Security Assessments
Security Assessments are an essential part of any successful business. They ensure that your systems and data remain safe, secure, and compliant with industry regulations. With ongoing assessments, you can stay up-to-date on best security practices to keep intruders out while also gaining insight into potential risks so you can focus on fixing them before they become a problem. Our Security Assessment services provide comprehensive coverage across all aspects of computer infrastructure, ensuring maximum protection for networks, applications, and endpoints alike - giving our customers peace of mind in the event of unforeseen threats or vulnerabilities.
Professional Security Assessment
We offer comprehensive services to identify and strengthen vulnerabilities in your IT infrastructure. Utilizing the latest methodologies, our security assessments and penetration tests encompass a thorough system analysis, weakness detection, and cyber-attack simulations. This proactive strategy enhances the resilience of your networks, applications, and data, ensuring robust protection and maintaining the confidentiality of your digital assets.
Threat Modeling
The SECOLOGIST application security team's pragmatic and professional approach to threat modeling sets us apart. Our expert engineers adopt proven, industry-standard methodologies such as Microsoft STRIDE and LINDDUN to identify any potential threats or risks a system may face while also immediately determining the value of appropriate mitigations that could reduce those same risks. With an in-depth understanding of both procedural techniques (such as authentication) and technological solutions (like encryption), our teams strive towards high standards when assessing cloud-based applications for clients who demand uncompromising data safety for their projects.
Penetration Testing
Our expert team provides Penetration Testing services to strengthen your cybersecurity. We simulate cyber attacks to identify vulnerabilities in your systems and networks, uncovering security gaps and providing actionable recommendations. Our detailed assessments ensure your digital assets are protected against the latest cyber threats.
Security Maturity Assessment
Evaluating an organization's cybersecurity posture provides an understanding of infrastructure, processes, and procedures and helps identify areas for improvement. The assessment is conducted by experts who use a structured approach to evaluate the organization's security posture and identify weaknesses that require attention. It provides the organization with an actionable plan to improve its security posture and reduce the chance of a successful cyberattack.
Monitoring & SOAR
We offer our specialized Security Assessment service, focusing on Monitoring and SOAR efficiency. Our expert team dives deep into your cybersecurity infrastructure to evaluate and enhance its effectiveness. We use a structured, expert-led approach to not only pinpoint areas needing improvement but also to identify specific vulnerabilities. With our service, you receive a strategic plan to bolster your security measures, significantly reducing the risk of cyber incidents. Partner with SECOLOGIST and transform your organization's approach to cybersecurity, ensuring a stronger, more resilient defense against evolving digital threats.
Security Assessment Team Strategies
Blue Team
Blue Team security assessments involve a comprehensive review of current organization policies and procedures, identifying where gaps in protection exist. The team then works with the business to develop strategies for safeguarding against potential threats and vulnerabilities. This physical assessment includes both on-site observation as well as virtual analysis using specialized toolsets such as network scanners or vulnerability detectors.
Red Team
Red Teams create custom attack scenarios that mimic actual attacks by malicious actors, giving organizations an idea of how they'd perform when faced with real-life cyber breaches. They incorporate automated testing technologies supplemented by manual methods offering unique perspectives outside basic processes and ensuring effective defense tactics are recommended. After evaluations conclude, provide detailed reports reflecting identified risks before possible resolution steps can be developed to keep stolen data at bay without fail.
Purple Team
Purple Team engagements combine Red & Blue teams practices aligning elements from each side into specifically designed defensive programs made up utilizing integrated tested proof results concluded through proactive exercises mitigating adversarial actions often times seen going unnoticed if isolated efforts don’t come together successfully providing overall organizational reconnaissance coverage usually missing until now no matter what industry.
Security Assessment Team Insights
White-box
The white-box security assessment methodology is a security testing method that involves full access to the system's source code and architecture. This allows the security testers to look through the system's code, configuration, and infrastructure for potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses that malicious actors could exploit. This method typically identifies and fixes security issues within a system before it is released.
