Scoped Security Testing
Penetration Testing NYC
Scoped external, internal, and web-application penetration testing for New York City businesses — written findings, prioritized remediation, and a Staten Island MSP that can also fix what the test uncovers. Call 718-672-2177.
Scoping Call
NYC Penetration Testing Scoping Call
If a client, insurer, or board asked whether you run penetration testing, walk a scoping call with us. There is no download portal and no invented vulnerability count — we map in-scope systems, testing windows, and what a written report should include for your NYC office.
- Which systems belong in scope (external hosts, internal LAN, web apps) versus what should stay out
- Questions insurers and enterprise customers typically ask after a pentest
- How findings become a remediation list your team — or MicroSky managed IT — can actually close
- A clear next step: scoped proposal, or a referral if a specialized red-team firm is the better fit
Overview
Penetration Testing for NYC Offices That Need Proof, Not Theater
New York City businesses get asked the same question from three directions: a cyber-insurance renewal, a customer security questionnaire, and a board that heard about ransomware. “We have antivirus” is not an answer. A scoped penetration test shows how an outsider — or someone on your LAN — could actually reach mail, files, or a customer app, then writes it down so you can fix it.
MicroSky Managed Services is the Staten Island–based MSP that runs scoped external, internal, and web-application tests for NYC small and mid-sized businesses, then stays to help remediate. This page is not a clone of our broader cybersecurity assessment: an assessment reviews posture and gaps; a penetration test attempts agreed techniques against agreed targets and documents what worked.
You get a written findings report, a prioritized remediation list, and the option to have the same metro team apply patches, harden Microsoft 365, and retest agreed items. Our office is at 900 South Ave Suite 300, Staten Island. We do not invent a Midtown pentest lab for search ads, and we will not invent metrics we have not measured on your network.
NYC Penetration Testing Includes:
- External network penetration testing for internet-facing hosts
- Internal network testing after an agreed scope and rules of engagement
- Web application and API testing for customer-facing and internal apps
- Written findings report with severity, evidence, and fix guidance
- Remediation support through MicroSky managed IT and security services
- Retest of agreed items after your team or ours applies fixes
Where and How We Test Across New York City
Five-borough offices plus the engagement types we scope most often — external, internal, web application, insurance-driven, and remediation with retest.
Why NYC Teams Book Testing With MicroSky
We plan around real scopes, written evidence, and a remediation path — not a generic “ethical hacking” brochure.
A Test With a Scope, Not a Surprise Attack
NYC offices get burned by vague “we’ll hack you” proposals. We start with written rules of engagement: in-scope IPs and apps, out-of-scope systems, testing windows, and who to call if something breaks. No weekend lockouts of production you did not approve.
Findings You Can Hand to Insurance or a Client
Cyber-insurance questionnaires and customer security reviews ask whether you test. We deliver a written report with severity, evidence, and remediation guidance — not a slide deck of buzzwords. We do not invent pass/fail scores or fake vulnerability counts.
The Same Team Can Help Fix It
Many pentest shops drop a PDF and leave. MicroSky is an MSP: after the test we can patch, harden identity, and close the items you prioritize — or work alongside your internal IT. Testing without a remediation path is how reports age in a drawer.
Sized for NYC SMBs, Not a Red-Team Theater
A 25-person Midtown firm, a Brooklyn studio, and a Staten Island clinic do not need a six-month adversary simulation. We scope external, internal, or web-app tests to the systems that actually hold your data and your customer access.
Honest About What This Is — and Is Not
This is scoped penetration testing and follow-up remediation, not a claim that we are a boutique nation-state red team. We will not invent CREST, OSCP, or “undisclosed zero-day” credentials on this page. If a larger specialized firm is the better fit, we will say so on the consultation.
Based in the Metro, Not a Distant Scan Shop
Our office is at 900 South Ave Suite 300, Staten Island, NY 10314. Remote testing covers most external and web-app work. Internal tests that need a person on your LAN are scheduled like any other on-site — travel quoted up front. Call 718-672-2177.
How a MicroSky NYC Pentest Engagement Runs
Scope, test, report, remediate, retest — sized for NYC small and mid-sized businesses, not a six-month red-team production.
Written Rules of Engagement
In-scope IPs, apps, and time windows go on paper before anyone tests. Out-of-scope systems stay out. You know who to call if a production service degrades.
External Network Testing
Internet-facing hosts, VPN portals, and mail gateways get the same questions an opportunistic attacker would ask — documented with evidence, not a port-scan dump.
Internal & Web App Testing
When scope includes the LAN or a customer-facing app, we test what an insider or authenticated user could reach. APIs and forgotten staging hosts get the same attention as the homepage.
Findings Report
Severity, reproduction notes, and fix guidance you can hand to IT, a vCISO, or an insurer. We do not invent letter grades or unpublished vulnerability tallies.
Remediation Path
Patch, identity hardening, and configuration fixes can stay with your staff or move to MicroSky managed IT. Testing without an owner for the list is how reports expire.
Agreed Retest
After you close priority items, we retest those findings so the next questionnaire is not answered with last year’s PDF.
FAQ: Penetration Testing in NYC
Do you offer penetration testing in NYC?
Yes. MicroSky Managed Services, Inc. is based at 900 South Ave Suite 300, Staten Island, NY 10314, and we run scoped external, internal, and web-application penetration tests for New York City businesses. Remote testing covers most external and web-app work; internal tests that need a person on your LAN are scheduled with travel quoted up front. Call 718-672-2177 or book a consultation to discuss scope.
How is penetration testing different from your cybersecurity assessment?
A cybersecurity assessment reviews posture — policies, controls, backups, and gaps — and produces a roadmap. Penetration testing attempts agreed techniques against agreed targets (external hosts, internal LAN, or web apps) and documents what succeeded, with evidence. Many NYC offices need both: the assessment to prioritize, the pentest to prove a specific control. We will not sell you a pentest if an assessment is the honest first step.
What does a typical NYC pentest engagement include?
A typical engagement starts with written rules of engagement, then testing in the agreed window, then a findings report with severity and remediation guidance. Optional follow-up includes MicroSky-led remediation and a retest of agreed items. We do not publish invented vulnerability counts or guaranteed “pass” rates. Scope and price are specific to your hosts and apps.
Can you help remediate findings after the test?
Yes. Unlike a scan-only shop, we can apply patches, harden Microsoft 365 and identity, tighten firewalls, and close the items you prioritize — or work alongside your internal IT. Remediation is scoped separately so you are not forced into a managed plan you do not want. Book a consultation and we will separate testing from ongoing support clearly.
Will this satisfy a cyber-insurance or customer questionnaire?
Many insurers and enterprise customers ask whether you perform penetration testing and whether you have a written report. We provide that report. We cannot promise a specific carrier will accept any one document — questionnaires differ — and we will not invent a certification we do not hold. On the scoping call we review what your questionnaire actually asks.
How much does penetration testing cost for an NYC business?
Pentest pricing is scoped, not a published per-user monthly fee. Cost depends on the number of external hosts, whether internal or web-app testing is included, and whether you want remediation and retest. We quote after a scoping call rather than inventing a package price on this page. Email info@microskyms.com or call +1-718-672-2177.
Get Started
Ready to Scope Penetration Testing in NYC?
Book a consultation. We will map in-scope systems, testing windows, and what the written report should include for your New York City office — or tell you if a specialized firm is the better fit. Or call 718-672-2177.