Case Study: National Government Agency strengthens citizen service security with Fortra Core Impact

Critical Citizen Services Penetration Test

The National Government Agency needed to proactively find weaknesses in its public-facing and internal systems before hostile actors could exploit them. It turned to Fortra and its Core Impact penetration testing platform to assess secure citizen-service web applications, portals, and exposed services while supporting compliance requirements like NIST 800-53 and FISMA.

Fortra used Core Impact to validate results from 20+ scanners, prioritize vulnerabilities, and simulate real attack paths including access control testing, password cracking, phishing, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration. The engagement produced a prioritized remediation report and recommendations for patching, stronger password controls, and MFA, helping the agency harden defenses and better protect sensitive citizen data.