Cyber Security

UbiCore IT offers specialized cyber security services focusing on Cyber Security Assessments and Governance to protect your organization from evolving threats.

• APIs & Microservices
  • A specialized Black Box penetration testing service designed to uncover vulnerabilities in your API-driven and microservices architecture without prior knowledge of the internal workings. Our expert team simulates real-world attack scenarios to identify security flaws, including issues related to authentication, authorization, data exposure, and communication between services. This thorough testing process ensures that your APIs and microservices are resilient against potential threats, safeguarding your applications and data from breaches while maintaining the integrity and security of your systems.
• ISO 27001 Risk Assessment
  • ISO 27001 is the international standard that sets out the specifications of an information security management system (ISMS), a best-practice approach to addressing information security that encompasses people, processes and technology. The assessment and management of information security risks is at the core of ISO 27001.
    • Establish a risk management framework
    • Identify risks
    • Analyze risks
    • Evaluate risks
    • Select risk treatment options
• ISO 27001 Control Assessment
  • Our ISO27001 assessment will evaluate your company’s controls to see whether
    you are compliant or whether you are ready for an ISO27001 audit.
    For companies that already have the risk assessment but lack a control evaluation.
• Third Party Assessments
  • A third-party risk assessment involves analyzing vendor risk posed by a company’s
    third-party relationships along the entire supply chain, including suppliers, vendors,
    and service providers. It’s a vital component of the broader set of third-party risk
    management practices.
    The primary purpose of a third-party risk assessment is to identify and evaluate the
    potential risks that each of the third-party relationships poses to a business. This
    assessment serves as an internal function to mitigate the risks as much as possible
    and may be conducted in-house or by an independent safety or cyber security
    professional. It’s essential to consider different types of risks, including security,
    privacy, business continuity, reputation, etc.
• Risk Register Defintion
  •  A project risk register (or a risk register log) is a document that presents detailed information about potential project risks, their priority, impact, risk responses, and risk owners. A risk register is an important step towards an audit or a certification. Stakeholders and team members and reviewed at every team meeting so as not to miss any important updates.
• NIST SP 800-53 Framework Implementation
  •  In 2002, the U.S. Congress passed a law known as the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Part of the law tasked the National Institute of Standards and Technology with creating risk management and incident guidelines for all federal agencies. The result was the NIST Risk Management Framework covering cyber security, privacy, and incident response practices. Its primary purpose is to provide a standardized yet flexible and customizable approach to risk management. The first version appeared in 2014, and NIST Incident Response 2 was released on August 8, 2023. Smaller and more specific NIST risk management guides have also been developed, like the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, which was also released in 2023 (NIST).
• CMDB Implementation
  •  We can create and evaluate the effectiveness of your CMDB thus preparing your company for an audit. An ITIL CMDB is a database that stores all the information related to your organization’s IT infrastructure. This includes hardware, software, applications, contracts, users, and the relationships between them. It can also capture information such as configurations or baselines, making it easier for agents to track any changes that occur in that environment.
• Information security Awareness Program Development and Deployment
  • The strength of an organization’s cyber security awareness program has become
    more crucial than ever before. The same IBM report found the global average total
    cost of a data breach is $4.35 million.
    A robust security awareness program can be the best line of defense against cyber
    attacks.
• Cobit 5 IT Governance Framework Implementation
  • A Deep dive into the Cobit 5 framework to manage and evaluate IT throughout your organization.
    • Assess the current state
    • Define the desired state
    • Design the framework
    • Implement the framework
    • Monitor and evaluate the framework
    • Improve and update the framework
• Information Security Process Mapping and Documentation
  • A process map outlines the individual steps within a process, identifying task owners
    and detailing expected timelines. They help communicate processes among
    stakeholders and reveal areas of improvement. Most process maps start at a macro
    level and then provide more detail as necessary.
• Light and Shadow IT Process Implementation
  • An insightful approach to shadow IT involves developing a strategy that not only
    addresses these unofficial practices but also supports employees instead of
    penalizing them. This strategy fosters an environment marked by transparency,
    openness, and strong communication.
    The number of employees using unauthorized apps is high, with a reported 41%
    doing so in 2023. You cannot ignore this issue and must treat the problem
    sensitively and with balance if you want employees to follow policy.
    Not only unauthorized apps, but unassessed tools and vendors as well are part of a
    well built Shadow IT program

The services listed above ensures that your cyber security efforts are comprehensive, effective, and aligned with both your business objectives and regulatory obligations.