Website Security Audit

We assist in identifying weaknesses in web applications that could put your information, corporate image or infrastructure at risk, Our web security audit analyses all variables

Web Security Audits Objectives

Web applications maintain one of the main entry points for attackers whose aim is to compromise the security of the organization which can lead to reputation damage.

This exposure to both external and internal agents make the web application a target of constant threats using classic techniques or more modern techniques that are constantly evolving. Implementing regular security audits is a priority to contain these types of threats.

Conducting a security review of a website using OWASP methodology along with tools to scan the website thoroughly is an effective mechanism for enhancing cybersecurity and preventing data leakage.

Web Security Audit Benefits

The benefits offered by our web security services include the identification of the following things:

• Web server configuration and infrastructure vulnerabilities.
• Application vulnerabilities, verifying all types of injections and advanced techniques on your entry points.
• Website software vulnerability and framework with known weaknesses.
• Vulnerabilities related to business application logic that cannot be identified by automatic tools.
• Specific security tests adapted to multiple types of web assets and technologies such as eCommerce, APIs, management portals, PSD2, CMS,CRM, etc.

Website security testing overview

Our web application security assessment maximize the detection of real threats that may put the security of your information managed by the web application and its infrastructure at risk. To achieve this objective, we apply an extensive and exhaustive battery of tests that include both recognized and open methodologies (OWASP), as well as specially crafted tests that are designed in a creative way by our expert team. This way, the analyses performed allow us to comprehensively identify weaknesses related to the server infrastructure, whether it be from inadequate programming, specific business logic or simply the absence of good security practices to provide a more in-depth defense.

OWASP Methodology

As a part of the web security testing, Tarlogic makes use of international proven methodologies such as OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project). This applies an open and collaborative methodology that is periodically updated and used as a reference to web application security audits. At Tarlogic, we rely on the OWASP methodology in all our web security audits to analyze and assess risks through more than 90 specific controls.

Specific website Tests

Our team of experts have put a considerable amount of effort into understanding the business logic of analyzed web applications. This has allowed us to design specific tests that take into account the possible workflows of the information managed between interrelated web functionalities, and to identify vulnerabilities that would have been impossible to detect using automated tools.

We also carry out tests related to the latest techniques and trends in the fields of web security, including the specific architecture of the analyzed application.

Frequently asked questions about website security audit

▼What is a website security audit?

Web security audits identify vulnerabilities on web assets. This varies from static websites to corporate platforms of all forms and sizes, intranet, e-commerce, APIs, essentially any component of the web. Also, upon request, audits can include systems evaluations that support the applications, middleware and backend.

Audit exercises are based on internationally used security analysis and methodologies. OWASP Security Project, for example, is known for their security control evaluations and multiple testing to assess whether a web asset complies with the required security measures or requires a review by technical teams. This is to mitigate possible weaknesses that may affect security.

In addition, web app security scans are completed to identify public and private resources available and are accessed remotely to analyze their behavior toward anomalous data inputs.

All security tests can be performed anonymously (pretending to be an external user to the organization without access), or non-anonymously, (with one or more authorized users in the web site application).

Some outcomes of a web security audit are: a list of technical vulnerabilities that pose a threat to the application, a list of the security controls used and whether they have passed, as well as a detailed set of recommendations in different areas including application, source code, architecture, configuration, and/or the infrastructure.

▼How much does a website security audit cost?

To understand the cost of a web security audit, it is required to understand the complexity of the web, which fundamentally depends on the variables below:

• Number or resources the web site application gets exposed to
• The complexity and size of the website and if it is a transactional website that requires users with different roles and privileges
• The parameters of the security review: black box (without any information on the application or the users to simulate an external attack), white box (with more information and with tests authenticated with username and password) or mixed
• The specification to use a specific analysis methodology (OWASP, WASC, etc.) or defined security controls

The best approach to evaluate your case is for our security experts to access your web application so we can estimate the type and amount of work required to fully analyze the application.

From there, depending on the complexity of the application and the work that needs to be performed, the cost may range from €3,000 and €30,000. Other factors to take into consideration  may include the type of exercises, scope, amount of testing and service frequency. We advise our clients to choose the best approach for their needs in order to ensure the application is secure.

▼What is the goal of a web security audit?

The main objective of a website security audit is to identify configuration, development and logic problems that may allow unauthorized users to access information managed by the system. This in turn can result in unauthorized actions that are not permitted to a normal user such as taking control of the web server or application database.

In addition to identifying potential weaknesses, a web security audit is instrumental in safeguarding the site and its associated data. It acts as a protective layer, actively shielding the application’s data from potential intruders. The audit not only fortifies the website’s security posture but also plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of the data contained within the site. Consequently, the importance of regular security audits cannot be understated as they significantly reduce the risk of security breaches, thereby protecting both the site and the data it holds.

Mobile application security audits

NCS offers a complete set of security and privacy tests specially developed for the execution of mobile application audits

Mobile application security audits objectives

The world we live in is constantly evolving and technologies along with it. Currently, it is undeniable to think that we can live without it. This is why we have more and more mobile devices closer to our lives, where we work with a multitude of applications in both Android and iOS operating systems.

Every day thousands of applications are installed that work with our personal data. This is why applications must be subjected to a security audit, to verify that they are following the best practices of secure code and comply with the current data protection law, among others, such as PSD2 in banking applications.

The goal of our mobile application security audits is to detect all vulnerabilities that may affect the apps that our clients have developed, preventing cybercriminals from taking advantage of existing security holes to compromise our mobile devices and suffer data theft.

Mobile application security audits benefits

Some of the benefits included in mobile application security assessments are:

• Identification of vulnerabilities in the application’s authentication mechanisms.
• Detection of sensitive information storage in the context of the application.
• Identification of bad app development practices in the use of Webviews.
• Detection of vulnerable IPC mechanisms in Android systems.
• Identification of bad practices in network connections.
• Identification and evasion of restrictions in the context of the application.
• Detection of incorrect use of encryption algorithms in the keychain/keystore.
• Intrusion tests in the backend of the applications.
• Detailed recommendations on app vulnerability mitigation.

Mobile app security audit

Application traffic is increasing day by day, at the same time that new security flaws appear frequently in the news. To avoid this situation our team will evaluate the applications following official standards. Our mobile app security audit is fully adaptable to the client’s needs.

Mobile applications will be analyzed in order to help identify and solve any security issues that may compromise both the integrity of the business and customer information

OWASP MASVS/MSTG Methodology

The MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) standard has 8 domains, covering all the requirements that an Android or iOS mobile application should meet, according to verification level (MASVS-L1 and MASVS-L2), as well as a set of reverse engineering resistance requirements (MASVS-R).

