Offensive Assurance

Assess through attack, assure through action

Partner with Catalyst for comprehensive offensive security testing services that identify vulnerabilities before attackers do.

Our experienced consultants simulate real-world threats across your entire digital ecosystem to identify vulnerabilities, test your defences, and provide actionable insights that will help you strengthen your security posture against today's threats.

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What We Test

Our offensive assurance service provides comprehensive security testing across all critical areas of your digital ecosystem, simulating the actions of real attackers to help you build real defences.

Below is a snapshot of some of our commonly requested offensive services, but we do much more than just the basics - reach out and let us show you how we can help.

Web applications and APIs

Our team delivers comprehensive web application and API assessments across on-premises and cloud-native environments. Catalyst tests both common web platforms and custom-built applications to identify security vulnerabilities in application logic, authentication mechanisms, data validation, and API implementations thoroughly in alignment with the industry's most rigorous testing frameworks.

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Application logic testing

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Authentication and authorization flaws

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Input validation and injection attacks

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API security assessment

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Session management vulnerabilities

External infrastructure

Catalyst conducts thorough assessments of external-facing infrastructure across cloud-hosted and on-premises environments. We identify exposed services, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities in perimeter defences - focusing on external attack vectors such as open ports, weak authentication, insecure services, and credential reuse. We use a combination of industry-recognised methodologies and technical insight based on experience to help organisations reduce external risk and prevent initial compromise.

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Perimeter security assessment

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Exposed service enumeration

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External vulnerability identification

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Remote access security

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Public-facing application testing

Internal infrastructure

We simulate an attacker operating within your internal network to uncover pathways to sensitive systems and data. Catalyst's offensive team assess risks such as excessive user privileges, poor segmentation, exposed administrative interfaces, and insecure internal services to help you understand your readiness to detect and respond to lateral movement and privilege escalation scenarios.

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Network segmentation testing

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Privilege escalation opportunities

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Internal reconnaissance

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Lateral movement assessment

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Wireless network security

Mobile applications

Catalyst performs detailed security testing of mobile applications across iOS and Android platforms. We assess risks related to insecure data storage, weak authentication, improper platform usage, exposed APIs, and reverse engineering techniques. This helps organisations protect both user data and backend systems from mobile-based threats.

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Static and dynamic analysis

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Data storage security

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Communication protocol testing

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Platform-specific vulnerabilities

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Runtime manipulation testing

Cloud environments

We perform in-depth assessments of public cloud environments such as AWS and Azure to identify configuration and design flaws that could lead to compromise. Our consultants examine access control policies, exposed services, overprivileged accounts, and insecure storage to provide actionable insight into the security posture of your cloud estate.

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Cloud security posture assessment

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Identity and access management

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Resource misconfiguration analysis

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Container and serverless security

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Cloud-native threat simulation

How We Help

Our offensive assurance testing delivers measurable business value, helping you strengthen your security posture while meeting compliance requirements and reducing operational risk.

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Identify critical vulnerabilities before attackers do
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Validate your security investments are working
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Meet compliance requirements with confidence
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Reduce business risk and potential downtime
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Get clear, actionable steps to improve security

Our Approach

We follow industry-standard frameworks while leveraging our consultants' experience to identify areas of risk that should be assessed beyond standard methodologies.

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Industry frameworks

We follow OWASP, NIST, and PTES frameworks to ensure comprehensive coverage of known attack vectors and security best practices.

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Experienced consultants

Our team brings real-world experience to identify unique risks and attack paths that automated tools and standard frameworks might miss.

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Proven certifications

Our offensive security team holds industry-leading certifications including OSCP, OSCE, OSWA, OSWP, and CPTS.

Compliance Support

Our offensive assurance testing helps organisations meet various Australian compliance requirements and assesses effectiveness of controls against popular security frameworks.

Essential 8

Validate the effectiveness of Essential 8 controls through targeted testing of mitigation strategies.

IRAP Assessments

Support Information Security Registered Assessor Program requirements with comprehensive security testing.

ISO 27001

Demonstrate due diligence in security testing as part of your information security management system.

Privacy Act

Validate protection of personal information through comprehensive application and infrastructure testing.

Ready to test your defences?

Our experienced Australian-based consultants deliver comprehensive offensive assurance assessments across complex digital ecosystems, simulating real-world attacker tradecraft to identify security gaps before malicious actors can exploit them.

Let us help you identify your weaknesses before attackers do.

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