Network Penetration Testing for SaaS companies in Seattle
Network Penetration Testing for SaaS Companies in Seattle
Seattle SaaS companies operate in one of the most targeted industries in the country. Multi-tenant architectures, always-on connectivity, and large volumes of customer data make cloud platforms an attractive target for attackers. From downtown Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond, organizations across Washington face a steady stream of threats from criminal groups, opportunistic hackers, and automated attacks trying to compromise data and disrupt services.
Common attack techniques include phishing, credential stuffing, ransomware, API abuse, misconfigured cloud services, and network intrusions. These are designed to steal customer data, access production environments, or pivot from corporate networks into cloud-hosted SaaS platforms. According to industry reports, the median cost of a data breach in 2021 reached $4.24M—and that only reflects incidents that were reported. For a growing SaaS provider, a single serious breach can impact revenue, uptime, customer trust, and future funding rounds.
To manage this risk, organizations need to regularly test, validate, and improve their security controls—not just at the cloud and application layers, but also across VPNs, offices, developer networks, and third-party integrations that connect to production systems.
What Is Network Penetration Testing for SaaS?
Network penetration testing (often called a “pentest”) is a controlled, ethical hacking exercise where security professionals simulate real-world attacks against your infrastructure. For SaaS companies, this typically includes:
Corporate networks used by engineers, support teams, and back-office staff
Cloud and hybrid environments that connect to production SaaS workloads
VPNs, firewalls, and remote access solutions used by employees and contractors
Internal services and admin interfaces that could be abused to access customer data
The goal is simple: find security weaknesses before attackers do. A well-executed pentest helps SaaS leadership:
Identify and prioritize critical vulnerabilities
Validate that existing IT security controls work as intended
Assess exposure to insider threats and assumed-compromise scenarios
Support compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, and customer audits)
Demonstrate a mature security posture to customers, investors, and partners
Seattle & Washington Network Penetration Testing Experience
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services to SaaS companies in Seattle and across Washington, from early-stage startups to established cloud providers. Our team combines deep technical expertise with practical understanding of how SaaS businesses actually operate—fast release cycles, distributed engineering teams, and heavy reliance on cloud-native services.
We routinely work with organizations running on AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as those with hybrid networks connecting local offices in the Puget Sound region to cloud environments. Our testing goes beyond simple vulnerability scanning and focuses on how an attacker would truly attempt to move from:
Compromised user or developer accounts
Misconfigured network segments or VPNs
Third-party integrations and shared credentials
Internal tools and administrative portals
The result is a clear, prioritized security assessment that not only highlights weaknesses but also provides practical remediation guidance tailored to SaaS environments and the realities of a busy engineering roadmap.
Our Network Penetration Testing Methodology
OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable methodology aligned with industry best practices. While each engagement is customized to your environment and risk profile, our process typically includes:
Passive reconnaissance – Quietly gathering publicly available information about your organization, domains, cloud footprint, and exposed services.
Active reconnaissance – Scanning and probing identified assets to map networks, discover services, and locate potential entry points.
Social engineering (when in scope) – Simulated phishing or related exercises to test how easily attackers could obtain credentials or initial access.
Exploitation – Safely attempting to exploit discovered vulnerabilities to confirm impact and rule out false positives.
Post-exploitation – Assessing how far an attacker could move after gaining a foothold, including access to internal tools and SaaS management interfaces.
Privilege escalation – Attempting to move from regular user to administrative or highly privileged access.
Lateral movement – Testing how easily an attacker could pivot between systems, environments, and accounts.
Maintaining access – Demonstrating realistic methods an attacker might use to retain access without detection (within agreed rules of engagement).
Covering tracks – Evaluating logging, monitoring, and detection capabilities—how likely is your Blue Team to spot malicious activity?
Reporting & executive briefing – Delivering a clear report, with technical details for engineers and non-technical summaries for leadership, including prioritized remediation steps and roadmap-ready recommendations.
This approach supports Red Team, Blue Team, and Purple Team style exercises, depending on your maturity and objectives. For many Seattle SaaS companies, we start with a focused network penetration test and then evolve into more advanced assumed-compromise scenarios over time.
National Reach
While we have a strong presence in Seattle and Washington, OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services to SaaS and technology companies across the U.S., including:
Contact Our Seattle Network Penetration Testing Consultants
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and cybersecurity consulting to SaaS companies in Seattle and across Washington. Whether you are preparing for a major enterprise customer review, a compliance audit, or simply tightening your overall security posture, we can help you understand your real exposure and what to fix first.
If you are interested in learning how we can assist your organization with a network penetration test or broader IT security assessment, complete the form below and a team member will follow up with you shortly.
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