• V1: Architecture, Design and Threat Modeling Requirements
• V2: Data Storage and Privacy Requirements
• V3: Cryptography Requirements
• V4: Authentication and Session Management Requirements
• V5: Network Communication Requirements
• V6: Platform Interaction Requirements
• V7: Code Quality and Compiler Configuration Requirements
• V8: Reverse Engineering Resiliency Requirements

In addition, to help in the identification and detection of such requirements at the technical level, from Tarlogic we make use of the MSTG (Mobile Security Testing Guide), which serves to analyze and assess the risks associated with MASVS.

The technology and development of Android and iOS mobile applications is advancing rapidly, and with it the possible threats to the security and privacy of their users. To stay up to date, NCS Security offers a complete set of security and privacy tests developed especially for mobile applications.

Mobile app security testing FAQs

▼What is Mobile App security audit?

There are currently more than 250 billion applications downloads per year globally. These apps are used by users to communicate, shop, play or work. It is for this reason and given that the user entrusts his/her personal data in the developer hands, the developer must ensure the security of the user’s data.

For this reason, a security audit must be carried out on the mobile application. Using methodologies as the OWASP MASVS/MSTG for the testing, will ensure the identification of application’s vulnerabilities. The application analysis will assess the security of the sensitive information saved on the device, in the application binary and shared with the server. Thanks to this approach, for example it can be determined if it is possible to access confidential data of other users without the required authorization.

▼Why mobile application security is important?

When a user installs an application, they do not know a priori how their personal data is processed. This could cause distrust and they may proceed to uninstall the application.

Carrying out an audit of an application guarantees its maximum possible security of the applications, since all the vulnerabilities found at the time of carrying out the audit can been found and fixed. This will prevent malicious user or threat actors from having unauthorized access to user data. Therefore, security in mobile applications is vital to comply with regulations on personal data processing. The testing will make the users feel safer and more confident of the application, knowing that their privacy is well protected by the developer.

▼How do you check security on an application?

Carrying out an audit of a mobile application consists of finding the maximum possible number of vulnerabilities that may affect it. It is not only about carrying out security tests to check the connections with the server using dynamic analysis, it also includes a static analysis of the application to verify that no sensitive information is stored insecurely in the binary or on the device. It also ensures that it is not possible to circumvent security controls imposed by the developer.

To carry out the audit, it is necessary to use a standard such as OWASP MASVS and its MSTG testing guide, which establishes two security levels (MASVS-L1 and MASVS-L2) and a set of tests against reverse engineering (MASVS -R) to guarantee that a comprehensive audit of the application has been carried out.

IoT Security Testing

In Iot security testing, Tarlogic’s team of experts identify potential security flaws in all types of connected devices using any kind of technology: NFC, ZigBee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc…

IoT Security testing Objectives

The number of connected devices has increased substantially in recent years, from devices that process health data: smartwatches, scales or bracelets, to devices that handle home security such as electronic locks.

The widespread use of these devices has led to an increase on the attack surface exposed to malicious actors, both for the company that manages them and for the users who use them on a daily basis.

To assess the security status of these technologies, attacks are modeled depending on the specifications of the device and the data it manages.

The result of this IoT security audit effort will allow the client to know the security stance of its infrastructure including possible solutions to the problems found.

IoT Security testing benefits

The benefits of the execution of IoT security testing include but are not limited to:

• Knowing the potential security problems within the device, including vulnerabilities in the rest of the components of the embedded operating system.
• Understanding the security flaws in the device data flow: in the local connections through short-range networks, in its processing on company servers if any, as well as possible solutions at both technical and design levels.
• Analysis of the security implications derived from the structure and technologies used by the IoT framework.
• Identification of weaknesses in the physical device through hardware hacking tests and analysis of the device firmware with reverse engineering tests.

IoT Security assessment Overview

IoT device security audits typically examine all exposed infrastructure that manages the device, including backend services, wireless connections to the device and ports exposed by the device.

Short-range networks such as NFC, Bluetooth, and ZigBee typically require specialized equipment to be audited. This, along with the nature of the networks themselves, contributes to the fact that security is not reinforced with as much vigor as other, more well-known networks. The Tarlogic team has the tools and knowledge to audit the security of these types of networks.

The second step of these audits is to look for vulnerabilities in the backend services that support the infrastructure, these vulnerabilities are very similar to other web services. It is particularly important to look at the type of data, especially if the devices work with sensitive information.

Finally, the ports exposed by the devices which are usually analyzed in case there is any kind of debug connection.

IoT security audit FAQs

▼What is security testing in IoT?

IoT security testing is the process of evaluating IoT devices to find security vulnerabilities in both hardware and software. The testing process must consider risks to both device and network assets to ensure secure operation and avoid unwanted access from malicious actors.

In summary, security testing in IoT identifies threats and vulnerabilities to avoid unwanted network access, data manipulation, information exfiltration, privacy issues or any other kind of attack.

▼What are the security requirements in IoT?

Security requirements specify security necessities that must be accounted for and they are usually categorized in:

• Confidentiality: Only users that are granted the permissions must be able to access the data. To ensure it, measures like avoiding universal passwords and using secured interfaces must be in place.
• Integrity: The data must be altered only by allowed actors. Tests shall be performed to ensure that data signing with proven cryptography is made.
• Availability: Services must be accessible to users. Useful measures include automatic software updates, provisioning of attack evasion mechanisms, the usage of vulnerability reporting programs and security expiration dates.

Overall, it’s important to ensure security by default as part of the development and installation process, using security tested software when possible.

▼How to audit the security of your IoT?

The best practices in security teaches the best way to perform a security assessment is to use a standard or a guide to test the more usuals weakness. The OWASP Top 10 Internet of Things (2018) standard aim to test these:

• Weak, guessable or hardcoded passwords
• Insecure network Services
• Insecure ecosystem interfaces
• Lack of secure update mechanism
• Use of insecure or outdated components
• Insufficient privacy protection
• Insecure data transfer and storage
• Lack of device management
• Insecure default settings
• Lack if physical hardening

▼How to perform a Bluetooth security assessment?

The complexity of the Bluetooth standard, the existence of multiple implementations, versions, and the absence of adequate Bluetooth security methodologies and tools have led to an increase in Bluetooth security risks in recent years.

Both for Bluetooth Classic and for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Tarlogic has developed Bluetooth pentesting methodologies and Bluetooth applications with which to carry out a complete Bluetooth security audit.

Bluetooth security testing is important because of the impact it has on privacy for users on IoT devices. To protect a Bluetooth device, technical tests are performed on the following areas: discovery, pairing, authentication, encryption, services, and application.

