NIST CSF Penetration Testing
Security testing aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
What this engagement covers
The service
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides a structured approach to managing cybersecurity risk. Our NIST CSF penetration testing validates controls across all five core functions (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) and provides actionable evidence for framework implementation and maturity assessment.
What we test
We assess your security posture across all NIST CSF core functions, testing network infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, identity management, monitoring capabilities, and incident response readiness. Testing validates the effectiveness of controls at your current target profile tier.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting NIST CSF 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 NIST CSF 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 NIST CSF Penetration Testing.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Incomplete Asset Inventory
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Incomplete Asset Inventory across your NIST CSF Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing Continuous Monitoring
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing Continuous Monitoring across your NIST CSF Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Inadequate Access Control Mechanisms
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Inadequate Access Control Mechanisms across your NIST CSF Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Weak Incident Detection Capabilities
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Weak Incident Detection Capabilities across your NIST CSF Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Untested Recovery Procedures
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Untested Recovery Procedures across your NIST CSF Penetration Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Supply Chain Security Gaps
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Supply Chain Security Gaps across your NIST CSF 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 NIST CSF 2.0 categories and subcategories. We validate security controls against your target profile, identify gaps between current and target states, and provide prioritized recommendations based on framework implementation tiers. Each finding references specific CSF subcategories for clear remediation tracking.
Current profile and target profile assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting current profile and target profile assessment across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
Asset management and risk assessment (Identify)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting asset management and risk assessment (identify) across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
Access control and data security testing (Protect)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting access control and data security testing (protect) across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
Monitoring and detection capability testing (Detect)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting monitoring and detection capability testing (detect) across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
Incident response readiness assessment (Respond)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting incident response readiness assessment (respond) across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
Recovery capability validation (Recover)
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting recovery capability validation (recover) across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
Supply chain risk assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting supply chain risk assessment across your nist csf penetration testing deployment.
NIST CSF evidence documentation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting nist csf evidence documentation across your nist csf 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.
- NIST CSF-aligned penetration test report
- Framework profile gap analysis
- Implementation tier assessment
- Core function control validation results
- Risk-based prioritization matrix
- Maturity improvement roadmap
- Executive risk dashboard
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1 | Technical evaluation and testing evidence fulfilling vulnerability management and access control testing requirements for NIST CSF Penetration Testing. |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 | Management of technical vulnerabilities through objective, independent assessment of NIST CSF Penetration Testing. |
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 | Penetration testing evidence and remediation verification satisfying annual audit validation requirements. |
Findings are mapped to NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, CIS Controls, 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 NIST CSF Penetration Testing service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: NIST CSF-aligned penetration test report, Framework profile gap analysis, Implementation tier assessment, Core function control validation results, Risk-based prioritization matrix. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, CIS Controls 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 $10,000. 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.
