Network & Security Assessment Services
Vulnerability Assessment | Internet Assessment | WAN Assessment | LAN Assessment
Network Documentation Service | Wireless Assessment | Blue Coat PacketShaper Remote Review
Risk Management Services Download PDF 
Our consultants are 100 percent security-focused and utilize proven consulting methods, based on ISO 1779 and National Security Agency Information Assurance Methodology (NSA IAM) best security practices.
Our team of security experts employs both proprietary and commercially available toolsets, the latest threat intelligence and advanced countermeasures to help build effective security programs that protect and enhance business operations.
Incident & Security Response
Incident Response Planning
Development of a security incident response plan to ensure preparedness in the event of a security incident.
Emergency Response Service
Immediate attack response 24x7x365 to stop attacks in progress and minimize their impact. Prepare for, manage and respond to a computer security incident. On-site security workshops to improve incident readiness and security posture. Available as subscription service or as on demand service
Forensic Analysis Service
Provides computer forensic analysis, discovery and litigation services to help find and prosecute perpetrators of information security breaches. Detailed forensics to find and prosecute perpetrators. Available as subscription service or as on demand service
Staff Augmentation and Support
Provides cost-effective security optimization with minimal impact on normal staff operations by offloading critical security management tasks from in-house staff resources. Security experts act as an extension of in-house resources.
Security Awareness Program
Education for employees about best security practices and security policies.
Vulnerability Assessment Download PDF
The ACR Perimeter Scan Security Assessment provides detailed reporting of the performance of your corporate enterprise Internet connection. The information is collected during a port scan of your public address space, There is also an option Denial of Service (DoS) scan that can be performed on the selected machines. The main goal of this service is to provide the information required to ensure your public–facing network is managed and operated in a secure manner.
Features and Benefits:
- A thorough port scan of your network
- Check for common exploits and known system vulnerabilities
- Optional Denial of Service vulnerability check
Approach:This ACR service will remotely run a port scan, exploit test, and optionally a DoS attack on your public network. The scans and attacks are run only against machines approved by the customer.
Security Assessment—Perimeter Scan service delivers the following:
- A report of the port scans ranking problems by severity.
- For each problem the report will offer a tutorial for the problem, and it’s impact
- Recommendation to resolve the problem found
Service Requirements:
To conduct this Assessment service, ACR requires the following:
- A list of the subnets needed to be scanned
- A list of servers by type in the scanned subnets
- Any excluded servers in the scan
- Any excluded servers from the optional DoS attacks
Length of Service:
A Perimeter Scan Security Assessment will span 1 day.
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The ACR Internet Assessment provides a detailed report of your company’s Internet traffic to determine both acceptable and unacceptable use of your corporate Internet. The information is collected using specialized products designed to analyze the traffic in a non-intrusive manner. An inclusive detailed report is generated to determine Internet utilization levels, traffic flow, employee productivity, as well as enforce acceptable use policies.
Features and Benefits:
- Complete knowledge of the web sites that users are visiting
- Identification of which users are utilizing the most Internet bandwidth and spending the most time surfing the web
- Time-based graphs and charts determine peak Internet usage times
- Identification of potential spyware/malware sites
- Identification of web based (non-corporate) e-mail usage
- Knowledge of the content types most frequently accessed
- Knowledge as to whether users are complying with your company’s Acceptable Use Policies
Approach:This ACR service utilizes a specialized network appliance to collect quantitative information about corporate Internet usage. This data forms the foundation to determine whether the Internet is being utilized for non-business purposes, while identifying peak usage periods, problem users, and possible web-based security threats such as spyware. ACR wants to help you ensure that inappropriate web usage is noted prior to causing bandwidth issues or turning into a potential law suit. The information is captured into a report that is presented to and reviewed with the Customer by one of ACR’s senior security consultants.
This assessment delivers a detailed report customized to your criteria. Among the reports that can be generated include the following:
- Top N Users by traffic flow to the Internet
- Websites visited by user
- Top users of 3rd party e-mail
- Time-based Internet usage graphs and charts
- Top URL categories visited
- Spyware traffic report
- Internet Usage Summary and Recommendations
ACR requires the following prior to executing its Internet Assessment:
Physical access to place our specialized network appliance onto the customer network An IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway on the customer LAN that ACR can assign to the analysis device. Access to company Active Directory if individual users are going to be reported on. Secure remote access to the analysis device to ensure proper data collection.
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The ACR Wide Area Traffic Assessment provides detailed report of the applications and data traffic that traverse the critical links in your corporate network. The information is collected using specialized application probes, which are non-intrusive to your network. The primary goal of this service is to provide the required information to understand the protocol and application mix of targeted WAN links, and the performance metrics of those applications.
Features and Benefits:
- A complete understanding of the protocol and applications that consume critical WAN links.
- Identification of applications that are performing poorly or are “starved” for bandwidth over the WAN.
- Identification of performance efficiency of critical applications.
- Knowledge of transaction response times for key applications.
- A better understanding of where to manage WAN bandwidth and where to increase WAN bandwidth.
Approach:
This ACR service utilizes a specialized application probe to collect quantitative application and performance data. This data forms the foundation of the service, with expert analysis applied to determine application performance peaks, valleys, and potential problems for applications that are potentially starved for WAN bandwidth. ACR utilizes traffic management algorithms and provides specific recommendations for improving application performance through improved bandwidth management. This information captured in a report that is presented to and reviewed with the Customer.
This assessment delivers the following outputs:
- Application Traffic Discovery Report.
- Application “Top Ten” list based on bandwidth consumption.
- Inbound Bandwidth Utilization Report.
- Outbound Bandwidth utilization Report.
- WAN Optimization Summary and Recommendations.
ACR requires the following prior to executing its WAN Assessment:
- Physical access to one endpoint of the target WAN.