Cloud security assessment

In cloud security audits, NCS’s professional team will identify vulnerabilities on applications that in some capacity base their infrastructure on cloud environments, applying a battery of tests based on the knowledge of their details and typical particularities.

Cloud Infrastructures Security Audit Objectives

There has been a growing trend in the applications market to move toward cloud-based infrastructures.

Concepts like IaaS, SaaS or PaaS are part of the standard language of a generation of applications that benefit from the capacity, power and scalability of third-party services such as AWS or Azure.

At Tarlogic, we are aware of this trend and we know our customers need to guarantee the security of their assets that can make use of these environments. Our cloud security audits safeguard the security of these tools.

Cloud Security Audits Benefits

The benefits that cloud infrastructure security assessments include but are not limited to:

• Detection of bad practices related to different misconfigurations and implementations on cloud services.
• Detection of problems arising from the use of authentication APIs and tokens from third-party services.
• Identification of authorisation vulnerabilities related to an incorrect management of roles, permissions and privileges (IAM).
• Vulnerabilities related to insecure APIs.
• Security assessment of cloud-based storage buckets.
• Detection of vulnerabilities by exploiting lambda functions and stateless processes.
• Identification of exposed services and their possible insecure configurations in serverless environments.

Cloud security assessment description

The cloud security audit on cloud-based applications require a different approach compared to regular audits. By default, third-party cloud-based infrastructures usually apply measures that cover certain aspects of security. However, the large number of possible configurations available in the management consoles of these platforms open the door to vulnerabilities that can lead to a major breach of information. Likewise, these applications are not free from problems related to incorrect programming practices due to business logic, inadequate management of authentication tokens and access policies, and injections that can affect the particularities of the elements that make up their particular architecture.

At Tarlogic we evaluate the security of all these elements by analyzing the specific components of the cloud architecture used in each case. We also carry out a methodology with tools and manual tests to detect possible vulnerabilities.

Cloud security audit FAQs

▼What is cloud security assessment?

Cloud security assessment is the process of assessing the security of a cloud-based infrastructure in order to identify and mitigate security risks that could compromise the infrastructure. This process includes penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, assessing the network(s) security, detecting exposed applications and testing access controls, in order to ensure that they comply with industry standards and best security practices, so that potential attack vectors can be mitigated.

▼What is AWS cloud security assessment?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud security assessment is the process of assessing the security of an organisation’s infrastructure hosted on AWS. This process aims to identify and mitigate security risks that are specific of the AWS environment. The assessment consists in a review of the AWS environment, both from a general and an AWS-specific point of view, including network architecture, exposed applications and resources (e.g., S3 buckets), security groups, network access controls and other configurations, so that potential weaknesses can be mitigated.

▼What are the main types of cloud environments?

There are four main types of cloud computing: private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, and multi-clouds. These types of cloud computing run in a cloud computing service, which main types are: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS). The four main types of cloud computing differentiate in terms such as of location, ownership, multitenancy, etc. Public clouds often have a wider attack surface, but can also deploy comprehensive infrastructural protection usually not available in other cloud (such as Distributed-Denial-of-Sevice or DDoS protection). In contrast, private clouds can be more fine-grained secured due to specific security measures being applied by the organization. Hybrid and multi-cloud usually offer a mix of both worlds.

Reverse Engineering services and Hardware Hacking

Hardware hacking on devices with physical access to identity security flaws at different entry points

Hardware Hacking Security Audits Objectives

The amount of different connected devices has increased exponentially which means the attack surfaces exposed have also increased. Many of these devices are simple enough to make hardware attacks viable.

In hardware hacking security audits, the Tarlogic team of experts tries to find vulnerabilities in security in physically-accessed devices. This includes studying the possible communications with other devices (Bluetooth, WiFi…), analyzing the radio-frequencies used and the exposed physical ports and other possible entry points.

This effort will allow the client to understand the security status of the device not only at a logical level, but also from the perspective of an attacker with physical access.

Hardware Hacking Security Audits Benefits

The benefits of the execution of Reverse Engineering services include but are not limited to:

• Knowledge of the degree of the device exposure with precision, for example, available physical ports, communication types, exposure in networks, amongst others.
• Study of the possible security vulnerabilities at the physical and logical level.
• Analysis of the implications of these security flaws for the specific device type.
• Limit the impact that product security issues may have on the supply chain.

Reverse engineering and hardware hacking

In hardware hacking security audits, the attack surface exposed by the device is analyzed. This includes the study of the device architecture, as well as the identification of any components or functional blocks that serve to exchange information with other devices. It’s common for the device itself to communicate with other devices or via the Internet, in which case these communications can also be analyzed.

Once a detailed description of the attack surface is available, each possible entry point is analyzed. This includes the interaction with physical ports and test points on the boards, memory and firmware dumps of the device, and communications with other devices.

The findings are documented in a detailed report describing the steps to reproduce them.

Reverse engineering services also apply to software analysis, and its protection and licensing mechanisms, providing technical solutions to prevent unauthorized

Reverse engineering & hardware hacking FAQs

▼What is reverse engineering in security?

Hardware hacking is a cybersecurity discipline that focuses on the study and analysis of the physical surface of a device. To do this, the components or functional blocks that make it up are identified, entry routes to it are sought (debugging ports, communications ports, etc.), memories are extracted to obtain the firmware, communications with other devices are analyzed, etc.

In short, hardware hacking constitutes the first barrier to entry to a cybersecurity audit by allowing the investigator to know the physical design of the device, extract its software and analyze its communications.

▼Is reverse engineering part of cyber security?

Reverse engineering is a cybersecurity discipline based on reconstructing and making low-level “systems” understandable to the researcher. Reverse engineering can be applied to different contexts, but the main ones are applications and communications.

The objective of reverse engineering at the application level is to obtain and understand the source code of the application. Reverse engineering can be applied at a very low level, for example, to obtain the source code of compiled applications (as is the case with binaries written in C). Reverse engineering can also be applied at a higher level with applications that are based on interpreted languages (such as java) but have been obfuscated in some way (as is often the case with Android applications).

The goal of reverse engineering at the communications level is to rebuild a communications protocol from scratch to understand how it works and, ideally, to be able to interact with the device through it. It is a complex process and usually requires the use of SDRs.

▼What is a hardware hack?

In vulnerability auditing, low-level knowledge of the operation of an application (thanks to the use of reverse engineering) helps to better understand the execution flow and to identify the exact point at which the device is breached.

Generally, vulnerabilities are detected either by analyzing the code (obtained through reverse engineering) or by detecting a crash and then searching for the critical point that causes the failure (in this type of case, fuzzing and reverse engineering are often intertwined).

