RidgeBot by Ridge Security: automated penetration testing
Most organizations can afford a full penetration test only once or twice a year. In between, new systems go live and earlier fixes can quietly stop working. Automated penetration testing helps cover that gap.
A penetration test is an authorized, controlled attack that finds weaknesses before criminals do. Ridge Security is a cybersecurity vendor whose main product, RidgeBot®, automates much of the work a penetration tester carries out. Snipeyes is a Ridge Security partner and resells RidgeBot. We help organizations evaluate it, set it up and run it alongside manual testing.
What RidgeBot does
Within the scope you approve, RidgeBot first maps what you have: hosts, services and web applications. It then checks those assets for known weaknesses and misconfigurations.
Next, it tries to exploit what it finds in a safe way, to confirm which weaknesses an attacker could actually use. Your team can then concentrate on real risk instead of a long list of theoretical scanner results. Finally, it produces reports with evidence and fix guidance, which help with setting priorities and retesting.
Where it fits in your testing program
Automated testing lets you test more often between scheduled engagements and confirm that fixes hold. It does not replace expert-led penetration testing. Flaws in business logic, complex permission problems and attacks that chain several steps together still need human judgment. We recommend combining RidgeBot with periodic manual penetration testing and code review.
For full product details, see the Ridge Security website or follow Ridge Security on LinkedIn. To discuss RidgeBot for your organization, talk to the Snipeyes team.