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Cyber Security Services
What We Do
Network Penetration Testing
Web App Penetration testing
Mobile App Penetration Testing
Source Code Review
Vulnerability Management
SOC-as-a-Service
10 key elements of Cyber Security?
Checklist for
Enterprise Security
Cyber security is the process and preventative action of protecting computer systems from malicious attacks or unauthorised access. The elements of cybersecurity are very important for every organisation to protect their sensitive business information.
The goal of implementing cybersecurity is to provide a good security posture for computers, servers, networks, mobile devices and the data stored on these devices from attackers with malicious intent.
Cybersecurity is a continuously changing field, with the development of technologies that open up new avenues for cyberattacks.
Network security
Network security is the practice of securing a computer network from intruders, whether targeted attackers or opportunistic malware.
Application Security
Application security focuses on keeping software and devices free of threats. A compromised application could provide access to the data its designed to protect. Successful security begins in the design stage, well before a program or device is deployed.
Endpoint security
Endpoint security management is the practice of authenticating and supervising the access rights of endpoint devices to a network and applying security policies that prevent any external or internal threats posed by that access.
Data security
Data security protects the integrity and privacy of data, both in storage and in transit.
Identity management
Identity and access management (IAM) in enterprise IT is about defining and managing the roles and access privileges of individual network users and the circumstances in which users are granted (or denied) those privileges.
Database and infrastructure security
Database and infrastructure security includes the processes and decisions for handling and protecting data assets. The permissions users have when accessing a network and the procedures that determine how and where data may be stored or shared all fall under this umbrella.
Cloud Security
Database and infrastructure security includes the processes and decisions for handling and protecting data assets. The permissions users have when accessing a network and the procedures that determine how and where data may be stored or shared all fall under this umbrella.
Mobile security
Mobile security is the protection of smartphones, tablets, laptops and other portable computing devices, and the networks they connect to, from threats and vulnerabilities associated with wireless computing.
Disaster recovery/business continuity planning
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning define how an organization responds to a cyber-security incident or any other event that causes the loss of operations or data. Disaster recovery policies dictate how the organization restores its operations and information to return to the same operating capacity as before the event. Business continuity is the plan the organization falls back on while trying to operate without certain resources.
End-user education
End-user education addresses the most unpredictable cyber-security factor: people. Anyone can accidentally introduce a virus to an otherwise secure system by failing to follow good security practices. Teaching users to delete suspicious email attachments, not plug in unidentified USB drives, and various other important lessons is vital for the security of any organization.
Cyber Security Services
01. Network Penetration Testing
Identify Network Security Weakness
Network security – and network penetration testing by extension – evolves as quickly as the technology it’s built on. For penetration testing services that go beyond a simple vulnerability scanner, you need experts in the industry.
HackCieux’s approach to network pentesting goes above and beyond standard vulnerability analysis. With decades of combined security experience, our assessment team identifies, exploits, and documents even the most subtle of network vulnerabilities. When you’re concerned about your network security, you want the top pentesting company to review it.
Why Network PenTesting is required?
To meet compliance
To maintain confidentiality, revenue and goodwill
To verify secure configurations
To develop an efficient security measure
To reduce service disruption
Network PenTesting Methodology
HackCieux excels at operating under a structured, repeatable methodology. We stress this concept in every engagement to ensure our findings are reliable, reproducible, and of excellent quality. As such, our vulnerability assessments can always be verified by your team, both before and after remediation. To get these results, we adhere to the following steps:
1 – Network Scope
- Outline which assets of the organization are open to be scanned and tested.
- Discuss exclusions from the assessment, such as specific IP addresses or services
- Confirm the official testing period and timezones, if relevant
2 – Information Gathering
Host and service discovery includes initial domain footprinting, live host detection, service enumeration, and operating system and application fingerprinting. The purpose of this step is to collectively map the in-scope environment and prepare for threat identification.
3 – Enumeration and Vulnerability Scanning
4 – Attack and Penetration
Exploitation may include but is not limited to: buffer overflow, SQL injection, OS commanding and more.
5 – Reporting and Documentation
6 – Remediation
We exist to not only find vulnerabilities but also to help you take steps to fix them.