Code Security Audit

In code security audits, Tarlogic’s team tries to find potential vulnerabilities and security flaws in the source code using static analysis techniques

Source code security audits objectives

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) consists of, using a security tool, automatically analyzing the source code of a program, application or service in order to discover security issues without the need to execute it.

In code security audits, Tarlogic’s team of experts tries to find possible vulnerabilities and security flaws in the source code using these static analysis techniques, a process commonly known as white-box auditing.

The result of this effort will allow the customer to gain an accurate and deep understanding of the security status of the analyzed source code.

Source code security audits benefits

• It has no impact on productive environments, since it is a static analysis.
• Our code security audit allows to discover a large number of vulnerabilities and bad development practices in a fast way.
• It allows a deep analysis of all possible source code execution flows.

Code audit general description

In code security audit, the software entire source code of a particular component or application is usually analyzed automatically using a SAST solution.

Once this information is available, false positive filtering is performed, usually with the help of the development team. The various bad practices of secure development that can be found in the source code are also discussed.

This information is then documented and presented in a report detailing all the vulnerabilities found, a brief description of each one and its possible solution.

Code review FAQs

▼How do you audit a code?

The code can be audited in two ways, either statically or dynamically, each way has its benefits and tools for performing the analysis.

To audit the code statically, the code itself and a SAST (Static Application Security Testing) tool are needed. The SAST tool shall be able to interpret the language in which the code is written and shall have rules to identify vulnerabilities in that language.

Finally, an analyst reviews the results to validate that results don’t include false positives, try identify false negatives, and to complement the information provided by the tool, for the developers to have a better understanding of the vulnerability.

▼What is the purpose of a code audit?

Identify as many vulnerabilities as possible in the most effective way, and before they are exposed in a production environment. This avoids the risk of exposing a high-impact vulnerability.

It also avoids the effort of mitigating a vulnerability that may affect several application modules at a late stage of the software lifecycle where the code is fully developed and changing the core or main modules may lead to a bottleneck task where too much application logic is modified.

▼What does a code security audit include?

A static code audit includes the analysis of the code using a SAST (Static Application Security Testing) tool that is appropriate for the programming language and/or framework that makes up the code.

Results are reviewed by an analyst, and the security status of the application is presented to executives and technical responsible of the application, using specific formats. The objective is to provide valuable data to help planning actions needed to correct vulnerabilities and improve security.

Attack Surface Reduction services

Vulnerability Management service

We detect and analyze vulnerabilities, propose mitigation measures, and manage the vulnerability lifecycle.

Vulnerability Management services

Hundreds of vulnerabilities affecting companies’ technological infrastructure and impacting their security are published daily. Therefore, vulnerability management services are designed to minimize risks in the technological infrastructure by managing the vulnerability lifecycle.

To carry out effective vulnerability management, it is essential to create an asset inventory, classify it, and identify its owners. From there, the security status of the assets is continuously monitored and prioritization tasks are carried out for action plans with the aim of facilitating mitigation work.

Vulnerability Management Benefits

The primary purpose of Tarlogic’s vulnerability management services is to minimize the exposure time to new threats in addition to being aware at all time the global status of your security.

The main benefits of the service include:

• Risk management through the monitorization of the infrastructure status of health.
• Continuous cybersecurity monitoring.
• Designed structural detection and remediation plan.
• Reduced detection times for new vulnerabilities.
• Developed strategy for mitigation efforts.
• Guaranteed proper resolution for vulnerabilities found.
• Compliance with the various cybersecurity regulations.

Application vulnerability management

For the development of the vulnerability management in infrastructure and application services, Tarlogic’s cybersecurity team relies on the vulnerability lifecycle:

• Discovery – Take inventory of assets, asset managers and vulnerability detection.
• Analysis – Analysis of the results obtained in the previous step using the internally developed methodology for dynamic cybersecurity risk.
• Reporting – Delivery of the results obtained and facilitating their interpretation.
• Remediation – Implementation of the proposed mitigation measures.
• Verification – Verification of correct mitigation for the vulnerabilities found.

With the launch of the service, a vulnerability analysis software will be deployed. This task will be executed in parallel with obtaining the IT asset inventory to subsequently continue with the service operation.

Emerging vulnerability management service

We analyze the perimeter assets of your organization to detect assets exposed to critical zero-day vulnerabilities.

Objectives of the emerging vulnerability service

The goal of this service is to evaluate new vulnerabilities with high impact and massive impact, such as: (log4j, proxylogon, zerologon, …) on the perimeter of organizations.

The service has the following capabilities:

• Inventory: Monitoring and discovery of perimeter assets.
• Proactive detection: different Tarlogic teams (Intelligence, Hunting, and Cybersecurity) collaborate in the early detection of new vulnerabilities
• Filtering and analysis: when a new high-impact vulnerability is published, a check for its presence in the client’s perimeter is performed
• Notification: 24×7 notice to the client of the vulnerability’s impact or non-impact on their infrastructure

Benefits of the emerging vulnerability service

Implementing an emerging vulnerability detection and response service allows:

• React in a coordinated manner to the publication of a high-impact zero-day vulnerability.
• Performing a quick analysis on the perimeter, using an updated inventory and with a standardized testing approach.
• Define countermeasures and verify their proper functioning, as information about the vulnerability expands.
• Reducing the exposure surface and the window of opportunity that a hostile actor would have to compromise the assets of your infrastructure.
• Anticipate possible movements associated with the use of certain vulnerabilities by organized groups.

Denial of Service Test (DoS)

Load testing or denial of service against systems exposed to the internet. Our DoS tests simulate attacks in controlled environments

DoS Test Objectives

All systems exposed to the internet are susceptible to receive connections from any computer in the world, with limitations such as connection bandwidth or it’s processing capacities. Unfortunately, there are malicious actors who, as if by brute force, saturate the resources of their victims by utilizing one or more computers under their control and bombarding the system to the maximum. This way, they can prevent a server from serving its legitimate clients, causing a service outage.

To protect yourself against this type of attacks, various hardware and software solutions have been developed that can provide better or worse results. The Tarlogic team has developed Denial of Service Tests (DoS), different techniques to simulate this type of attack to test the saturation levels of different types of services exposed to the internet in controlled environments.

Denial of Service Tests Benefits

• Data from actual load tests ran against services exposed to the internet. Our DoS Tests are very effective in monitoring your systems.
• Knowledge of the response time of a contracted security service against attacks of this type.
• Confirmation of the resilience level of bankend systems, forcing their abilities to autoscale in order to handle the required load.
• Verification of vulnerabilities in exposed applications that could facilitate attacks of this type by malicious users.

DDoS and DoS attack overview

Given the nature of these DoS Tests, they are generally executed during the time in which the client has less workload, which usually coincides with night time hours.

