Boundary and ATO scope
Test the authorization boundary as defined in your SSP. Validate boundary documentation against reality.
Government & public sector
A pentest written for ATO timelines and 3PAO reviews.
Penetration testing aligned to FedRAMP, StateRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 — with reports your authorizing official, 3PAO, and state-government reviewers will accept as supporting evidence.
Where we focus
Six 800-53 control areas every engagement touches.
Identity and access (AC family)
Role-based access, privileged-access controls, separation of duties, account management.
Audit and accountability (AU)
Tamper-evident logging, audit-record protection, audit-trail completeness.
System and communications (SC)
Boundary protection, transmission integrity and confidentiality, cryptographic protection.
System and information integrity (SI)
Flaw remediation, malicious-code protection, monitoring, security alerts handling.
Risk assessment (RA)
Vulnerability identification and prioritization aligned to the agency risk model.
How we typically scope government
A common bundle: app + network/cloud + authenticated + 800-53 framing.
FAQ
Government — common questions
Are you a 3PAO?
No. We perform penetration testing aligned to FedRAMP and StateRAMP expectations and produce reports your 3PAO and authorizing official can use as supporting evidence. For an accredited 3PAO assessment, you should engage a 3PAO directly.
Do you align to NIST 800-53?
Yes. Findings are mapped to relevant NIST 800-53 control families (AC, AU, CA, RA, SC, SI). The report cross-walks each finding to the controls your assessor will look at.
Can you support an ATO timeline?
Yes. Tell us the authorizing-official date on the scoping call. We sequence testing, reporting, and the retest of reported findings so the version going to the AO reflects post-fix state.
Do you need a boundary or SSP review first?
It helps. Most engagements begin with a short review of the authorization-boundary diagram and the SSP scope statement to make sure the test reflects the ATO scope, not a marketing diagram.
Is the report acceptable for state-government RFPs?
Yes. Reports include the explicit scope statement, control mapping (NIST 800-53 / FedRAMP), and retest evidence that state-government and StateRAMP reviewers typically request.
Want a credible answer to: are we secure?
A 30-minute review with our lead pentester. No slides, no pitch — we look at what you have, tell you what we would test first, and give you a fair scope and timeline.