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02. Application Penetration Testing
Identify Application Security Flaws
Web application penetration testing works by using manual or automated penetration tests to identify any vulnerability, security flaws or threats in a web application. The tests involve using/implementing any of the known malicious penetration attacks on the application. The penetration tester exhibits/fabricates attacks and environment from an attacker’s perspective, such as using SQL injection tests. The web application penetration testing key outcome is to identify security weakness across the entire web application and its components (source code, database, back-end network). It also helps in prioritizing the identified vulnerabilities and threats, and possible ways to mitigate them.
What standards do we use?
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Testing Guide
Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment (NIST 800-115)
The Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)
Tools used for Application PenTesting
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tools
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Application PenTesting Methodology
Each and every web application penetration test is conducted consistently using globally accepted and industry-standard frameworks. This helps makes up our application penetration testing methodology.
In order to ensure a sound and comprehensive application penetration test, HackCieux leverages industry-standard frameworks as a foundation for carrying out penetration tests.
1 – Network Scope
- Outline which assets of the organization are open to be scanned and tested.
- Discuss exclusions from the assessment, such as specific IP addresses or services
- Confirm the official testing period and timezones, if relevant
2 – Information Gathering
Example tests include: Error Code Analysis, Fuzzing, Search Engine Recon, App Enumeration and App Fingerprinting
You play an important role in the information-gathering phase of application penetration testing, too.
3 – Configuration Management
4 – Session Management
Example testing includes Session Fixation, Cross Site Request Forgery, Cookie Management, and Session Timeout.
5 – Authorization Testing
Example testing includes: Directory Traversal, Privilege Escalation, and Bypassing Authorization Controls.
6 – Data Input Validation
Example tests include: Cross-Site Scripting, SQL Injection, OS Commanding, and Server Side Injection.
7 – Denial-of-Service (Optional)
Not all clients have an appetite for DoS testing, therefore it may not always be a component of each and every penetration test.
8 – Web / API Services
Example tests include: Information Gathering, Fuzzing, and Replay Testing
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03. Mobile App Penetration Testing
Identify Weakness of Mobile App
The astonishing growth in mobile technologies has introduced many new vulnerabilities.
According to findings from Verizon’s inaugural Mobile Security Index 2018 report, businesses are aware mobile is at risk: 85% said their company is at moderate risk when it comes to mobile threats, and 74% say the risk has gone up over the past year. If your organization is heavily reliant on this pocket-based computing utopia, and you’re not up to date on penetration testing methodologies, you need to get there quickly.
The mobile application penetration is typically based on the application security methodology. The focus shifts from traditional application security, where the primary threat is from multiple sources over the Internet. The key difference is in the client-side security, filesystem, hardware, and network security. Traditionally for mobile applications, an end user is in control of the device.
Why Mobile App PenTesting is required?
Uncover vulnerabilities before cybercriminals exploit them
Reduce application, network ans services downtime
Initiate a highly efficient security measure
Enable regulatory compliance
Protect the company’s reputation and customer trust
Mobile App PenTesting Methodology
HackCieux excels at operating under a structured, repeatable methodology. We stress this concept in every engagement to ensure our findings are reliable, reproducible, and of excellent quality. As such, our vulnerability assessments can always be verified by your team, both before and after remediation. To get these results, we adhere to the following steps:
1 – Engagement Scope
Effective communication with the client organization is emphasized here to create an operating environment comfortable to both parties. During this phase, we accomplish all of the following:
- Outline in which Mobile Application of the organization are open to be scanned and tested.
- Discuss exclusions from the assessment, such as specific IP addresses or services
- Confirm the official testing period and timezones, if relevant
2 – Discovery
Information collection is an important point to keep in mind during the penetration testing process:
Open Source Intelligence: To find out more information about an application through search engines, third-party libraries that are used, or finding leaked source code through the use of source code repositories, developer forums, and social media.
Understanding the platform: Understanding the platform is a crucial part of application penetration testing.
Client-side vs Server-side scenarios: It is crucial to understand the type of application (native, hybrid, or web) and work on the test cases.
3 – Analysis/assessment
Mobile applications have a unique way of assessment or analysis, and testers have to check the applications pre and post-installation.
Static analysis: Static analysis is performed, without executing the application, on the provided or decompiled source code and accompanying files.
