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What is a Zero-Day & Why Should Your Business be Aware?
A zero-day vulnerability (also known as 0-day) is a security flaw or exploit in software for which no patch, mitigation, or workaround has been developed yet — by the vendor of the affected product, at least. These vulnerabilities become public knowledge once they’re discovered and shared with the world at large.
A zero-day attack happens once that vulnerability is exploited and attackers release certain scripts to detect and take advantage of the exploit before the manufacturers/developers have an opportunity to create a patch. Zero-day exploits and attacks are a major risk for organisations, being aware of them as they’re released is one thing but knowing whether you’re business is at risk to this vulnerability is the main priority. Not only that but how it’s affected your business and whether you’re at urgent risk are questions you need answering.
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Identify Zero-Days
Be the first to know about new zero-day exploits.
Expert Remediation Advice
Gain access to first hand remediation advice to halt any exploit against your business.
Stay Ahead of Threats
Always be one step ahead of exploits that could do serious damage to your business.
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Scoping & Intelligence Gathering
Our experts will listen to you and your needs to develop a tailored testing strategy. From here our consultants will use a wide variety of penetration testing tools and resources to gather information on your organisation.
Reporting & Remediation
Now the test is complete our consultants will fill out a detailed report of their findings, broken down by category and type, adding any remediation advice to the exploits and vulnerabilities they discovered. This data will be accessible via SecurePortal and follow up calls will be made to walkthrough the test and the steps required to remove the risks found.
Benefits of Zero-Day Response Service
Due to its retainer nature, it allows Pentest People the ability to proactively scan your identified internet-facing assets and alert you to any potential dangers and attacks, often before news outlets and companies are made aware of the exploit in the wild.
By utilising DarkInvaders depthless dark web crawler and investigative engineers, Pentest People are actively scanning the dark web for zero-day exploits and can act quickly to any possible threats your company might face.
Make Your Testing Experience Easier with SecurePortal
SecurePortal provides clients with a new way to monitor and analyse the data you receive in your penetration tests. Rather than a lengthy physical report you gain a range of simple features that highlight your test findings and vulnerabilities.
Easily access remediation advice from our team of consultants on discovered vulnerabilities and assign them to your team for fast and efficient resolution. Receive overview and trend data of all of the current security issues you face in your organisatio and so much more./
Key Benefits of a Zero-Day Response
Zero-Day vulnerabilities pose a major threat to businesses if gone undetected, make sure you have a response in place for detecting and remediating zero-days.
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Staying ahead of the competition: As cyber threats continue to grow, businesses that are proactive in detecting and fixing zero-day vulnerabilities are better positioned to stay ahead of the competition. By demonstrating a commitment to security, businesses can attract new customers and retain existing ones
Maintaining customer trust: Customers expect businesses to protect their data from cyber threats, and a zero-day vulnerability can leave their information exposed. By having a procedure in place for detecting and fixing zero-day vulnerabilities, a business can maintain customer trust, which can lead to increased business and referrals
Reducing the risk of a successful cyber attack: A zero-day vulnerability is a software vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor, and attackers can exploit it to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. By having a procedure in place for detecting and fixing zero-day vulnerabilities, a business can reduce the risk of a successful cyber attack and protect sensitive information
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Why Should Your Business Get a Zero-Day Plan?
Digital Reporting
Until now, the traditional deliverable from a Penetration Testing engagement has been a lengthy 100+ page PDF report. Pentest People have developed a solution to this issue where you interact with your vulnerabilities within the SecurePortal.
Detailed Metrics
Receive detailed security metrics and trends about all your hosts and risks through the SecurePortal. Receive useful trend information such as the top vulnerable hosts, and the most common vulnerabilities within your organisation.
Assign Remediation Steps
Assign your remediation steps via SecurePortal and monitor their progress. Saving you time and resources.
What are the Risks Involved With Zero-Days?
Zero-day exploits are typically used by cybercriminals to gain a foothold inside a targeted network. This is often done in order to deliver malware, steal data and/or establish connections with other compromised machines for use as part of a botnet.
The danger of zero-day vulnerabilities to businesses is that they give hackers the opportunity to exploit their IT infrastructure without having to wait for an update from the software vendor or pay them additional money for subsequent patches. In addition, once details of these types of vulnerabilities make their way online, malicious actors can use this information to further refine existing exploits or develop new ones more quickly than would otherwise be possible.
How Can Our Zero Day Response Service Help?
Pentest People’s unique Zero-Day Response Service is a proactive retainer service that, when a 10/10 CVSS score exploit is released to the public, scans your assets for the vulnerability and lets you know if you’re potentially vulnerable.
Pentest People use industry-leading tools, along with Penetration Tester’s skills, to ascertain the likelihood of a successful attack and exploitation and produce a report.
The service would be delivered as part of the Pentest People Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) and full access to the SecurePortal and other complementary tools would be provided.
Experienced Consultant Team
Our Testing Team are CREST Accredited & Includes CHECK Team Leaders
Experienced & Accredited Testing Team For All Our Services
Penetration testing is a key component of any effective cybersecurity strategy, and it requires well-trained professionals to execute. Our consultant team needs are highly trained in order to test your business for vulnerabilities and identify potential threats before they cause harm. Our team have a deep understanding of the systems and protocols involved in protecting against hackers, malware, and data breaches.
- CHECK Team Leaders
- CREST Accredited consultant teams
- Experts in all areas of cybersecurity
See What Our Clients Have to Say About our Professional Services
“Pentest People stand out in the field of penetration testing due to the skillset of people they have working there. We undertook a complex bespoke pentest with them which required a lot of pre-work in order to make sure it was scoped correctly and they took the time to come onsite to make sure all was correct prior to commencing. From my experience with them, they are very intelligent people with a deep understanding of the security landscape and we will continue to use them for future testing requirements”.
"Pentest People has been a trusted partner in our Information Security audits, helping us achieve ISO27001:2013 and Cyber Essentials certifications. Their expertise, professionalism, and
customer-focused solutions have greatly improved our ICT infrastructure.
I highly recommend Pentest People to any potential client."
“Pentest People were efficient, knowledgeable and very supportive of our organisation making the jump from Cyber Essentials to accreditation to the ‘Plus’ upgrade. They were great to communicate with, delivered as promised and we will certainly use again when re-certification comes round."
“The SecureGateway allowed Pentest People to perform a quality penetration test while the tester worked remotely. The results and data collected by the consultant were at the level we would expect from a standard test, showing no real difference other than allowing us to proceed as normal”
“Pentest People have provided us with a very streamlined testing service, that can be easily reviewed using their SecurePortal. I’m pleased with the quality of the testing report and it has enabled us to feel more confident in our network security”.
“We used Pentest People to assist us with our security testing. They truly understand this area extremely well and gave us great reassurance on areas that we needed to improve.
Pentest People are truly experts in the security field and we would highly recommend them. They have great depth of knowledge and breadth of experience”
"Pentest People perform Web Application and Infrastructure Penetration Testing for Pharmacy2U. They are always professional to engage with, provide an excellent level of service and the addition of the SecurePortal makes receiving and interrogating the results of the service very easy indeed.We look forward to working with them in the future and trust the work they deliver."
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Zero-Day Vulnerability?
A zero-day vulnerability is a previously unknown security flaw or weakness in a software, hardware, or firmware system that has not been discovered by the developers or vendors yet. It is called "zero-day" because there is no prior knowledge of the vulnerability and no available patch or fix, leaving the affected system exposed to potential exploitation by cybercriminals.
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