Security Hardening and Configuration Audits
Identify Misconfiguration. Eliminate Exposure.
Enforce Security Standards.
Most breaches do not happen because of zero-days, they happen because of overlooked configurations, legacy defaults, weak access controls, and insecure deployments. Providing in-depth configuration audits and security hardening support that directly reduce risk in your infrastructure, cloud, OT, and endpoint environments.
These are not automated scans with vague results. Performing line-by-line evaluations against hardened benchmarks, industry frameworks, and attacker tradecraft, then give you clear, prioritized actions to fix the gaps.
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What is Audited
Firewall and Perimeter Devices
Configuration reviews of FortiGate, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and similar platforms. Evaluating rule logic, admin interfaces, idle sessions, TLS settings, exposed services, and monitor/logging policies. Unused, risky, or overly permissive rules are flagged and supported with recommended fixes.
Active Directory & Authentication Infrastructure
Review of AD group policies, delegation models, password policies, legacy protocols, trust relationships, and tiering. Special attention is given to privilege escalation paths, insecure ACLs, and password spraying risk.
Endpoint Security Controls
Validation of EDR configuration (e.g., SentinelOne, Defender ATP), local admin rights, application control settings, USB/media policies, and logging coverage. Recommendations follow least privilege and Zero Trust principles.
Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
IAM misconfigurations, key rotation gaps, overly permissive roles, public bucket exposure, and audit log coverage. Review includes IAM policies, resource sharing, default service behaviors, and MFA enforcement.
ICS/OT Environment Hardening
Review of protocol exposure (e.g., SMB, Telnet, Modbus), insecure services, and inadequate segmentation between OT and IT zones. Includes firewall interface settings, remote access policies, and default credentials checks on legacy devices.
Methodology
All audits are aligned with industry standards and mapped to real-world attacker techniques.
CIS Benchmarks, NIST 800-53 / NIST 800-82 (ICS), MITRE ATT&CK mapping. Vendor hardening guides (Fortinet, Microsoft, AWS, etc.).
Reviewing config exports, policy definitions, or live system settings and validate them against these frameworks, not only for compliance, but for actual exploitability.
Deliverables
You will receive a clear, actionable report that includes, a detailed list of configuration weaknesses, categorized by severity. Recommended remediation steps, customized to your environment. Screenshots or command output to show real impact. Executive summary for leadership. Optional hardening checklist for ongoing tracking. Support for retesting or ongoing policy development.
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