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Gold Build Penetration Test

SKU: 5808

Secure your gold build before it becomes your organisation’s baseline

Make sure your gold build images and provisioning processes are secure before they’re deployed at scale.

Our Gold Build Penetration Test identifies vulnerabilities in default configurations, authentication mechanisms, and patching procedures – helping you resolve risks before they become embedded across your IT estate.

This test is ideal for IT teams managing server or end-user build templates. It combines expert-led manual testing with automated scanning to simulate real-world attack scenarios and provide clear, actionable remediation guidance.

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Overview

Address your gold build vulnerabilities

This penetration test examines:

  • Default system configurations
  • Secure authentication
  • Password policies
  • Patch management
  • Encryption implementation
  • Network traffic behaviour
  • Risk of information leakage

You’ll receive a detailed report covering:

  • Executive summary – a clear overview of the risks and their potential impact on your organisation
  • Testing methodology – a breakdown of the approach and tools used
  • Vulnerability findings – detailed insight into each issue uncovered, with tailored remediation advice

Our proprietary methodology is aligned with leading industry frameworks including SANS, OWASP, and OSSTMM.

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Why gold build testing matters

Rolling out insecure build images puts your entire organisation at risk. Unpatched software, default credentials or misconfigured services in a gold build can become systemic problems, inherited by every new device.

This test gives you the confidence that your baseline configurations are secure – before they’re deployed at scale.

Benefits

Benefits of the Gold Build Penetration Test

Prevent systemic vulnerabilities

Catch weaknesses in gold build images and processes before they’re cloned across your IT estate.

Strengthen endpoint security from the start

Validate your default settings and configurations to ensure strong protection out of the box.

Demonstrate a proactive approach to risk

Show stakeholders and auditors that you’ve independently assessed your build images and taken steps to secure them.

Support compliance and best practice

Helps meet the requirements of frameworks such as ISO 27001, GDPR, the UK DPA 2018 and the PCI DSS.

Gain expert insight with actionable outputs

Receive clear guidance and optional support from our experienced penetration testers.

Why IT Governance?

Why choose IT Governance?

Unlike generalist testing services, we specialise in assessing and securing gold build environments. Our UK-based, CREST-certified team has been uncovering configuration flaws and systemic vulnerabilities since 2010.

You’ll benefit from:

  • One-to-one advice throughout the project
  • A detailed final debrief with answers to your questions
  • Risk explanations tailored for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Reports that support long-term improvement, not just quick fixes

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