Vulnerability assessment, without the noise.
We find the known weaknesses across your infrastructure and applications, verify them by hand and rank them by real risk, so your team fixes what matters first instead of working through a raw scanner export.
Breadth first, then precision
A vulnerability assessment systematically examines systems, applications and configurations to identify known vulnerabilities, missing patches and misconfigurations. It covers a wide perimeter quickly and is the natural starting point of a security program.
Scanners alone produce long lists and many false positives. We combine automated discovery with manual verification and context: how exposed the asset is, what data it holds and whether the weakness is actually exploitable. The result is a short, ordered list your team can act on.
Vulnerability Assessment Identify & prioritize weaknesses
- Infrastructure vulnerability scanning
- Web and API security analysis
- Authentication & authorization review
- Misconfiguration detection
- Patch validation
- Risk classification & prioritization
Outcomes
- Detailed technical reporting
- Risk-based remediation roadmap
- Improved compliance readiness
- Reduced likelihood of compromise
From inventory to remediation, five phases.
A repeatable process that keeps results comparable from one cycle to the next.
Scope and asset inventory
We agree the perimeter, from IP ranges and domains to applications, APIs and cloud accounts, and the authenticated access needed for a complete view.
Automated discovery
Authenticated and unauthenticated scans identify vulnerabilities, missing patches and weak configurations across the agreed scope.
Manual verification
Testers confirm the relevant findings, discard false positives and check whether weaknesses can be chained. BackBox AI helps correlate results across sources.
Risk-based prioritization
Each confirmed issue receives a CVSS score adjusted to your context: exposure, asset value and evidence of exploitation in the wild.
Report and remediation plan
A technical report with evidence and fixes, an executive summary, and a remediation roadmap ordered by risk. Recurring assessments track progress over time.
Measured against public references.
Findings reference CVE and CWE identifiers and are scored with CVSS, with exploitation evidence such as the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog weighing on priority. The process follows NIST SP 800-115 and supports the vulnerability management controls of ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS (requirement 11.3), NIS2 and DORA.
BackBox AI correlates scanner output with configuration data and earlier engagements, and helps testers separate exploitable issues from noise; every finding in the report is verified.
Frameworks and references
Vulnerability assessment, common questions.
Is a vulnerability assessment the same as a vulnerability scan?
No. A scan is one input. An assessment adds scoping, manual verification, removal of false positives, prioritization based on your context and a remediation plan: everything you need to decide what to fix, and in what order.
How often should we run a vulnerability assessment?
Quarterly is a common baseline, and PCI DSS requires internal and external scans every three months for in-scope systems. Critical internet-facing assets benefit from monthly or continuous cycles, plus a check after every significant change.
Do we need a vulnerability assessment or a penetration test?
Start with an assessment for breadth: it shows where you are exposed across the whole perimeter. Add a penetration test on the systems that matter most, to prove what an attacker could actually do with those weaknesses.
Is an authenticated assessment necessary?
It is strongly recommended. With credentials, the assessment sees missing patches, local misconfigurations and application flaws behind the login that an unauthenticated scan from outside cannot reach.
Does NIS2 require a vulnerability assessment?
In Italy it does for essential entities: the ACN baseline measures require vulnerability assessments and/or penetration tests on the relevant systems, periodically and before go-live, documented in a report. Details are on our page about NIS2 testing requirements.