For Denial of Service Tests, Tarlogic’s cybersecurity team has tools that allow us to simulate attacks from one or multiple IP addresses, in order to try to saturate the resources of the target service. With the aim of refining its capacity to the maximum, increasingly demanding tests are launched until the saturation of resources is reached, whether they are our own or those of the target service.

DOS Test FAQs

▼What is a DoS attack?

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is based on making the attacked system or service inaccessible to its users. This is usually achieved by running out of system resources (network, processing, memory …) or by causing an error in the running software.

Many of the typical software vulnerabilities have impact on its availability. For example, a vulnerability that allows remote code execution could allow an attacker to disable the application or delete the database it depends on, resulting in denial of service.

It is also common to have a scenario in which a system has not been dimensioned correctly or does not implement the necessary security measures. In this case, a spike in network traffic could easily cause it to become unavailable.

▼how to test dos attack?

To identify software vulnerabilities that allow DoS it would be necessary to first identify all vulnerabilities, and then exploit them to study the result. Normally, this type of test is limited to identifying vulnerabilities, since the impact is usually already known.

DoS network attacks, on the other hand, tend to depend more on the infrastructure on which the service is mounted, so testing is needed to determine the impact a real attack could have. To do this, it is necessary to simulate a large amount of traffic that tries to saturate the network resources that manage the service. Specially developed tools are used in this type of test.

▼What is the difference between DoS and DDoS?

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is characterized by the fact that the service receives the attack from different origins, making it more complicated to categorize legitimate traffic belonging to the attack, and then defend from the attack.

Botnets are usually used for DDoS attacks, networks of infected and distributed computers around the world that are used to carry out joint actions. In most cases, the owners of the devices that belong to a botnet are not even aware of it.

For DDoS tests, due to the illegality of controlling a botnet, distributed servers with multiple IPs are used, partially simulating the sum of resources that a botnet would have. The most realistic tests use a large number of different servers and BGP paths, thus maximizing the volume of traffic reaching the target.

Bug bounty

Bug Bounty program management and implementation service

Bug bounty objectives

A bug bounty program aims to improve the security of a product or service by incentivizing ethical hackers to find and report security vulnerabilities. This is achieved by offering a reward to researchers who discover and report bugs.

The program’s objectives are to detect and fix potential security vulnerabilities before they are exploited by malicious hackers, improve the security reputation of the product or service, and encourage participation from the security community in the continuous security improvement process.

This service allows our clients to develop a Bug Bounty program that allows the identification of vulnerabilities before the cybercriminals, thanks to the help of our multidisciplinary team of auditors.

Bug bounty benefits

• It facilitates the development and management of the program supported by our industry expertise.
• Allows flexibility in developing your program policy.
• Vulnerability triage and management facilitates the implementation of a Bug Bounty program even for inexperienced companies.

General description

The Bug Bounty or VRP (Vulnerability Reward Program) is mainly based on rewarding researchers able to identify vulnerabilities in organizations.

Tarlogic offers a complete management service of the program in all its phases, so that any company can integrate a Bug Bounty program in the vulnerability management processes already established in the customer, using the same interfaces (ticketing tools, reporting system, etc.).

Tarlogic provides with a multidisciplinary team in charge of all technical and program coordination tasks. This team is flexible, so the number of analysts may vary depending on the environment where it is applied.

Bug bounty FAQs

▼Which bounty platform should I choose?

This is not a question that we can answer for you, since this decision will depend specifically on your needs, the objectives of your bug bounty program, your budget and many more variables that only you know. However, what we can do is tell you some of the things you should have when choosing it because there are multiple bug bounty platforms on the market like hackerone, intigriti, yeswehack, synack, yogosha, cobalt, epic bounties  among others. So in order to choose, you could take into account the following factors.
For example you can validate the customers who use it or have used it, review their comments and the rating they have given it; review the list of hunters subscribed to the platform, their position in the ranking, vulnerabilities found and their location; and last but not least, the costs and bug bounty plans what it offers, if it charges monthly fee, if it has annual plans or if it only charges for vulnerabilities found.
Customers love Bug Bounty because it makes sure that they are only paying for the value they receive and compared to other security systems it has lower ‘cost per vulnerability’. Likewise, having the best qualified hunters in the market, who are paid fairly and in a timely manner, is very important because it generates confidence in the entire process. Keep in mind that all you need is a trusted partner, and you’re good to go.

Dynamic Risk Assessment and Threat Prioritization

State-of-the-art technology to identify where the problems are, how to solve them and where to begin

Risk Assessment Objetives

Risks determine the probability of a threat materialization, and the impact it may produce on its target if it becomes a reality. Cybersecurity risk assessments will help us understand which points we have to emphasize when drawing up a security program, adding the necessary activities within a Security Master Plan, or the appropriate processes and procedures in the company’s cybersecurity policy.

Risk Assessment Approach

Dynamic Risk Methodology adds functionalities to traditional risk assessment processes that help determine the state of risk at any given moment. In order to see how it affects technology and information, it is necessary to follow a technical approach that allows us to identify vulnerabilities, assets, and values that are associated with confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.

More information about the Dynamic Risk Methodology developed by NCS can be found at Dynamic Cybersecurity Risk Assessment.

Threat Priorization

Through security reviews and penetration tests, we can identify vulnerabilities within the infrastructure and applications amongst other things.

An essential part of risk analysis is the the risk analysis framework, asset and vulnerability identification. Companies usually receive lots of information regarding vulnerabilities that are received through different suppliers and sources of information however prioritization work allows us to prioritize those vulnerabilities to show you what should be resolved with greater urgency.

You will find more information about methods to prioritize vulnerabilities in our articles at our cybersecurity blog.

OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE CYBERSECURITY SERVICES

Threat Hunting, Red Team and Incident response. BlackArrow is Tarlogic’s offensive and defensive services department. A wall of defense to protect the cybersecurity systems of the companies.

Cybersecurity services

We assist in identifying weaknesses in web applications that could put your information, corporate image or infrastructure at risk, Our web security audit analyses all variables.

We audit your systems and protect them

NCS is one of the leading Indian providers of cybersecurity services. A technical team of top-level specialists and state-of-the-art solutions to provide auditing, pentesting, vulnerability management, and incident response services.

Red Team

Realistic cyber attacks to evaluate your defenses

Our experts simulate techniques used by real-world threat actors, attacking continuously and infiltrating stealthily into your company’s critical systems to identify weaknesses in defensive layers and strengthen your security.

A Red Team in cybersecurity is a group that attempts to gain access to corporate systems through: a sponsored external attack, classic penetration, long-term persistence, corporate system privileged escalation and even alteration and theft of business strategic information.

