Assessment / Hardening / RemediationUnderstand the exposure.
Understand the exposure.
Know what to fix next.
Turn assessment findings into an ordered improvement plan across your applications, infrastructure, cloud and Microsoft 365 environment.
Built around your environment.The business contextA practical answer
A practical answer
to everyday complexity.
A long list of weaknesses is useful only when the organisation can decide what matters and how to respond. A good assessment relates a finding to the affected service, available evidence and the business context.
AXO discusses the authorised targets and testing approach with your stakeholders, then scopes the reporting, remediation and validation needed. Project-based assessment services complement ongoing security operations with a clear handover between the two.
Is this your starting point?
When this service fits.
Common reasons to start the discussion.
Cloud, identity and network configuration have grown without a common baseline.
The business needs clearer evidence before approving security investment.
What the scope can cover
The work behind the outcome.
A detailed starting point, shaped into a proposal for your environment.
Security posture assessment
Review the relevant controls, architecture and operating practices against an agreed baseline. Separate observed weaknesses from assumptions and identify where evidence or access is incomplete.
Vulnerability assessment & testing
Define authorised systems, application targets, test windows and operational boundaries. Agree whether validation includes penetration testing and what the final reporting and retest will cover.
Identity & Microsoft 365 reviews
Examine applicable authentication, privileged access, account lifecycle and tenant settings. Prioritise changes with the business owners who understand their operational impact.
Network & perimeter hardening
Review internet exposure, firewall rules, management access and configuration dependencies. Plan controlled changes with rollback and maintenance arrangements where necessary.
Application & cloud security
Assess relevant application, API and workload controls within the authorised scope. Consider identity, secrets, network access, logging and the responsibilities of hosting or development providers.
Remediation & readiness
Translate findings into an owned improvement backlog. Scope implementation support, verification, awareness activities or readiness exercises according to the risk being addressed.
Solution, made visible
See how the pieces connect.
Explore the operating model and the decisions around it.
Authorised assessment
Targets, test methods and operating boundaries are agreed before work starts.
Prioritised findings
Findings connect evidence to the affected service, business context and a practical remediation recommendation.
Validation
A scoped retest checks the implemented changes and records residual issues for the owner.
Tangible deliverables
Know what you should receive.
Documents, records and decisions that help your team operate afterwards.
Authorised scope & test plan
Targets, boundaries, access arrangements, exclusions and delivery milestones.
Executive assessment summary
Business context, material observations and prioritised decisions.
Technical findings register
Evidence, affected scope, recommendations and assigned remediation owners.
Validation & handover record
Retest results where included, residual issues and the handoff into operations.
The delivery journeyFrom first conversation
From first conversation
to accountable ownership.
Scope
Agree targets, authorisation, evidence needs and the testing approach.
Assess
Review configuration or test the authorised environment.
Prioritise
Connect observations to business relevance and remediation ownership.
Validate
Retest agreed changes and record remaining issues and handover actions.
Experience in practice
A related AXO engagement.
Cybersecurity
Endpoint protection and encryption for a fintech business
The customer wanted to strengthen threat protection and support security requirements associated with PCI DSS and BNM RMIT.
Explore the project ↗A useful starting point
Look inside the deliverables.
Sample templates illustrate a reporting or handover structure. They contain no client data.
Security assessment summary
A sample executive summary, finding structure and remediation action register.
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A concise introduction to AXO, our core services and delivery approach.
Download PDFBefore we beginYour questions.
Your questions.
Clear answers.
What is the difference between VA and penetration testing?
A vulnerability assessment identifies and evaluates weaknesses. Penetration testing adds a scoped attempt to validate exploitability and impact. The exact methods and boundaries must be authorised.
Will testing affect production?
Testing can affect systems. Discovery must identify critical services, permitted techniques, maintenance windows, stop conditions and escalation contacts before work begins.
Do you help fix the findings?
Remediation planning or implementation can be scoped alongside the assessment or as a separate stage. Identify which work remains with your team or other suppliers.
Can findings be retested?
Retesting should have an agreed scope, evidence requirement and delivery window. It verifies selected changes rather than implying that every future weakness has been eliminated.
Can the report be used for audit discussions?
The report can provide evidence of the work completed within its scope. Any regulatory mapping, assurance requirement or independent compliance opinion must be agreed separately.
Start with a conversation
Discuss your requirements ↗Let’s shape the right cybersecurity approach.
Tell us about your environment, your priorities and the outcome you need.