What is Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing?
Vulnerability scanning solutions allow organisations to determine if they have any security risks in their infrastructure setup. This may be a configuration error or a weakness in a certain application, etc. Scans can be conducted regularly and after changes to minimise vulnerabilities, they are generally non-intrusive.
Penetration testing can be done externally trying to enter in to the business or internally to see what may be at risk on the LAN. The test simulates a hacker attack and once a vulnerability has been identified, a pen tester then tries to exploit that vulnerability to see what the risk maybe, it is this exploitation by a person that differentiates Pen Tests from Vulnerability Scanning. Many auditors require a pen test as part of their assessment.
Vulnerability Scanning
Cygnia work with Outpost 24 Vulnerability Scanning Provider:
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Outpost 24 offer leading proactive security solutions in the areas of Vulnerability Management, Web Application Scanning and PCI Compliance. Outpost24’s advanced and complete technology solutions of cloud based services and agent-less appliances are easy to implement, highly intuitive and accurate, providing the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO). |
Penatration Testing
Cygnia works with a number of penetration testing providers:
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Cygnia works with a number of Penetration Testing providers. Our partners are accredited to the highest standards within the UK and hold the CESG’s CHECK and Tiger Scheme accreditations. Our partners can do external gateway , internal network, appliacation, wireless and social engineering tests. |