HITRUST Penetration Testing
Security testing for HITRUST CSF certification
What this engagement covers
The service
HITRUST CSF certification requires validated security testing to demonstrate control effectiveness. Our HITRUST penetration testing aligns with the Common Security Framework and provides the technical evidence needed for r2 certification and validated assessments.
What we test
We test systems within your HITRUST assessment scope including applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, and access controls. Testing covers the 19 HITRUST CSF control domains with focus on access control, network protection, vulnerability management, and data protection.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting HITRUST 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 HITRUST 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 HITRUST Penetration Testing.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Incomplete Access Control Implementation
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Incomplete Access Control Implementation across your HITRUST Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing Encryption at Rest or in Transit
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing Encryption at Rest or in Transit across your HITRUST Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Inadequate Vulnerability Scanning Cadence
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Inadequate Vulnerability Scanning Cadence across your HITRUST Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Weak Session Management
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Weak Session Management across your HITRUST Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Insufficient Network Monitoring
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Insufficient Network Monitoring across your HITRUST Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Third-Party Risk Management Gaps
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Third-Party Risk Management Gaps across your HITRUST Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
Our methodology maps to HITRUST CSF control objectives and requirement statements. We work with your HITRUST assessor to ensure testing scope alignment and provide evidence packages formatted for MyCSF portal submission. Each finding references specific HITRUST control IDs for efficient remediation tracking.
HITRUST scope alignment and scoping
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting hitrust scope alignment and scoping across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
Access control testing (01.x controls)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting access control testing (01.x controls) across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
Network security assessment (09.x controls)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting network security assessment (09.x controls) across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
Application security testing (10.x controls)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting application security testing (10.x controls) across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
Encryption and key management validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting encryption and key management validation across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
Vulnerability management assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting vulnerability management assessment across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
Incident management testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting incident management testing across your hitrust penetration testing deployment.
HITRUST evidence documentation and packaging
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting hitrust evidence documentation and packaging across your hitrust 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.
- HITRUST CSF-aligned penetration test report
- Control domain testing results
- MyCSF evidence documentation
- Risk factor analysis
- Corrective Action Plan (CAP) input
- Gap analysis against HITRUST requirements
- Remediation guidance by control domain
- Retest validation report
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HIPAA Security Rule | 45 CFR § 164.308(a)(8) | Formal technical evaluation verifying the integrity of ePHI safeguards, network segmentation, and privileged access safeguards. |
| NIST Cybersecurity Framework | PR.AC, DE.CM, RS.AN | Technical testing verifying access controls, anomaly detection efficacy, and incident response mitigation capabilities. |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 & A.8.20 | Management of technical vulnerabilities and network security verification through independent technical assessments. |
Findings are mapped to HITRUST CSF v11, HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, 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 HITRUST Penetration Testing service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: HITRUST CSF-aligned penetration test report, Control domain testing results, MyCSF evidence documentation, Risk factor analysis, Corrective Action Plan (CAP) input. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to HITRUST CSF v11, HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO 27001 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 2-3 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 $11,000. 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.
