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A patch cycle that takes months meets a threat that doesn't wait
Connected devices, embedded firmware, and OT/ICS environments don't patch like web servers. A fix might require a physical firmware push, a maintenance window on a production line, or a vendor certification cycle that takes months. Meanwhile the device is often internet-adjacent, running old protocols, and was never designed with the assumption that it would one day be a target.
Where this actually breaks
Hardware and embedded testing gets treated as a specialty add-on, scoped separately and less often than web or API testing.
Telecom and physical-access surfaces (kiosks, badge readers, field devices) rarely get the same structured methodology coverage as software.
A single compromised device on an OT network can pivot into segments assumed to be air-gapped, because “assumed” isn't “verified.”
Vendors supply the device firmware and configuration, but the organization deploying it owns what a pentest finds — a governance gap that's easy to underestimate.
How TriNetra covers it
PTaaS
PTaaS scopes this as a first-class asset class, not a bolt-on. The engagement model spans 13 asset classes including IoT/embedded, hardware, telecom, and physical — with the same testing-approach controls (black, grey, or white box), structured scope tables, and 12-state lifecycle from Requested through Closed used for any engagement. Coverage tracks against a named methodology with Tested / In progress / Not started / N/A counts, so “we tested the device” is a specific, auditable claim. Findings carry the same CVSS v4.0 scoring, steps-to-reproduce, and remediation as a web engagement — and the retest loop matters even more here, where a “fix” often means a firmware bump that needs independent verification.
Attack Surface Management
ASM covers the network-facing side — any gateway, management interface, or internet-reachable component tied to an OT/IoT deployment gets pulled into the same continuous discovery as the rest of your external footprint, with exposure findings (weak TLS, exposed login portals, CVE matches) surfaced the same way. It's the layer that catches the management console someone left reachable “just for remote support.”
Scans
ScheduledManualWebhookA trigger on every scan — nothing runs as a mystery cron job.
Ish
Ish ties the two together — ask what's outstanding on a hardware engagement or which OT-adjacent assets ASM is watching, and get an answer sourced from both modules. Ish reads across modules; it doesn't take actions on your behalf.
The workflow
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Scope a PTaaS engagement against the hardware/IoT/OT asset class, with testing approach and environment defined up front.
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ASM continuously watches any network-facing component tied to the same environment.
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Findings track through the standard state machine to Retest, with a fix only closed once independently confirmed.
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Ask Ish for a plain-language status across both modules at any point.
Ready when you are