Network Penetration Testing for HR companies in Wichita
Network Penetration Testing for HR Companies in Wichita
HR and staffing companies in Wichita hold exactly what cybercriminals want most: large volumes of sensitive employee, candidate, payroll, and benefits data. This includes Social Security numbers, banking details, medical information, and background check results. A single breach can expose thousands of people, trigger investigations, and damage your reputation across the Wichita business community and the wider Kansas market.
Common attacks against HR firms include phishing (fake emails to steal logins), ransomware (locking your systems and payroll files), password attacks, malware, and database attacks such as SQL injection against applicant tracking systems and HR platforms. According to public industry data, the average reported cost of a data breach in 2021 reached $4.24M (source) — and that only includes incidents companies chose to report.
For HR organizations in Wichita, regular independent network penetration testing (ethical hacking) is no longer optional. It is a structured, simulated cyberattack on your IT environment designed to:
Identify and safely exploit vulnerabilities in your internal and external networks, HR systems, and cloud services.
Validate your existing security controls such as firewalls, VPNs, email security, MFA, and endpoint protection.
Reduce business risk tied to payroll operations, recruiting platforms, background screening tools, and employee self-service portals.
Support compliance with privacy and security expectations from regulators, enterprise clients, and insurance providers.
The outcome is a clear, prioritized view of how an attacker could move from “outside your network” to “inside your HR data” — and exactly what to fix to prevent it.
Wichita HR-Focused Network Penetration Testing Experience
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services to HR, staffing, recruiting, and payroll companies in Wichita and across Kansas. We work with organizations that manage:
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and candidate portals
Payroll and timekeeping platforms
Benefits administration and HRIS systems
Background screening and onboarding tools
Remote and hybrid HR teams using VPN and cloud services
Our team combines hands-on ethical hacking experience with practical IT security assessment and risk advisory work. The result is not just a list of technical issues, but a business-focused report that HR leadership and non-technical executives can act on. We translate attacks into plain language: what an attacker could access (for example, candidate SSNs or payroll data), how they got there, and what it means for your contracts, operations, and reputation.
Every engagement includes clear remediation guidance, aligned to your environment and budget — from quick configuration changes to longer-term security improvements.
Penetration Testing Methodology for HR Environments
OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable network penetration testing methodology tailored to HR and staffing environments. Typical activities include:
Passive Reconnaissance – Quietly gathering information about your HR systems, domains, and public-facing services without touching them directly.
Active Reconnaissance – Safely scanning your external and internal network to identify open services, misconfigurations, and exposed HR applications.
Social Engineering (where in scope) – Testing how well staff recognize phishing attempts, fake HR notifications, or credential-harvesting links.
Exploitation – Attempting to use discovered weaknesses to gain unauthorized access, always within the agreed rules of engagement.
Post-Exploitation – Assessing what an attacker could do once inside: view HR files, access candidate records, or pivot to payroll systems.
Privilege Escalation – Testing whether limited access can be turned into full administrative control over HR or domain systems.
Lateral Movement – Evaluating how easily an intruder could move between systems (for example, from an employee workstation to HRIS or ATS databases).
Maintaining Access – Determining whether an attacker could quietly keep a foothold in your environment.
Covering Tracks – Assessing how easy it would be to erase evidence of malicious activity and how well your logging and monitoring detect it.
Reporting – Delivering a concise, risk-ranked report with technical detail for IT and clear executive summaries for HR and leadership.
Throughout the engagement, we operate like a disciplined Red Team (attackers) while helping your internal IT and security staff act as an effective Blue Team (defenders). For some clients, we also support Purple Team style exercises to improve detection and response in real time.
National Reach
While we have a strong presence in Wichita and the Midwest, OCD Tech provides network penetration testing services to companies across the U.S., including:
Contact Our Wichita Network Penetration Testing Consultants
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and cybersecurity consulting to HR, staffing, and payroll organizations in Wichita and across Kansas. If you would like to understand how an attacker would really target your HR data — and how to stop them — complete the form below and a team member will follow up with you shortly.
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)