Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing Services

Identify and mitigate security weaknesses through vulnerability management and penetration testing to reduce the risk of cyber attacks

All systems contain vulnerabilities. They may take the form of a configuration issue for system administrators to resolve, software defects requiring a vendor update, or even a vulnerability that the vendor doesn’t yet know exists, for which a mitigation isn’t available.

An effective vulnerability management process allows your organisation to understand and validate on a regular basis, which vulnerabilities are present in your estate and to actively reduce risk. It also allows you to react quickly when a critical vulnerability is disclosed, by helping you understand your organisation’s exposure to it.

Cybersecurity vulnerability management is the continuous process of identifying, evaluating, prioritising and mitigating security weaknesses (vulnerabilities) in your organisation’s systems, networks and applications before attackers can exploit them.

What our services involve:

Identification
Pen Testing
Assessment
Prioritisation
Remediation & Mitigation
Continuous Monitoring and Reports

How We Can Help

Professional Services

Our experienced team of experts understands the common pitfalls of incomplete
vulnerability management lifecycle – from strategic vulnerability management programme building to penetration testing and everything in between.

Vulnerability Management

Our team can assist your organisation by reviewing the efficacy of your security programme and the resulting vulnerability management plan. Our vulnerability assessment focuses on the design, development, implementation, and enhancement of your threat and vulnerability management, your configuration management programme and associated processes.

This is achieved through a “top-down” approach, which begins at the VM governance level, translates to the deployment and optimisation of technology, and is enhanced through prioritisation and vulnerability management automation activities.

Vulnerability Management Programme Governance Development

We help develop or refine your existing vulnerability management programme. This can include policies, standards, procedures and associated workflows, for example, to drive responsibility and to manage adherence to a leading practice vulnerability management programme.

It’s important that organisations go beyond simple vulnerability scans, which only provide snapshots of existing critical vulnerabilities, and instead develop a vulnerability management programme. This provides up-to-date insights into the status of your security and makes it easier for you to focus on your priority areas.

Vulnerability Management Solution Acquisition, Implementation And Optimisation

As part of our vulnerability services, our team of experts provides an agnostic view of vulnerability management solutions to:

Evaluate against your requirements and/or use cases for product selection
Support leading practice implementation, cutover and/or optimisation

Vulnerability Management Health Check

Our health check service provides a holistic review of your existing vulnerability management process. This will help leverage your investment and improve your programme’s posture and effectiveness. Health checks typically conclude with a detailed and actionable analysis to help improve your vulnerability management system and vulnerability management tools.

Vulnerability Scan

Our vulnerability scanning uses intelligence-driven scanning engines, continually updated with the latest vulnerability information, This will identify and address potential weaknesses in your systems, services, and applications.
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Working with Logica Security, a lot of the hard work is done for you. Our penetration testers use a combination of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and risk metrics to grade any identified vulnerabilities. Our experienced testers work with you to prioritise the most severe and highest impact vulnerabilities.

Our build and configuration review is a thorough evaluation of individual devices, employing an authenticated approach to meticulously identify vulnerabilities, insecure configuration settings, and potential access points to sensitive content. This comprehensive assessment aims to uncover issues that, if left unaddressed, may pose risks such as data disclosure or compromise of the device’s security integrity.

Build and configuration reviews can be conducted against a variety of your devices which include the following:

Workstation Build Review

Reviewing your standard user workstation seeks vulnerabilities and exploitable data accessible to low-privileged accounts, forming a crucial part of your organisational security.

Server Build Review

Our server build reviews ensure the security of your critical business devices, safeguarding your data and functionality against potential attacks, whether public or private access.

Mobile and MDM Review

Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems enforce configuration policies on company mobile devices, securing sensitive data such as emails, documents, and login information.

Proxy, Email Gateway & Firewall

These devices serve as the gatekeeper to your organisation’s assets, with rules determining public and private accessibility. Ensuring their secure configuration is crucial.

Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is a critical security measure and involves certified ethical hackers simulating real-world cyber threats to uncover vulnerabilities in your systems. By proactively assessing and fortifying your defences, we mitigate risks such as unauthorised access, data theft and ransomware.

Whether it’s internal or external networks, applications, cloud, security awareness or facilities, our cross-functional teams are ready to focus on your top priorities with the right combination of expertise.
We tailor our approach, focus, and priorities to ensure our penetration testing meets your objectives by exploring your unique threats. We use a methodical approach to separate each focus area for ease of prioritisation and remediation.

Our service is designed to test specific systems that you designate and can include the following:

External Network

External Infrastructure is subject to daily automated and manual attacks, targeting all services which are configured to be publicly accessible. Remote authentication services are subject to brute force password guessing attacks and unpatched systems are regularly compromised.

Our external security assessments focus on the security of your public-facing and internet accessible systems and services beyond websites. These systems present access points into your internal network. Ensuring their protection from the latest threats is therefore critically important to overall organisational security.

Internal Network

Internal network penetration testing is crucial in identifying vulnerabilities and mitigating potential threats originating from within, minimising the risk of data breaches and financial losses. By addressing security risks, your organisation can enhance the resilience of your internal networks and protect against the rising cyber threats that could compromise their valuable assets.

Internal network penetration testing involves ethical hackers assessing your organisation’s internal network for vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Examples of threats within the network that may be examined include:

Unauthorised access to sensitive data
Exploitation of misconfigurations in servers or network devices
Potential insider threats attempting to compromise the integrity and confidentiality of critical assets

Phishing

Phishing represents 98% of social incidents and 93% of breaches. In the past year, phishing was a primary factor in 68% of ransomware attacks. With email forming a core requirement in an organisations ability to operate, understanding your users’ susceptibility to sophisticated phishing attacks is essential.

Our phishing assessment is where malicious emails are sent to members of staff within your organisation. The aim is to attempt to coerce staff members to follow provided links, open file attachments or provide access to sensitive information or systems. A report is produced so that further training and education can be provided to staff that were susceptible.

Remote Access

Remote access solutions are often targeted by automated tools and malicious attackers seeking to acquire access to systems, services and sensitive data. Remote access solutions are frequently used in ransomware attacks. Attackers will often generate a likely list of usernames for these remote services and target the weakest configured passwords for your users. This initial access can be used to further attack your organisations network and begin targeting internal resources and services.

Our remote access assessment evaluates the security of the systems your organisation uses to provide your staff with the remote access they need to conduct their day-to-day activities when outside of the office.

Web Applications

Web application penetration testing is the process of identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in traditional web applications. Attackers frequently target websites to access sensitive and personal user information (PII), perform website defacement or cause disruption/denial of service.

Web application testing is vital for security, helping identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent unauthorised access and data breaches. It ensures a reliable and high-performance user experience while also aiding compliance with industry regulations. Regular testing is essential for maintaining trust, protecting sensitive data, and upholding an organisation’s reputation.

Application Programming Interface (API)

API penetration testing is crucial for ensuring the security of your web applications by identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in the interfaces that enable communication between different software systems, safeguarding against potential cyber threats and data breaches.

Our API assessment reviews your public facing APIs to identify vulnerabilities which can be used by an attacker over the internet. API interfaces make it simple to access content and functions. This ease of access also provides a convenient interface for malicious attackers.

Wireless (WiFi)

Wireless networks are often compromised, not through targeted and determined attacks, but as a crime of opportunity. Weak encryption standards, insecurely configured network segmentation, or individual devices connected to multiple networks, are several ways in which a wireless network can present a security risk to your organisation.

Our wireless security testing aims to identify and exploit vulnerabilities within wireless networks used by your organisation. A successful attack allows an attacker access to your internal network leading to the exposure of sensitive information, or direct access to business-critical devices.