Grey-box
The Grey-box security assessment methodology is a security testing method that involves partial access to the system's source code and architecture. This limited access allows the security testers to look through the system's code, configuration, and infrastructure for potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses that malicious actors could exploit. Grey-box pentest is typically used to identify and fix any security issues within a system before it is released.
Black-box
Black-box pen-testing is a security testing method that involves no access to the system's source code or architecture. Security testers must use their knowledge of the system and its operations, as well as various tools and techniques, to identify any potential weaknesses or vulnerabilities that may exist. Common techniques used in black-box pen-testing include network scanning, vulnerability scanning, application scanning, manual testing, and social engineering.
Security Assessment Team Standards & Methodologies
OSSTMM
OSSTMM stands for Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual and is a complete security testing methodology manual that can be used to systemically test the operations of any network or device. OSSTM provides an effective way to identify vulnerabilities in existing systems so they may be mitigated before malicious actors exploit them.
ISSAF
ISSAF (Information Systems Security Assessment Framework) is a globally adopted standard from ISC2's CCFP for evaluating organizational information systems to secure against external/internal activity & generate posture reports benchmarking best-in-class cybersecurity assurance. Keep these evaluations up to date, reducing the risk of sensitive data breaches going forward.
ISACA
As a premier professional association, ISACA guides IT professionals in governance, risk-based security testing, compliance, and cyber resilience. Its Risk-Based Approach to Pen Testing enhances the efficiency and thoroughness of penetration tests by prioritizing controls based on their importance in different systems or networks, offering effective training and certifications.
NIST CSF Benchmark
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework guides organizations in enhancing cybersecurity practices, covering identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery from cyber incidents. It offers a strategic approach to risk management, resilience enhancement, and seamless security integration, essential for organizations aiming to strengthen their cybersecurity stance and align with top industry standards.
OWASP Top 10
OWASP Top 10 for Diverse Application Security: Our assessments use the OWASP Top 10 methodology to secure a range of applications, including web, cloud, mobile, LLM, ML, and IoT. Developed by international experts, it guides risk-based assessments, offering insights into threats and mitigation across these platforms. This approach ensures comprehensive protection for your applications against potential attacks.
NIST
NIST's comprehensive penetration testing methodology provides organizations with a framework for assessing the security posture of their networks. It guides users through formal tests to identify weaknesses and offers flexibility in scope and approach to meet individual needs – ensuring realistic assessments that reflect real-world scenarios.
CIS Benchmark
Industry Standards for Robust IT Security: The CIS Benchmark offers essential standards for securing IT systems and networks. Providing guidelines across platforms, helps organizations strengthen their security posture and protect infrastructure from emerging threats. This framework is key to achieving superior security compliance and operational efficiency.
SSDLC Maturity Benchmark
Our SSDLC Maturity Benchmark assesses the SSDLC & DevSecOps maturity in application development. Developed by SECOLOGIST, it provides critical insights and high-level recommendations, helping organizations enhance security practices in their app development cycle. This tool is essential for understanding and improving your development and security processes.
PTES
PTES stands for Penetration Testing Execution Standard, providing detailed guidelines certifying agreed objectives are achieved and proper procedures followed during security testing projects. Services to a client via penetration tests must be pre-defined in SLAs before executing exercises which detect how potential attackers could breach critical assets or find undetected vulnerabilities contrary to digital safety compliance regulations like PCI DSS.
SANS
We utilize the SANS Penetration Testing Methodology for thorough security evaluations, covering crucial phases from recognition to post-exploitation. This industry-standard approach provides actionable insights for vulnerability management and countermeasure strategies, employing best practices for dependable results.
OWASP SAMM
OWASP SAMM offers a structured approach for assessing and elevating software security within the development lifecycle. It assists organizations in adopting effective security practices, managing software risks, and integrating security into software development. This framework is essential for organizations aiming to improve their software security standards.