NIS2 Penetration Testing
Security testing for EU Network and Information Systems Directive
What this engagement covers
The service
The NIS2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) requires essential and important entities across the EU to implement appropriate cybersecurity risk management measures. Our NIS2 penetration testing validates your technical controls and incident response capabilities to satisfy Article 21 requirements.
What we test
We assess all network and information systems critical to your operations including supply chain dependencies, incident handling mechanisms, business continuity systems, encryption implementations, access controls, and vulnerability management processes. Testing addresses all ten risk management measures outlined in Article 21.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting NIS2 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 NIS2 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 NIS2 Penetration Testing.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Insufficient Supply Chain Security Controls
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Insufficient Supply Chain Security Controls across your NIS2 Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Weak Incident Detection and Response
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Weak Incident Detection and Response across your NIS2 Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing Multi-Factor Authentication
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing Multi-Factor Authentication across your NIS2 Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Inadequate Network Segmentation
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Inadequate Network Segmentation across your NIS2 Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Incomplete Vulnerability Management Processes
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Incomplete Vulnerability Management Processes across your NIS2 Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing Encryption for Critical Data
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing Encryption for Critical Data across your NIS2 Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
Our methodology aligns with NIS2 Article 21 requirements and ENISA technical guidelines. We evaluate supply chain security, test incident handling capabilities, validate encryption and access control implementations, and assess vulnerability disclosure processes. Each finding maps to specific NIS2 provisions for efficient compliance tracking.
Critical system and service identification
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting critical system and service identification across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
Risk analysis and information system security testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting risk analysis and information system security testing across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
Incident handling and detection testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting incident handling and detection testing across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
Business continuity and disaster recovery validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting business continuity and disaster recovery validation across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
Supply chain security assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting supply chain security assessment across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
Vulnerability acquisition and management testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting vulnerability acquisition and management testing across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
Encryption and access control testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting encryption and access control testing across your nis2 penetration testing deployment.
NIS2 evidence documentation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting nis2 evidence documentation across your nis2 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.
- NIS2-aligned penetration test report
- Article 21 compliance gap analysis
- Supply chain security assessment
- Incident handling capability evaluation
- Encryption and access control validation
- Business continuity security assessment
- Vulnerability management review
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 & A.8.20 | Management of technical vulnerabilities and network security verification through independent technical assessments. |
| NIST Cybersecurity Framework | PR.AC, DE.CM, RS.AN | Technical testing verifying access controls, anomaly detection efficacy, and incident response mitigation capabilities. |
Findings are mapped to NIS2 Directive, ENISA Guidelines, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, 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 NIS2 Penetration Testing service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: NIS2-aligned penetration test report, Article 21 compliance gap analysis, Supply chain security assessment, Incident handling capability evaluation, Encryption and access control validation. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to NIS2 Directive, ENISA Guidelines, ISO 27001, NIST CSF 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.
