Independent Penetration Testing Support for QSAs
Exploit Technology provides independent adversarial security testing designed to generate audit-ready technical evidence for third-party assessments.
Our testing is mapped to PCI DSS v4.0 and NIST control frameworks (800-171 / 800-53).
We do not perform audits, certifications, or attestations.
How QSAs Use Our Work
QSAs and assessment teams typically use our deliverables to:
Satisfy PCI DSS penetration testing requirements (Req 11)
Validate network segmentation and scope boundaries
Confirm control effectiveness under real attack conditions
Support risk assessments and compensating control decisions
Help streamline evidence review and reduce iterative requests during audit cycles.
Help confirm that testing meets framework-specific penetration testing requirements (e.g., PCI DSS Req 11).
Methodology
Testing follows an adversary-emulation methodology focused on realistic attack paths rather than isolated vulnerabilities. Findings are:
Evidence-backed
Risk-ranked
Mapped to control intent to support reuse in multiple assessment frameworks (e.g., PCI DSS Req 11, NIST control families).
This allows QSAs to reuse results across multiple assessment frameworks without duplicating testing.
Reports include executive summary, detailed findings with exploit paths, and remediation recommendations as standard sections.
Artifacts
Available Artifacts (upon request from assessors)
Sanitized sample penetration test report
Methodology & control-mapping overview
Anonymized case-study write-ups
Independence & Role Separation
To preserve audit integrity:
We do not perform audits or certifications
We do not write policies for attestation
We do not guarantee audit outcomes
Our role is limited to independent technical validation.
Contact During Testing
Direct contact with the practitioner performing the work.
No sales process. No account handoffs.