Cybersecurity Services

Manual & AI-Assisted Penetration Testing

Human-led offensive security strengthened by AI-assisted analysis, proven industry tooling and Hackabby-developed testing capabilities. We validate exploitable risk in the way real attackers think and operate—within an explicitly authorised scope.

• Real-world manual penetration testing
• AI-assisted security testing and analysis
• Web, API, network and infrastructure assessments
• Red teaming and adversary simulation
• Attack-path and privilege escalation validation
• Remediation verification and re-testing

Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS)

Continuously validate live security controls against realistic attack techniques and changing threats. BAS helps move security from assumed protection to measurable, repeatable evidence.

• Attack Surface Management (ASM)
• Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS)
• Adversary and attack-technique emulation
• EDR, SIEM, NGFW, WAF and email-security validation
• Detection and logging gap identification
• Remediation re-testing and control assurance

Cyber Forensics & Investigations

Evidence-led investigation services with secure handling and chain-of-custody principles.

• Digital forensic analysis
• Incident and breach investigations
• Cybercrime analysis
• Evidence preservation
• Defensible technical reporting

Security Operations & Threat Intelligence

Monitoring, investigation support and intelligence capabilities designed to improve detection and response.

• Threat detection
• Threat intelligence integration
• Incident triage and response support
• Security event analysis

CISO Advisory & Compliance

Security leadership and advisory services that bridge governance requirements and practical implementation.

• Security risk assessments
• Security architecture
• POPIA security advisory
• ISO/IEC 27001 readiness
• Cybersecurity governance and policy

Security Technology Evaluations

Proof-of-Value, architecture and technical evaluation engagements that help clients demonstrate value before long-term commitment.

• PoV planning and execution
• Solution design and implementation
• Integration assessment
• Security control validation

Real-World Manual Penetration Testing

We go beyond scan-and-report assessments. Within an agreed Rules of Engagement, our testers investigate how vulnerabilities, identity weaknesses, configuration errors and trust relationships can combine into meaningful business risk.

• Manual web application, API, network and infrastructure testing
• Red teaming and authorised adversary simulation
• Authentication, authorisation and privilege-escalation testing
• Attack chaining and exploitability validation
• AI-assisted analysis to accelerate investigation and evidence correlation
• Clear remediation guidance followed by re-testing

Professional Tooling + Hackabby-Developed Capability

Our methodology uses fit-for-purpose commercial and open security technologies alongside Hackabby-developed utilities and testing workflows. Tools support the engagement; experienced human judgement determines what matters, how findings connect and which risks are genuinely exploitable.

• Nmap, Metasploit and Kali Linux
• Nessus and vulnerability assessment platforms
• Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP and sqlmap
• Wireshark and network analysis tooling
• Custom testing utilities and repeatable internal workflows
• Evidence-led reporting mapped to practical remediation

Continuous Breach & Attack Simulation

Security controls should be continuously proven—not simply assumed to work. We validate how live defences respond to realistic attack techniques and identify where prevention, detection, logging or response can be strengthened.

• See what EDR, SIEM, NGFW, WAF, email gateways and related controls block, detect, log or miss
• Validate security telemetry and detection coverage
• Identify control, configuration and visibility gaps
• Prioritise fixes based on demonstrated exposure
• Apply vendor-aligned remediation recommendations where appropriate
• Re-test after remediation to confirm measurable improvement

Continuous Security Readiness

Threats, configurations and infrastructure change continuously. Recurring validation helps organisations maintain assurance as applications evolve, controls are tuned and new attack techniques emerge.

• Scheduled validation campaigns
• Post-change and post-remediation testing
• Control effectiveness measurement
• Attack-surface and exposure reviews
• Evidence for security governance and assurance reporting
• Actionable improvement roadmaps

Vulnerability Management

Identify, validate and prioritise weaknesses across your technology environment so remediation effort is focused on the issues that create the greatest real-world risk.

• Scheduled vulnerability assessments
• Risk-based prioritisation and validation
• Exposure and remediation tracking
• Technical remediation guidance
• Verification scans and re-testing

24/7 Monitoring & Security Support

Through our security operations capability, we provide continuous monitoring and investigation support designed to improve visibility, accelerate triage and help protect critical systems and information.

• Security event monitoring
• Alert triage and investigation support
• Incident escalation and response coordination
• Detection-use-case improvement
• Operational security reporting

Threat Analysis

We correlate security events, threat intelligence and technical evidence to identify suspicious behaviour, understand potential impact and support an appropriate response.

