You may have a team of seasoned security experts on hand, but often they are too immersed in your environment to see the trees from the forest and scrutinise their work or a peers. That’s why many regulatory and compliance standards now recommend or mandate routine independent security tests to keep your IT safe helping you deliver the best, be more efficient and productive without exposing your secret to the world.

UP4B helps you determine your IT and data security exposure by independent review through penetration testing, security tests and audits.

With little knowledge of this emerging field of expertise senior management says it is challenged by the large gap that exists between the plans for business improvement they have, and the ability to roll them out without immediately creating new vulnerability risks.

Without solutions to bridge this gap, moves to release the potential of incumbent systems has come to a halt. Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors are becoming frustrated, and once again Information Technology Directors are being blamed for spending huge budgets building systems that once again are not up to the business tasks that are needed.

With our immediate assistance the gap can be bridged and both sides can get back to rolling out the major technological innovations they had planned for in order to leverage the power of their systems, the internet and their web site.

So, if there is a weakness in your IT security system, we are helping you finding it the first.

When it comes to choosing the correct testing method, there is literally a sea of acronyms and confusing terminology. So how do you choose the correct approach for your environment, security appetite, and budget?

Sense of Security has simplified your choice to just a few options that will cover almost all requirements. Whatever assurance you need that your systems are secure, we will design a testing program that will address your concerns from multiple threat perspectives.

Security audits are a security assessment against organisational standards, regulatory and compliance requirements, or industry best practice. The testing can take many different forms, including: configuration reviews, vulnerability assessment or penetration testing, standards compliance, etc.

Configuration reviews – involves us reviewing the implementation of a system against organisational standards or industry best practice. Each and every setting of the system is benchmarked against a set of agreed criteria, the impact and likehood of a gap is assessed, and a recommendation is reported for each deficiency to improve your security.

Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing – uses similar tools and techniques to what the hacker community uses in an attempt to breach the security of your systems. The idea is that if we can find holes using this mindset, then potentially nefarious individuals on the internet can too. Of course, we do this in a structured way that minimises your risk and write a comprehensive and actionable report at the end of the security test so that you can close any gaps.

Standards compliance – involves assessing an organisation against a set of defined criteria. This may involve us conducting workshops, interviews, or reviewing documentation. In all cases supporting evidence is collected and reviewed to provide you with an accurate picture of your current position. The outcomes may require changes that affect people, process, or technology.

If there is a weakness in your IT security system, wouldn’t you prefer to find it before someone else does?

From time to time mistakes are made and security is overlooked. The best way to identify these types of security issues is through regular independent information security reviews. You may have a team of seasoned security experts on hand, but often they are too immersed in your environment to see the trees from the forest and scrutinise their work or a peers. That’s why many regulatory and compliance standards now recommend or mandate routine independent security tests.

When it comes to choosing the correct testing method, there is literally a sea of acronyms and confusing terminology. So how do you choose the correct approach for your environment, security appetite, and budget?Sense of Security has simplified your choice to just a few options that will cover almost all requirements. Whatever assurance you need that your systems are secure, we will design a testing program that will address your concerns from multiple threat perspectives.

Security audits are a security assessment against organisational standards, regulatory and compliance requirements, or industry best practice. The testing can take many different forms, including: configuration reviews, vulnerability assessment or penetration testing, standards compliance, etc.

Configuration reviews – involves us reviewing the implementation of a system against organisational standards or industry best practice. Each and every setting of the system is benchmarked against a set of agreed criteria, the impact and likehood of a gap is assessed, and a recommendation is reported for each deficiency to improve your security.

Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing – uses similar tools and techniques to what the hacker community uses in an attempt to breach the security of your systems. The idea is that if we can find holes using this mindset, then potentially nefarious individuals on the internet can too. Of course, we do this in a structured way that minimises your risk and write a comprehensive and actionable report at the end of the security test so that you can close any gaps.

Standards compliance – involves assessing an organisation against a set of defined criteria. This may involve us conducting workshops, interviews, or reviewing documentation. In all cases supporting evidence is collected and reviewed to provide you with an accurate picture of your current position. The outcomes may require changes that affect people, process, or technology.

We can assist both sides in this latest business system battle. For technology management we can perform the following front line tasks:

• Perimeter testing, and access prevention.
• Web application security testing and fortification.
• Intrusion detection, tracing and prevention.
• Host security assessments and remedial actions.
• Securing remote access communications and data.
• Patch management across the enterprise.
• Securing of VoIP and traditional communication systems.
• Testing and securing intranets, and wireless systems.
• Advising on, and deploying encryption solutions.
• Server and business application hardening.

For executive management we can perform the following advisory tasks.

• Business event impact and risk assessments.
• PCI assessments and remedial solution deployment.
• Security strategy, framework and road maps.
• Digital risk management process development.
• Governance and information security management.
• Policies and standards review, and development.
• Compliance review, development and management.