Group-IB vs NetSPI

About NetSPI

NetSPI sells pentesting as a service (PTaaS), attack surface management (ASM), and breach and attack simulation (BAS) as a service. NetSPI's inception was in 2001. NetSPI states that it has more than 20 years of history, 350+ experts and 50+ pentesting services. NetSPI combines human penetration testers with purpose-built AI to deliver continuous cybersecurity testing. NetSPI embeds AI throughout its testing methodologies. The NetSPI Platform is designed for modern enterprises managing ongoing pentesting programs and complex attack surfaces. The NetSPI Platform lets users manage integrations, scans and agents in one centralized workflow.^[2][3]

NetSPI offers pentesting for web, API, mobile, thick and virtual applications, and AI/ML pentesting. NetSPI's AI/ML pentesting includes expert LLM testing and jailbreaking. Microsoft partnered with NetSPI to build a standardized AI security testing framework for its 70+ products. NetSPI's cloud pentesting covers AWS, Azure and Google Cloud infrastructures. NetSPI tests z/OS mainframes, including the CICS and IMS region and application. NetSPI's network pentesting covers internal, external, wireless, host-based and virtual desktop networks. NetSPI tests hardware systems in automotive, medical device, IoT, ATM and operational technology settings. Testers on the NetSPI Platform are supported by certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GXPN, GPEN, GWAPT, CISSP, CEH and CREST. NetSPI introduced EchoBench, a human-calibrated benchmark for autonomous AI web app pentesting.^[3][5]

NetSPI sells security assessments and strategic advisory services tailored to an organization's needs. NetSPI's Red Team Operations test security controls, policies, incident response and training. NetSPI's social engineering experts deliver findings from email, text, phone and physical scenarios. NetSPI runs custom phishing engagements to identify gaps in security procedures and technical controls.^[3][6]

NetSPI Detective Controls Testing validates that security tools operate effectively across endpoint security solutions, network security solutions, SIEMs and MSSPs. NetSPI's ransomware simulation pack simulates TTPs and behaviors from real-world ransomware campaigns, including threat actors such as CL0P, BlackCat and Fin7. NetSPI's Azure simulation pack runs authenticated and anonymous attacks against Azure, including command execution, credential guessing and sensitive data gathering. NetSPI's Linux simulation pack focuses on tactics often used to exploit Linux environments, such as remote code execution, shell configuration modifications and data extraction. NetSPI's macOS simulation pack addresses Apple's macOS with simulations for Command & Script Interpreter execution, LaunchAgent persistence and data exfiltration. NetSPI's ESXi simulation pack simulates adversarial tactics such as brute force and ransomware that are common in ESXi environments. NetSPI's threat modeling service takes a holistic approach to identifying potential threats to a company's systems and applications. NetSPI experts review source code manually to identify vulnerabilities that automated scanners cannot detect. NetSPI's cybersecurity maturity work assesses current cybersecurity program structure and maturity, then reviews current business objectives and compliance requirements.^[6][7]

NetSPI automatically scans an organization's external perimeter and internal assets with integrations across identities, applications and devices. The NetSPI Platform automatically scans the external perimeter, including look-alike domains and dark web exposures. NetSPI also gives visibility across owned assets and the internal attack surface, including users, applications, devices and clouds. NetSPI's AWS cloud configuration review detects public exposure of sensitive credentials and proprietary data in AWS environments. The NetSPI Platform tracks changes to an Azure cloud environment and its configurations over time. NetSPI's centralized threat intelligence dashboard consolidates multiple dark web data sources. NetSPI provides continuous discovery and assessment of both registered and unregistered look-alike domains. With domain monitoring on the NetSPI Platform, users can prioritize threats and prepare takedown reports based on domain association, brand abuse and threat confirmation findings. NetSPI offers integrations across asset managers, IAM and vulnerabilities.^[3]

NetSPI offers MCP integration for AI and LLMs to its validated vulnerability data. An MCP-compatible AI assistant can be connected to the NetSPI Platform MCP Server.^[3][8]

Chubb is a commercial and personal property and casualty insurer with operations in 54 countries. NetSPI and Chubb have a partnership aimed at the security posture and underwriting outcomes of Chubb's clients. Chubb says NetSPI performs on-demand penetration tests for some of its insureds as part of the underwriting process for their renewals. Chubb uses NetSPI's Attack Surface Management platform to identify vulnerabilities and other security issues for its policyholders. NetSPI works with channel and technology partners who deliver proactive security services to customers across the globe.^{[1][2][5][6][7][8][9]}