Securing confidential company and personal information is rapidly becoming a higher priority within many organizations today, whether it is ignited through recent security awareness or mandated by compliance regulations. Knowing the risks, vulnerabilities and gaps within your security posture is paramount in protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your critical resources. The more secure operating environment you have, the less likely you are to fall victim to a security breach. Attacks are increasing at a startling pace and well known organizations such as banks and government agencies are not the only targets. Now anyone with an internet connection is potential prey. There are steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk of a security incident before one occurs and an assessment is one of the first steps that can be taken.
A vulnerability assessment is one of the initial steps that should be taken when it comes to securing your company’s infrastructure. Unlike penetration testing, where an attempt is made to exploit identified weaknesses to gain access to an organization’s environment, a vulnerability assessment aims to identify potential security weaknesses. Through a vulnerability assessment, your organization will obtain valuable insight relating to any potential security exposures it may be unknowingly experiencing.
Logic Security utilizes industry recognized practices as well as our own propriety tools and methodologies when performing vulnerability assessments. Our vulnerability assessment practice is an in-depth examination of your infrastructure to determine the current level of security. When conducted on a regular basis, our vulnerability assessments can detect changes to your infrastructure that could result in a less secure operating environment. This information is vital when it comes to deploying the proper security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the systems and information which your organization depends on. With each assessment, Logic Security will present a report of our findings detailing vulnerabilities located along with a proposal for mitigation.
There are constant news stories regarding security breaches of a high profile companies, but for each occurrence you hear of, there are many smaller companies which do not make it to the headline news. Security breaches can have a large impact on a company’s reputation. It is essential that companies take action to ensure their systems are free of vulnerabilities. One vital step in ensuring a secure operational environment is to perform a penetration test. This will allow an organization to see if there are any security gaps in their systems and inform them if they are at risk of being compromised.
Utilizing industry recognized practices as well as our own propriety tools and methodologies; Logic Security can evaluate your infrastructure with a process that involves an active analysis of your systems for any potential vulnerabilities that may result from poor or improper system configuration, known and unknown hardware or software flaws and operational weaknesses in processes or technical countermeasures. We work with each client to determine which simulated method works best for their needs; a zero-knowledge attack, in which Logic Security acts as a outsider, such as a hacker, with no upfront information of the environment or a full-knowledge attack, in which we act as an insider, such as an employee or vendor, with working knowledge of the environment or a combination of the two. At the conclusion of a penetration testing engagement, Logic Security will present a report of vulnerabilities identified during testing. We provide clients with the feasibility of an attack, the impact a successful exploit can have on your business along with a proposal for mitigation.
Risk Assessments and Risk Management
In today’s dynamic and increasingly complex world, risk assessments and risk management are two imperative components to every organization’s information security practice. A risk assessment aims to reveal potential risks within an organization and risk management tries to predict the likelihood of damage and loss from such an exposure, along with a plan for remediation. A proper risk assessment assists in calculating the impact a possible threat can have on an organization and assigns a monetary value due to a loss of functionality. This is a prerequisite to the risk management process, where the implementation of proper security controls and countermeasures address the occurrence of such threats. The risk assessment process should be an ever evolving practice conducted on a regular basis. This will help ensure that the safeguards in place continue to meet their objectives. It also helps focus on security resources and where they are needed most. Risk assessments improve the knowledge of the security issues a company faces and creates a clear cost-to-value relation for security protections.
Logic Security utilizes industry recognized methodologies when performing risk assessments and providing risk management services to address new mandates, laws and compliance regulations, such as, PCI, SOX, HIPAA, FISMA and GLBA. Our highly skilled consultants will take a comprehensive approach to determine the probability of an unfavorable event, as well as its magnitude, by calculating each risk and its effect through a qualitative and quantitative approach. By gaining a comprehensive and realistic understanding of our client’s industry and the environment in which their company operates, Logic Security will adequately address and implement a set of security controls and security countermeasures to help protect against future threats and risks.
Application Security Assessments
Security is a critical aspect and should be a well thought out component in the development process of software and web based applications. Application security assessments are critical anywhere highly sensitive and valuable information resides. Whether the application is intended for public use or it is something deployed for internal company use only, it should be reviewed from a security perspective in order to determine if the application is exposing your organization to unnecessary risks.
Logic Security can improve the security in your application development process by using industry recognized practices as well as our own propriety tools and methodologies. With immense experience in testing applications for security vulnerabilities, our consultants will test various levels of the target software or application in order to identify weaknesses. In addition to our third party reviews, our consultants can join forces with your team to incorporate security throughout the software and application development life cycle. With a clear and concise inventory of security vulnerabilities along with a solid remediation plan, Logic Security assists client’s to ensure proper security controls are in place managing your company’s risk.
Performing a security audit will allow you to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the current state of your organization’s security measures. As a result, you will be able to repair the identified vulnerabilities that otherwise left unnoticed could cause damage to your assets, bring financial loss along with other negative effects of a security breach.
Logic Security’s highly experienced security consultants are able to provide auditing services for your organization, whether it is an initial assessment or ongoing assessments to ensuring adherence to compliance regulation requirements. We work hand in hand with each client to gain a thorough understanding of their business and its operations, industry standards, concerns and expectations to clearly outline and define our auditing process. Utilizing industry recognized frameworks and practices as well as our own techniques and methodologies; Logic Security’s approach is consistent, comprehensive and unmatched by others. After analyzing the data from our findings, we present each client with a comprehensive and well structured report of their strengths and weakness along with recommendations for improvement.