Social Engineering Services

The proliferation of security controls, more mature software and skilled defenders has forced attackers to shift their focus from perimeter systems to assets you cannot patch: your people. In fact, 22% of the breaches in the Verizon Data Breach report included a social engineering component.

Our social engineering assessment in penetration testing involves evaluating your organisation’s susceptibility to manipulation and deception by simulating various tactics used by malicious actors. This includes testing employees’ response to phishing emails, phone calls or other methods aimed at tricking them into divulging sensitive information or performing actions that could compromise security.

Cloud Security

What is Cloud Security?

Cloud security is a comprehensive process encompassing rigorous testing and meticulous configuration of your cloud environments. The primary objective is to identify, rectify, and mitigate errors and vulnerabilities that could inadvertently expose sensitive data or be exploited maliciously.

This involves a thorough examination of the intricate web of interconnected applications and services within your cloud infrastructure.

Why is Cloud Security important?

‍Cloud services can be even more secure than your on-premise systems. But by default, many cloud services have their security features turned off. It’s not the service provider’s responsibility to secure your data and services – it’s yours.

Data Protection

Cloud environments host vast amounts of sensitive data, making them a prime target for cyberattacks. Proper cloud security measures ensure that your data is protected from unauthorised access and breaches.

Compliance Assurance

Many industries have strict regulatory requirements for data handling and security. Ensuring your cloud configurations are secure helps you maintain compliance with these regulations, avoiding costly penalties and reputational damage.

Operational Continuity

A secure cloud environment reduces the risk of disruptions caused by security incidents, ensuring that your business operations remain uninterrupted and reliable for your clients.

Our Cloud Security Services

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Services

Microsoft 365, a widely used cloud-based business tool, provides security, but as the Shared Responsibility Model describes, configuring it securely is primarily your responsibility.

In its default state, many of the controls do not make best use of the inbuilt security features. Sadly, attackers are equally aware of this and often use weak configuration settings to perform attacks against users.
For example, using the default legacy authentication protocols (POP and IMAP) completely negates any security provided by multi-factor authentication.

In a Microsoft 365 configuration review, we can identify and advise on potential risks. We can help move your Microsoft 365 tenancy towards best practice and security compliance.

Assessments

Our Logica Security Microsoft 365 security configuration review covers the following key areas:

Existing accounts – Reviewing the account structure reveals issues in fundamental processes. Ensuring administrative collaboration and minimising privileged accounts helps reduce the organisational attack surface.
Authentication – Securing authentication is crucial to mitigate malicious access risks. Reviewing mechanisms ensures controls align for robust security, preventing contradictions and vulnerabilities, like legacy protocols lacking MFA support.
Cloud application configuration and permission provisioning – Microsoft 365’s broad capabilities and third-party integrations attract attackers. Reviewing configurations and permissions is crucial to maintain control, preventing data exposure or malicious file sharing.

Data management and storage – Secure your sensitive data with proper Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and classification controls. Fundamental to information risk management, they ensure control and protection.
Email security – In Microsoft 365, email is a prime target for phishing. Robust configurations thwart common techniques, while admin visibility aids in swift incident response.
Event and security auditing – Audit is essential for investigations. Ensuring accurate data auditing is key to understanding incident impact and identifying malicious activity promptly.
Mobile device management – Enabling device security policies for continuous data access. Upholding confidentiality with PIN requirements, device restrictions, and being able to remotely wipe lost or stolen devices.

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Services

Embarking on a Microsoft Azure cloud security assessment is essential to meticulously assess and enhance the security, efficiency, and compliance of your Azure environment, for a broad range of reasons:

Built-in security – Microsoft Azure offers a vast array of in-built security controls and policies that act to protect your cloud environment and the services you rely on. Amid rapid cloud deployment, security is often overlooked or undermined, and the cloud’s benefits can turn into pitfalls.
Identify risks – An Azure security review identifies and advises on risks, aligning your environment with best security and compliance standards for optimal protection of your organisation’s cloud presence. At Logica Security, our cloud security experts ensure a secure transition, safeguarding against deliberate and accidental cyber incidents in your journey to the cloud.

