Internet Server Vulnerability Scan  (ISVS)

"Compromised internet servers can cause embarrassment to your organisation,  and have a huge impact  on customer loyalty, which could result in lost revenue — Pro-active vulnerability scanning of your internet  servers will greatly reduce the risk of your site being  attacked"

Internet Servers are constantly under attack, recent industry  surveys show a huge increase  in the number of web based  systems successfully attacked  on a daily basis. To avoid  the risk of a security  breach they should be examined  for vulnerabilities on an ongoing basis. Please find below some of the key reasons why it is so important for organisations  to have these checks performed on a regular basis.

• Software anomalies.
  Software has bugs and the more  complex the software  the more bugs there are likely to be. (This  also applies to your  Firewalls and Routers!) A proportion of these bugs will be security related. If these bugs are maliciously  exploited your organisation can suffer adverse business consequences.
• System Misconfiguration.
  Often  an organisation's internet  servers and applications  require configuration changes such as the  addition of new users,  the addition of a new  application service or a configuration enhancement. These changes are often accidentally misconfigured, usually in complete ignorance. This regularly leads to unforeseen system behaviour which can, for example, result  in unauthorised system  access.
• System Maintenance or upgrade.
  Throughout the operational life of an internet application and its host server, regular maintenance  is required; for example:
• Improvements will be made
• Patches  will need to be applied
• New  features will be added

With the best will in the world such changes are rarely tested exhaustively.  This can leave loopholes  in the system's operation which, if exploited can  result in are range of  adverse business consequences.

By adopting a sound organisational  security policy and having  your internet servers and applications regularly vulnerability scanned you  stand the best chance of  minimising the likelihood of a security breach. To assist in this task Whitehelm Network Security Ltd. offer a range of cost-effective  vulnerability scans, these  scans complement our full Penetration  Testing Service.

Whitehelm`s Vulnerability  scanning is a subscription  based service. Customers  can purchase a 12 month subscription, whereby Whitehelm Network Security Ltd. will perform a vulnerability scan of your servers each  month. This will examine  the network topology, the  operating system configuration  and the applications in use and we will produce a detailed  report of the findings. 

There are three types of service, offering varying  levels of detail:

1. 1) The Global Scan
2. 2) The Professional Scan
3. 3) The Baseline Scan

"If  your servers are vulnerable due to holes in the configuration  then it is better to know now so that you can take preventative measures. Rather than to find out  when your servers have  been compromised. i.e it  is better to know before the event occurs rather  than afterwards."

What Sets Whitehelm Apart

• A  proprietary suite of  tools that includes very  large commercial threat and vulnerability database,  which ensures customers  are aware of the latest threats and vulnerabilities.
• Proven Processes — Professionally conducted, cooperative techniques with no inadvertent downtime.
• Technical  Superiority — Expertise in most operating systems  and network environments.
• Experts  Analysts — All technical  personnel have detailed security assessment process  training and the relevant product knowledge.

Please call 0870 421 4023 to find out how your company  can benefit from our Internet Server Vulnerability  Scanning services,  or e-mail isvs.team@Whitehelm.com requesting more information.