Archive analysis: The application installation packages for the Android and iOS platforms will be extracted and examined to review configuration files that have not been compiled into the binary.
Local file analysis: When the application is installed, it is given its own directory in the filesystem. During the usage of the application, it will write to and read from this directory. Files accessed by the application will be analyzed to verify.
Reverse engineering: Reverse engineering will be attempted to convert the compiled applications into human-readable source code. If possible, code review will be performed to understand the internal application functionality and search for vulnerabilities. In the case of Android, the application code may be modified and recompiled to enable access to debug information during dynamic analysis.
Dynamic analysis: Dynamic analysis is performed while the application is running on the device. This includes forensic analysis of the local filesystem, network traffic between the application and server, and assessment of the app’s local inter-process communication (IPC) surface(s).
Network and web traffic: The device will be configured to route their connection to the server through a test proxy controlled by the security tester. This will enable web traffic to be intercepted, viewed, and modified. It will also reveal the communication endpoints between the application and the server so that they can be tested. Network traffic that is not traversing the Web and is happening at a lower layer in the TCP/IP protocol stack, such as TCP and UDP packets, will also be intercepted and analyzed.
Inter-process communication endpoint analysis, Intents, Activities, Content providers, Services, Broadcast receivers
4 – Exploitation
To demonstrate real-world data breach, a properly executed exploitation can happen very quickly:
Attempt to exploit the vulnerability: Acting upon the discovered vulnerabilities to gain sensitive information or perform malicious activities.
Privilege escalation: Demonstration of identified vulnerability to gain privileges and attempt to become a superuser.
5 – Reporting and Documentation
Clearly, a thorough mobile application penetration testing methodology involves a great deal of work in data collection, analysis, and exploitation:
Providing reports through analysis of business criticality of the application and the security risk posture and categorize the overall risk rating of the assessed application. We provide a detailed report about the discovered vulnerabilities, including the overall risk rating, description, the technical risk associated, technical impact, the business impact and proof of concept, and recommendations to fix the findings
6 – Remediation
We consider the reporting phase to mark the beginning of our relationship. HackCieux strives to provide the best possible customer experience and service. As a result, our report makes up only a small part of our deliverables. We provide clients with an online remediation knowledge base, dedicated remediation staff, and ticketing system to close the ever-important gap in the remediation process following the reporting phase. Again, the underlying framework is based on the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) but RedTeam Security exceeds those standards.
We exist to not only find vulnerabilities but also to help you take steps to fix them.
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04. Source Code Review
Identify Flaws in Source Code
Source code review, also known as Security Code Review is the process of auditing the source code for an application to verify that the proper security controls are present, that they work as intended, and that they have been invoked in all the right places. Code review is a way of ensuring that the application has been developed to be “self-defending” in its given environment.
Some vulnerabilities may not be uncovered during the process of penetration testing; security code review is the best avenue to uncover those vulnerabilities. Some of these application vulnerabilities may be introduced by the application developer either knowingly or unknowingly, such as application “Easter Eggs”, Logic Bombs, and even Backdoors.
Why Source Code review is required?
Defect-free, well-documented software
Software that complies with enterprise coding standards
To find the real vulnerability exposure of the aplication
Reduce risks and improves code quality dramatically
It improves knowledge rendezvous
Source Code Review Methodology
A Source Code review service discovers hidden vulnerabilities, design flaws, and verifies if key security controls are implemented. HackCeux uses a combination of scanning tools and manual review to detect insecure coding practices, backdoors, injection flaws, cross site scripting flaws, insecure handling of external resources, weak cryptography, etc.
1 – Engagement Scope
Effective communication with the client organization is emphasized here to create an operating environment comfortable to both parties. During this phase, we accomplish all of the following:
- Outline which Source code of the Applications are authorized to be scanned and tested.
