Assessments / Audits

As IT infrastructure specialists, SecureNation understands current and emerging technologies and how they impact your business environment – from the desktop to the data center.
In today’s changing business environment, it is often more cost effective and time efficient to bring in certified consultants to plan and deploy projects. SecureNation not only leverages our industry experience and expertise, but uses our strong industry partnerships to offer customers value.
Our IT Consulting and Solution Architecture solutions help our customers with business planning, architecture and procurement to:

  • Increase productivity
  • Reduce costs
  • Improve resource utilization
  • Expand IT capacity


We offer the Following Consulting Services:

Why SecureNation?
SecureNation provides comprehensive services to ensure that the organization’s IT infrastructure is covered extensively. Our techniques are derived from world-class auditing and assessment techniques. We utilize a combination of manual and automated testing procedures to ensure present findings in an organization’s IT infrastructure are identified. SecureNation has extensive experience performing Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing. We perform Penetration testing of network, operating system and Web Applications as well as conduct several testing procedures involving social engineering. Our Security testing services are designed to provide an all-round holistic view of the various threats and their potential impacts on the identified vulnerabilities of the organization.
Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability assessment is the methodical evaluation of an organization’s IT Infrastructure which aims at identifying the weaknesses of these infrastructure components and also details how these weaknesses can be mitigated through optimal security controls and recommendations to remediate exposure to threats. Vulnerability Assessment is an important activity that all organizations must undertake to gain an understanding of the various security vulnerabilities that manifest in their organization’s IT infrastructure. Vulnerability Assessment includes assessing networks, operating systems and web applications for security vulnerabilities that might lead to system compromises and consequently the compromise of the critical information assets.
Penetration Testing
Penetration Testing is a process, which takes a step further from a vulnerability assessment. Penetration test aims at exploiting identified vulnerabilities in a way that an attacker would maliciously exploit web application vulnerabilities. In a Penetration test, the tester would gather information, enumerate the vulnerabilities and lastly would exploit the given vulnerabilities and gain access to the system. The rationale for a Penetration test is simulate a real-world attack on a web application and showcase a proof-of-concept of an attack which is perpetrated by a determined attacker against the organization’s IT infrastructure.
Physical Security Assesment
SecureNation’s physical security reviews are performed and analyzed in the context of your organization’s overall risk management strategy. The criticality of assets within the environment and the perceived threat environment directly affect the level of exposure classified as acceptable. By analyzing the combined factors of assets, threats, and exposure, SecureNation’s physical security review provides much more than a list of actionable security recommendations. We prioritize exposures and make recommendations that align physical security with your overall risk management strategy. This holistic view enables you to protect the right assets with the right level of security.

At SecureNation, our Wireless Security Assessments are about finding that proper security measures have been taken in the design, development, and implementation of wireless data and network communications within the IT environment. We evaluate your organization’s wireless network implementation to evaluate any potential risks. Our security assessment goal is to enumerate wireless access points and clients, determine configuration settings, and then expose and document any wireless network deployment errors for remediation and validation.

A common challenge facing many organizations is the ability to accurately identify and evaluate all of the different types of threats that can potentially affect information and critical information systems. If an organization does not have a complete understanding of the risk to their proprietary data and information, it is difficult to develop and implement an effective security management program. The Information Risk Assessment performed by SecureNation addresses this issue.

The Risk Assessment will identify and measure all known risk affecting the organization’s information through the analysis and prioritization of information assets, threats, and existing controls and safeguards. At the conclusion of the engagement, the organization will be provided with an overview of the assessment detailing all the critical information assets, the potential threats affecting those assets, the controls in place to mitigate said threats, and the overall risk affecting each asset based on a comprehensive analysis.

IT Audits and similar reviews have been a long standing requirement of companies in regulated industries (banking, healthcare, government, etc.) or industries where security is of the utmost importance. Audits play a key role in ensuring that organizations have an effective security program and policies in place.

An IT Controls Audit performed by SecureNation will ensure compliance with the appropriate security standards and ensure that IT related controls and safeguards have been properly and effectively implemented. Some of the areas and controls audited include, but are not limited to, areas such as IT Governance, Business Continuity, Vendor Management, Development & Acquisition, and Information & Data Security. At the conclusion of the project, the organization will be provided with a comprehensive audit letter and report detailing key findings and recommendations.

SecureNation’s comprehensive compliance, security, and messaging services help organizations solve the increasing regulatory challenges they face today, while simultaneously reducing cost and complexity. We help organizations acheive compliance with the following regulations:

  • Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002
  • Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Red Flag Compliance (FTC)
  • Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC)
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
  • DoD Information Assurance Certification & Accreditation Process (DIACAP)
  • Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 – Section 404

SecureNation’s Compliance service provides organizations with information to proactively measure comprehensive security best practices across the enterprise. This automated service helps compliance and security officers to better understand IT policies, implement industry-mandated compliance initiatives, and manage and monitor acceptance among designated departments and personnel.

SecureNation utilizes a comprehensive series of system security tests to measure various security aspects of the machines (workstations and servers) located on your network and compares the results with our recommended security policy. This policy represents best practices for network security. The system security tests are based on seven top level categories of tests:

  • Login Parameters
  • System Auditing
  • User Rights
  • Security Mgmt
  • Event Log Settings
  • File Permissions
  • Passwords
Comprehensive IT policies are a critical component of any business. They establish guidelines for how IT resources are used and managed within the organization. SecureNation can lead your organization through the sometimes tricky process of developing, maintaining, and enforcing such policies. An IT Policy Development Engagement begins with the creation of a comprehensive policy map that illustrates the key valuables, exposures, and protection mechanisms that exist within the organization. Once these are clearly identified, the list of required policy elements in established.

This list of policy elements will include what is required to create a comprehensive set of policy documents for system and network administrators. These policies will guide administrators in their everyday tasks, building the foundation for consistent, predictable administration practices. Working with clear direction from policy encourages and facilitates administrators’ ability to meet the organization’s established IT service goals.

Also included in an IT Policy Development Engagement are complete policies for IT end users. Similar to the function of administrator policies, end-user policies establish norms of use and build a solid framework from which IT service expectations and agreements can stem. This document clearly establishes agreement from end users that they will abide by the organization’s IT guidelines throughout their tenure with the company, an important part of ensuring everyone’s satisfaction with IT and its systems.

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