Shared responsibility model – In the cloud, like with Microsoft, a shared security model implies your team handles security responsibilities. Clarifying roles is crucial to minimise vulnerabilities in diverse cloud environments. A seemingly small configuration error can easily put your company, data, and reputation at risk if discovered by a scrupulous attacker.

Assessments

A comprehensive Microsoft Azure security configuration review includes, for example, coverage of the following critical areas:

All virtualised instances
SQL instances on dedicated DBMS or attached to servers
Identity and access management including Federated Trusts and SAML SSO
Intune, MDM, and associated policies
Security groups, user roles, and Azure AD (hybrid integration support)
Tenancies and encompassing subscriptions
Logging and log management cycle
Security Manager, Policy Manager, Compliance Manager, Security and Compliance Manager
Configuration drift
Industry standards for posture, hygiene and conditions

Deliverables

In addition to the key areas described above, our Azure cloud security review will scrutinise your current Azure configuration for any vulnerabilities, security considerations, and best practices. Configuration reviews are always treated contextually and will ensure environment standards for regulatory compliance are in line and exceed the standards.

Logica Security performs an industry-leading, comprehensive configuration and security review, to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities across the cloud landscape. The assessment follows vendor and industry standards, as well as a mature and rigorously developed in-house methodology.

Microsoft provides a number of security tools that can be used to protect and monitor Azure environments subject to active subscription licensing. These are reviewed to ensure the correct requirements for the business are actively being maintained.

At the end of the assessment, a report will be provided detailing each recommendation. The remediation and implementation steps, including any rationale that will support the mitigation of any threats identified, can be delivered by Logica Security.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon (AWS) Services

Many organisations across the globe have adopted Amazon Web Services (AWS) as their cloud service provider of choice. While AWS provides a wide range of services, it can be overwhelming for security teams to maintain pace with new services and improvements to cloud services.

AWS cloud security is an ongoing journey, and our team of AWS-certified experts can help you navigate this dynamic space, while making sure you have a secure environment with our AWS cloud security assessment services.

Importance

Embarking on an Amazon Web Services cloud security assessment is essential to meticulously assess and enhance the security, efficiency, and compliance of your Azure environment, for a broad range of reasons:

Built-in security – AWS provides robust built-in security controls, safeguarding your cloud environment and services. Often overlooked, these aspects can turn into security pitfalls, creating vulnerabilities to be avoided. Amid rapid cloud deployment, security is often overlooked or undermined, and the cloud’s benefits can turn into pitfalls.

Identify risks – An AWS security assessment identifies and advises on risks to your Cloud presence, aiming to align your AWS environment with best practice security and compliance standards. At Logica Security, our cloud security experts ensure a secure transition, safeguarding against deliberate and accidental cyber incidents in your journey to the cloud.

Shared responsibility model – In the cloud, like with Amazon, a shared security model implies your team handles security responsibilities. Clarifying roles is crucial to minimise vulnerabilities in diverse cloud environments. A seemingly small configuration error can easily put your company, data, and reputation at risk if discovered by a scrupulous attacker.

Assessments

A comprehensive Logica Security AWS cloud security assessment includes, for example, coverage of the following critical areas:

Identity and access management including custom rolled users, groups, roles, policies, Federated Trusts and SAML SSO
Incurred risks resulting in elevation of privilege
Logging and monitoring policies in CloudTrail
Security groups, subnets and network access control lists, and VPC links/trusts
EC2 security configurations
ECS and micro service container security configurations
S3 bucket policies and ACLs
Route53 hosted zone configurations
Lambda and short lifecycle services
Config drift
Best practices for posture, hygiene and conditions

Deliverables

In addition to the key areas described above, our AWS cloud security review will scrutinise your current AWS configuration for any vulnerabilities, security considerations, and best practices. Configuration reviews are always treated contextually and will make sure environment standards for regulatory compliance are in line and exceed the standards.

