Do you have assurance that your internal networks, hosts, servers, and perimeter servers are intruder-resistant?
Would a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack cause your organization to lose income or customer confidence?
Do you have information on your network that must be protected to maintain your competitive advantage or comply with legal obligations?
Vulnerability Assessment SWAT Team
Changing technology and business goals can offer both increased productivity and risk to the organization. With the adoption of networking, intranets and the Internet, an organization’s exposure is expanded to include security threats originating from those outside its authorized community. Network intrusions can result in the loss of availability of service, malicious modification of data, and/or violation of confidentiality or privacy of information. The vigilant organization constantly re-evaluates its security programs to ensure change has not weakened or nullified its ability to secure business-critical assets.
As part of the assurance layer of Haverstick Consulting’s information protection model, Haverstick Consulting’s Vulnerability Assessment SWAT Team (VAST) offers the most comprehensive approach to network vulnerability assessment available today. The VAST approach depends upon rapid deployment procedures to get on-site immediately, begin testing with the fewest delays, and deliver recommendations quickly so clients can begin plugging security holes.
Service Overview
The unique Haverstick Consulting VAST Service incorporates state-of-the-art commercial products, proprietary tools, and modifications to both commercial products and tools from the underground. No assessment team has a more complete tool kit. Haverstick Consulting’s professionals test the internal network, hosts and servers, the perimeter network (including firewalls, Web servers, etc.), and dial-in or remote-access servers (RAS). We also pay special attention to identifying any system “back doors” or rogue connections.
At the completion of the engagement, clients receive work files and detailed analysis reports enabling them to initiate immediate corrective actions. Haverstick Consulting’s VAST tests all four layers of the intrusion management model (avoidance, assurance, detection and recovery). The process is standards-based with emphasis on the Common Criteria and processes outlined in ISO/IEC 17799.
Benefits of the Vulnerability Assessment SWAT Team
- Accurately assesses network vulnerability to internal and external threats with minimum risk and disruption to the business
- Provides a road map for eliminating or mitigating identified vulnerabilities
- Provides assurance that vulnerabilities in systems protecting sensitive information assets have been identified
- Provides assurance that systems have been assessed using state-of-the art tools and techniques
Features of the Vulnerability Assessment SWAT Team
- Employ comprehensive vulnerability assessment practices and redundant testing techniques
- Work with specialists in platforms, network protocols, and telecommunications
- “Listen” for signs of intrusion during the testing process
- Begin closing vulnerabilities even before the engagement is completed
- Access is gained to a complete laboratory of equipment at no extra cost
When to Use the Vulnerability Assessment SWAT Team
Haverstick Consulting’s VAST Service should be used as soon as an organization realizes it is dependent on the integrity and confidentiality of its business-critical information and the availability of its computing and telecommunications resources.
Consider using this service when:
- Implementing a new network
- Making configuration changes to the network
- Adding new applications
- Opening your system to remote access by employees, trading partners, or customers
- Considering a move into the e-business arena
- Considering a move to wireless networking
- The confidentiality or privacy of the information you handle is controlled by contractual obligations or law
About the Haverstick Consulting Security Services
Haverstick Consulting provides thought leadership, and best-in-class consulting, and professional services in information security and business continuity planning to complement its other infrastructure capabilities. Haverstick Consulting Security Services is staffed with senior security consultants who are leaders in their profession.
By listening to, and understanding the needs of its clients, Haverstick Consulting provides practical, time-tested and cost-effective information protection solutions to ensure availability, data integrity and confidentiality. Haverstick Consulting integrates these solutions into any application environment, helping clients to realize their vision and expectation for a secure eBusiness infrastructure.
Haverstick Consulting: The Security and Infrastructure Specialists
Haverstick Consulting is a professional services company that believes infrastructure has the power to drive business strategy. Like no one else, Haverstick builds trust into your applications, servers, databases, middleware, networks, and other technology elements, making them perform together for tangible business results.
Rely on Haverstick’s technology strategists, architects, and developers to turn your infrastructure into a competitive advantage. | 