• Threat and malware analysis support
• Indicators of compromise and suspicious activity review
• Security telemetry correlation
• Threat-informed defensive recommendations
• Incident investigation support

Governance & Compliance Support

Translate security requirements into practical controls, evidence and improvement actions. We support organisations working toward applicable regulatory, contractual and industry obligations.

• POPIA security and privacy control support
• ISO/IEC 27001 readiness and control alignment
• PCI DSS support where applicable
• NIST and recognised cybersecurity framework alignment
• GDPR or sector-specific requirements where applicable

SMB Essential Security

A practical cybersecurity foundation for small and medium-sized organisations that need essential protection, visibility and expert guidance without maintaining a full internal security function.

• Baseline vulnerability management
• Essential security monitoring and advisory
• Security posture reviews
• Prioritised remediation guidance

MSS — Managed Security Service

For organisations with core security controls already in place, our MSS offering adds continuous oversight, event analysis, recurring vulnerability assessment and threat-informed security improvement.

• Continuous security monitoring
• Event and alert analysis
• Recurring vulnerability assessments
• Threat analysis and security reporting

MDR — Managed Detection & Response

For organisations requiring a deeper operational security capability, MDR combines continuous detection, investigation and coordinated response support with direct collaboration between Hackabby specialists and your IT or cybersecurity teams.

• 24/7 detection and incident analysis
• Investigation and response coordination
• Threat hunting and evidence correlation
• Detection engineering and continuous improvement
• Dedicated service options for complex environments

Why Managed Security?

Managed security gives organisations access to specialist capability and scalable security operations while helping internal teams focus on the business.

• Stronger and more measurable security posture
• Access to specialist cybersecurity expertise
• Scalable capability as the organisation grows
• More predictable operating costs than building every capability internally
• Proactive threat detection and vulnerability reduction
• Support for compliance evidence and security governance

Manual Penetration Testing & Attack Surface Evaluation

We assess web applications, APIs, external and internal infrastructure, authentication controls, configurations and attack paths to identify and validate weaknesses that automated tools may miss.

• Manual penetration testing and vulnerability validation
• Web application, API, network and infrastructure testing
• External and internal attack surface evaluation
• Attack-path and privilege escalation assessment
• Security-control and configuration validation
• Remediation verification and re-testing

Professional Security Reporting

Our penetration testing reports are designed for both executive decision-makers and technical remediation teams, translating technical findings into clear risk and practical remediation actions.

• Executive and technical findings
• Evidence and risk/severity classification
• Business impact and remediation guidance
• CVE and CWE references where applicable
• Authorised exploitation evidence where required
• Re-testing and remediation status

Digital Forensics & Confidential Investigations

We undertake bespoke forensic engagements involving sensitive corporate and technical information. Investigations are evidence-led and follow controlled evidence handling, integrity and chain-of-custody principles.

• Digital evidence identification and preservation
• Endpoint, log and event analysis
• Incident and suspected compromise investigations
• Timeline reconstruction and evidence correlation
• Cybercrime and unauthorised-access investigations
• Defensible technical forensic reporting

Rules of Engagement, NDA & Secure Data Handling

No penetration test begins without explicit authorisation. Each client engagement is governed by clearly defined Rules of Engagement (RoE), scope, NDA and applicable SLA or Statement of Work. Customer security information and forensic evidence are handled as confidential data within controlled, access-restricted storage environments.

• Defined authorised targets, boundaries and testing windows
• Permitted and prohibited testing techniques
• Escalation and stop-testing procedures
• Restricted access to engagement information
• Agreed evidence retention and secure disposal requirements
• Enhanced controls for highly confidential engagements

Penetration Testing Standards

• PTES — Penetration Testing Execution Standard: pre-engagement, intelligence gathering, threat modelling, vulnerability analysis, authorised exploitation, post-exploitation where approved, and reporting.
• NIST SP 800-115: Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment.
• NSA cybersecurity guidance: applicable NSA technical security and hardening guidance is used as a reference where appropriate to the engagement, alongside recognised industry standards. This does not imply NSA accreditation, certification or affiliation.

Digital Forensics & IT Standards

• ISO/IEC 27037: guidance for identification, collection, acquisition and preservation of digital evidence.
• ISO/IEC 27042: guidance concerning analysis and interpretation of digital evidence.
• SWGDE: relevant Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence best-practice documents and guidance inform forensic processes, evidence handling and quality controls.