Logica Security performs an industry leading, comprehensive configuration and security review to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities across the cloud landscape. The assessment follows vendor and industry standards as well as a mature and rigorously developed in-house methodology.

At the end of the assessment, a report will be provided detailing each recommendation, as well as remediation and implementation steps, including any rationale that will support the mitigation of any threats identified. Logica Security can manage and implement the recommendations, or they can be adopted by your own in-house security team.

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Risk Assessment

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) refers to the amazing amount of information that’s out there on people and organisations – everything from the CEO’s email address to the version of Microsoft 365 they use can be used to create a phishing attack or exploit a vulnerability.

Casing the joint has never been easier

Criminals have always ‘cased’ or researched their targets, but modern search tools and the depth of information available online today makes their job much easier – or perhaps more difficult, if you consider the sheer volume of information they may have to trawl through.

Casing the joint has never been easier

Sources of OSINT include the obvious:

Some of the less obvious sources are equally available with only a little knowledge:

Why Conduct an OSINT Risk Assessment?

An OSINT risk assessment is really an extension to your standard business risk assessments. We follow the same paths that a genuine cybercriminal – or threat actor – might take when researching your company.

In the same way that we might perform a vulnerability scan or penetration test on your systems and software, an OSINT assessment looks for vulnerabilities caused by information that has been exposed to public access.

Actionable Intelligence Approach

Given the sheer volume of data that could be collected in an OSINT exercise, the critical thing is to focus on actionable intelligence – the material that might be used against you and may create a threat. We treat OSINT similar to a vulnerability scan where we triage and prioritise threat information. In a typical assessment we might:

Create an overview of the public face of your organisation
Detail key figures and roles that might be at threat
Follow the critical threats through as on a Red Team exercise
Provide detailed feedback and triaged, prioritised results

What Do We Cover?

There are many potential sources of information, both in the public domain and on the Dark Web and other slightly less public areas. As part of our initial scoping discussion, we will agree with you what areas need focus and which might be prioritised at a lower level for longer term investigation. The following is a far from exhaustive list of areas for investigation:

Technical

Infrastructure

‍Business

Social & Personal

Benefits of a Logica Security OSINT Risk Assessment

Explore the advantages of having an OSINT risk assessment, ensuring a proactive and robust defence against evolving cyber threats in today’s dynamic digital landscape:

Receive assurance – Gain confidence in your organisation’s information profile through OSINT risk assessments, ensuring a robust defence against potential threats to sensitive data.
Make ongoing improvements – Implement continuous improvements and training for your staff based on insights from OSINT risk assessments, enhancing their ability to navigate and mitigate potential security risks.
Avoid critical information risks – Identify and comprehend risks associated with critical information, allowing proactive measures to safeguard against potential vulnerabilities and security breaches.
Access to a team of specialist CREST testers – Benefit from a dedicated team of CREST registered testers using the latest tools to protect you.

Red Teaming

Red Teaming employs advanced offensive security tactics to simulate attacks on your organisation, aiming to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across various business areas such as applications, networks, email, and physical security.

The ‘Blue Team,’ the client’s security team, aims to detect, protect, and respond to Logica Security’s ‘Red Team’ tactics. In unannounced exercises, the ‘Blue Team’ may be unaware, enhancing the realism of the assessment. The true benefit of a Red Team engagement lies in providing clients with a realistic view of their security team’s maturity and the effectiveness of their defensive capabilities.

Test Process

Our Red Teaming assessment process is certified annually by CREST and contains five key steps to identify vulnerabilities and secure your business.

Initial Infiltration – The Red Team, compromised of experienced ethical hackers, uses various techniques and tactics, including phishing, to gain an initial foothold within your organisation.
Stealth techniques – Unlike brute-force vulnerability tests, the Red Team employs the latest stealth attack techniques to exploit known vulnerabilities in common products and services, aiming to avoid detection.

