Overview
A vulnerability assessment maps technical weaknesses across your environment using automated scanning and targeted manual validation. Its goal is to provide a complete, prioritized inventory of vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.
Unlike penetration testing, which focuses on exploitation and impact demonstration, a vulnerability assessment emphasizes coverage, accuracy, and actionable remediation. This service delivers continuous visibility into your security posture, helping you prioritize fixes and strengthen your defenses proactively.
Vulnerability Assessment
Surface Mapping
Enumerate reachable assets, services, and technologies to define the real attack surface.
Vulnerability Identification
Combine automated scanners with manual validation to detect CVEs, insecure components, and misconfigurations.
Exposure Validation
Perform safe proof-of-concept checks to confirm actual exposure and eliminate false positives.
Patch & Version Analysis
Identify outdated software, unpatched systems, and unsupported dependencies.
Configuration Weaknesses
Detect unsafe defaults, missing hardening controls, or unnecessary services.
Authentication & Access Checks
Find weak passwords, exposed admin interfaces, and orphaned accounts.
Encryption & Communication Security
Assess SSL/TLS setup, outdated ciphers, and cleartext communications.
Risk Prioritization
Rank vulnerabilities by severity, exploitability, and business impact.
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.
Public Sector
Quarterly scan drift
Noticed critical hosts excluded from scheduled scans after IP changes.
Outcome
Aligned inventories with scanning scopes, added change detection, and improved coverage reporting.
Education
Patch hygiene on lab networks
Documented long-unpatched lab systems exposed to students and contractors.
Outcome
Automated patching windows, isolated labs from production, and prioritized CVEs by exploitability.
Healthcare
Credentialed scan misconfigurations
Detected scans running with stale accounts that missed critical registry checks.
Outcome
Refreshed credentials, added health monitoring, and validated findings with authenticated probes.
Testing Methodology
1
Scoping & Kick-off
Define IP ranges, host lists, authentication parameters, and testing windows. Collect necessary credentials for authenticated scans when applicable.
2
Automated Discovery
Run environment-tuned vulnerability scanners and fingerprinting tools to identify assets, open ports, and known vulnerabilities. Include authenticated scanning where possible.
3
Validation & Triage
Manually verify critical and high-risk findings to remove false positives and confirm real exposure, providing accurate severity ratings and technical evidence.
4
Reporting & Debrief
Deliver a detailed report including an executive summary, scope, methodology, prioritized vulnerabilities with PoCs, business impact, risk ratings, and practical remediation steps. Present results in a restitution meeting.
5
Retest (Optional)
Verify remediation effectiveness and ensure no new vulnerabilities were introduced during patching.
FAQ
You can’t protect what you don’t see. A vulnerability assessment uncovers exposed assets, outdated software, and weak configurations before attackers do. It provides a clear, prioritized action plan to strengthen your defenses and maintain continuous security visibility.
Duration depends on scope and asset count:
- Small (≤50 IPs): 5–6 business days
- Medium (50–250 IPs): 8–9 business days
- Large (≥250 assets): 12–14 business days
Timelines include scoping, scanning, manual verification, and final reporting.
Authenticated scans and validation are designed to be low impact. Any potentially disruptive tests are pre-approved, scheduled, and performed under controlled conditions to ensure operational continuity.
We leverage industry-standard tools including Nessus, OpenVAS, Qualys, and Nmap for network and system scanning. Web and authenticated testing may also include Burp Suite, Nikto, or custom scripts. All automated results are manually reviewed to confirm accuracy and real-world exploitability.