CYDEFENCE
Vulnerability management services for businesses
Find the security weaknesses that need attention and turn them into a prioritised remediation plan. CYDEFENCE is CIS’s continuous vulnerability management and remediation service for businesses and internal IT teams.
Turn security findings into a practical action plan
Security weaknesses can develop as software, devices and configurations change. A report is useful only when someone understands the findings, sets priorities and follows through on remediation.
CYDEFENCE focuses on vulnerability management and remediation. Discuss your environment with CIS to define the assets in scope, the assessment arrangements and who will be responsible for resolving the findings.
Identify
Build a clearer view of security weaknesses across the agreed environment.
Prioritise
Consider technical severity alongside the importance of the affected systems to your business.
Remediate
Agree ownership and next steps so findings lead to improvements, with progress reviewed over time.
A clearer conversation about security risk
For a business without a large security team, the challenge is deciding which findings to tackle first. For an established IT team, it may be finding the capacity to act and track progress.
Agree the assets in scope, assessment arrangements, severity priorities and responsibility for each fix. Reporting should make outstanding risks and the next action clear. Explore co-managed IT support if your team needs additional capacity.
Choose the right layers of protection
Our engineering client case study describes staged hardware, operating system and SQL Server improvements for Cyber Essentials preparation. It is a practical example of security remediation alongside day-to-day business needs. Read the security remediation case study.
Build on vulnerability management with automated penetration testing and extended detection and response. Each addresses a different part of your security plan.
Your questions answered
Is vulnerability management the same as penetration testing?
No. Vulnerability management is an ongoing process for identifying, prioritising and addressing weaknesses. Penetration testing explores exploitable paths within an agreed scope. CIS offers CYATTACK for automated network penetration testing.
Will every finding need an immediate fix?
Priorities depend on the risk and the business context. Some findings need prompt action; others may need a planned change or an agreed mitigation. Ask CIS how priorities and responsibilities would be managed for your environment.
How much does CYDEFENCE cost?
The scope depends on your environment and requirements. Contact CIS with an outline of your systems and objectives so we can discuss the appropriate service and provide a proposal.
Make your remediation priorities clear
Bring your current vulnerability reports, recurring findings and critical systems to a review. We can define the priorities, ownership and next steps for your environment.