Persistence establishment – Once initial access is achieved, the Red Team establishes a level of persistence, exploiting credentials and accessing privileges to access critical assets like customer and financial data.
Data access demonstration – The focus is on demonstrating the ability to access sensitive data, stopping short of destructive actions such as malware, distribution or ransomware attacks.
Evasive action and response – If detected, the Red Team mimics real world attacker movements, prompting your Blue Team to implement protective actions. This initiates an ongoing cat and mouse dynamic as the Red Team endeavours to circumvent these measures.

Why conduct a Red Team exercise?

Red Teaming is really designed to test how your organisation might perform in the event of an actual malicious cyber-attack.

Unlike traditional penetration tests or vulnerability scans, Red Teaming goes beyond uncovering vulnerabilities, focusing on identifying procedural and operational flaws exploited by determined attackers. The approach begins with specific objectives, such as gaining access to critical data and assets.

A Red Teaming exercise and the associated report will allow your organisation to:

Identify vulnerabilities: Pinpoint and address potential weaknesses in your organisation’s systems, applications, networks, and other critical areas.
Assess defensive capabilities: Evaluate the effectiveness of your defensive measures in detecting, protecting against, and responding to simulated attacks.
Enhance incident response: Improve your team’s ability to respond swiftly and effectively to security incidents by learning from the red team exercise.
Optimise security posture: Use insights from the exercise to refine and strengthen your overall security posture, ensuring a proactive defence against evolving threats.

Benefits

Unlock unparalleled insights and fortify your defences with the transformative benefits of Red Teaming with Logica Security.

Understand risks that exist across your organisation – Receive assurance around the security posture of your processes, systems and services.

Make ongoing improvements to your security posture with specialist support – Continuously bolster your security with expert support, advice, and consultancy, ensuring proactive defence.

Gain access to a team of specialist CREST Registered penetration testers – Benefit from a dedicated team of CREST registered testers using the latest tools, precisely identifying emerging threats.

The Results

Our engagement will finish with a wash-up call or presentation by the Logica Security Red Team members who were involved. A subsequent detailed report details any vulnerabilities and weaknesses that were found during the exercise. We can then provide comprehensive after-care to help you plug the gaps.

Managed Vulnerability Scanning: CSS

In today’s ever-evolving threat landscape, vulnerabilities and exploits are continuously released and automated attacks happen around the clock.
As a result, it’s more important than ever for businesses to identify vulnerabilities within their estate and monitor changes to their attack surface more frequently than traditional penetration testing activities can allow.

Our Continuous Scanning Service (CSS) gives you visibility of potential vulnerabilities, across your infrastructure, 365 days a year.

Specialist Dashboard

CSS offers a comprehensive cybersecurity approach with a central portal providing real-time insights into externally facing assets. Integrated with existing vulnerability management systems, this centralised hub facilitates quick identification and response to emerging vulnerabilities and threats, ensuring a proactive security stance.

CSS unveils security risks that may elude traditional penetration testing practices, offering a distinct advantage. The ongoing assessment inherent in CSS not only identifies vulnerabilities but also brings to light potential issues that might go unnoticed in a sporadic testing approach. This emphasises the value of consistent evaluation for bolstering the security of your systems and services.

Continuous Security Testing

Continuous security testing, a proactive approach to safeguarding systems, involves ongoing assessments to identify vulnerabilities. It offers benefits like real-time threat mitigation, ensuring robust protection, and addressing the evolving landscape of cyber threats.

Identify – A combination of automated scanning and manual identification techniques are used to find vulnerabilities, exposed services, sensitive information, account details and any other data that pose a potential risk to your organisation
Confirm – Any identified vulnerabilities and information are verified and categorised with the potential risk it could post to your organisation using scheduled reports and vulnerability alerts, so you can react to risks as they emerge.
Resolve – Remediation advice can be provided to your team, or Logica Security can quickly rectify and resolve any issues uncovered.
Verify – Vulnerabilities which are resolved are reassessed to confirm the risk is no longer present.

