ScienceSoft Global
Vulnerability Assessment Services
In cybersecurity since 2003, ScienceSoft delivers tailored vulnerability assessment services to businesses in healthcare, finance, and other industries. Using a combination of automated vulnerability scanning and expert manual validation, we provide an accurate picture of the cybersecurity posture, with no false positives.
Vulnerability assessment services are used to detect, quantify, and analyze security vulnerabilities in the IT infrastructure and applications. Vulnerability assessments help organizations take a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating potential risks.
Elements of the IT Environment We Assess
ScienceSoft’s vulnerability assessment services imply reasonable costs along with high quality. The qualifications of our information security team allow detecting vulnerabilities and finding weak points in the following components of the IT environment:
IT infrastructure
- Network. We assess the efficiency of your network segmentation, network access restriction, the ability to connect to the network remotely, firewall implementation.
- Email services. We evaluate the susceptibility to phishing attacks and spamming.
Applications
- Web applications. We assess the susceptibility of a web app to various attacks following Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 Application Security Risks.
- Mobile applications. We evaluate the security level of a mobile app following OWASP Top 10 Mobile Risks.
- Desktop applications. We assess how data is stored in an app, how this app transfers information, whether any authentication is provided.
Assessment Methods We Apply
Our security testing team combines automated and manual approaches to take the full advantage of the vulnerability assessment process.
Automated scanning
ScienceSoft’s security engineers begin the vulnerability assessment process using automated scanning tools selected according to your requirements and budget. These scanners leverage a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database to detect known security flaws. The CVE databases are regularly updated as new vulnerabilities emerge.
The main advantage of this approach is that it is not time-consuming and ensures a wide coverage of security weaknesses.
Manual assessment
ScienceSoft’s security testers manually fine-tune the selected scanning tools. After the automated scanning, they manually validate the scanning findings to eliminate false positives.
Upon the completion of such manual assessment, you get reliable results containing only confirmed events.
Vulnerabilities Classification Techniques We Apply
When conducting a vulnerability assessment, we divide the detected security weaknesses into groups according to their type, severity level, etc. following the classifications below.
- Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) Threat Classification.
- Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Testing Guide.
- OWASP Top 10 Application Security Risks.
- OWASP Top 10 Mobile Risks.
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Classifying vulnerabilities allows ScienceSoft’s security engineers to prioritize the findings according to the impact they may have in case of exploitation and direct your attention to the most critical weaknesses that need to be eliminated on a first-priority basis to avoid financial and security risks.
Why ScienceSoft
- 22 years in information security, a solid portfolio of successfully completed cybersecurity projects.
- Experienced team of security engineers, compliance consultants, and Certified Ethical Hackers.
- ScienceSoft’s QLEAN App Suite is a finalist of the 2021 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Security Solution.
- A mature quality management system and full security of the data entrusted to us are proven by ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certificates.
What Our Clients Say
We hired ScienceSoft’s cybersecurity team to validate the security of our corporate networks and our cloud AWS services. They were very responsive and helpful in planning of penetration tests. We were very satisfied with the professional, timely, and friendly service and we greatly appreciate their help in securing our networks.
Yoni Silberberg
Co-Founder
Thanks to ScienceSoft's high-quality services, we were able to locate and neutralize vulnerabilities and ensure the security of our customers' personal data. We were very pleased to see such a comprehensive approach. During our cooperation, ScienceSoft's team showed deep cybersecurity expertise as well as excellent communication skills, quickly addressing any of our questions and concerns.
We are satisfied with the penetration testing services provided by ScienceSoft and with their team’s attention to detail and proactive approach to collaboration. They were also very responsive and eagerly suggested security enhancements. We highly recommend ScienceSoft as a reliable cybersecurity partner.
Cooperation Models We Offer
We are ready to put in efforts and provide you with high-quality assessment, no matter which model of cooperation you choose.
One-time services
One-time services allow getting impartial security level evaluation and avoiding vendor lock-in. Choosing this cooperation model may help you form an opinion on the vendor and decide whether to cooperate with them afterwards.
ScienceSoft is ready to offer you one-time services to assess the protection level of your network, application, or another component of the IT environment.
Managed services
Opting for managed services means building long-term relationships with one vendor. Once the information on your IT infrastructure is gathered in the course of the first project, the vendor is subsequently able to carry out vulnerability assessment spending less time on the project and reducing the costs for you.
If you want to stay fully aware of any decreases occurring in your company’s security, ScienceSoft suggests putting vulnerability assessment on your list of regular tasks and offers managed vulnerability assessment services.
Regardless of the chosen cooperation model, we provide you with a final vulnerability assessment report upon the completion of the process. The report is split into two parts — a technical report (comprehensive details on the assessment activities performed by ScienceSoft’s security engineers) and an executive summary (the information on your overall security state and the revealed weaknesses presented in a way that is easy to understand for employees with limited knowledge in the security area). Moreover, we provide recommendations concerning corrective measures that should be implemented to remediate the revealed vulnerabilities.
Challenges We Solve
Vulnerability assessment scope is defined without considering the client’s requirements
Information security vendors may follow one common pattern when performing vulnerability assessment for different clients who may have specific requirements. At ScienceSoft, we primarily focus on getting all the details about the client’s request and the target of vulnerability assessment at the negotiations stage. Our specialists clarify the client's compliance needs (e.g., PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, GLBA), infrastructure components (servers, services, applications), whether the firewall protection is applied in the network, etc. This information allows us to estimate a scope of work correctly, as well as efforts and resources needed to complete the project and not let it go beyond the scope.
New and more sophisticated vulnerabilities occur every day
Hackers keep finding new attack vectors to break into corporate networks, steal sensitive data, etc. ScienceSoft's security testing team always stays tuned for the latest changes in the information security area by constantly monitoring the occurrence of new weaknesses and checking the updates of scanning tools databases.
Changes in the IT environment may introduce new security weaknesses
There’s always a possibility that new vulnerabilities will occur after the changes are implemented in the client’s network, application, etc. With this in mind, ScienceSoft’s security engineers are ready to provide you with vulnerability assessment services after each major update or release to be sure the modifications you implement do not open new ways for intruders to attack your infrastructure.
Modern hyper-connected solutions are highly susceptible to evolving cyber threats
There is a range of modern integrated solutions that exist in conjunction with each other. Therefore, a vulnerability in one system may compromise the protection of all the other systems connected to it. A good example of a modern solution combining a variety of elements is an ecommerce ecosystem that typically includes an ecommerce platform, a website, marketing tools, a payment gateway, a marketplace, CRM, etc. ScienceSoft’s security testing team approaches the process of a vulnerability assessment from different perspectives and considers all possible vectors the attackers may employ to get into complex solutions.
