We go beyond automated scans by manually validating every risk to ensure you receive a clear action plan rather than a generic score. Our experts translate technical data into real-world business impact, prioritizing the fixes that actually matter.
A Vulnerability Assessment is a thorough, systematic scan and analysis of your systems, including servers, workstations, network devices, web applications, and APIs, to identify known security weaknesses and misconfigurations. The goal is to find the flaws before an attacker does and give your team a prioritized roadmap to fix them.
This is not a generic automated report dropped on your desk. Our team manually validates every finding to confirm whether it represents a real risk or a false positive. We then translate the technical data into language your leadership team can understand, explaining not just what's broken, but why it matters to your business and what to fix first.
"A vulnerability scanner tells you what might be wrong. A vulnerability assessment tells you what is wrong, what it means for your business, and exactly what to do about it."
The Vulnerability Assessment covers multiple layers of your technology environment. Depending on your needs, we can scope the engagement to focus on external-facing systems, internal infrastructure, web applications, APIs, or any combination. Each assessment type addresses different risk areas.
Every vulnerability assessment follows a structured process designed to maximize coverage while minimizing disruption to your operations. We coordinate scan timing with your team, use industry-standard scanning platforms, and manually validate results before anything goes into your report.
We work with your team to define the assessment scope: which IP ranges, applications, and environments are in play. We identify scan windows that minimize business impact and determine whether authenticated (credentialed) or unauthenticated scanning is appropriate for each target.
Using industry-standard scanning platforms, we run comprehensive scans across your defined scope. External scans simulate an outside attacker's perspective. Internal credentialed scans log into target systems for a much deeper and more accurate view of missing patches, insecure configurations, and hidden weaknesses.
This is where we separate ourselves from a generic scan-and-dump report. Our team manually reviews each finding to confirm whether it represents a real, exploitable issue or a false positive. We verify versions, test configurations, and cross-reference results to ensure accuracy. You only see validated, real findings in your report.
Each confirmed vulnerability is scored using the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) framework and categorized by severity: Critical, High, Medium, Low, or Informational. We go beyond the raw score to explain the business context. A "High" finding on a public-facing payment system is very different from a "High" on an isolated test server.
You receive two deliverables: an executive summary written for leadership that explains the overall risk posture and key priorities, and a detailed technical report with specific findings, evidence, CVSS scores, and step-by-step remediation guidance your IT team can act on immediately. Remediation timelines follow industry standards: Critical findings within 7 days, High within 30, Medium within 90, and Low within 180.
The Vulnerability Assessment is the second module in the C.V.I.P²-A framework because it builds directly on what the Cyber Threat Surface Overview uncovers. Once you know what systems are exposed, the next question is: which of those systems have actual weaknesses an attacker could exploit? That's what this module answers.
It's also a prerequisite for penetration testing. For Medium and Large organizations, Grey Team requires a Vulnerability Assessment before any penetration test engagement. This ensures that foundational issues are identified and addressed first, so the penetration test can focus on advanced attack paths rather than basic, known vulnerabilities that a scan would have caught.
For organizations in regulated industries, vulnerability scanning isn't optional. HIPAA, PCI DSS v4.0, GLBA, NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, and NIST frameworks all require regular vulnerability assessments as part of a documented cybersecurity program. This module gives you that evidence.
Any organization that operates networked systems, and that's every business today. This assessment is especially critical for organizations where a security incident could result in regulatory fines, data breach notifications, or loss of customer trust:
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