.
Post‑Exploitation – Assessing the extent of access after a successful compromise: what data can be reached, what systems can be influenced, and how this could affect your apps and customers.
Privilege Escalation – Attempting to move from a low‑level user or service account to higher‑privilege accounts such as domain admins, cloud admins, or CI/CD orchestrators.
Lateral Movement – Exploring how an attacker could pivot across your environment, from endpoint to server, or from one cloud resource to another, to reach critical development and production assets.
Maintaining Access – Demonstrating how persistent access could be maintained (for example, through backdoor accounts or misconfigured access tokens), so you can close those gaps.
Covering Tracks – Evaluating how easily malicious activity could blend into normal traffic and where your logging and monitoring may fail to detect it (Blue Team / SOC visibility).
Reporting – Delivering a comprehensive but clear report that includes technical details, proof of concept where appropriate, business impact, and prioritized remediation steps.
This methodology supports traditional Red Team style testing as well as more collaborative Purple Team exercises, where we work directly with your defenders to strengthen detection and response.
National Reach
Although we focus on supporting app developers and technology companies in New Mexico, OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services across the U.S., including:
This national exposure allows us to bring lessons learned from large and complex environments back to app development companies in Santa Fe, helping them defend against the same advanced techniques used in larger markets.
Contact Our Santa Fe Network Penetration Testing Consultants
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity consulting to app development companies and other organizations in Santa Fe and across New Mexico. Whether you are preparing for a major client security review, scaling a SaaS platform, or simply tightening your defenses, a focused penetration test will give you clear, actionable insight into your real security posture.
If you would like to discuss how a network penetration test can strengthen the security of your applications, infrastructure, and development processes, please complete the form below. A member of our team will follow up with you shortly to review your environment, objectives, and appropriate testing scope.
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