Government Agency & Contractor Penetration Testing

Penetration testing that protects CUI and critical systems, not just satisfies a compliance checklist.

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Government Penetration Testing That Finds What Adversaries Will

Government agencies and defense contractors face nation-state threats, not just opportunistic attackers. Raxis delivers human-led, AI-augmented penetration testing built for environments where CUI, classified systems, and critical infrastructure demand more than a checkbox assessment.

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NIST 800-171 & CMMC Alignment

Every engagement maps directly to NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, and DFARS requirements, built for what assessors and contracting officers expect.

CUI Protection & Segmentation Testing

Real lateral movement testing that validates your CUI boundaries hold under attack, not just that they exist in your System Security Plan.

Insider Threat & Social Engineering

Phishing, vishing, and physical penetration testing that simulates how nation-state and insider threats actually target government personnel and facilities.

The Problem with Most Government Pentests

Government systems face persistent, well-resourced adversaries. Yet most pentest vendors deliver the same generic assessment they’d run on a mid-size corporate network. When your threat model includes nation-states, that’s not enough.

Scanner Reports That Won’t Survive an Assessment

CMMC assessors and government contracting officers know the difference between an automated scan and a real penetration test. A tool-generated report with no proof-of-concept exploits, no attack chaining, and no manual validation won’t demonstrate the security posture your contract requires. Raxis engineers manually test your environment the way a sophisticated adversary would.

CUI Boundaries Nobody Actually Tested

Your System Security Plan says CUI is segmented from general IT systems. But if nobody has tried to cross that boundary through privilege escalation, lateral movement, or misconfigured trust relationships, it’s an assumption. Raxis validates CUI segmentation with real attack techniques to confirm those boundaries hold when challenged.

The Human Layer Gets Skipped

Nation-state actors don’t just exploit software. They phish cleared employees, vish help desks, and walk into facilities with fake credentials. A network-only pentest ignores the attack vector responsible for the majority of government breaches. Raxis includes phishing, vishing, and physical penetration testing to cover the full threat model.

CMMC Is Here and the Bar Is Higher

CMMC certification is now a contract requirement for defense contractors handling CUI. The framework demands demonstrated security practices, not just documented ones. Organizations still relying on self-attestation or a basic annual scan are unprepared for what a C3PAO assessment will actually evaluate.

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Why Raxis for Government Penetration Testing

Simulate the threats you actually face

OSCP-certified engineers simulate insider threats, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and social engineering using the same tactics nation-state and advanced persistent threat actors employ against government targets.

Prove CUI protection to your assessor

Raxis validates CUI segmentation, access controls, and encryption with real exploit attempts. Hand your C3PAO or contracting officer a report that demonstrates your NIST 800-171 controls work under attack, not just that they’re documented.

Cover the full attack surface

We test internal and external networks, web applications, cloud and hybrid environments, wireless infrastructure, endpoints, and physical security. Raxis also delivers phishing, vishing, and physical social engineering assessments to cover the human threat vector.

Get results aligned to federal frameworks

Every finding maps to NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, and CMMC practice areas. Your compliance team gets prioritized remediation steps, proof-of-concept exploits, and executive summaries in one report built for assessors and contracting officers.

Remediation retesting that closes the loop

After your team remediates, Raxis retests to confirm fixes are effective and no new risks were introduced. You get documented evidence of identified-and-resolved vulnerabilities, the kind of artifact that strengthens your POA&M and demonstrates continuous improvement.

Continuous coverage with PTaaS

Annual testing meets the minimum. Raxis Attack (PTaaS) delivers continuous, AI-augmented testing with real-time results and unlimited retesting through the Raxis One portal, so your security posture is validated year-round, not once a year.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Government Penetration Testing

It’s a hands-on simulated attack against your networks, applications, CUI repositories, and supporting infrastructure. The goal is to find exploitable vulnerabilities before adversaries do, while producing evidence that supports NIST 800-171, CMMC, DFARS, and FISMA compliance requirements.

Most vendors deliver generic network assessments with no connection to federal frameworks. Raxis engineers lead every engagement with hands-on attack simulation that includes CUI segmentation testing, insider threat scenarios, social engineering, and application-layer exploitation. Every finding maps to NIST 800-171 and CMMC practice areas so your report is ready for your assessor.

We test internal and external networks, web applications, cloud and hybrid environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government), wireless infrastructure, CUI repositories, endpoints, and third-party integrations. We also deliver phishing, vishing, and physical penetration testing to cover the human threat vector.

CMMC requires defense contractors to demonstrate that security controls are implemented and effective, not just documented. Penetration testing validates those controls under real attack conditions, producing evidence a C3PAO assessor can use to verify your security posture. Raxis maps every finding to the relevant CMMC practice areas and NIST 800-171 controls.

Raxis Attack is our Penetration Testing as a Service platform, delivering continuous, AI-augmented testing with real-time results and unlimited retesting through the secure Raxis One portal. For government clients, it provides year-round visibility into your security posture between annual assessments.

At minimum annually, or after significant changes to your systems, infrastructure, or security posture. NIST 800-171 and CMMC both require regular assessments. Many contractors choose continuous testing through Raxis Attack to maintain ongoing compliance and readiness for contract audits.

No. Raxis operates within strict contractual boundaries and rules of engagement. We coordinate with your team to test safely, preserving data integrity, system availability, and operational continuity throughout the engagement.

Raxis testers hold industry-leading certifications including OSCP, CEH, GPEN, GFACT, and more listed on our certifications page.

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