- Discuss exclusions from the assessment, such as specific IP addresses or services
- Confirm the official testing period and timezones, if relevant
2 – Application Profiling
This first phase of the code review exercise involves the security consultants (reviewers) being introduced to the application functionality by the code authors (developers). The application will be functionally demonstrated by the developers which helped the reviewers glean understanding on the basic functionality of the application. This would assist the reviewers (in the further part of the assessment) in identifying any business logic security vulnerability that could exist in the application. This also helped the reviewers identify the following important aspects of the application
- Input Vectors
- Output Vectors
- Critical Data Assets
3 – Code Review
This is the central and the most critical phase of the assessment. The reviewers, with the knowledge of the application functionality and the relevant supporting code reviewed the code-base for potential loop holes and/or vulnerabilities which could be exploited by an external or an internal attacker. The code review was performed keeping in mind the expectations and the guidelines as set forth by the PCI- DSS v3.0, OWASP Top 10 2013, CERT – US Coding Guidelines and the industry best coding practices for applications.
4 – Threat Modeling
An important part of the code review exercise is identifying the various threats (externally or internally) that could be posed to an application. The threat modeling exercise lists down an exhaustive set of possible attacks that can be launched against the application keeping in mind the acquired knowledge of the functionality and the profiling of the application that was performed in the earlier stage of the assessment. The threats are broadly classified under 6 major categories as put forth by Microsoft’s STRIDE model. Please note that a Threat Model is not based on the vulnerabilities of an application. It is based on attack scenarios that might be possible, given the lack of security controls in the application.
- Spoofing
- Tampering
- Repudiation
- Information Leakage/Disclosure
- Denial of Service
- Elevation of Privileges
- Every potential threat vector to the application is categorized under one of the above listed six categories.
5 – Hybrid Approach: Manual & Automated Review
The code analysis phase of the assignment involved the reviewers actually going through the codebase looking for possible security loopholes through both manual and automated code review techniques. Each hand-written code was inspected for the presence and/or absence of controls that could prevent the application from being exploited through one of the above-mentioned STRIDE based threats. Further automated scripts (which were written by the reviewers’ onsite within the workspace) were run against the code-base to drill down and extract lines of code that contained specific expressions or usage of code snippets that could potentially pose a threat to the application. These too were manually inspected to avoid instances of false-positives or justified usage. The code analysis was carried out to also inspect the application’s inherently present controls as a defense mechanism to the above-mentioned threats. The following specific areas of security were inspected in detail
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Cryptography
- Logging
6 – Remediation Testing
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05. Vulnerability Management
Identify Overall Security Weakness
Vulnerability management is the process of identifying, evaluating, treating, and reporting on security vulnerabilities in systems and the software that runs on them. This, implemented alongside with other security tactics, is vital for organizations to prioritize possible threats and minimizing their “attack surface.”
Security vulnerabilities, in turn, refer to technological weaknesses that allow attackers to compromise a product and the information it holds. This process needs to be performed continuously in order to keep up with new systems being added to networks, changes that are made to systems, and the discovery of new vulnerabilities over time.
Why Vulnerability Management is required?
Find and fix vulnerabilities fast, before hackers can attack
Boost IT efficiency with the cloud
Reduce the time and cost of securing your network
Develop an efficient security measure through secure config verification
Address new security and compliance needs as your business expands
Vulnerability Management Methodology
Under constant threat in the cyber world, organizations need to constantly monitors all resources. To stay as far ahead of the cybercriminals as possible, most businesses require some kind of vulnerability Assessment for their organization. HackCieux excels at operating under a structured, repeatable methodology. We stress this concept in every engagement to ensure our findings are reliable, reproducible, and of excellent quality.
1 – Engagement Scope
- Outline which assets of the organization are open to be scanned and tested.
- Discuss exclusions from the assessment, such as specific IP addresses or services
- Confirm the official testing period and timezones, if relevant
2 – Identification of Vulnerabilities
At the heart of a typical vulnerability management solution is a vulnerability scanner. The scan consists of four stages:
Scan network-accessible systems by pinging them or sending them TCP/UDP packets
Identify open ports and services running on scanned systems
If possible, remotely log in to systems to gather detailed system information
Correlate system information with known vulnerabilities
Properly configuring vulnerability scans as per environment is an essential component of a vulnerability management solution.
3 – Evaluation of Vulnerabilities
After vulnerabilities are identified, they need to be evaluated so the risks posed by them are dealt with appropriately and in accordance with an organization’s risk management strategy. Vulnerability management solutions will provide different risk ratings and scores for vulnerabilities, such as Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) scores. These scores are helpful in telling organizations which vulnerabilities they should focus on first,
Like any security tool, vulnerability scanners aren’t perfect. Their vulnerability detection false-positive rates, while low, are still greater than zero. Performing vulnerability validation with penetration testing tools and techniques helps weed out false-positives so organizations can focus their attention on dealing with real vulnerabilities.
