Hardening and Configuration Review
Most breaches start with a setting someone left on the default. We compare your live configurations against trusted benchmarks, then hand you a clear, prioritised path to a hardened estate.
How We Work
Attackers rarely need a fancy exploit when a storage bucket is public, a firewall rule allows any-any, or a domain controller still trusts weak protocols. Hardening and configuration review measures your real settings against CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs and vendor baselines, then separates the changes that matter from the noise. You get evidence of where you stand, a scorecard you can track over time, and runbooks your team can actually apply. We cover cloud, operating systems, firewalls, Active Directory, and your database and web server tiers.
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Benchmark-Based Configuration Hardening Across Cloud, OS, Network and Data Tiers
5 services in this practice area
- 01Cloud Security Configuration AssessmentBenchmark review of your AWS, Azure and GCP accounts against secure baselines
- 02Operating System Hardening ReviewBenchmark comparison of your Windows and Linux builds against CIS and STIG baselines
- 03Firewall and Perimeter ReviewRule-base and configuration review of your firewalls, VPNs and edge devices
- 04Active Directory and Domain Controller AuditSecurity review of your AD forest, domain controllers and privilege paths
- 05Database and Web Server ConfigurationHardening review of your databases and web servers against CIS Benchmarks
Measured Against
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What We Run
Every one of these is scoped, run and reported by the same team. See All Practice Areas
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Other Practice Areas
- ComplianceCertifications and Privacy Programmes Across 13 Frameworks
- VAPTManual, Exploit-Driven Penetration Testing Across 7 Surfaces
- Secure Code Review (SCR)Manual, line-by-line review of your most sensitive code paths, backed by SAST triage.
- Software Composition Analysis (SCA)Know every third-party and open-source dependency you ship, and every risk it carries.
- Managed ServicesOngoing Offensive, Defensive and Advisory Security Run by Our Team