During their execution, Red Team services continuously assess the detection and response capabilities of the security team (Blue Team), simulating the actions of a hostile actor and testing defenses against a real attack.

Attack scenarios can be designed and guided by threat intelligence (TLPT), as defined by the TIBER and DORA framework, providing these exercises with increased realism.

Benefits of Red Team services

Red Team services help detect and contain a penetration event at an early stage which results in preventing strategic information theft and corporate system down-time. This goal is gradually achieved thanks to:

• Detection of the company’s transversal weaknesses.
• Improvement and strengthening of response procedures
• Improvement of monitoring systems, identifying and solving vulnerabilities in the detection process and event analysis.
• Training of security personnel to respond to real incidents

All these benefits resulting from Red Team services translate into a faster evolution of the defensive team capabilities, allowing to counteract potential threats in a more efficient way.

From Perimeter Breach to Ransomware Simulation

Red Team Scenarios

Red Team Scenarios mimic threat actors like Remote Attackers, Malicious Employees or Ransomware Simulation among others.

Companies are continuously exposed to threat actors or adversaries that can introduce risks in several ways. According to that context, our Red Team simulates threat actors or adversaries looking for a particular objective. That is what it is called a Red Team Scenario.

The following table illustrates some alternatives that could be used to define the most suitable Red Team Scenario for a particular exercise:

Penetration Testing services

We identify critical vulnerabilities and protect your assets from cyber threats with our penetration testing services.

Pentesting objectives

The penetration test or pentest consists of an offensive security test where a real cyber attack is simulated in a controlled environment. The objective is to identify weaknesses that could be exploited by an attacker, thereby leading to threats such as information theft, unauthorized access, service disruptions, malware installation, and so on.

Pentesting is the discipline that encompasses this type of exercise, aimed at identifying potential vulnerabilities and mitigating cybersecurity risks. Our cybersecurity team is responsible for executing the penetration testing services under the conditions agreed with the client, which may include the duration of the testing, scope, objectives, modalities, and necessary depth.

At the completion of the pentesting service, we will have a report that includes the identified vulnerabilities classified and prioritized based on their impact and remediation complexity, as well as detailed recommendations to help mitigate the detected risks.

Approaches to penetration testing services

Black Box

Black box exercises start from a total lack of knowledge of the client’s infrastructure; the pentester team has no information regarding assets and users.

White Box

In this modality, detailed information has been provided on the technologies and target applications. This includes the source code of the application, network maps, architecture, and more…

Grey Box

In the grey penetration test, the team is provided partial information regarding the target such as legitimate user accounts to be used in the process, information about technologies used or IPs to be analyzed.

Perspectives of Penetration Test

• Internal pentestInternal pentests are developed from the perspective of an attacker with wired or wireless access to the internal network. These tests include remote access like VPN or remote desktop.
• External pentest (perimeter)The company’s perimeter comprises of all assets that are accessible through the Internet including public IPs, websites, domains and any exposed services.
• Social engineering pentestThe human factor is used in pentesting to assess the level of awareness and achieve an intrusion through social engineering tests.
• Wi-Fi pentestSecurity assessment and Wifi intrusion tests through corporate networks.

Penetration Testing phases & methodology

• ReconnaissanceInitial phase where we obtain as much information as possible about the target using different techniques.
• Post ExploitationObjectives are defined for system compromises, persistence, lateral movements and information exfiltration.
• IdentificationIdentification focuses on analyzing the information collected and looking for weaknesses.
• Pentest ReportsThe pentest report provides insights into how the security assessment was conducted.
• ExploitationIn exploitation or, we are given access to systems that can later be used for post-exploitation work.

In-Depth Pentest

• AutomatedInternal intrusion test utilizing advanced technology to obtain a comprehensive view of the most critical vulnerabilities, combined with a threat map. This work is complemented by manual exploitation and supports external intrusion exercises.
• In DepthIn in-depth pentesting, an intrusion is performed manually by expert pentesters who are familiar with the techniques and procedures commonly used by cyber attackers.
• ComprehensiveThis hybrid service combines the properties of the previous ones in routine and continuous intervals, aiming to identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks. This involves defining and evaluating targets by both the cybersecurity team and the client.

Penetration testing FAQs

▼What is the penetration test service?

Our penetration services involve conducting technical security reviews that simulate real-world attacks, analyzing one or more assets to identify potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited via external or internal corporate networks. The scope of our services may cover:

• Checking the efficiency of security measures and/or security controls implemented in the corporate network
• Identifying and later exploiting the vulnerabilities as a security evaluation
• Checking feasibility for elevating user privileges due to an incorrect security architecture or due to insufficient security measures applied to applications and systems
• Retesting post-exploitation exercises of already compromised objectives (persistence, lateral movement, log tampering, etc.).

Penetration tests have a defined scope and amount of time to perform all the required tests as well as produce a final report.

The outcome of a penetration test is a technical report which includes our findings and security recommendations for the mitigation and remediation of the identified threats and vulnerabilities.

▼What types of penetration tests does Tarlogic offer?

Penetration tests can be classified into the following three types of exercise:

• Black Box Penetration Test: These exercises are based on the lack of information about the infrastructure to review or the asset to be analyzed. In this modality, the team in charge of performing the penetration test does not have any prior information about the technologies used, the source code of the applications, network maps nor corporate users for the analysis.
• White Box Intrusion Test: These exercises are based on provisional details made available to the team in charge of performing the penetration test. This type of test requires obtaining information on the technologies used by the company, the source code of the applications, user company accounts, network maps as well as the company architecture, prior to starting the exercise.
• Gray Box Penetration Test: These exercises are based on the provisional partial information about the target, such as legitimate user company accounts, partial information on the technologies used, IP inventories of the company, domain information or other useful information for the analysis.

Apart from the different types to consider, the exercises can have different perspectives:

• Internal Penetration Test: Internal penetration tests are performed from the perspective of a cyber attacker with access to the company’s internal wired or wireless network, including remote VPN accesses to the internal network.
• External Penetration Test: The external penetration tests comprises of all assets published on the internet, including public IPs, websites, DNS, and any exposed services that a cyber attacker could access.

▼What are the industry leading tools used for penetration testing?

It is common for a pentester’s suite of tools to include specialized software, such as Kali Linux and others, adapted for cybersecurity purposes as an operating system.

