// Offensive Security Consultancy

We break it before they do.

DLG Labs is a boutique red team and penetration testing practice. We emulate real adversaries against your web, mobile, cloud and infrastructure, then hand you a clear path to fix what matters.

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  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • OWASP
  • PTES
  • NIST 800-115
100%Manual-first testing
0-dayAdversary mindset
FreeRemediation retest
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// Services

Full-spectrum offensive security

Senior-only operators. Real attack techniques, not just scanner output. Every engagement ends with evidence, business impact, and a fix you can act on.

Red Team Operations

Goal-oriented adversary emulation across the full attack chain, full-scope or assumed-breach. We pursue defined objectives and map every action to MITRE ATT&CK, so you see what your controls detected, missed, or blocked.

Web & API Penetration Testing

Manual-led testing of web apps and APIs against the OWASP WSTG and API Security Top 10: authentication, access control (BOLA/BFLA), injection, and business-logic flaws. Findings are validated by hand, not just flagged by a scanner.

Mobile Application Testing

iOS and Android assessments structured around the OWASP MASVS: insecure storage, transport security, platform-API misuse, hardcoded secrets, and the backing APIs where most mobile risk lives.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Configuration- and identity-focused testing of AWS, GCP, and OCI: IAM and privilege-escalation paths, exposed storage, and lateral movement, reviewed against CIS Benchmarks, plus internal network testing.

Application Security

We find the root cause, not the symptom: source-assisted code review, threat modeling of trust boundaries in design, and secure-SDLC advisory to retire whole classes of bugs before they ship.

Compliance-Driven Testing

Penetration testing scoped to support your PCI DSS 11.4, SOC 2, and HIPAA obligations, delivered with the reproducible evidence and reporting your auditors expect.

// Methodology

How an engagement runs

A repeatable, transparent process aligned to industry standards, so you always know where we are and what comes next.

  1. 01

    Scope & Rules of Engagement

    We define objectives, boundaries, timing and communication so testing is safe, legal and aligned to your risk.

  2. 02

    Recon & Mapping

    Attack-surface enumeration and threat modeling to prioritize where a real adversary would strike first.

  3. 03

    Exploitation & Impact

    Manual exploitation and attack-chaining to demonstrate concrete business impact, with careful, evidence-backed proof.

  4. 04

    Reporting & Debrief

    Clear findings ranked by risk, reproducible steps, and prioritized remediation, plus a live debrief for your team.

  5. 05

    Remediation Retest

    Once you have fixed the issues, we retest to confirm they are truly closed. Included, not upsold.

// Why DLG Labs

Boutique focus, enterprise rigor

Senior operators only

Your engagement is run by experienced testers, never handed to junior staff behind the scenes.

Beyond the scanner

Automated tools find the easy 20%. We focus on the business-logic and chained flaws that cause real breaches.

Reports you can act on

Written for both engineers and executives: clear risk, real impact, and remediation you can prioritize.

Compliance fluency

Deep experience with PCI DSS, SOC 2 and SOX means testing that stands up to auditor scrutiny.

// FAQ

Before we start

Straight answers to the questions we hear most. If yours isn't here, just ask.

Penetration test, red team, or vulnerability scan: what's the difference?

A vulnerability scan is automated breadth with low assurance. A penetration test is manual, validated testing of a defined scope. A red team is an objective-driven adversary emulation that tests your detection and response, not just one system.

How does scoping work?

Scope is driven by your attack surface: application size, number of roles, environments, whether we get credentials or source access, and your objectives. We right-size the engagement and give you a fixed quote before any testing begins.

What does the report look like, and how are findings rated?

Every finding comes with reproduction steps, evidence, business impact, and prioritized remediation. Severity is rated with CVSS and adjusted for real business context, so you fix what matters first, not what a tool shouted loudest about.

Is a retest included?

Yes. Once you have remediated, we retest to confirm the issues are actually closed. It is part of the engagement, not an upsell.

Can you make us PCI, SOC 2, or HIPAA compliant?

We perform the technical penetration testing and provide the evidence those frameworks expect (for example, PCI DSS 11.4). We are not a QSA or CPA firm and do not issue attestations or Reports on Compliance; we give your auditors what they need to do their part.

Do you test production, and how do you handle our data?

We agree rules of engagement, testing windows, and safe-exploitation limits up front. Everything is confidential, we sign NDAs, evidence is handled securely, and it is destroyed after the engagement on request.

// Who we are

Independent. Focused. Accountable.

DLG Labs is an independent offensive security consultancy built on enterprise experience across application security, cloud security, incident response and regulatory compliance.

We work as an extension of your team: small enough to be personal, rigorous enough for your toughest audits. Every engagement is confidential, scoped to your goals, and measured by the risk we help you retire.

// Contact

Start a conversation

Tell us what you want tested and what "success" looks like. We reply within one business day.

Or email us directly at contact@dlglabs.io