Penetration Testing for Finance
Protect Transactions, Data, and Compliance
Financial institutions are under relentless attack, targeted for the lifeblood of their business: money, client data and trust. Stolen credentials, account takeovers, and advanced persistent threats don’t just expose personal and financial data, they threaten to shut down platforms, halt transactions, and create cascading failures across payment networks. In an industry built on confidence, a single breach can spark regulatory investigations, erode stakeholder trust, and trigger millions in losses within hours.
With tailored penetration testing, we help financial institutions:
1) Safeguard transactions and account data against credential theft, account takeover, and APTs; 2) Ensure uptime and reliability across core banking platforms, payment systems, and digital channels; 3) Validate third-party and vendor integrations to reduce supply chain risk; 4) Strengthen resilience against ransomware and advanced threats targeting financial networks; and 5) Meet strict compliance and regulatory requirements across multiple frameworks such as:
OSFI, GLBA/FFIEC, PIPEDA, US State Privacy Laws, PCI DSS v4.0, NIST SP 800-115, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2
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With tailored penetration testing, we help financial institutions:
1) Safeguard transactions and account data against credential theft, account takeover, and APTs; 2) Ensure uptime and reliability across core banking platforms, payment systems, and digital channels; 3) Validate third-party and vendor integrations to reduce supply chain risk; 4) Strengthen resilience against ransomware and advanced threats targeting financial networks; and 5) Meet strict compliance and regulatory requirements across multiple frameworks such as:
OSFI, GLBA/FFIEC, PIPEDA, US State Privacy Laws, PCI DSS v4.0, NIST SP 800-115, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2
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Harden Online Banking and FinTech Apps
Banking portals, mobile trading apps, and fintech APIs are now the primary front doors into financial systems, and adversaries know it. Packetlabs’ Web Application Penetration Testing identifies vulnerabilities across web apps, APIs, and mobile platforms you rely on daily. We simulate real-world adversaries to uncover flaws such as insecure authentication, logic bypass in transaction workflows, or misconfigured APIs that could expose Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or facilitate fraudulent transfers. The Impact: A single vulnerability in a banking app can enable unauthorized wire transfers, account takeovers, or large-scale PII leaks. Application Penetration Testing ensures your customer-facing platforms (and others) remain secure, compliant with financial regulations, and resilient against fraud.
Packetlabs: Uncompromising Standards
Identify Risks Before They Become Headlines
We’re committed to the greater good, and that includes your right to security and privacy. With an exceptionally trained team and robust testing methodologies, we go beyond checkboxes to deeply understand your unique penetration testing needs. With our consultative approach, we ensure that our clients understand our reports and assessments.
Convert checklists into real-time business outcomes.
Go Beyond the OSCP-Minimum
On top of employing only OSCP-minimum certified ethical hackers, our testers are rewarded for continuing to expand on their cybersecurity education–meaning that their expertise is constantly evolving to match emerging threats and technologies.
Go beyond the checkbox with North America's best pentesters.
Commit to Quality Business Impact Reports
Packetlabs goes beyond a basic vulnerability scan. Every finding is manually verified by our CREST-accredited team to ensure zero false positives. Our interactive reports illustrate real-world impact with reproducible steps that enable IT and security teams to act swiftly.
The result? We make it easier to secure executive buy-in for necessary investments while helping you maintain platform uptime, game fairness, and operational resilience.
Partner with us to proactively protect what matters most.
Ready For More Than a VA Scan?
Packetlabs is a SOC 2 Type II-accredited penetration testing company, committed to 95% manual testing, proprietary EDR bypass techniques, zero outsourcing, and zero false positives.
We go beyond surface findings to deliver business impact analysis, clear attack-path narratives, and complementary retesting on applicable services, giving you confidence that every gap is closed. Curious what was missed in your last pentest?
Cybersecurity Threats in Financial Services
67%
of banking institutions have said that they have faced an increase in cyberattacks since 2019 – and credit card compromises have risen 212% year-over-year.
129%
increase in credential leaks over the past five years – almost 50% of financial institutions have reported a sharp increase in wire transfer-based attacks and fraud.
70%
of polled financial institutions have stated that they are concerned about financially-motivated cyberattacks – yet only 32% of CISOs state that they hunt cyber threats on a monthly basis.
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Penetration Testing Sample Report
Take a look at our sample infrastructure penetration testing report to get a better understanding of what information will be delivered in the final report.
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Pentest Sourcing Guide
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