Penetration Testing Services in the United States
Manual penetration testing for U.S. enterprises that take regulators seriously. We deliver SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS 4.0, GLBA Safeguards and NIST 800-53 aligned engagements led by senior offensive security researchers — not contractors running a scanner overnight.
From New York fintechs and Texas energy operators to California SaaS platforms and federal supply-chain contractors, our testing program is built around how U.S. assessors actually read penetration testing evidence in audit packages.
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U.S. Compliance Frameworks We Map To
Every engagement produces evidence assessors actually use. Our methodology aligns with the major U.S. regulatory and contractual security frameworks your auditors will check against.
SOC 2 Type II
AICPA Trust Services Criteria CC4.1 and CC7.1 expect organizations to evaluate and monitor controls — auditors increasingly require independent penetration testing evidence at least annually, plus retests after material change.
HIPAA Security Rule (45 CFR §164.308–§164.312)
§164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A) (risk analysis) and §164.308(a)(8) (evaluation) are interpreted by OCR auditors as requiring technical penetration testing of systems that store or transmit ePHI, with findings tracked through remediation.
PCI DSS 4.0 — Requirement 11.4
Internal and external penetration testing is mandatory at least every 12 months and after significant changes, with 11.4.3 requiring exploitation attempts of identified vulnerabilities and 11.4.5 requiring segmentation control testing for any CDE isolation.
GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
The 2023 FTC amendments require annual penetration testing and biannual vulnerability assessments for non-banking financial institutions handling customer information — or continuous monitoring as an alternative.
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
Controls CA-8 (Penetration Testing), RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) underpin FedRAMP, FISMA and state CJIS programs and explicitly call for independent assessor testing.
CMMC 2.0
DoD contractors handling CUI at Level 2 must implement NIST 800-171 controls validated via third-party assessment; penetration testing supports CA.L2-3.12.1 and RA.L2-3.11.2 evidence requirements.
Industries We Serve in the United States
U.S. regulators and customers each have different risk appetites. Our engagements are tuned to the sector you operate in.
Financial services & fintech
OCC, FDIC and NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500 expectations align with our adversary-simulation testing for trading platforms, banking apps and payment APIs.
Healthcare, payers & digital health
HIPAA-aligned reporting covering EHR systems, telehealth platforms, FHIR APIs and medical device gateways — without disrupting clinical operations.
SaaS & technology
Multi-tenant isolation, SSO/OAuth, customer-data segregation and SOC 2 evidence collection for U.S. SaaS vendors selling into regulated markets.
Government & defense supply chain
CMMC 2.0 Level 2 prep, FedRAMP assessment support and CUI environment testing aligned with NIST 800-171 / 800-53 control families.
Legal & professional services
ABA Model Rule 1.6 expectations, client-confidentiality risk, and supply-chain due diligence for AmLaw firms handling deal data.
Manufacturing & critical infrastructure
CISA Cyber Performance Goals, IEC 62443 alignment and segmentation testing between IT and OT environments at U.S. plants.
Most Requested Engagements in the U.S.
A snapshot of the services U.S. customers most commonly scope. Every engagement is manual, evidence-driven, and delivered against a defined test plan rather than a stock scanner template.
External Penetration Testing
Simulate real-world attacks on internet-facing infrastructure. Manual pentests find vulnerabilities scanners miss before attackers exploit them.
Web Application Security Testing
Comprehensive web app penetration testing covering OWASP Top 10 and beyond. Find business logic flaws and auth bypasses automated tools miss.
API Security Testing
REST, GraphQL, and gRPC API penetration testing. We test authentication, authorization, and business logic to secure your endpoints.
Cloud Security Assessment
AWS, Azure, and GCP security assessments covering IAM, network configuration, and data protection. Secure your cloud infrastructure.
PCI DSS Penetration Testing
PCI DSS penetration testing identifies vulnerabilities in cardholder data environments and payment infrastructure required for PCI compliance.
Healthcare Penetration Testing
Healthcare penetration testing finds vulnerabilities exposing patient data, disrupting clinical operations, and compromising medical systems.
Red Teaming
Red teaming and AI red teaming simulate real-world adversaries to test whether your people, processes, and technology can detect and contain attacks.
Why Local Coverage Matters
U.S. penetration testing isn't just a technical exercise — it's the evidence layer that sits underneath your auditor's opinion letter. That means reports need to read clearly to a SOC 2 service auditor, an OCR investigator, a PCI QSA or a contracting officer, depending on which regulator is in your business. Generic, jurisdiction-agnostic reports get kicked back. Our team writes findings in language those readers expect.
Time-zone alignment is the other half of the equation. U.S. engineering teams generally need real-time triage during their working day — kickoff during East Coast morning, end-of-day handover before West Coast close. Our delivery shifts cover ET through PT, so a critical finding discovered at 09:00 Pacific gets a written summary, an exploit chain explanation, and a remediation hint inside the same business day instead of overnight from a region that's already left the office.
Finally, jurisdiction matters for reporting hygiene. Findings that touch state breach-notification statutes (such as California Civil Code §1798.82 or New York's SHIELD Act), data classifications inherited from HIPAA-covered records, or CUI under DFARS 252.204-7012 are flagged explicitly so your legal team isn't reverse-engineering exposure from a CVSS score.
Built for U.S. Buyers
- ET–PT business-hour coverage with same-day triage
- QSA-, OCR- and auditor-ready report templates
- USD invoicing and SOC 2 / HIPAA / PCI DSS familiarity
- Retest included to validate fixes before re-audit
- MSA, BAA and DPA agreements available on request
Talk to a U.S. Penetration Tester
Tell us about the regulator on your back, the audit on the calendar, or the app you're shipping next week. We'll come back with a scoped engagement plan — usually within one business day.
Frequently Asked Questions — U.S.
Are OraSec penetration testing reports HIPAA-aligned for U.S. healthcare clients?+
Yes. We deliver reports formatted for HIPAA §164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A) risk analysis and §164.308(a)(8) evaluation evidence, including ePHI flow context, exploitability narratives, and remediation tracking suitable for OCR audit packages and BAA partner reviews.
Can OraSec satisfy the PCI DSS 4.0 Requirement 11.4 penetration testing mandate?+
Yes. Our PCI DSS engagements follow the PCI SSC Penetration Testing Guidance, cover both internal and external CDE scope, include segmentation validation under 11.4.5, attempt safe exploitation under 11.4.3, and produce a QSA-ready report mapping findings back to the relevant sub-requirements.
Do you support SOC 2 Type II penetration testing evidence?+
Yes. Engagements are delivered with attestation-ready evidence — scope letters, methodology aligned to OWASP / PTES / NIST 800-115, and a remediation matrix — so your auditor can map findings to CC4.1 and CC7.1 controls without additional rework.
How does OraSec handle time-zone coverage for U.S. clients headquartered outside the East Coast?+
Our delivery model covers U.S. business hours across all four mainland time zones. Kickoff, daily status, and finding triage occur within your working day, and high-severity findings are escalated within four business hours regardless of whether the discovery happened during U.S. or overnight execution windows.