Penetration Testing in Augusta, GA

Penetration Testing for Augusta and Atlanta Businesses: Find the Gaps Before Attackers Do

COMNEXIA has delivered managed IT and cybersecurity services from Roswell, Georgia since 1991. Over 35 years, we have watched threat actors shift from opportunistic malware to targeted intrusions that exploit misconfigured Microsoft Entra ID conditional access policies, unpatched endpoints, and weak network segmentation. A penetration test is the one engagement that forces those real gaps into the open, in a controlled setting, before a ransomware group or a regulatory auditor finds them first. We serve businesses across Augusta, Richmond County, and metro Atlanta, including auto dealerships operating CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, and Dealertrack DMS platforms.

What a Penetration Test Actually Involves

A penetration test is a structured, authorized attempt to compromise your environment using the same techniques a malicious actor would use. Our testers begin with a scoping call that defines in-scope assets: internal network ranges, externally reachable IP addresses and domains, specific web applications, and wireless access points at each physical location. We agree on rules of engagement in writing before any active testing begins. The engagement then follows a repeatable methodology aligned to PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard) phases: reconnaissance, threat modeling, exploitation, post-exploitation, and formal reporting.

On the technical side, our testers check for exploitable vulnerabilities in your Microsoft Defender for Endpoint or SentinelOne EDR configurations, test whether conditional access policies in Microsoft Entra ID can be bypassed through token theft or legacy authentication protocols, and verify that network segmentation actually prevents lateral movement between workstation VLANs and server VLANs. We do not just run an automated scanner and hand you the output. Every finding is manually validated to eliminate false positives before it appears in your report.

Why Augusta and Atlanta Businesses Need This Now

The FTC Safeguards Rule (16 CFR 314.4) requires non-bank financial institutions, including franchised auto dealerships, to conduct periodic risk assessments and test the effectiveness of safeguards. A penetration test directly satisfies the testing requirement under 314.4(f) and produces documentation auditors expect to see. CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, and Dealertrack all connect to dealership internal networks, and those integrations create attack paths that a vulnerability scan alone will not expose. Our testers specifically probe those third-party connection points as part of a dealership-scoped engagement.

Businesses subject to PCI DSS (payment card processing) and CMMC (defense contractor supply chain) also face explicit penetration testing mandates. PCI DSS v4.0 requires internal and external penetration testing at least annually. CMMC Level 2 and Level 3 assessments examine whether organizations have validated the controls they claim to have. A COMNEXIA penetration test report provides the evidence package those assessments require.

What the COMNEXIA Penetration Test Delivers

• External network penetration test targeting all public-facing IPs, subdomains, VPN gateways, and remote desktop services associated with your Augusta or Atlanta locations
• Internal network penetration test simulating a compromised endpoint or rogue insider, including Active Directory privilege escalation attempts and lateral movement across VLANs
• Microsoft Entra ID and Azure tenant review verifying that conditional access policies block legacy authentication, enforce MFA on all privileged accounts, and restrict risky sign-in locations
• Wireless assessment at physical locations, testing WPA2/WPA3 configurations, rogue access point detection, and guest network isolation
• Social engineering and phishing simulation test, using the same platform we deploy for ongoing phishing-simulation security-awareness training, so you see click rates and credential-submission rates in a controlled scenario
• Web application test (scoped separately) covering OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in any customer-facing portal or dealership scheduling application
• Executive summary report with risk-rated findings, evidence screenshots, and a prioritized remediation roadmap written for both technical staff and ownership
• Remediation guidance call with a COMNEXIA engineer who can implement fixes through our NinjaOne RMM patch management workflows, Entra ID policy adjustments, or firewall reconfiguration

After the Test: Closing the Gaps We Find

A penetration test report with no follow-through is a liability, not an asset. COMNEXIA ties findings directly to remediation actions we can execute. Unpatched operating systems get accelerated through NinjaOne patch management. Entra ID conditional access gaps get corrected at the policy level. Endpoints missing SentinelOne EDR coverage get enrolled before the engagement closes. If your backup architecture does not meet the 3-2-1 standard (three copies, two media types, one off-site), we document that as a critical finding and propose immutable off-site backup configuration as a remediation item. Our 24/7 SOC monitoring then provides continuous visibility after the test window closes, so regression does not undo what the penetration test fixed.

Schedule Your Augusta or Atlanta Penetration Test

If your business operates in Augusta, Richmond County, or anywhere in the Atlanta metro and you need a penetration test that satisfies FTC Safeguards Rule documentation requirements, PCI DSS v4.0 mandates, or CMMC evidence packages, contact COMNEXIA directly. Call (877) 600-6550 to speak with a security engineer about scoping your engagement. We have served Georgia businesses for 35 years from our Roswell headquarters and we will put the same rigor into your penetration test that we apply to every managed security engagement we run.