External Network Penetration Testing

Purpose

Conduct comprehensive external network penetration testing including OSINT reconnaissance, subdomain enumeration, exposed service discovery, vulnerability scanning, and exploitation of internet-facing assets. This methodology covers the full external assessment lifecycle.

Prerequisites

Required Tools

• Nmap for network scanning
• Amass/Subfinder for subdomain enumeration
• Shodan/Censys for passive recon
• Recon-ng for OSINT framework
• Nuclei/Nessus for vulnerability scanning