Individuals and businesses enjoy and rely on modern communication methods, collaboration services and benefit from new opportunities the Internet age has created. However, Cyber Crime is on the rise too and has led governments to form complete new authorities to tackle Cyber Warfare and malicious activity. We at Cyber 51 play our part in making the Internet and modern communications a more secure space.

 The Importance of Penetration Tests

Penetration Tests & IT Network Security Audits

Threat: Hackers attack both private and corporate systems on a daily basis. The attacker can be stationed anywhere in the world and needs just internet access and the appropriate tools. The threat is real and it happens thousands of times a day. Many attacks take place undetected and result in the theft and destruction of valuable data.

Solution: Penetration Tests and Network Security Audits. Cyber 51 will, with the legal permission of the network owner, attack customer systems in the same way as a Hacker. In doing so, Cyber 51 is able to expose security holes in the system.

Benefit: The customer is made aware of the Security holes that exist and could be exploited by a hacker with malicious intent to gain unauthorized access to the customer network. In addition, Cyber 51 will prepare a plan of action and, if the customer wishes, implement the closure of these holes.

Compliance & Government Best Practices

Necessity: More and more governments define rules and frameworks around IT Network and Host Security. Customers dealing with sensitive data, such as government information, financial information (i.e. credit cards) and medical health records, must ensure their network and systems are compliant with government standards.

Solution: Cyber 51 will analyse the customer network and host systems, and formulate an action plan and Security Policy to assist the customer in becoming compliant with the rules and regulations of the country in question. Cyber 51 can then help the customer in implementing the necessary security appliances and protocols to ensure all compliance requirements are satisfied.

Benefit: Companies will meet government and/or financial security compliance standards, are protected from threats and, in the unlikely event of a security breach, the customer is protected from legal consequences as the compliance framework and Security Policies are in place.

Cyber Attacks and Cyber Warfare

Threat: Individuals, corporate companies and governments become are now a constant target of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, whereby a victim network or system is flooded with vast amounts of traffic in an attempt to bring it to a standstill and discontinue its legitimate use. Blackmailing is also a common practice – if funds are not paid to the criminal organizations in question, the services of the victim are taken offline. Likewise, unfriendly governments may launch Cyber attacks as described above, as a form of electronic Warfare.

Solution: Cyber 51 can work with customers and governments to design and implement appropriate systems that are capable of dealing with such attacks without compromising the services available. Furthermore, comprehensive Training can be provided to ensure users of these systems can harness their full defensive potential.

Benefit: Customers and governments are protected from DDoS attacks by having the appropriate defence systems in place.

Email & Website Content Threats

Threat: Millions of users are targeted by fraudulent emails and websites daily. Criminals attempt to deceive users into disclosing personal and financial information.

Solution: Cyber 51 can provide expert consultancy on the latest Email and Web Filtering solutions in order to render malicious sites inaccessible for unsuspecting end-users, and to scan and delete Emails with malicious intent (Spam, Phishing, Virus Attachments etc.) Once again, Training can be provided by highly skilled instructors with extensive experience in these areas.

Benefit: Customers are protected from the danger presented by fraudulent Emails and websites.

Wireless & Voice over IP Threats

Necessity: Voice over IP Communications and Wireless / Mobile Technologies are gaining more and more popularity. However, they also bring inherent Security risks if not secured appropriately. Standard Wireless and Voice over IP communications can easily be intercepted by malicious hackers, leading to the theft of highly sensitive and valuable information.

Solution: Cyber 51 can work with customers in securing both Voice over IP Networks and Wireless         Infrastructures to meet the latest Security standards. Strong Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), encryption and authentication schemes can be implemented to guarantee Integrity, Confidentiality and Availability. Training Courses can also be provided.

Benefit: Customers can enjoy new technologies and use them to their fullest potential whilst guaranteeing the very highest levels of security.

IT Network Security Consulting

Necessity: Many companies have security systems in place. However, often they are not configured to the latest Security best practices, nor used to their fullest extent.

Solution: Cyber 51 offers Security Consulting on all IT Network Security systems and solutions, such as: Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Host Intrusion Prevention Systems, Access Control, Virtual Private Networks, Identity Management, and Security Management. Additionally, Cyber 51 delivers complete training on all technologies and systems.

Benefit: Customer Security equipment is designed, configured and maintained to the latest Security best practices, thus ensuring a secure and reliable infrastructure.