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What is this service?
Due to an extremely vulnerable global IT scenario, it is imperative that reassessment of Information security be done at regular intervals to ensure that the security of the computing environment is kept intact. Paramount Vulnerability Assessment service assists you in identifying the vulnerabilities or loopholes that exist in the IT technology and process environments which can be eliminated in a suitable and timely manner.

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Why is this services required?
IT technologies and related processes definitely ease operations and management of organizations but also introduce numerous vulnerabilities to the information and business. In simple terms, vulnerabilities are loopholes in the systems, applications, network or processes. They are inherent to any system or process due to various reasons. They may simply exist in the system without causing any harm or create havoc if exploited by a dangerous threat. By conducting vulnerability assessment, we can identify these vulnerabilities and eliminate them before they are exploited. Unfortunately, many security service providers or consultants neither find the root causes of security vulnerabilities nor find solutions to fix them. At Paramount, we do an in-depth analysis of these loopholes and help you to attack and eliminate these vulnerabilities at the source. The Paramount vulnerability assessment service ensures that your computing environment is well secured to serve your organizational and business needs.

Pre-requisites from the client

System specific information such as IP addresses, host names etc.
Supporting IT process/policy documents
Designated personnel managing the systems and related processes

Customer Benefits
Some of the benefits of conducting periodic vulnerability assessment using Paramount’s Vulnerability Assessment services are

Early and timely detection of new vulnerabilities
Streamlined management of computing environment due to IT process review
Root cause analysis of vulnerabilities and highly specific elimination strategy

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Paramount Service Delivery Process
Paramount follows a highly structured and knowledge based vulnerability assessment methodology. The highly specialized methodology consists of two major folds

Automated - Tool Based
Process and Manual Method

Paramount consultants with vast experience in leading systems/technologies, applications, network products and IT processes as well as standards can assess the computing environment thoroughly to identify the vulnerabilities and come out with remedial strategies that are comprehensive as well as feasible.

PCS Vulnerability Assessment Methodology

PCS Vulnerability Assessment Methodology

Scope and Plan

Identification of the scope for vulnerability assessment
Project planning, resourcing and scheduling

Information Gathering

Gathering information related to the system, application and network such as IP addresses and hostnames required for testing
Operational manuals and documents, IT process documents review
Gathering IT computing structure, Network architecture, IT asset lists and process flow diagrams
Identification of system and process personnel responsible for operations and management

Vulnerability Assessment
This is carried out in two different methods

Tool based assessment : System and application based vulnerabilities are identified using automated tools such as security scanners, sniffers, port scanners, exploits and Trojans. The tools are commercial as well as open source. IP addresses or hostnames, application interface and access to the system/applications and authentication credentials in some cases are required for tool based assessment.
Process and Manual assessment : Vulnerabilities are identified in various components in the computing environment through interviews, discussions, manual testing, code-review and application walkthrough. This is also known as knowledge based assessment.

Documentation

Documentation of vulnerabilities identified and evidences where required
Impact of identified vulnerabilities on the computing environment and overall business
Specific and feasible recommendations to eliminate identified vulnerabilities

Improvement
This task depends on customer requirement. Paramount can

Plan and program manage the corrective action on eliminating the vulnerabilities.
Implement the strategies and recommendations to eliminate the vulnerabilities identified.
Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments and assist in continued improvement plans

Deliverables

Vulnerability Assessment Report: Consists of all the vulnerabilities identified at the system, network and process level. This report also highlights the root cause and impact of these vulnerabilities and recommended ways to eliminate them.

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