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Diagnostic assessment evaluating organizational preparedness against modern ransomware, weaponized zero-days, and cloud identity takeovers. Benchmark maturity across 4 core defensive pillars and export an executive gap analysis report.
Defensive Security Posture Scorecard
Evaluate your infrastructure against ransomware containment, zero-day mitigation, and identity protection benchmarks. Pinpoint architectural gaps and deploy recommended controls.
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Architecture Assessment Checklist
1. Are all corporate accounts and admin portals guarded by phishing-resistant MFA (FIDO2 / WebAuthn)?
SMS and email one-time passcodes are routinely bypassed by adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) proxy phishing tools.
2. Does the organization enforce an enterprise password vault and automated secret rotation policy?
Stolen infostealer credentials from unencrypted browser password stores are the leading initial access broker vector.
3. Is continuous Behavioral Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) installed across 100% of hosts and servers?
Traditional signature antivirus cannot detect fileless PowerShell execution or living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins).
4. Can your endpoint protection roll back ransomware file modifications within 72 hours of detonation?
Ransomware containment without rollback capabilities leads to catastrophic data destruction and prolonged downtime.
5. Has legacy inbound SSL-VPN concentrator infrastructure been replaced with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)?
Edge VPN appliances are the #1 targeted vulnerability category in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
6. Is Web Application Firewall (WAF) virtual patching active at the edge to mitigate zero-days before vendor patches?
During out-of-band zero-day disclosures, edge WAF regex rules shield vulnerable services from automated scanning.
7. Are all systems audited continuously against the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog?
CISA BOD 22-01 mandates 14-day patching for weaponized flaws. Prioritizing CVSS score alone results in patch fatigue.
8. Does your engineering pipeline generate and scan Software Bills of Materials (SBOM) for third-party libraries?
Open-source software supply chain injections (e.g. Log4j, XZ Utils) bypass traditional external port vulnerability scanners.
9. Do you conduct authenticated external and internal vulnerability vulnerability scans at least monthly?
Unauthenticated scans only detect superficial version headers and miss misconfigurations and internal shadow IT.
10. Does the company enforce automated OS and 3rd-party patch deployment SLAs (Critical <14d, High <30d)?
Unpatched endpoints remain the most common foothold for ransomware and initial access brokers.
11. Is outbound network traffic strictly filtered to drop non-standard reverse shell ports (e.g. 4444, 1337, 9001)?
Adversaries rely on outbound reverse connections to establish interactive command-and-control (C2) sessions.
12. Are cloud infrastructure environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) audited continuously against IAM privilege escalation misconfigurations?
Overly permissive IAM roles and hardcoded API tokens allow initial compromise to result in complete cloud tenant takeover.
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