In addition, depending on the phase, objective, or type of work, we can use tools such as the following:

• Discovery of network segments linked to the organization: Tarlogic tools for RIR analysis (RIPE NCC, ARIN, APNIC, AFRINIC, LACNIC).
• Infrastructure reconnaissance: amass (Shodan, Censys, SecurityTrails, WhoisXMLAPI), uncover
• Sub-domain bruteforcing tools: shuffledns, puredns
• Port and service discovery: nmap, masscan, naabu
• Web application recognition: Aquatone, httpx, WaybackMachine, Waybackurls, gau
• Identification of web technologies: wappalyzergo
• Web application vulnerability analysis: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nuclei, w3af, Acunetix, Nikto
• Analysis of cipher suites: Testssl, sslscan, Qualys SLLlabs
• Analysis and discovery of secrets /APIKeys: Trufflehog, earlybird
• Analysis and discovery of secrets in github repositories: gitGrabber, gitLeaks, github-search, github-tools-collections
• Authentication/authorization vulnerability scanning: Authorize (Burp Extension)
• Out-of-band interactions tools: BurpCollaborator, interactsh
• WAFs detection/WAFs bypass analysis: wafw00f, cloudfail, hakoriginfinder
• Document metadata analysis: FOCA, Exiftool, Exiftool Scanner
• Web resource discovery: gobuster, dirbuster, wfuzz
• Tools for CMS security analysis: CMSMap, WPScan
• Automatic SQL Injection vulnerability scanning: sqlmpa, sqlninja
• XSS vulnerability scanning: XSSer, XSSHunter, BeeF
• Analysis/exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities: Ysoserial
• Testing of DoS vulnerabilities in web servers: Slowloris, SlowHTTPTest
• Vulnerability scanning tools: Nessus
• Vulnerability exploitation solutions: Metasploit
• Credential cracking: hashcat, John the ripper
• Brute force attacks (password spraying): Hydra

Windows pentesting tools:

• Sysinternals Suite
• PowerView
• PowerUP
• Get-GPPPassword
• Bloodhound
• WinPeas
• CrackMapExec
• Responder
• Impacket
• Kerbrute
• Rubeus
• Mimikatz
• Network Monitor
• API Monitor

Linux pentesting tools:

• LinPeas
• Lynis
• Impacket
• LinuxSmartEnumeration
• py
• Sudo Killer

Communications and network attack analysis:

• Wireshark
• Yersinia
• Vlan_Hopper
• netdiscover
• Scapy

Cloud security analysis:

• Azure: ROADtools, stormspotter, microBurst, adconnectdump, scoutuite, APIs and Azure CLI tools.
• AWS: SkyArk, BucketFinder, Boto3, Cloudspaining, Pacu, enumerate-iam, aws_consoler and AWS CLI tools.
• Google Cloud Platform: ScoutSuite, GCP IAM Collector, GCP Firewall Enum, GCPBucketBrute, Hayat

▼How much does a penetration test cost?

The cost of a penetration test varies and is calculated on the grounds of what the objective you seek to obtain: the volume of assets to be analyzed, the complexity of the test, the agreed approach and the methodology used (ie white box, black box or mixed).

The price range could vary from €4,500 for a limited penetration test to €30,000 for a penetration test with much broader objectives. The price is also influenced by whether the work is performed once or if continuous service is required.

We strongly encourage that we have a joint assessment with our clients and team to determine the specific characteristics and particular requirements to better define the scope and objectives of your exercise. We invite you to contact us so that our specialists can give you advice on the best approach to achieve your goals.

Social engineering and phishing testing services

At NCS we help our customers to protect themselves against social engineering attacks through fully customized simulations according to their requirements.

Social engineering objectives

One of the techniques most commonly used by cybercriminals to obtain initial access to internal company systems is through social engineering. This is because it is often easier, cheaper and faster to find a user vulnerable to these attacks than an exploitable vulnerability in the infrastructure. The results of these attacks are very often seen in the media as Ransomware infections, cyber scams, CEO fraud, etc. Tarlogic’s social engineering services simulate fully customized attacks with the goal of improving our customer´s capabilities against these types of attacks.

Social Engineering Testing

At NCS we help our customers to improve their security against this type of attack. Our social engineering services use two approaches:

• Awareness through social engineering attacks with the objective of helping users to detect and manage in the right way this type of attacks. The methodology defined by Tarlogic employs the same attack vectors used by cybercriminals, and once a successful attack has been achieved, an impact awareness message is provided, to provoke a reaction to help to learn from mistakes and prevent them from happening again.
• AssessmentUsed to evaluate a company’s level of maturity against social engineering attacks and thus define the level of risk. This type of testing is beneficial when deciding to implement new measures or to evaluate the results of previous campaigns.

General description about social engineering services

NCS’s social engineering services may employ different attack vectors:

• PhishingEvaluates the willingness of users to be victims of phishing campaigns. Through this type of campaign, metrics are obtained on user behavior in terms of opening malicious emails, clicking on links, downloading dangerous content or providing credentials.
• Vishing One of the most effective methods to obtain information is to ask for it. Vishing tests the maturity of users in terms of providing confidential information to strangers or to someone claiming to be trustworthy through a phone call.
• SmishingIn recent years, cybercriminals are using social engineering techniques based on mobile devices. Users are more likely to follow a link received by SMS or through another messaging app (e.g. WhatsApp), considering them secure means.
• Spear phishingAimed at specific targets within the company such as departments handling sensitive information or managers. A specific campaign is defined that could use mixed techniques: for example, phishing and vishing at the same time.

Social engineering FAQs

▼What does social engineering mean?

A social engineering attack seeks to obtain confidential information or penetrate a company’s technological infrastructure by manipulating its employees. This manipulation can be carried out by exploiting technical flaws (vulnerabilities) or solely by deception, using a well-designed pretext.

▼What are the 4 types of social engineering?

Social engineering attacks can be classified on the vector used for deception of the victim. There are four min types of social engineering types:

• Phishing – using email to deliver malicious content that if opened by the victim may compromise their system or disclose confidential information. Different subtypes of phishing exist as spear phishing targeting a selected group of victims, or whaling targeting VIP of a company.
• Vishing – using voice calls to persuade the victim to disclose sensitive information on the company or credentials to access restricted platforms.
• Smishing – using SMS text messaging or social media, to deliver malicious links.
• Physical – in this type of attack it is attempted the physical access to company’s capabilities. For example, attempting to reach server rooms or archives.

▼What are the 3 common methods of social engineering?

The most used method, given its extension of use and ease to create the attack vector, is e-mail; this practice is known as phishing. Each employee usually has a company email through which they receive important information about their work, and for this reason the employee must always be aware of the emails received in their inbox. For this reason, if a phishing email reaches inbox, there is a high chance that it is open.

Another method broadly used is the smishing, which uses SMS to deliver malicious links to victims. This method is used mainly to target companies’ clients, impersonating the company (for example banks, or logistic firms).

Also, voice calls are used by social engineers to attempt get sensitive information. In these calls the social engineer may impersonate IT support, company’s directives, or providers. This method of social engineering is called vishing.

