Vulnerability Scanning

In order to combat the constantly increasing number of threats, organizations must become proactive to identify risks in their network security. Regular vulnerability scanning is a critical component to all security architectures and is a required component for all merchants accepting credit card payments.

How Does This Work?

Vulnerability scanning uses a variety of techniques to examine your external network over the Internet. Your external network likely consists of perimeter devices, such as routers and firewalls, as well as Internet accessible servers, like your email and web servers.

Vulnerability scans are performed remotely, originating from the Lynjonic Technologies scanning server network. We only require the addresses of your network; nothing is required to be downloaded, installed, or configured on your network.

To begin with Lynjonic will examine your network using a SAINT vulnerability scanner, and expose where an attacker could breach your network. Optionally we will go in depth and exploit the vulnerability to prove its existence without a doubt.

Lynjonic offers a unique integrated approach for vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Our product suite offers a complete solution to evaluate the threats to your network.

Step 1 – We screen every live system within the networkIP Range provided for TCP and UDP services.

Step 2 – For each service we find running, we launch a set of probes designed to detect anything that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access, create a denial-of-service, or gain sensitive information about the network.

Step 3 – Using our tools we check for vulnerabilities.

Step 4 – When vulnerabilities are detected, the results are categorized in several ways, allowing customers to target the data they find most useful. Our tools can group vulnerabilities according to severity, type, or count. It can also provide information about a particular host or group of hosts.

Our tools describe each of the vulnerabilities it locates; references Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE), CERT advisories, and IAVA (Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts); and describes ways to correct the vulnerabilities. In many cases, our scanner provides links to patches or new software versions that will eliminate the detected vulnerabilities.

What Happens After the Scan?

Results and corrective recommendations are risk ranked based on priority and provided in executive summary and technically detailed formats, appropriate for business executives and technical administrators.

This constant and early identification of security flaws allows your company the ability to react quickly and appropriately to close security holes and help prevent attacks and data compromises.