Security

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

Century Computers offers an online vulnerability assessment solution that evaluates the security of networks remotely. The assessment provides comprehensive, on-demand security audits that identify, analyze, and report on network
security threats. By focusing on networks from a "hacker's eye view" perspective, we identifiy real-world weaknesses that would elude traditional security solutions.

>Why do you need Managed Vulnerability Assessment

It is common knowledge that most networks are inspected more frequently by hackers than by their administrators. And not because administrators are not doing their job, but because the frequency and sophistication of attacks per single organization are growing at an overwhelming pace. In the face of a constant flow of viruses, direct attacks, reflective attacks, worms and more, even the best administrators lose their perspective on the task at hand. And since vulnerabilities exist in every software, it is only a matter of time before they are discovered and then exploited.

The damages are well known – data theft and misuse; denial of service, disrupted business operations, loss of productivity and resources, etc.
So how can organizations protect themselves? Apparently SSL, data encryption, firewall systems and anti-virus solutions are no longer enough.

IT protection policies should be part of the overall company strategy and not just a responsibility of IT department. According to the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute, IT security vulnerabilities most often occur because of... the mistakes of management:

• pretending the problem will go away;
• authorizing short-term fixes that do not prevent problems from re-emerging;
• failing to realize how much money their information and organizational reputation costs;
• failing to understand how poor information security might affect business;
• assigning untrained people to maintain security or failing to provide the IT resources with the time and training they need to do their job successfully, etc.

Organizations need to be proactive and focus on taking preventive measures against intruders.
Prevention includes regular testing and assessment of all new and existing systems for vulnerable services. Tools which scan for vulnerabilities from the servers and applications down to the routers and drivers, and recommend appropriate corrective actions and fixes should be part of every organization’s security policies.

One such tool that Century Computers recommends is the award-winning eEye’s Retina Scanner. eEye is a multinational corporation with 7500 deployments in more than 80 countries. Its customers include IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, Sony, Avon, Kodak, Xerox, etc. Over the last three years, its team has discovered more high risk vulnerabilities than any other research team in the market.

Retina is a powerful vulnerability assessment and remediation management tool. It proactively detects and reports virus-related, system, operating system and application vulnerabilities. Although the tests it performs are comprehensive, Retina will never overload or crash your systems, since it uses a special non-intrusive technology to scan your network.
For a free demo and brochure, please contact us at 808-585-0444. You can purchase the solution or you can subscribe to our vulnerability assessment services. One-time vulnerability analysis options are also available.

Answers to common security questions..

• I'm behind a firewall. Aren't I already protected?
  To a certain extent, yes. However, many firewall products are configured for minimal security when first installed or may be purposely opened up to work with your e-mail and web servers. You need to make sure that you have the holes poked where you want them and stopped where you don't.

• I've already secured my network. Should I still be concerned?
  Yes. Over 10 new vulnerabilities are found every week so even though you secured your network one month ago, you may now be susceptible to an attack. These vulnerabilities are found in even the most secure software like network operating systems, e-mail servers, and web servers. Many of these vulnerabilities will allow outsiders to access your internal data or remotely control servers.

• How do I maintain a secure network?
  The first step is to find out where your security risks are. These are commonly the servers that have a presence on the Internet. We have the ability to scan these servers for its current vulnerabilities and take corrective action to fix them. You must continue to scan these servers for new vulnerabilities to ensure that they maintain their level of security.