▼What does a social engineer do?

The social engineer studies companies’ environment, including employees, suppliers, clients and any other third party (OSINT). The purpose is to identify victims or group of victims which have the access or information the social engineer is pursuing, and after to build pretexts that can be effectively used for deception of those victims.

Wi-Fi Pentest

Tarlogic’s Wi-Fi Pentest will identify the access vectors to wireless networks. We will exploit weak points to determine the company’s overall exposure to wireless network attacks

Wi-Fi Pentest Objectives

In the most recent years, there has been an exponential increase in the use of wireless technology in corporate environments. Access to internal networks via wireless devices has opened new doors to potential malicious threats and increased technological risk in organizations. Wireless technology presents unique threats as their signals propagate outside physical boundaries which in turn are harder to control. Configuration errors and the the use of outdated security protocols can allow unauthorized access to internal networks as well.

Wifi Pentest will simulate and test all types of attacks that a cybercriminal could carry out in real life.

Wi-Fi Pentest Benefits

The benefits of WiFi Pentest include:

• Understanding possible intrusions to corporate networks through the wireless network.
• Preventing information leaks and malware distribution.
• Determine whether wireless security devices are capable of detecting and preventing wireless attacks.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements for wireless technologies.
• Improper use of wireless networks.

Overview

At NCS, we offer several different review modalities depending on the depth to be audited:

• Wi-Fi Pentest: The objective of this Wi-Fi intrusion test is to find the your Wi-Fi weaknesses that could potentially allow a malicious actor to intrude into a corporate wireless network.
• Wi-Fi Security Assessment: The objective of the security assessment is to find all of the security weaknesses in your Wi-Fi networks. For this specific purpose, Tarlogic has developed the OWISAM security methodology.OWISAM is the acronym for “Open Wireless Security Assessment Methodology”. Thanks to the use of Creative Commons licenses, the entire community can make use of this methodology, modify it and improve it over time. The OWISAM security methodology defines a total of 64 technical controls that are grouped into ten categories. Using the ten categories there is a set of tests required to successfully ensure a successful security assessment of a wireless infrastructure.In addition to a security analysis aimed at verifying all the technical controls, it is possible to perform a wireless audit taking into account only the top 10 security risks of wireless infrastructures.OWISAM Top 10 defines the main security risks of wireless networks:
  • OWISAM-TR-001: Open Wi-Fi communication networks.
  • OWISAM-TR-002: WEP-based encryption in communication networks.
  • OWISAM-TR-003: Insecure key generation algorithms (devices, WEP, WPA(2)-PSK and WPS passwords).
  • OWISAM-TR-004: WEP/WPA/WPA2 dictionary based key.
  • OWISAM-TR-005: Insecure authentication mechanisms (LEAP, PEAP-MD5 …)
  • OWISAM-TR-006: Device with WiFi Protected Setup support active (WPS).
  • OWISAM-TR-007: Wi-Fi networks not authorized by the organization.
  • OWISAM-TR-008: Insecure captive portal in Wi-Fi Hotspots.
  • OWISAM-TR-009: Client trying to connect to insecure networks.
  • OWISAM-TR-010: Overextended Wi-Fi networks coverage.
• Wi-Fi Coverage Analysis: This analysis of Wi-Fi performance and coverage is one of the services in which Tarlogic has the most experience thanks to the knowledge obtained with the development of its own wireless network monitoring solutions AcrylicWiFi.

Cyber intelligence

Discovering threats while supporting your business

Custom threat intelligence methodology, aligned with Tiber-EU, NIS2, and DORA standards to provide high-quality information to your business strategy. Fraud prevention with pioneering solutions against phishing and digital piracy.

Digital surveillance

We return to the origin of intelligence analysis, in which every finding is timely verified, validated and evaluated to provide useful knowledge. Through this approach, we work with craftsmanship and with the help of our own technological developments on technical procurement oriented by a careful alignment with the OSINT and HUMINT guidelines.

As a result, our services show a greater richness, not only in the detail of the information obtained but also in the analytical depth exposed.

Digital surveillance purpose

To provide useful knowledge in the identification of areas for improvement, in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the information security measures adopted and in the early detection of risks, among others.

A work approach that allows us to accompany our customers in the implementation of strategies and prioritisation of measures to be adopted.

Digital surveillance benefits

It allows direct and immediately effective mitigation actions to be taken.

• Very useful as an early warning in the identification of potential risks.
• Not only does it facilitate the prioritisation of their management, but it also provides updated knowledge of threats that can be used to optimise internal decision making.
• It helps to reduce the risk of information leaks and reputational or economic damage that could be generated by a successful social engineering attack.
• It allows you to monitor the effectiveness of the prevention measures adopted, providing a continuous snapshot of the status of the vulnerabilities exposed.
• It helps to improve awareness campaigns by identifying the most exposed areas and the most effective attack vectors.

OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE CYBERSECURITY SERVICES

Threat Hunting, Red Team and Incident response. BlackArrow is Tarlogic’s offensive and defensive services department. A wall of defense to protect the cybersecurity systems of the companies.

Threat Hunting – MDR Services

A tailored solution for each company

Threat Hunting, also known as Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, is a proactive security service. Our team of experts continuously and in real-time tracks threats to your systems, identifying suspicious activities even when no alerts are triggered. We detect and contain threats before it’s too late.

Threat intelligence

Targeted threat intelligence allows for the discovery of potential attack scenarios and risks, empowering organizations to strengthen their cyber defenses.

Threat intelligence

We have developed our own analysis methodology, based on frameworks with proven results, which allows us to know the most plausible and realistic attack scenarios for each organisation, taking into account the peculiarity of its different lines of business and activities.

Highly valuable knowledge in diagnosing the level of cyber resilience and identifying areas for improvement in each case.

Threat intelligence objectives

Our extensive experience and managed knowledge of threats has allowed us to create high-value knowledge in the diagnosis of our customers, both of the organization itself and of each of the functions that comprise it. This makes it possible to focus on prevention and protection of those areas most exposed to each risk.

Threat intelligence benefits

• Provides an updated picture of the main threats to the sector.
• Contributes to finding out the most relevant vulnerabilities of the organisation.
• Highlights the critical functions most exposed to each identified cyberattack risk.
• Facilitates the design of possible attack scenarios prioritised by their estimated degree of occurrence.
• Guides future Red Team exercises independently.
• Allows for the rapid adoption of preventive or, if necessary, mitigation measures.
• Helps with decision making.

BlackArrow – Offensive security

Adversary Simulation

Continuously creating adversary emulations (Red teaming vs Threat Hunting) to fine-tune your defenses and protect your business information.