The CORE Group was initially formed by a trio of security auditors and researchers who had collaborated on numerous projects and conference events over the years. At present, their combined experience in the physical security sector represents over two decades of hard knowledge and applied work.

Currently, the CORE Group's founders still actively work, lecture, and publish in the fields of critical infrastructure, data encryption, locksmithing, forensics, personnel defense, and penetration testing.

The CORE Group's primary focus is finding innovative ways to augment "typical" corporate security auditing and assessment. Most companies incorporate digital penetration testing and web application testing into their standard procedure of self-assessment. The CORE Group offers a variety of packages that can greatly assist in a company's understanding of their security posture at a fraction of the cost of larger, more "conventional" testing.

Performed on a by-appointment basis, The CORE Group can accompany you on a tour of your buildings and grounds, pointing out key areas where locks or security hardware could be improved. Watch as your server room or records cabinets are opened without keys or credentials before your very eyes. More information about this service is on our auditing page.

For clients who seek a more real-world approach to their security testing, The CORE Group can perform live penetration of your facility through lockpicking, security bypassing, and social engineering. Unlike a basic assessment where your company staff participates in our involvement, red team style intrusion audits are performed without their knowledge as a means to gauge how well both your infrastructure and your personnel are prepared. More information about this service is on our auditing page.

If you have specific security hardware (locks, safes, electronic systems, etc) that you currently use or are considering deploying, The CORE Group is willing to perform in-depth analysis of this equipment, either in our labs or at your location. In the past, we have even consulted in this manner for hardware companies as they shepherd developing products to market.

If you have experienced or you suspect an incident of covert entry into your facility in any way, how you handle the scene and preserve the evidence can be crucial to matters of insurance, litigation, and public opinion. The CORE Group is capable of carefully handling, disassembling, and documenting your hardware for toolmarks and other evidence of surreptitious or nefarious conduct. Avoid potentially thousands of dollars in insurance contestation or legal costs by having your evidence properly assessed. More information about this service is on our forensics page.

Your security is only as good as your people. Social engineering attack vectors are still one of the biggest threats to most facilities. The CORE Group can conduct trainings for you and your staff to help mitigate this simple yet ever-problematic risk. Additionally, if you have an internal auditing and assessment staff trained to perform digital penetration testing, we can conduct a one or two day training course that can give them virtually all of the knowledge necessary to make far more effective security decisions at the physical level, as well. More information about this service is on our training page.

The CORE Group can perform these services on a direct basis with individual clients or, alternately, we are open to discussions of work on a contract basis with existing penetration testing teams seeking to offer additional services on specific jobs.