People are the most targeted part of any organization. Our social engineering assessment measures how your staff respond to realistic manipulation — spear-phishing, phone-based vishing and pretext scenarios — with your explicit authorization and clear ethical boundaries.
We report on behavior and process, not individuals, so you can strengthen awareness and controls where it counts.
Our social engineering assessment measures your human attack surface through authorized spear-phishing, voice-based vishing and pretext scenarios tailored to your organization. We track behavioral and process metrics — susceptibility, verification failures and reporting rates — and report on aggregate outcomes and process gaps rather than blaming individuals, so you can strengthen awareness, verification procedures and technical controls where they matter most.
Why it matters
People are the most targeted part of any organization, and the vast majority of breaches begin with a human being manipulated, not a system being hacked. Technical controls cannot fully compensate for a convincing pretext.
A social engineering assessment measures how your staff respond to realistic manipulation — with clear authorization and ethical boundaries — so you can strengthen awareness and process where it counts.
What we test
- Targeted spear-phishing campaigns
- Vishing (voice) pretext calls
- Payload delivery & credential capture
- Pretext-based information gathering
- Awareness & reporting-rate metrics
- Process and control gap analysis
Common vulnerabilities we uncover
- High susceptibility to targeted phishing
- Weak phone-based (vishing) verification
- Information leakage through pretexting
- Low security-incident reporting rates
- Gaps in staff verification procedures
- Over-trust of apparent authority
Our Social Engineering Assessment methodology
- Scoping & rules of engagement. We agree objectives, targets and boundaries for your social engineering assessment, so testing is safe, authorized and focused on what matters to your business.
- Reconnaissance & mapping. We enumerate the full attack surface in scope, building a complete picture before any exploitation begins.
- Manual exploitation. Our senior testers chain vulnerabilities by hand — going far beyond automated scanners — to prove real, demonstrable impact.
- Analysis & reporting. Every finding is triaged, risk-rated with CVSS and written up with a copy-paste reproduction and clear remediation.
- Remediation support & free retest. We support your team through the fixes and retest the remediated issues to confirm they are genuinely closed.
Tools & techniques
We design tailored spear-phishing, vishing and pretext campaigns using realistic infrastructure and scenarios matched to your organization. We track susceptibility, verification failures and reporting rates, and report aggregate outcomes and process gaps rather than blaming individuals, with clear recommendations to strengthen awareness, verification procedures and technical controls.
When you need Social Engineering Assessment
- To measure real-world susceptibility to manipulation
- When staff handle sensitive requests by phone or email
- To strengthen verification and reporting procedures
- As part of a broader red team or security-awareness program
What you receive
- Campaign results & metrics
- Behavioral and process findings
- Awareness improvement recommendations
- Anonymized, non-punitive reporting
What’s included in your report
Every social engineering assessment engagement concludes with a comprehensive, board-ready report and a working session to walk your team through it. Your report includes:
- An executive summary with overall risk posture for non-technical stakeholders
- Detailed technical findings, each with a step-by-step, copy-paste reproduction
- CVSS v3.1 severity ratings and business-impact context for every issue
- Prioritized, actionable remediation guidance your engineers can apply directly
- A complimentary retest to confirm fixes and update finding status
- A formal attestation letter for customers, auditors and compliance programs
Standards & frameworks
NIST SP 800-115
MITRE ATT&CK (initial access)
industry awareness best practices
Outcomes you can expect
After your social engineering assessment, you will have clear, evidence-based visibility into your real security risk — not a scanner’s guesswork. You will know exactly which weaknesses an attacker could exploit, what the business impact would be, and the precise steps to fix them in priority order. Teams use our findings to close critical gaps, satisfy customer and regulator security requirements, and demonstrate due diligence to their board. With a complimentary retest included, you also get documented proof that the issues are genuinely resolved.
Engagement details & logistics
Every social engineering assessment starts with a short, no-obligation scoping call to understand your goals, environment and constraints, followed by a fixed-price proposal and a clear statement of work. Most engagements are delivered fully remotely, with on-site work arranged where it genuinely adds value. Throughout testing we maintain an agreed communication cadence and escalate any critical, high-impact finding to you immediately rather than waiting for the final report. All work is performed under a signed NDA with strict data-handling controls, using safe, non-disruptive techniques and carefully coordinated rules of engagement to protect your production systems. On completion you receive your report and a walkthrough session, followed by a complimentary retest once your fixes are in place. Typical engagements are booked one to three weeks in advance, and urgent or pre-deadline testing can often be accommodated — just ask at hi@agentoffense.com.
Why organizations choose AgentOffense for Social Engineering Assessment
Our social engineering assessment is delivered by senior offensive-security engineers who test the way real attackers do — manually, creatively and with a relentless focus on proving genuine, demonstrable impact. Here is what sets our engagements apart:
- Manual, exploit-driven testing that chains vulnerabilities the way a real attacker would, going far beyond what automated scanners can find.
- Reproducible proof for every finding, with copy-paste reproduction steps your engineers can follow and independently verify.
- Honest severity calibration so you invest in fixing what genuinely matters and avoid wasting effort on false positives and noise.
- Clear, business-focused reporting that speaks to engineers and executives alike, tying every issue to real-world impact.
- A complimentary retest included, so you get documented proof that your fixes actually close the attack path.
- Responsible, collaborative delivery with a named point of contact and secure handling of all data throughout the engagement.
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Frequently asked questions
Will you name employees who fail?
No. We report aggregate metrics and process gaps, never individual blame — the goal is to improve resilience, not punish staff.
Is this legal and ethical?
Yes, when authorized. We operate strictly within a signed scope and agreed rules of engagement, and avoid genuinely harmful pretexts.
Can you combine this with a phishing simulation?
Yes — phishing simulation is often the first phase, with vishing and pretext scenarios layered on for a fuller picture.
Will you name employees who fail?
No. We report aggregate metrics and process gaps, never individual blame — the goal is resilience, not punishment.
Is this legal and ethical?
Yes, when authorized. We operate strictly within a signed scope and agreed rules of engagement, and avoid genuinely harmful pretexts.
Do you report on individual employees?
No. We report aggregate metrics and process gaps, never individual blame — the goal is resilience, not punishment.
Can this be combined with phishing simulation?
Yes — phishing is often the first phase, with vishing and pretext scenarios layered on for a fuller picture.
How long does a social engineering assessment take?
Typically two to four weeks including campaign design, execution and analysis.
Do you follow ethical boundaries?
Yes. We operate strictly within a signed scope and agreed rules of engagement, and avoid genuinely harmful or distressing pretexts.