GLBA Penetration Testing
Security testing aligned with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act safeguard requirements
What this engagement covers
The service
Our GLBA penetration testing helps financial institutions meet the Safeguards Rule requirements by validating the security controls protecting customer financial information. We test your systems against the specific technical safeguards required by the FTC and federal banking regulators.
What we test
We assess the systems and controls protecting nonpublic personal information (NPI) as required by the GLBA Safeguards Rule. This includes testing access controls, encryption mechanisms, multi-factor authentication, network segmentation, change management processes, and incident response readiness across systems that store, process, or transmit customer financial data.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting GLBA Penetration Testing with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within GLBA Penetration Testing. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing GLBA Penetration Testing.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Insufficient Access Controls on NPI Systems
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Insufficient Access Controls on NPI Systems across your GLBA Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing MFA on Administrative Accounts
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing MFA on Administrative Accounts across your GLBA Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Unencrypted Customer Financial Data
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Unencrypted Customer Financial Data across your GLBA Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Weak Network Segmentation Around NPI
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Weak Network Segmentation Around NPI across your GLBA Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Overly Permissive Third-Party Access
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Overly Permissive Third-Party Access across your GLBA Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Incomplete Logging and Monitoring
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Incomplete Logging and Monitoring across your GLBA Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
Our testing maps directly to GLBA Safeguards Rule requirements (16 CFR Part 314). We validate your information security program controls through hands-on penetration testing, not just checklist compliance. We test whether your technical safeguards actually prevent unauthorized access to customer financial information and provide evidence-based findings for your compliance documentation.
NPI data flow mapping and scope identification
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting npi data flow mapping and scope identification across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Access control and least privilege validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting access control and least privilege validation across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Multi-factor authentication testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting multi-factor authentication testing across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Encryption at rest and in transit assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting encryption at rest and in transit assessment across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Network segmentation and isolation testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting network segmentation and isolation testing across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Change management and patch validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting change management and patch validation across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Incident detection and response testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting incident detection and response testing across your glba penetration testing deployment.
Third-party vendor access assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting third-party vendor access assessment across your glba penetration testing deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- GLBA Safeguards Rule compliance mapping report
- Penetration test findings with NPI access paths
- Access control and authentication assessment
- Encryption and data protection validation
- Network segmentation and isolation testing
- Compliance gap analysis with remediation steps
- Executive summary for regulators and auditors
- Retest validation of remediated findings
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1, CC7.2 | Technical testing evidence validating system boundaries, access restrictions, and vulnerability identification controls. |
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 & 11.4.3 | Adversary-driven external and internal penetration testing with application-layer validation and vulnerability remediation verification. |
| NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 | CA-8, RA-5, SC-7 | Rigorous penetration testing and technical vulnerability assessment supporting federal compliance and continuous monitoring. |
Findings are mapped to GLBA Safeguards Rule, FTC 16 CFR 314, FFIEC, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our GLBA Penetration Testing service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: GLBA Safeguards Rule compliance mapping report, Penetration test findings with NPI access paths, Access control and authentication assessment, Encryption and data protection validation, Network segmentation and isolation testing. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to GLBA Safeguards Rule, FTC 16 CFR 314, FFIEC, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53 control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is 1-2 weeks, with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $8,000. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