Benefits

Receive assurance – Continuous security testing ensures ongoing confidence in your security, providing regular assessments to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.

Make ongoing improvements – Benefit from continuous enhancement of your security posture through expert guidance and ongoing support, ensuring proactive measures against emerging threats.

Adhere to regulatory bodies – Stay compliant with regulatory requirements by engaging in continuous security testing, addressing the specific mandates of governing bodies.

Access to a team of specialist CREST testers – Benefit from a dedicated team of CREST registered testers using the latest tools to protect you.

Why choose us

At Logica Security, we’re your cybersecurity ally, offering a best practice approach to vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. Our dedicated team provides a client-focused approach to fortify your digital defences with precision and reliability. We deliver unmatched insights and proactive solutions, ensuring precise and effective safeguarding of your digital assets.

CREST accredited

Logica Security offers an accredited team comprising highly qualified and industry-proven experts with CREST certification. Our clients range from small start-ups to FTSE multinational organisations.

Results via online portal

Our portal provides live updates as our team uncovers findings. You can request retests mid-process and engage in direct communication with our testers and your development teams.

We always add value

As well as receiving your results by our state-of-the-art portal, if you work with us, you may be eligible for 10% off your cyber insurance policies through our partners.

Make sure your organisation is secure, compliant and resilient

Contact Logica Security today to discuss how our vulnerability scanning and penetration testing services can help you manage risk, meet your requirements, and improve your overall security posture.

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FAQs

What is Vulnerability Management?

Vulnerability management is the ongoing process of identifying, evaluating, prioritising, and mitigating vulnerabilities in an organisation’s systems, networks, and applications to reduce the risk of exploitation by attackers.

Why is Vulnerability Management important for my business?

It helps to proactively identify potential weaknesses in your systems, which can prevent breaches and minimise the damage caused by cyber-attacks. Regular vulnerability management also ensures you are always aware of the latest threats and able to take immediate action when necessary.

What is the difference between Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing?

Vulnerability scanning is an automated process that identifies known vulnerabilities in your systems, while penetration testing simulates real-world attacks to uncover vulnerabilities, often using a combination of manual techniques and automated tools. Penetration testing is more thorough and focused on real-world exploitation.

How often should vulnerability assessments be conducted?

Vulnerability assessments should be continuous, with regular scans and testing scheduled based on the criticality of your systems. The frequency can depend on your organisation’s risk profile, with some businesses opting for quarterly, monthly, or even weekly assessments.

What is Penetration Testing?

Penetration testing involves ethical hackers simulating real-world cyberattacks to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in your systems, networks, or applications. The goal is to evaluate the robustness of your defences and identify weaknesses before malicious attackers can exploit them.

Why do I need Penetration Testing if I already have vulnerability scans?

Vulnerability scans only provide a snapshot of your system’s weaknesses, whereas penetration testing mimics the approach of real-world hackers, going beyond the scanner’s capabilities. It can uncover hidden or complex vulnerabilities and provide actionable insights for remediation.

How is Penetration Testing different from Red Team exercises?

Penetration testing focuses on testing specific systems or services, whereas Red Teaming involves comprehensive, simulated attacks across the organisation, targeting people, processes, and technology. Red Team exercises are more focused on testing the entire security posture in a real-world scenario.

What is Continuous Security Testing (CST)?

CST is a proactive approach to cybersecurity that involves ongoing vulnerability scanning and threat detection throughout the year. It helps organisations stay ahead of emerging threats and continuously improve their security posture.

How does CST differ from traditional Penetration Testing?

While traditional penetration testing is periodic and targeted, CST provides 365-day coverage, offering constant monitoring and identification of vulnerabilities as your network evolves. This allows for real-time threat mitigation.

Can CST help me meet compliance requirements?

