Case Study: NOV achieves faster detection of critical vulnerabilities and stronger security posture with Synack's crowdsourced continuous penetration testing

Oil & Gas Service Provider Elevates Security with Crowdsourced Penetration Testing

NOV, a global oil & gas equipment and services provider with more than 27,000 employees and $5.52B in 2021 revenue, struggled with point-in-time penetration tests that left gaps between assessments, inconsistent methodologies and reporting across vendors, few high‑severity findings, and no real-time access to results. To close those gaps, NOV engaged Synack for continuous, crowdsourced penetration testing (Synack365) and access to the Synack Red Team and testing platform.

Synack deployed 500+ vetted researchers using Synack365, Discover and Campaigns, delivering over 20,000 testing hours, real-time portal access, remediation guidance and Patch Verification. Synack’s work produced more and higher-severity findings (average CVSS 7.6; 44% high/critical), year‑over‑year severity improvements that outperformed Synack’s oil & gas average, faster remediation and re-testing under a flat‑fee model, and measurable gains in attacker resistance and customer confidence.

NOV

James Cooper

Director, Product Security