Network Penetration Testing for Biotech companies in Wilmington (DE)
Network Penetration Testing for Biotech Companies in Wilmington, DE
Biotech organizations in Wilmington and across Delaware are attractive targets for cybercriminals. Intellectual property, clinical trial data, genomic datasets, manufacturing process controls, and patient-related information are all highly valuable on the black market. Attackers use methods such as malware, phishing, password attacks, SQL injection, and ransomware to gain a foothold in your network and move toward this sensitive data.
The financial impact is significant. In 2021, the median reported cost of a data breach was $4.24 million—and that figure excludes many incidents that were never publicly disclosed. For biotech companies working with the University of Delaware research ecosystem, contract manufacturing partners, hospitals, and CROs, a breach can also mean regulatory investigations, lost investor confidence, and damaged scientific collaboration.
Network penetration testing (often called net-pen testing or simply pentesting) is a controlled, ethical hacking exercise where security specialists simulate real-world attacks on your IT environment. The goal is straightforward: find and safely exploit vulnerabilities before an actual attacker does. For biotech organizations, this typically includes testing:
Corporate networks used for R&D, clinical operations, and management
Laboratory networks and devices (LIMS, ELN, lab instruments, sequencing platforms)
Manufacturing and production environments, including OT/SCADA where relevant
Cloud environments used for data analysis, storage, and collaboration
Regular penetration testing helps leadership:
Identify and prioritize vulnerabilities before they are exploited
Validate existing security controls such as firewalls, segmentation, and monitoring
Support compliance efforts related to HIPAA, FDA expectations for data integrity, contractual obligations with sponsors, and investor due diligence
Wilmington Biotech Penetration Testing Expertise
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing and security assessment services to biotech and life sciences companies in Wilmington and throughout Delaware. Our consultants combine offensive security skills with a practical understanding of:
Research and development environments and protected IP
- Pre-clinical and clinical operations, including PHI and study data
Lab and facility networks that often blend IT and OT systems
Vendor and third-party risk across contract labs, CROs, and cloud platforms
We don’t just run automated scans. Our team performs manual ethical hacking to replicate how a motivated attacker would target a biotech organization in the Wilmington area. The final deliverable is more than a list of issues—it includes clear, prioritized remediation guidance written in language that both technical teams and executives can act on.
Network Penetration Testing Methodology
OCD Tech follows a structured, repeatable penetration testing methodology to assess Wilmington biotech network defenses. While each engagement is tailored to your environment and risk profile, our approach typically includes:
Passive Reconnaissance – Quietly collecting information about your organization from public sources to understand your attack surface.
Active Reconnaissance – Scanning and probing networks, systems, and applications to identify live hosts, open ports, and potential vulnerabilities.
Social Engineering (when in scope) – Testing how susceptible staff may be to phishing or other deception techniques, reflecting real-world attacker behavior.
Exploitation – Attempting to safely exploit discovered weaknesses to confirm impact, such as gaining unauthorized access to lab systems or sensitive data.
Post-Exploitation – Assessing what an attacker could do after initial access, including data access, lateral movement, or tampering with configurations.
Privilege Escalation – Trying to obtain higher-level access, such as administrator or domain privileges, from a lower-privileged account.
Lateral Movement – Evaluating whether an intruder could move from, for example, a compromised workstation into R&D or manufacturing networks.
Maintaining Access – Demonstrating how a real attacker might persist in your environment undetected over time.
Covering Tracks – Identifying log and monitoring gaps that would allow malicious activity to go unnoticed.
Reporting and Executive Briefing – Delivering a detailed report and debrief session covering findings, business impact, and recommended remediation steps.
This process provides a realistic view of how well your IT security controls, monitoring tools, and incident response capabilities would perform under a real attack, whether from an external threat actor or an insider threat.
National Reach, Local Biotech Focus
Although we have a strong presence in Wilmington and the broader Delaware life sciences corridor, OCD Tech performs network penetration testing and security assessments for organizations across the U.S., including:
This national reach allows us to bring lessons learned from a wide range of biotech, pharma, and healthcare environments back to Wilmington clients, strengthening your defenses against evolving threats.
Contact Our Wilmington Network Penetration Testing Team
OCD Tech provides network penetration testing, IT security assessments, and broader cybersecurity consulting to biotech companies in Wilmington and across Delaware. If you would like to discuss a network penetration test, red team exercise, or a targeted assessment of your lab and production networks, please complete the form below. A member of our team will follow up with you to review your environment, objectives, and timelines.
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