Yes, CST can help meet regulatory requirements by maintaining continuous monitoring and periodic reporting, ensuring your systems are compliant with industry standards and reducing the risk of regulatory penalties.

Why is Cloud Security important for my business?

Cloud security protects your sensitive data and applications hosted in cloud environments. Since many cloud services come with default configurations that are not fully secure, it’s crucial to perform regular assessments and configure them securely to avoid data breaches, compliance violations, and service disruptions.

What is the Shared Responsibility Model in Cloud Security?

The Shared Responsibility Model outlines the division of security responsibilities between you (the customer) and your cloud service provider. The provider secures the infrastructure, while you are responsible for securing your data, access management, and applications.

How often should I conduct a Cloud Security assessment?

Cloud security assessments should be conducted regularly, especially when significant changes are made to your cloud environment, such as new deployments or configuration updates. They should also be done annually or after major cloud provider updates.

What is an OSINT risk assessment?

An OSINT risk assessment involves gathering publicly available information from various sources, such as websites, social media, and breached databases. It then assesses how much information could be used by attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in your organisation.

How does OSINT help with cybersecurity?

By identifying exposed information, OSINT helps organisations understand their attack surface and implement strategies to mitigate potential risks. It can uncover sensitive data or security gaps that could be exploited by cybercriminals.

What are some sources of OSINT?

OSINT can come from public websites, social media platforms, breached data repositories, metadata from documents, and more. By reviewing these sources, we can identify exposed sensitive information or weaknesses.

What is Red Teaming and why should I consider it?

Red Teaming is a simulated cyberattack designed to test your organisation’s ability to detect and respond to real-world threats. It goes beyond penetration testing by targeting people, processes, and technologies in a dynamic and realistic exercise.

What does a Red Team engagement look like?

A Red Team engagement typically involves initial infiltration through methods like phishing or exploiting known vulnerabilities. The team then moves stealthily through your network, seeking to establish persistence and access sensitive data. If detected, the team mimics the actions of real attackers to bypass your defences.

What will I receive after a Red Team exercise?

After the engagement, you will receive a detailed report that includes a prioritised list of vulnerabilities, a description of the attack scenario, and specific recommendations for remediation. This report helps you improve your organisation’s overall security posture and incident response.

What is the benefit of a managed vulnerability scanning service?

A managed vulnerability scanning service continuously monitors your systems for emerging threats and vulnerabilities. It helps you stay ahead of cyber threats by providing real-time insights and allowing you to act quickly to address potential risks before they are exploited.

How does the managed service integrate with my existing vulnerability management systems?

The managed service integrates with your existing systems by using a centralised portal that provides live updates on vulnerabilities, allows you to track remediation efforts, and ensures continuous monitoring of your external-facing assets.

Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing Services

How We Can Help

How We Can Help

Professional Services

Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management Programme Governance Development

Vulnerability Management Solution Acquisition, Implementation And Optimisation

Vulnerability Management Health Check

Vulnerability Scan

Penetration Testing

Our service is designed to test specific systems that you designate and can include the following:

External Network

Internal Network

Phishing

Remote Access

Web Applications

Application Programming Interface (API)

Wireless (WiFi)

Social Engineering Services

Cloud Security

What is Cloud Security?

Why is Cloud Security important?

Our Cloud Security Services

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Services

Assessments

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Services

Assessments

Deliverables

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon (AWS) Services

Importance

Assessments

Deliverables

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Risk Assessment

Sources of OSINT include the obvious:

Some of the less obvious sources are equally available with only a little knowledge:

Why Conduct an OSINT Risk Assessment?

Actionable Intelligence Approach

What Do We Cover?

Benefits of a Logica Security OSINT Risk Assessment

Red Teaming

Test Process

Why conduct a Red Team exercise?

Benefits

The Results

Managed Vulnerability Scanning: CSS

Specialist Dashboard

Continuous Security Testing

Benefits

Why choose us

Make sure your organisation is secure, compliant and resilient

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Email Address

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