We were just running a security assessment for a 150-person company last week. Nice organization. Professional. Fancy logos on their trucks. Well-funded. 

And in about 11 minutes, we were inside their network. 

Here’s how it started: We sent an email. A user clicked a link. Sound familiar? It should—over 90% of breaches start that way. 

Once inside, we poked around a bit. Pulled some PII. Hopped across five machines. And then... 

The alarms went off. 

That’s right—the security tools worked. The blue team got the alert. 

Gold star, right? 

Not quite. 

Because nobody responded. 

Nobody checked. Nobody followed up. The alert was logged. The tools technically “worked.” But the humans? Missing in action. 

Here’s the kicker: our attack was dead in the water. Stopped. But we were still able to extract data and walk out—without anyone lifting a finger to stop us. 

So, What Did We Learn? 

Your tools will go off. You might even have some great dashboards. But unless someone’s responding to those alerts—and following a written plan—it doesn’t matter. 

An alert without action is like a smoke detector in an empty building. 

Worse, just because an attack is "blocked" doesn’t mean the damage is undone: 

  • Any data stolen up to that point? Still gone. 
  • Any credentials captured? Still valid. 
  • Any access gained? Can be used for round two. 

Think about that for a minute: you might already be compromised—and just don’t know it because your team saw the alert... and moved on. 

Do You Know What Your Cybersecurity Team Would Do If This Happened? 

Let’s make this personal. 

If someone clicked a bad link inside your company today—what happens next?

  • Who gets the alert?
  • Do they escalate it? 
  • Do they follow a plan? 
  • Does that plan involve talking to you, the business owner? 

If the answer is “I’m not sure” or “I hope so,” then you already know: that’s a problem.

You Don’t Need Another Antivirus License. You Need a Test. 

You don’t need more tools. You need to test the people running the tools. 

A penetration test isn’t about showing how smart a hacker is. It’s about showing what your team does—and doesn’t do—when a real threat appears.

Most tests just poke the tech. Ours tests your incident response plan.

And let’s be clear: your plan should involve the people who own the risk—you. 

If you’re the owner, the CEO, the CFO—this is your problem. Because if it blows up, it’s your company’s name in the news, your financials on the line, and your inbox flooded with emails from lawyers, vendors, and clients. 

What You Should Do (Before a Hacker Makes You) 

  • Book an assessment. 
  • Run a test. 
  • Find out who actually responds to the alert. 
  • Fix what’s broken. 
  • Sleep better. 

Let us help you run that test—on your tools, your team, and your plan. 

We’ll simulate an attack. We’ll watch what happens. And we’ll show you exactly where the holes are. 

Because the only thing worse than getting hacked... is finding out you paid people to watch it happen. 

Book your cybersecurity assessment today. Before someone else does it for you.