Cyber security professional services

Penetration testing

Penetration testing is a valuable service offered by our cyber security professionals at Focus Group. Used to assess the security of a business’s IT infrastructure and determine the effectiveness of its security measures, the goal of penetration testing is to identify and prioritise remediation efforts to reduce the risk of a successful cyber-attack.

By performing a variety of techniques and tools to your business network, including manual testing, automated tools, and social engineering tactics, our specialists can improve your cyber security compliance and implement robust preventative measures.

Web application scanning

Web application scanning typically involves crawling a web application and analysing its code, configuration and behaviour for signs of security vulnerabilities. Our cyber consultants work to provide your business with a comprehensive report of findings in addition to recommendations for remediation. Web application scanning is an important aspect of our professional cyber security services as it helps businesses to identify and remediate security risks before they can be exploited by attackers.

Professional cyber security risk assessment

A systematic evaluation of your business’s information systems, networks and data that will identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities.

Cyber security risk assessments are a crucial component of an overall cyber security strategy and aid businesses in understanding the risks they face and how to prioritise their security efforts, allocating resources effectively to reduce the risk of exploitation.

Our assessment process typically involves a comprehensive analysis of your business information systems, policies and procedures, as well as a review of your technical infrastructure, network architecture and security controls.

Our cyber consultants will then use the results of the assessment to develop a risk mitigation plan that includes recommendations for improving your security posture for a well-rounded and robust line of defence against cyber threats.

Third party risk assessment

Enhance your security posture and mitigate potential risks associated with vendors and partners with a full third party risk assessment. Our team of cyber security experts will evaluate the security practices and controls of external entities that have access to you businesses sensitive data and systems, outlining potential risks and providing remediation advice to mitigate the risks associated with third party access.

By conducting thorough assessments, our team will identify any vulnerabilities or weaknesses in your third-party relationships and suggest appropriate measures to address them, ensuring your business stays compliant when working with external entities. This will in turn protect against data breaches, compliance violations, and reputational damage that can arise from the actions or negligence of third parties. Giving you the assurance that partners are meeting the necessary security standards and allowing you to make informed decisions about their vendor relationships.

Gain full network visibility

Maintaining a record of port details, serial number, IP addresses, end-of-life dates, vendors and end-of-support dates is necessary for ensuring your network is secure. Keeping a configuration management database accurate and up to date however can be a very manual process and time consuming.

Focus Group's Network inventory management will analyse all devices connected to your network, including servers, computer, laptops, switches and mobile devices, and monitor them at all times, in addition to automatically update your device information whenever it changes, removing the need for a manual monitoring process.