Managed Security
Find the weaknesses before someone else does.
Continuous vulnerability scanning, risk based prioritization, remediation tracking and penetration testing of networks, applications and cloud.
Sound familiar
Where this usually starts.
Every estate has more vulnerabilities than any team can fix at once, so the work is deciding which ones matter. We scan continuously, rank findings by exploitability and by what each affected system means to the business, track remediation to closure and test the defenses the way an attacker would. Critical findings reach you the day we find them, not in a final report.
Scope
What is included.
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Asset discovery
Internal and internet-facing assets found and kept current, including the forgotten ones.
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Continuous scanning
Infrastructure, cloud and container scanning on a schedule.
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Risk based prioritization
Findings ranked by exploitability and business impact, not by score alone.
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Remediation tracking
Fixes assigned, tracked and verified, with exceptions recorded.
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Penetration testing
Network, web application, API, cloud and wireless testing by experienced testers.
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Retesting
Fixes verified, so a finding is closed only when it is gone.
Reference architecture
From every signal to one response, and the evidence for the audit.
Vulnerability scanning sits in the detect layer of the security architecture: it finds weaknesses before attackers do and feeds them to the teams that fix them, while penetration testing checks the defenses the way an attacker would.
What this service delivers here
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Vulnerability scanning
Finds missing patches and exposed services, ranked by how exploitable they are.
Before you start
Decisions to settle early.
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Annual test or continuous program
An annual test satisfies many contracts; a continuous program keeps exposure down between tests. Many clients need both.
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Black box or informed testing
Testing with no information shows what an outsider sees; testing with documentation and accounts finds more in the same time. The goal decides.
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Who fixes what
Findings stall when nobody owns them. Each system has a named owner before scanning starts.
Approach
How the work runs.
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Discover
What you run, and who can reach it
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Prioritize
Exploitability and business impact
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Remediate
Fixes tracked to verified closure
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Test
Attacks simulated as an attacker would run them
Commercials
How it is bought.
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A fixed-fee assessment
We discover your internet-facing assets, review existing scan results and agree the scope of any test. You receive the exposure picture and a fixed price for the testing or the program.
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A fixed-price build
Penetration tests are priced per agreed scope; a vulnerability management program covers discovery, scanning, prioritization and remediation tracking at a fixed setup price.
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Running it afterwards
Scanning, prioritization and retesting can then run monthly, with tests repeated as your estate or your obligations require.
Start with the assessment.
Worked example
Thousands of findings and no order.
Say a payments company's scanner reports thousands of vulnerabilities every month, the list never shrinks, and a major customer now requires a penetration test before it renews its contract.
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Discover
We map what the company runs and what can be reached from the internet, and find a forgotten test server that is still exposed.
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Prioritize
Findings are ranked by whether they are exploited in the wild and by what each system means to the business, which puts a short list at the top.
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Test
Testers attack the payment application, its APIs and the cloud account as an attacker would, and report a critical issue the day they find it.
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Verify
Fixes are tracked with the owning teams and retested, and the customer receives a retest letter for the closed findings.
At the end, the team works from a short list that matters instead of a long one that does not, the exposed server is gone, and the customer has the evidence it asked for.
An illustration
Where it goes wrong
What we design out.
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Ranking by score alone
A long list sorted by severity hides the few findings attackers actually use. Prioritization weighs exploitation in the wild and what each system means to you.
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Reports that wait for the end
A critical finding held for a final report leaves you exposed. Serious issues are reported the day they are found.
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Closing findings on trust
A fix assumed is not a fix. Findings are closed only after retesting confirms them.
Outcomes
What it changes.
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A list that shrinks
Effort goes to the vulnerabilities attackers actually exploit, so risk falls even when the total count does not.
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Evidence for customers and auditors
Test reports and remediation records answer due diligence and audit requests.
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Fewer surprises at launch
Applications are tested before release rather than after the first incident.
How you will know it is working
- The list of open findings shrinks rather than grows.
- Every exposed system is known and owned.
- Accepted risks carry a signature and a review date.
- Customers and auditors receive retest evidence on request.
You keep
What you have at the end.
Handover pack
five items
- Asset inventory, including the internet-facing surface Every system we found, internal and external, with the ones you did not know about marked.
- Prioritized vulnerability register Findings ranked by exploitability and business impact, each with an owner and a target date.
- Penetration test report with reproduction steps What the testers did, what they reached, and how to reproduce and fix each finding.
- Remediation tracking dashboard Open, fixed and accepted findings over time, by team and by severity.
- Retest confirmation letter A dated statement that the findings were retested and closed, for customers or auditors who ask.
The team
Who you work with.
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Testing lead
Agrees scope and rules of engagement and reviews every finding before it is reported.
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Penetration testers
Attack networks, applications, APIs and cloud accounts the way an attacker would.
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Vulnerability analyst
Runs the scanning program, prioritizes findings and tracks remediation to retest.
What we need from you
- Written authorization from someone entitled to give it.
- The scope: addresses, applications and cloud accounts.
- Test accounts where authenticated testing is in scope.
- Owners for the systems where findings will land.
Detect, contain, recover and learn, with the same engineers throughout.
Questions
Questions we get asked.
Do you test systems you built yourselves?
We do, but we do not present that as independent assurance. Where independence matters, and for anything customer facing it usually does, we recommend a separate testing party and work alongside them.
What happens when you find something serious mid engagement?
You hear about it the day we find it, not in the final report. Critical findings come with an immediate containment recommendation, and the written record follows.
How often should we run a penetration test?
At least once a year and after significant changes, such as a new application, a major release or a cloud migration. Continuous scanning covers the time between tests.
Is a vulnerability scan the same as a penetration test?
No. A scan finds known weaknesses automatically; a penetration test has a person chain weaknesses together the way an attacker would, which is how most real breaches happen.
What is the difference between CVSS and EPSS?
CVSS rates how severe a vulnerability would be if it were exploited. EPSS estimates how likely it is to be exploited in the near future. Using both, with CISA's catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities and what the affected system does for you, ranks findings far better than severity alone.
What do you need from us before a penetration test?
An agreed scope, written authorization from someone entitled to give it, test accounts where the scope includes authenticated testing, and a contact who can be reached during testing. We also agree the test windows and anything that must not be touched, such as a fragile production system.
Can testing disrupt production systems?
It can, which is why scope and methods are agreed in advance. Testers avoid destructive techniques unless they are explicitly approved, coordinate risky tests with your team, and stop at once if a system behaves unexpectedly. Some clients prefer to test against a staging environment that mirrors production.
What happens when a vulnerability cannot be fixed?
It is recorded as an exception with an owner, a reason and a review date, and compensating controls are put in place, such as restricting access to the system or monitoring it more closely. An accepted risk is a decision someone has signed, not a finding left open.
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Where it is bought
Vulnerability management and penetration testing, by sector and region.
Sectors that buy Managed Security
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What usually comes next.
CONTACT
See your estate the way an attacker does.
Start with external asset discovery and a vulnerability baseline. You get a ranked list of what to fix first.
- Senior-led
- Accountable
- Direct
- Fixed-price options
- Compliance-ready
- 24/7 capable
Prefer to talk it through? Call +92 (333) 32 11011
What happens next
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You pick the time
Tell us what you need tested, or why, such as a customer requirement; we book the call around you.
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Thirty minutes, with an engineer
A testing lead discusses scope, timing and anything that must not be touched.
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A written assessment
It takes the form of a proposal, with the scope, the method and a fixed price.