4 – Treating Vulnerabilities
Once a vulnerability has been validated and deemed a risk, the next step is prioritizing how to treat that vulnerability with original stakeholders to the business or network. There are different ways to treat vulnerabilities, including:
Remediation: Fully fixing or patching a vulnerability so it can’t be exploited. This is the ideal treatment option that organizations strive for.
Mitigation: Lessening the likelihood and/or impact of a vulnerability being exploited. This is sometimes necessary when a proper fix or patch isn’t yet available for an identified vulnerability. This option should ideally be used to buy time for an organization to eventually remediate a vulnerability.
Acceptance: Taking no action to fix or otherwise lessen the likelihood/impact of a vulnerability being exploited. This is typically justified when a vulnerability is deemed a low risk, and the cost of fixing the vulnerability is substantially greater than the cost incurred by an organization if the vulnerability were to be exploited.
5 – Vulnerability Reporting
Performing regular and continuous vulnerability assessments enables organizations to understand the speed and efficiency of their vulnerability management program over time. Vulnerability management solutions typically have different options for exporting and visualizing vulnerability scan data with a variety of customizable reports and dashboards. Not only does this help IT teams easily understand which remediation techniques will help them fix the most vulnerabilities with the least amount of effort, or help security teams monitor vulnerability trends over time in different parts of their network, but it also helps support organizations’ compliance and regulatory requirements.
6 – Remediation
We consider the reporting phase to mark the beginning of our relationship. HackCieux strives to provide the best possible customer experience and service. As a result, our report makes up only a small part of our deliverables. We provide clients with an online remediation knowledge base, dedicated remediation staff, and ticketing system to close the ever-important gap in the remediation process following the reporting phase.
We exist to not only find vulnerabilities but also to help you take steps to fix them.
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06. Security Operation Center as a Service
SOC as a Service Overview
SOC-as-a-service, also sometimes referred to as SOC as a service, is a subscription or software-based service that manages and monitors your logs, devices, clouds, network and assets for internal IT teams. The service provides companies with the knowledge and skills necessary to combat cybersecurity threats.
Not all companies can afford to hire in-house cybersecurity experts. With SOC-as-a-service, companies don’t have to hire in-house cybersecurity experts to handle today’s advanced cybersecurity threats, because the service is offered remotely by a third-party team of experts who work off-site.
Why SOC-as-a-Service is required?
Complete Managed Service with Pay-as-you-go model
24X7 Incident Response
Advisory Reports & Security Collaboration
Managing of threat intelligence feeds/portals/reports
Real-time Intelligence and correlation aligned to current business risks
Leveraging machine learning technologies to focus on relevant alerts and eliminate false alarms
SOC-as-a-Service Market
SOC as a service is a cloud-based security service, which helps enterprises outsource the entire security operation, such as managing network, endpoints, application, server’s websites, and database. The service provides real-time analysis of security alerts and maintains a secure environment across an organization’s IT infrastructure by ensuring continuity of business operations.
1 – SOC-as-a-Service, by Components
- Solution
- Services
- Professional Services
- Consulting Services
- Training and Education
- Support and Maintenance
- Managed Services
- Professional Services
2 – SOC-as-a-Service, by Service type
- Prevention Service
- Detection Service
- Incident Response Service
3 – SOC-as-a-Service, by Offering type
- Fully Managed
- Co-Managed or Hybrid
4 – SOC-as-a-Service, by Application area
- Network Security
- Endpoint Security
- Application Security
- Database Security
- Others (web security, cloud security and content security)
5 – SOC-as-a-Service, by Industry vertical
- BFSI
- Government and Public Sector
- IT and Telecom
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Energy and Utilities
- Others (Media and Entertainment, Travel and Hospitality, and Education)
6 – SOC-as-a-Service, by Region
- North America
- United States (US)
- Canada
- Europe
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Germany
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific (APAC)
- China
- Japan
- India
- Rest of APAC
- Middle East and Africa (MEA)
- Middle East
- Africa
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Rest of Latin America
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