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External Security Scanning

External Managed Security Scans will help identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations within public facing web sites, applications, and your IT infrastructure as a whole. We have a proven track record with our current clients of reducing high risk vulnerabilities by over 50% within 30 days and overall vulnerabilities by over 70% within 4 months of use. Your approach to managing your external network can be truly proactive, saving you time, money and providing real peace of mind.


Service Datasheet

Monitoring Your Risk with External Security Scanning

  • Immediate alerts about any critical threats
  • Regular, scheduled scans as you require with ad-hoc rescans available on request
  • High level of accuracy due to our combination of manual checking and automated scanning
  • Proactive Technical Support and Remediation Guidance
  • The service give you control of your risk management strategy: you can assign issues to the right individuals for work, set them as resolved, accept the risk from an issue, add notes, set your own deadlines
  • Access restriction to ensure users only view the results they need
  • Scan results can feed directly into your patch management programme and other security measures
  • Get regular updates on your security, identify areas for improvement and track your progress as you secure your infrastructure
  • Results delivered securely through FastHold

The advantages go beyond the direct business benefits of preventing breaches and information loss; you can record and track your organisation’s compliance with the regulatory frameworks that apply to your operations and demonstrate the work you have done to prevent your business being disrupted.

The provision of basic business functions will mean that many systems become internet accessible. Functions such as email and web access for employees will result in the internet-accessibility of a company’s network. Regular External Security Scanning provides you with assurance about your network’s security ensuring that there are no unpleasant surprises.