The Different Types of Security Assessments (And Why You Need Them)
Your car needs a checkup every once in a while to make sure everything is running safely. It’s the same thing with your organization’s security.
Security assessments are just a portion of what Telcion does to help you keep your business safe, but they are an important part of security awareness for your organization.
In a security threat assessment an experienced cybersecurity professional will get under the hood of your business and use powerful tools to help identify potential threats. It’s all about finding and addressing minor issues before they become major problems—preventative care at its best.
So what type of security assessment do you need?
Here are a few different types of security assessments that Telcion offers and what they do.
1. Tier 0 Attack Paths Identification
Tier 0 assets include accounts, groups, and other assets that have direct or indirect administrative control of the Active Directory forests and domains. A Tier 0 security assessment identifies high-risk configurations of assets that could represent opportunities for attackers to gain privileged domain access.
Tier 0 security assessments also:
Identify the groups and accounts with access to Tier 0 assets
Define Tier 0 assets otherwise missed by default configurations
Scan AD for high-risk violations
Protect Tier 0 assets by applying the analysis results to prioritize remediation and cut down excessive privileges with a focus on Tier 0 assets
2. Microsoft LAPS Integration and Setup
The Microsoft LAPS Integration and Setup service sets a rotated random password for the common local administrator account on every computer in your domain
This provides a solution to the issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. LAPS resolves this issue by setting a different, rotated random password for the common local administrator account on every computer in the domain
It also provides management of local administrator account passwords for domain-joined computers.
3. Active Directory/Azure AD Security Assessment
An active directory assessment identifies security gaps in your AD environment that can leave the door open for attackers. It also provides information on indicators of compromise (IOCs) to gain insights on security breaches, such as backdoor accounts and suspicious user activity.
Alongside this assessment you will receive assessment reports with grading based on the following categories:
AD delegation
AD infrastructure security
Account security
Kerberos and Group Policy security
4. Internal Vulnerability Scan
An internal vulnerability scan helps an organization to identify and remediate vulnerabilities within their IT environment before hackers and thieves gain access to, modify, or destroy confidential information.
With this assessment you will be provided with a detailed report containing all identified vulnerabilities within your network.
If any urgent threats are identified throughout the course of your assessment, Telcion Professional Services is available to assist you in remediation of the problem.
We can also provide recommendations on how to better secure your network after identifying potential areas of risk.
Don’t wait to get secure. Let’s pop the hood of your organization and help you stay safe with a security assessment.
Interested in learning more? Email sales@telcion.com and one of our experienced team members will reach out to you.
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