The attacker's view
Is there a way in, and how far does it reach?
Using the information and methods real attackers use, we work from outside in, all the way to what an intruder could take or stop.
Comprehensive Security Health Check
A review of overall security posture, key risks and improvement priorities within an agreed scope
We search like an attacker and check like a defender.
From external exposure to readiness to respond, we look at your organisation's hacking and security issues from five perspectives, and finish with what to fix first and the next steps.
Where do we stand overall?
We bring together confirmed risks and improvement priorities.
Reviewed
Two views: attacker and defender
Where the two views disagree, where an attack gets through and the defence does not notice, is what to fix first.
The defender's view
Can it be stopped, noticed and undone?
We check whether your safeguards, people and procedures do their part against that attack.
What sets it apart
You can start from one concern
Before you have picked a system to test or a harm to guard against, wanting to know where your security stands is enough to begin.
We find where to look first
We pinpoint where an attacker and a security expert would expect trouble and check those places in order, so however long the check runs, the most urgent problems surface first.
We weigh scattered issues together
Issues that sit apart in different teams and systems go on one scale and are ranked by what they mean for the organisation as a whole.
Each perspective is checked with the methods and technology of SAFE SQUARE's professional services.
What we check
For each of the five perspectives we ask the attacker's and the defender's question; what we actually examine follows your environment.
- EXPOSUREExternal exposure and threats
- Attacker
- If they came for us, what would they look for first?
- Defender
- Is anything open or leaked that we don't know about?
Example issues
- SERVICEServices and infrastructure
- Attacker
- Where could they get in, and do known attacks work?
- Defender
- Do protections still hold after recent changes and in old setups?
Example issues
- ACCESSAuthentication, permissions and boundaries
- Attacker
- With one account, how far could they spread?
- Defender
- Do permissions and boundaries block what they were designed to?
Example issues
- DATASensitive information and operations
- Attacker
- Where is the most valuable data, and how could it be taken or locked?
- Defender
- Do we know where sensitive data flows and who sees it, and could we restore it if lost?
Example issues
- READINESSReadiness to respond
- Attacker
- How long could they stay without being caught?
- Defender
- Could we notice, stop, recover and explain?
Example issues
When it fits
- You need a fresh look at where you stand
Your last review was long ago or there has never been one, or a cloud move, a merger or acquisition, or a new person in charge has changed your environment.
- When an incident hits close to home
A company in your industry or one you work with has been breached, and you need to answer 'are we all right?' with evidence.
- Someone is asking where you stand
Your board, an investor's due diligence, a customer's security requirements or an audit needs your current security state explained with evidence.
- You need evidence to set priorities
With limited staff and funds, you need evidence to decide which risks to address first.
How it runs
The length follows what you want to know and your environment, anywhere from half a day to several months; the longer it runs, the wider it reaches.
Wherever something worth a closer look turns up, we dig deeper.
Agree the concern and scope
We hear what worries you and agree together on the scope and how long it runs.
Map the current state
From what you share and what can be seen from outside, we single out what an attacker would target and what must be protected.
Check from both sides
From the attacker's side we validate what actually works; from the defender's side we check whether it would be stopped and noticed. Anything that could affect a service is agreed with you before it runs.
Report and explain
We explain what we found to decision-makers and to the people doing the work.
When a particular system or risk needs testing to a defined scope and set criteria, professional services such as Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), AI System Security Assessment & Penetration Testing or Privacy Risk Analysis can join the check in one project. Each runs at its full depth with its own deliverables, and its results are brought together with the check's into one overall picture of your risks.
Request
Please look across our security risks for a month. Our payment API must also go through VAPT before it launches.
Target: the company as a whole, and a payment API about to launch
| Work | What we do | What you receive |
|---|---|---|
| Security Health Check | Over a month, the riskiest areas first across the five perspectives, with validation where it matters | The main risks with their evidence, and improvement priorities |
| Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) | The payment API tested before launch, to the agreed scope and test criteria | A VAPT report with the findings, their real impact and reproducible evidence |
| Bringing it together | The two sets of results linked, showing where the payment API's problems sit among the company's risks | A summary and overall risk picture for decision-makers, and recommended actions for the people doing the work |
You can also go straight to a professional service, or have the check regularly as part of Cybersecurity Care.
What you receive
We state what we checked and under which conditions, and keep facts apart from signs.
SAMPLEWhat to fix first: an exampleA fictional example, written for illustration.
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A leaver's account still allows remote access from outside
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Backups can be deleted with the same admin rights as production
Confirmed problems
Set down with the evidence and the conditions under which they occur.
Signs that need a closer look
Kept apart from facts, with what it would take to confirm them.
What to examine next
Areas outside this scope or left for later: the starting point for next time.
- Where you standFor decision-makers
Your current state across the five perspectives.
- Findings and evidenceFor the people doing the work
For each problem, the evidence, attack path, defence gap and direction for improvement.
- What to fix firstFor both
An order for what to fix first, set by business impact and evidence, with the reasons for it.
- Next stepsFor decision-makers
What needs a closer look or action, set out with the evidence, so you can decide what to do and how far to take it.