Core Impact is designed to enable security teams to conduct advanced penetration tests with ease. With guided automation and certified exploits, the powerful penetration testing software enables you to safely test your environment using the same techniques as today's adversaries.
- Deployment: Core Impact runs on Windows with an integrated SQL database, physical or virtual system. Core Impact can be installed and running in 30 minutes or less.
- Platforms Monitored: Operating Systems like Windows, Linux, and Mac, Cloud (Public, Private, Hybrid), Databases, Web Services, Network Appliances, Software Applications, Critical Data
Simple enough for your first test, powerful enough for the rest.
Rapid Penetration Testing
Use automated Rapid Penetration Tests (RPTs) to discover, test, and report in just a few simple steps.
Core Certified Exploits
Test with confidence using a trusted platform designed and supported by experts for more than 20 years.
Watch a Quick Demo
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Maximize Testing Visibility
Use Core Impact's attack map to get a real-time overview of attack chains, pivoting and any other activities completed during testing. This network graph view provides visual insight that allows security teams to better determine the best path forward in the testing engagement.

Product Specs
For additional technical product specifications, view the Core Impact Technical Datasheet.
Common Use Cases
Automate the Routine
With Core Impact, you can easily automate routine testing, including proving PCI compliance, to maximize your resources, reserving third-party testing for most robust and complex requests.
Give Your Vulnerability Scans an Ally
Core Impact validates vulnerabilities identified through more than 20 popular scanners, helping you prioritize remediation for your greatest security risks.
Measure Security Awareness
Easily simulate a phishing campaign using Core Impact’s dynamic tools to find out who is vulnerable to social engineering attacks.
Validate Remediation Effectiveness
Re-test exploited systems after a penetration test to verify that remediation measures or compensating controls are effective and working.
By Industry: Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Higher Education, Retail, Energy & Utilities
“What takes us three hours to do manually takes ten minutes with an automated tool like Core Impact, so it makes my day easier."
See what penetration testing software can do for your organization
Conduct advanced penetration tests with ease and efficiency. See how Core Impact can streamline pen testing in your environment by requesting a free trial.
Supported Regulations
Penetration testing is a vital way to stay compliant and prove adherence to external mandates. Core Impact helps organizations better protect their sensitive data and supports multiple regulations, including:
PCI
NIST
CMMC
And more
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