Vulnerability Assessments
A Vulnerability Assessment is designed to test your internal or external infrastructure against
known vulnerabilities and exposures. A vulnerability assessment will also test an infrastructure
against manufacturer known passwords, and default configuration parameters. Nettitude has 2
approaches to Vulnerability Assessment.
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Consultancy Led Vulnerability Assessment.This involves a trained consultant carrying out an indepth
assessment of your infrastructure. It uses human logic, and is both more detailed and more comprehensive
than an automated assessment programme.
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Automated Vulnerability Assessment. This runs a series of automated scripts and checks to assess an
infrastructure against known exposures. Automated Tests can be completed very quickly and are the
cheapest form of test to conduct. However they also lack human logic, and are consequently not able
to assess an infrastructure as thoroughly as a Consultancy Led Assessment
Nettitude recognises that both automated tests and consultancy led tests have a place in securing the
corporate environment. Nettitude recommends that organisations should have a consultancy led test
conducted at least once a year, with automated tests being conducted on a more frequent basis.