The stability of a company's digital operations can give the impression that everything is under control. Systems are functioning, the team is connected, cloud services are active. But this appearance can hide serious problems. Many managers only realize there were vulnerabilities when a serious failure occurs, and by then, the damage is already underway.
This content is designed for those who want to understand how to assess the real resilience of their company's IT infrastructure, going beyond the surface. After all, what seems to be working may not be secure. The starting point is simple: ask the same questions an intruder would ask.
Does your company know where the easiest loopholes to exploit are?
Most successful attacks occur due to basic flaws. Weak passwords, misconfigured permissions, outdated systems. These are points that go unnoticed in internal assessments because they don't cause immediate problems. But for an outsider trying to access your data, they are shortcuts.
The annual pentest is precisely a simulation of this external perspective. STWBrasil performs this type of test using its own methodology, identifying what an attacker would find in an environment without reinforced protection. The goal is not to generate alarm, but to show with concrete data where the real risks lie.
Has the technical team performed a penetration test in the last 12 months?
This question should be part of the planning of any department that handles sensitive data. Time flies, and in six months the scenario can have changed completely: new integrations, expanded access, employees joining and leaving, changes in cloud usage.
If the last simulation was more than a year ago, or if it has never been done, the reports that underpin the feeling of security are no longer up-to-date. This compromises decision-making regarding investments in protection. A technical penetration test conducted by STWBrasil offers detailed visibility into which points can withstand attacks and which cannot.
The systems appear stable, but are they truly protected?
A digital operation without visible errors does not mean it is protected. In many cases, an attacker doesn't need to bring down a system to achieve their goal. Gaining access to the right data is enough. The appearance of stability is often what keeps a vulnerability active for longer.
Ideally, stability should be treated as a positive symptom, but never as proof of security. Therefore, STWBrasil combines penetration testing with configuration analysis, access control, and data flow analysis, offering a more complete understanding of the environment.What are the things that internal reports alone cannot detect?
What are the things that internal reports alone cannot detect?
Even experienced teams may not detect everything. This happens because the internal perspective tends to become accustomed to the environment. Small deviations are normalized, and configuration errors become treated as standard. Over time, these flaws accumulate.
The work of a specialized external audit is precisely to break this pattern of complacency. Based on updated technical parameters and without any connection to internal operations, STWBrasil delivers a technical diagnosis that serves as support—not a replacement—for the internal team.
Could the appearance of normalcy be a sign of an ignored risk?
When everything works as expected, there's a tendency to postpone more in-depth reviews. The problem is that this behavior is also observed in companies that, months later, faced serious incidents precisely because they didn't question the apparent stability.
That's why the most prepared companies do the opposite: they don't wait for failures to act. They regularly assess whether what works today is truly protected against the latest attacks.
Assess how the invaders would assess it.
The best way to know if a company's infrastructure is truly secure is to simulate the behavior of someone who would try to exploit it. This means using the same techniques, with controlled tools, to measure the resistance level of servers, applications, and data flows.
That's the role of an annual pentest: to show what can be exploited, what needs to be corrected, and what the weakest points are before they are identified by external agents. With the STWBrasil technical team, this assessment is done in a planned way, without impacting operations, and with a clear technical report to guide the next steps.
Take the next step with concrete data.
If your company's digital security has relied solely on internal indicators, it's time to revise that model. Based on technical simulations, STWBrasil's Penetration Test allows you to visualize your IT infrastructure the way an intruder would see it. This completely changes how decisions are made.
Want to know what your environment really reveals to someone trying to break in? Talk to STWBrasil's consultants and schedule your annual Penetration Test.
