Vulnerability / Risk Assessment
A vulnerability assessment is a systematic review of security weakness in an IT system. It evaluates if the system is susceptible to any known vulnerabilities, assigns severity levels to those vulnerabilities and recommends remediation.
Why is Vulnerability Assessment Important?
As digital systems evolve, new vulnerabilities emerge along with it. It is important not to take your systems’ security for granted. This could leave your company exposed to potential cyber threats.
Common Types of Security Vulnerabilities
OWASP Top 10 Web
- Broken Access Control
- Cryptographic Failures
- Injection
- Insecure Design
- Security Misconfiguration
- Vulnerable and Outdated Components
- Identification and Authentication Failures
- Software and Data Integrity Failures
- Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
- Server-Side Request Forgery
OWASP Top 10 Mobile
- Improper Platform Usage
- Insecure Data Storage
- Insecure Communication
- Insecure Authentication
- Insufficient Cryptography
- Insecure Authorization
- Client Code Quality
- Code Tampering
- Reverse Engineering
- Extraneous Functionality
OWASP Top 10 IoT
- Weak, Guessable or Hardcoded Passwords
- Insecure Network Services
- Insecure Ecosystem Interfaces
- Lack of Secure Update Mechanism
- Use of Insecure or Outdated Components
- Insufficient Privacy Protection
- Insecure Data Transfer and Storage
- Lack of Device Management
- Insecure Default Settings
- Lack of Physical Hardening
How often should you do a Vulnerability Assessment?
New emerging cyber threats, a change in system configuration, or software update. It is essential to do an assessment to identify vulnerabilities on a regular basis.
Do an assessment at least every quarter or whenever there is a change in configuration or upgrade in software version.
How long does a vulnerability assessment take?
Depending on the size of the scope, the testing period can be anywhere between 3 days and 2 weeks. After which, 2-3 days will be spent on the report.
How much does a vulnerability assessment cost ?
Our pricing model is dependent on the size of the application and can cost as little as $1,000, depending on the size and scope of the application.
Our security teams are experienced and certified to:
− provide an objective, third-party perspective into your system status.
− place ourselves in a cybercriminal’s shoes to detect vulnerabilities.
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