Overview
One of the most critical aspects of ensuring network security
is to have a disciplined, scheduled view of the status of
your network assets. An organization's network structure
is fluid; employees come and go, servers are modified, workstations
are moved, new software installations and program downloads
happen almost on a daily basis. Every such addition or change
affects your network security. And, on top of this, hackers
are discovering new vulnerabilities in your existing systems
and software every day. A regular assessment of the status
of all these assets is essential.
External Vulnerability Assessments
Pitbull Technologies provides a comprehensive assessment
offering that enables organizations to keep a close eye
on their network security status. The External Vulnerability
Assessment is a scan that is run remotely from Pitbull Technology's
Secure Network Operations Center (SNOC). A Pitbull Technologies
Security Engineer will scan all of your Internet-facing
assets including routers, firewalls, email servers, and
web servers. By leveraging data from the latest scripts,
and techniques employed by malicious hackers, Pitbull Technology
thoroughly and automatically scans each of these assets
for all known vulnerabilities and weaknesses. By using an
intelligent assessment method that can adapt to custom applications
and unique configurations, several publicly unexposed vulnerabilities
and weaknesses are also detected. The results are compiled
and presented in report format to the client showing the
vulnerabilities found, the assets affected, a detailed explanation
of each vulnerability, and a detailed description of how
to fix them. A Pitbull Technologies Security Engineer will
then assist the client to assign an owner for each vulnerability
and chart the progress of the remediation process. These
reports also provide a detailed history of your network's
scanning history for trend analysis. For added flexibility,
these assessments can be scheduled by the organization or
managed by Pitbull Technologies. These reports will also
be available to the client to view from the internet. As
this will contain sensitive data, a secure site will be
made available only to the client.
Internal Vulnerability Assessments
Similar to the External Assessment, Pitbull Technologies
offers an Internal Vulnerability Assessment allowing companies
to assess the network health of all of their internal assets
including workstations, internal web servers, accounting
and email servers and other assets that could pose a security
risk. The Internal Assessment is simple to execute. A Reconnaissance
Network Appliance (RNA) is installed on the network (2 plugs
and you're done), connecting into any available Ethernet
port on the LAN. Pitbull Technologies will then execute
the assessment at a predetermined time allowing for either
client-managed or Pitbull Technologies-managed assessment
schedules. Upon completion of the scan, the unit will be
returned to Pitbull Technologies and the client will receive
a report that details all vulnerabilities found, a detailed
description of the vulnerabilities, assets affected, and
remediation action that needs to be taken. Again, the client
will be assisted by a Pitbull Technologies Security Engineer
to assign an owner for each vulnerability and chart the
progress of the remediation process.
Regularly Scheduled Assessments
Network security is not a one-time event. You cannot get
a one-time snapshot of your network's security posture and
expect it to remain secure. Pitbull Technologies recommends
a once per month assessment of both external and internal
assets. Pitbull Technologies provides cost-effective, highly
automated, non-disruptive assessments that impose no additional
load on the network and provide all the flexibility organizations
need to have low-maintenance, comprehensive assessments
of their network security.