- An IP Address and subnet mask on the endpoint LAN that ACR can assign to the analysis device.
- The IP Address of Default Internet Gateway, DNS Server, and other applicable Network elements.
- A list of known business Applications resident on the target WAN.
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The ACR local area network Assessment service provides detail reporting of the performance of your corporate enterprise LAN infrastructure. The information is collected over a x-day period using console access to all routers and switches. The main goals of this service are to provide the information required to understand the current performance and error conditions of your Local area network.
Features and Benefits:
- A complete understanding of the local area network topology
- Identifies routers that are over utilized or performing poorly.
- Current spanning-tree configuration
- Identifies any speed/duplex mismatches on the LAN
Approach:
This ACR service independently looks into the cpu and link utilization on all Cisco routers. As well as, collisions, crc errors, late collisions…etc in the Local area network switched environment. These parameters better assist you in determining what part of the network is in need of more in-depth attention.
Local area network Assessment service delivers the following:
- Router utilization reports. Describing router configuration in regards to utilization
- Technology Assessment reports.
- Local Area Network Visio diagram depicting the network topology.
- Local area network error report pointing out trouble spots in the LAN.
- Recommendations Report for upgrading and performance enhancement steps.
Service Requirements:
- A list of mission critical applications and the location of the offices that use them.
- Currently perceived application performance problems
- IP Address scheme and an available IP address and default gateway for a pc in accordance with the addressing scheme.
- Access to privileged mode on all Cisco routers and all switches/hubs.
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Network Documentation Service Download PDF
The ACR Network Documentation Service allows you to gain insight as to how the network is implemented and provides detailed documentation of the infrastructure. ACR’s engineers will collect an array of data over time in order to map out the network infrastructure and device interconnectivity. The main goal of this service is to provide organized and detailed documentation so that everyone in the organization understands the environment and has a common viewpoint into the architecture.
Features and Benefits:
The ACR Network Documentation Service helps to alleviate problems that arise from out of date, incomplete, or nonexistent documentation. As personnel (employees or contractors) leave the organization, it is critical to ensure that the knowledge and information they maintained about the network is still available. Thorough and clear documentation allows for ease of troubleshooting potential issues and quicker times to resolution. Future upgrades can be planned for much more effectively and the business will be able to perform efficiently without the network holding it back.
Approach:
ACR’s network professionals will use a variety of tools and analysis techniques to understand the
network layout and design. From this, detailed reports and diagrams can be generated to meet the customer’s needs.
Key Deliverables:
- A complete understanding of the LAN and WAN topology
- Detailed Visio diagrams showing both the physical and virtual network layout
- VLAN Segmentation diagrams
- Datacenter Rack Layout
- Device inventories
- Wiring diagrams
- Remote Access (VPN) infrastructure
- Server topology
- Flow analysis
Service Requirements:
- To conduct a Network Documentation Service, ACR requires the following:
- Basic IP Address scheme of the organization
- Physical Access to the customer’s facility and datacenter
- Read-only administrative access to various network devices
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The ACR Wireless Readiness Assessment service provides an analysis of an area under consideration for deployment of wireless services. Over a defined period, various tools will identify existing wireless network signals and characteristics associated with the signals. In addition, the analysis will provide information regarding Radio Frequency (RF) interference that could potentially impact the success of a wireless installation. The main goals of this service are to provide insights into the feasibility of introducing wireless technology to a location.
Features and Benefits:
- An understanding of existing wireless signals in either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands
- Detection of RF signals that may impact a wireless infrastructure deployment
- Access Point (AP) placement specifications and anticipated coverage maps to ensure compliance with coverage requirements
Approach:
This service begins with the collection of measurements at multiple key locations in the site under analysis. From this data, determinations can be made as to AP manufacturer selection, AP placement, anticipated performance and potential coverage issues. For existing installations, the data can be used to verify anticipated performance characteristics or troubleshoot issues within the environment.
Key Deliverables:
- A document describing each location test point, signals detected (frequency, channels, strength, etc), notes about the area (MRI machine in room 242, elevator shafts, ‘faraday’ glass, etc)
- AP Placement notes and diagrams
- RF Map and Anticipated Coverage Map
Service Requirements:
- A list of key locations within the site pertaining to coverage, user density, and availability.
- Access to the facility, and all areas under analysis
- A digital version of the floorplan(s) for the site
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Blue Coat PacketShaper Remote Review
The ACR Blue Coat PacketShaper Remote Review service is a service that is designed to assist customers in their ongoing management of the Blue Coat PacketShaper. A Blue Coat Certified Expert will set up a secure remote WEB meeting to review with the customer their current PacketShaper classification strategy and control strategy. The engineer will also review with the customer the significant performance boundaries and the health of the PacketShaper appliance.
Features and Benefits:
- Review of your current classification and control strategy with recommendations if appropriate
- Review the health of the PacketShaper and determine if the technical boundaries of the appliance are being reached.
- Discuss with the Blue Coat Certified Expert any issues or concerns you have been experiencing or any changes you are thinking of making.
- Confirmation if what you are doing is correct
- Refresher as to the PacketShapers capabilities, classification and control abilities.
Approach:
This ACR service is provided by a Blue Coat Certified Expert remotely from our office in Branchburg, NJ. This remote meeting session is done via a secure WEB meeting so no remote access needs to be provided to the ACR engineer.
Key Deliverables:
- The Packeteer Certified expert will deliver via email a one page document reviewing what was found and any recommended course of action.
Service Requirements:
A date and time to have the secure meeting session.
• If available, a diagram displaying where the PacketShaper sits in the network.
• A list of key applications that you are using the PacketShaper to protect
Length of Service:
The length of the remote secure WEB session would depend on the number of Packetshapers under review.
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