Overview
Even the most secure architecture can be weakened by improper or inconsistent configurations. The Configuration Review service assesses the setup of your systems, servers, containers, and databases against recognised hardening standards. It identifies insecure defaults, weak parameters, and deviations from best practices that could be leveraged by attackers. The objective is to ensure that each component of your infrastructure is configured securely and consistently.
Configuration
Scope Definition
Identify systems, environments, and components in scope (servers, databases, containers, cloud services, etc.).
Baseline Comparison
Assess configurations against industry benchmarks such as CIS, NIST, and vendor best practices.
Operating System Hardening
Review system parameters, services, permissions, and audit policies.
Application & Middleware Configuration
Examine web servers, databases, and middleware settings for insecure defaults or misconfigurations.
Access Control & Authentication
Validate account policies, privilege assignments, and remote access restrictions.
Encryption & Key Management
Verify TLS setup, cipher strength, and handling of certificates and secrets.
Logging & Monitoring
Ensure security logs are properly configured, retained, and protected from tampering.
Patch & Update Management
Check component versions and patching processes for known vulnerabilities.
What you will get
Deliverables that keep every stakeholder aligned
We deliver more than raw findings: you receive a complete package that leadership, engineers, and auditors can all act on immediately.
Reporting package
Evidence-rich documentation for executives and technical teams.
Executive summary that explains business impact, key risks, and the
narrative behind the assessment.
Vulnerability summary with grouped issues, risk owners, severity,
and time-to-fix guidance.
Technical analysis that includes screenshots, observations, attack
flow notes, and proof-of-exploitation where appropriate.
Metrics & scoring covering CVSS, likelihood/impact rationales,
and remediation priority to unblock quick decisions.
Remediation toolkit
Clear next steps, mapped to the people fixing the issues.
Excel remediation tracker that consolidates every vulnerability with
owners, status, due dates, and comments so progress is easy to measure.
Prioritized backlog with quick wins, blocked items, and prerequisites
highlighted to reduce remediation friction.
Restitution meeting to walk through findings live, align on
fixes, and answer engineer questions while the context is fresh.
Optional retest to validate patches and refresh CVSS scores so the
final report reflects your latest posture.
Where this service excels
Recent scenarios our team solved
Real-world stories that mirror the way customers deploy, defend, and recover.
Manufacturing
Exposed management interfaces
Audit revealed switch consoles reachable from user VLANs with shared credentials.
Outcome
Locked down management networks, enforced TACACS, and enabled role-based admin access.
Finance
SIEM ingest gaps
Critical systems were forwarding logs over UDP without integrity controls.
Outcome
Moved to encrypted reliable transport, normalized event schemas, and validated parsing coverage.
Retail
Unsafe backup retention
Found sensitive snapshots stored indefinitely in low-cost tiers with broad access.
Outcome
Defined retention policies, enabled encryption, and limited restore permissions to break-glass roles.
Testing Methodology
1
Scoping & Kick-off
Definition of the perimeter, systems, and technologies in scope.
2
Information Gathering
Configuration data can be collected either through our extraction scripts or via read-only access for manual verification.
3
Analysis
Comparison of configurations against CIS, NIST, and vendor benchmarks, combined with manual contextual validation.
4
Reporting & Debrief
Comprehensive report with findings, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations presented during a restitution meeting.
5
Retest (Optional)
Ensure that all identified vulnerabilities are properly fixed without introducing new risks.
FAQ
The duration depends on the scope. A small review (2–3 systems) typically takes 3–5 days, medium (up to 5 systems) 5–7 days, and large or complex environments 7–10 days including analysis, validation, and reporting.
Because most breaches start with misconfigurations, not zero-days. A configuration review identifies weak system parameters and insecure defaults, ensuring your environment is hardened and resistant to privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data exposure.
We provide secure extraction scripts your administrators can run, or we can perform manual verification via read-only access, both methods preserve integrity and minimize impact.
The architecture audit focuses on design choices and systemic risks, while the configuration audit examines actual deployed parameters and system-level security.