Harden Every System Against Known Attack Vectors
Most breaches exploit misconfigurations, not zero-days. Default credentials, unnecessary services, overly permissive access controls, and missing security headers are the entry points attackers rely on every day. Our configuration review service systematically evaluates your infrastructure against industry-hardening benchmarks - CIS, DISA STIGs, and compliance frameworks - identifying the gaps between your current state and a properly hardened environment before auditors or attackers find them first.
What we test
Our testers systematically evaluate every attack vector relevant to this assessment type.
Operating System Hardening
We review Windows Server and Linux system configurations against CIS Benchmarks - covering user account policies, password requirements, audit logging configuration, service hardening, firewall rules, file system permissions, kernel parameters, SSH configuration, and unnecessary service removal. Each finding maps directly to the specific CIS control and remediation command needed to achieve compliance.
Network Device Configuration
Firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers are critical infrastructure that must be properly configured. We review ACL rules for overly permissive entries, management interface security, SNMP configuration, routing protocol authentication, firmware versions, default credentials, banner configurations, and NTP/logging settings that ensure accountability and forensic readiness.
Database Security Configuration
We assess database configurations for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB - reviewing authentication mechanisms, user privileges and roles, network listener configuration, encryption at rest and in transit, audit logging, patch levels, default accounts, and stored procedure security. Misconfigured databases are a direct path to sensitive data exposure.
Web Server & Application Server Hardening
We review Apache, Nginx, IIS, Tomcat, and other web/application servers for security header configuration (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options), TLS cipher suite selection, directory listing exposure, default page removal, access logging, request size limits, timeout configurations, and module-level security settings that reduce the attack surface of your web infrastructure.
Compliance Gap Assessment
We map your current configurations against specific compliance framework requirements - PCI DSS v4.0 for payment card environments, HIPAA for healthcare, SOC 2 Type II for service organizations, and ISO 27001 for information security management. Each gap is documented with the specific control requirement, your current state, and the remediation needed to achieve compliance.
Encryption & Key Management
We evaluate how encryption is implemented across your infrastructure - TLS versions and cipher suites, certificate management practices, disk encryption configuration, database encryption (TDE, column-level), key storage and rotation policies, and certificate expiry monitoring. Weak encryption configurations can render other security controls ineffective.
Our approach
A structured methodology that ensures thorough coverage and actionable results.
Scoping & Baseline Selection
We identify all in-scope systems, select appropriate hardening benchmarks (CIS Level 1 or Level 2, DISA STIG, custom baselines), and determine applicable compliance framework requirements. We collect system inventories, configuration exports, and access credentials for review tools. The scope covers operating systems, network devices, databases, web servers, and cloud services.
Automated Benchmark Scanning
We run CIS-CAT Pro, OpenSCAP, and provider-specific assessment tools against your systems to measure compliance with selected benchmarks. Automated scanning provides rapid coverage across large environments, generating initial compliance scores and identifying the most significant deviations from hardening standards across your entire infrastructure.
Manual Analysis & Contextualization
We manually verify automated findings, assess false positives, and evaluate findings in the context of your specific environment. Some benchmark recommendations may not apply to your use case, while other critical misconfigurations require business context to properly assess risk. We also review configurations that automated tools cannot evaluate, such as firewall rule logic and access control design.
Reporting & Remediation Planning
We deliver a comprehensive report mapping every finding to the relevant benchmark control and compliance requirement. Each finding includes the current configuration, the recommended configuration, exact remediation commands or steps, and risk context. We provide a prioritized remediation roadmap organized by risk severity and implementation complexity.
Technologies and frameworks we use
What you receive
Executive Summary
High-level overview of your infrastructure hardening posture with compliance scores per system category, risk-rated findings summary, and strategic recommendations for executive stakeholders and compliance officers.
Detailed Configuration Findings
Every misconfiguration documented with the benchmark control reference, current vs. recommended setting, risk explanation, exact remediation commands (CLI/GUI steps), and compliance framework mapping (PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2 control references).
Compliance Mapping Matrix
Cross-reference matrix showing how each finding maps to applicable compliance requirements - enabling your compliance team to understand exactly which audit controls are impacted by each misconfiguration and prioritize accordingly.
Hardening Runbook
System-specific hardening scripts and step-by-step runbooks your operations team can execute to remediate findings - including pre-remediation checks, rollback procedures, and post-remediation verification commands to confirm each fix was applied correctly.
Harden Your Infrastructure
Misconfigurations are the most common root cause of security breaches. Get a comprehensive configuration review that identifies every gap between your current state and a properly hardened environment.