Vulnerability
Assessment
A thorough scan-based assessment that identifies security vulnerabilities across your infrastructure without attempting exploitation. Unlike penetration testing, vulnerability assessments focus on breadth of coverage to catalog all potential weaknesses.
Starting at $1,500 per engagement
Full Coverage
Systematic identification of all known vulnerabilities
Assessment Capabilities
Our vulnerability assessments provide thorough coverage across your environment using industry-leading scanning technologies.
Authenticated Scanning
Credentialed scans that log into systems for deeper vulnerability detection, identifying issues invisible to external scanners.
Unauthenticated Scanning
External perspective scanning of exposed services, simulating what an attacker would see from outside your network.
Configuration Auditing
Systematic review of system configurations to identify misconfigurations, hardening gaps, and deviations from security baselines.
Patch Validation
Identification of missing security patches and updates across operating systems, applications, and firmware.
Compliance Mapping
Map findings to compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, and CIS benchmarks for audit readiness.
Risk Prioritization
Categorize vulnerabilities by exploitability, business impact, and asset criticality to focus remediation efforts effectively.
False Positive Validation
Manual verification of scanner findings to eliminate noise and ensure reported vulnerabilities are real and actionable.
Remediation Guidance
Actionable fix recommendations for each finding, including step-by-step instructions and vendor-specific guidance.
Our Methodology
Systematic scanning combined with expert analysis to deliver accurate, actionable results.
Scoping
Define assessment boundaries, asset inventory, and credential requirements for authenticated scanning.
Scanning
Execute authenticated and unauthenticated scans using industry-leading vulnerability scanners.
Analysis
Manual review to validate findings, eliminate false positives, and assess true business risk.
Reporting
Prioritized findings with compliance mapping and detailed remediation guidance.
Assessment vs. Penetration Testing
Vulnerability assessments and penetration tests serve different purposes. Understanding the difference helps you choose the right service.
Breadth Over Depth
Assessments catalog all known vulnerabilities across your environment, while pen tests deeply exploit specific weaknesses.
No Exploitation
We identify vulnerabilities without attempting to exploit them, minimizing risk to production systems.
Regular Cadence
Ideal for quarterly or monthly security checks to maintain continuous visibility into your security posture.
Compliance Ready
Directly supports compliance requirements for PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, and other frameworks requiring regular assessments.
Related Services
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External Penetration Testing
Simulate real-world attacks against your internet-facing infrastructure to find exploitable vulnerabilities.
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Thorough evaluation of your network architecture, segmentation, and device configurations.
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Quarterly external vulnerability scans required for PCI DSS compliance, performed by an Approved Scanning Vendor.
Learn moreWhy Vulnerability Assessment Matters
Attackers overwhelmingly do not need a zero-day. They use known vulnerabilities with public exploit code against systems that were never patched, because patching is a queue and queues get long. A file server that dropped off the patch management agent eight months ago, an appliance running an operating system that went end-of-life last year, a test VM somebody stood up for a migration and never turned off — none of those show up on a dashboard, and all of them are still listening. Having a patching process and having every host in your environment actually current are two different things, and the gap between them is where most opportunistic compromise happens.
A vulnerability assessment is built for breadth. Instead of going deep on one attack path, it inventories every known weakness in scope so nothing sits unaccounted for. We run credentialed scans that log into hosts and see installed software, patch level, and local configuration — detail an unauthenticated scanner cannot reach — alongside an outside-in view of what your exposed services present to the internet, plus configuration auditing against hardening baselines. Nothing is exploited, which is what makes this safe to run on production on a monthly or quarterly cadence between annual penetration tests. A person reviews the output: every finding is manually validated, so you are not handed a 400-page scanner dump full of noise, and results are mapped to PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, and CIS controls for audit evidence.
You get findings ranked by exploitability, business impact, and asset criticality rather than raw CVSS, fix instructions specific to the affected software, and direct access to the tester who ran the assessment when your team has a question about a finding. Scoped quotes come back within 24 hours. We work with organizations across the Charlotte, NC area and nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a vulnerability assessment cost?
Vulnerability assessments start at $1,500. Final pricing depends on the number of IP addresses and hosts in scope. Get a free, scoped quote within 24 hours.
What’s the difference between a vulnerability assessment and a penetration test?
A vulnerability assessment identifies and catalogs known weaknesses across your environment without attempting exploitation. A penetration test goes deep instead of wide — a tester actively exploits findings, chains them together, and demonstrates real business impact. Assessments are about breadth and coverage; pentests are about proof. Read our detailed comparison for more.
How often should we run a vulnerability assessment?
Most organizations run them monthly or quarterly. The cadence matters more than any single scan, because new vulnerabilities are published constantly and your environment changes between engagements. Running assessments on a regular schedule between annual penetration tests keeps known issues from accumulating unnoticed.
Do you need credentials to run the scan?
Credentials are strongly recommended but not required. Authenticated scans log into each host and see installed software, patch level, and local configuration, which surfaces issues an external scanner cannot detect. We also run unauthenticated scans to show what an attacker sees from outside. Credential requirements are agreed during scoping.
Will scanning disrupt our production systems?
Disruption is very unlikely, because we do not exploit anything. A vulnerability assessment identifies weaknesses without attempting to take advantage of them, which is what makes it safe to run on live systems. We still coordinate scan windows and throttling with your team for sensitive or legacy hosts.
How do you deal with false positives?
Every finding is manually reviewed by a tester before it reaches your report. Scanners are noisy and flag issues that do not apply to your configuration or are already mitigated. We validate results and remove what is not real, so your team spends its time on findings that actually need fixing.
Does a vulnerability assessment satisfy our compliance requirements?
It satisfies requirements for regular vulnerability scanning, and we map every finding to PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, and CIS controls for audit evidence. It does not replace a requirement for penetration testing, which is a separate control in most frameworks. PCI DSS quarterly external scans must also come from an Approved Scanning Vendor — see our PCI ASV scanning service.
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