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Physical Security Assessment

Would your security prevent an on-site attack? A Physical Security assessment will help you prepare for an unwanted visitor.

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What is a Physical Security Assessment?

The modern cyberattack is a multi-vector effort – including attempts to compromise your offices and physical data centre. If they cannot breach your firewall and perimeter defences, hackers may try to compromise systems on site.

A Physical Security Assessment tests every aspect of your data centre defences. How do you control access to the machine room? Could malware be installed manually on your PCs? Are your employees properly trained to deal with a social engineering attack?

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Why do I need a Physical Security Assessment?

  1. To identify on-site vulnerabilities

    If a stranger walked in off the street, how much of your IT infrastructure could they access? An assessment will identify shortcomings and loopholes that expose your business to unacceptable risks.

  2. To identify new training opportunities

    A confident hacker could trick unprepared employees into granting access to secure areas of your building or divulging sensitive information. A Physical Security Assessment will uncover these instances and identify where additional staff training is required.

  3. To create a holistic security strategy

    To counter multi-vector cyberattacks, you need to include physical security provisions as part of your strategy. An assessment will help you understand where additional work is required to increase overall protections.

  4. To make effective security investments

    Physical security provisions are more involved than simply strengthening the door to the server room. A Physical Security Assessment will help identify those areas most in need of investment.

  5. To achieve or maintain compliance

    Regulations like GDPR are not solely restricted to IT systems. Your business has a duty to protect all personal data, including details held in paper files. To maintain compliance, you will need to secure physical and digital assets.

Our Approach

On-site

Audit physical security defences

Our consultants will conduct a site survey to assess your current defences. They will look at how easy it is to enter your premises, how doors are locked, and whether access controls are being used effectively.

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Audit local machine settings

If a hacker gains access to one of your PCs, can they install malware? Could they connect an external storage device to steal data? The assessment will consider how well you protect against physical access by attackers.

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Conduct physical penetration tests

Our consultants can make an unexpected visit to your offices, and attempt to gain unauthorised access – just as a hacker would. We will then conduct a penetration test to see how many systems we can compromise before being challenged.

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Provide actionable recommendations

We will provide a plain-English report containing our findings, along with an action plan for improving physical security of your systems.

The Industry Average

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Other approaches we've witnessed have included convoluted steps and commonly ends with incorrect information being handed to the consultant assigned to the engagement.

The Wavenet Way

pen-testing-2Our approach to security involves a qualified security consultant through the entire process to ensure quality, accuracy and consistency.

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    What our customers have to say

    Oysta is very happy with the support, service and dedication of the Wavenet team. Working with the Oysta team every step of the way, not only did they check all security on the device, they also provided feedback on the quality of the hardware. I will be working with Wavenet again.

    Mario Zuccaro, Founder and CEO, Oysta Technology

    We have been really pleased with the service provided by Wavenet. We have found them to be extremely easy to work with. We also felt their fee structure was reasonable. We would recommend Wavenet to anyone looking for a PCI pen testing partner.

    Andy Phillips, Inspired Outsourcing

    Great service. Gave us exactly what we needed, as promised.

    Philip Cunnington, TalkPlus NHS

    We were extremely pleased with the service, knowledge and professionalism shown by Wavenet. After the remediation phase, we then ran a phishing exercise with them to remind staff of the need to be vigilant with external email communications. I would have no hesitation in using or recommending Wavenet in the future due to the quality of work carried out at a great price.

    Graeme Thistlethwaite, ICT, Business Change and Business Support Manager

    Wavenet provided a high quality penetration service at a reasonable price … communications were great … the Pen test team flexed around us and our other commitments to get the job done. Thanks!

    Darren Crombie, CEO, Upstream Outcomes

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