Review.Reveal.Resolve

How a single vulnerability detection AND remediation solution can make a real difference.

‘76% of enterprises lack a holistic vulnerability management strategy in general, while over 70% are in the dark entirely regarding their critical assets and vulnerabilities’ Gartner

With cyber-attacks on the rise, any and every vulnerability across your IT environment is open to exploitation. And you may be surprised at just how ‘at risk’ your business is – in 2023 over 90% of successful cyberattacks targeted unpatched software vulnerabilities, and the level of those vulnerabilities is up by 47% since 2021. That’s software alone: every other aspect of your IT is a potential risk too.

It is not enough to simply raise your risk awareness levels. Those vulnerabilities have to be fixed, too – before they are exploited. That’s where VDR from LIMA comes in. It provides vulnerability detection and remediation in a single end-to-end solution.

The VDR ‘mantra’ is Review. Reveal. Resolve and in this blog, we look at how it works and why it makes such a difference.

Review

Your IT security is only as strong as its weakest points. VDR shines a light on every aspect of your IT environment – hardware, software, third parties, systems, networks and applications – and continuously monitors it in depth, across 500+ technologies.

Reveal

Your security may not be as robust as you think. One recent VDR review revealed a remarkable 12,000 weaknesses in a single system. VDR identifies all those hidden vulnerabilities, prioritises them and keeps you informed about your risk profile with tailored monthly report.

Resolve

VDR doesn’t just reveal those vulnerabilities though. It resolves them too, with unprecedented remediation coverage across your IT technologies – meeting and exceeding all regulatory requirements with outstanding guaranteed SLAs, aligned with Cyber Essentials Plus. That’s particularly relevant, as nearly half (49.9%) of vulnerabilities revealed, on average, affect CE+ compliance.

Delivering a proactive approach to cybersecurity

Many businesses, of course, lack the resources and expertise to consistently review and reveal vulnerabilities, let alone resolve them. But in an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, VDR seamlessly maintains compliance, operating within an outstanding SLA to speedily address identified vulnerabilities through specialist teams with 25+ years of experience and expertise in remediation. While they take care of these complex management and remediation tasks, your IT team can focus on delivering services to grow the business.

Continuous monitoring with a tailored, cost-efficient service

This isn’t a one off, short-term ‘fix’. Continuous monitoring by VDR identifies emerging threats as well as existing vulnerabilities with a high level of accuracy to minimise false positive results – 99.99966%. Risks are prioritised and addressed according to severity and vulnerability to enhance security, prevent breaches and minimise downtime and disruption.

Monthly reports, produced in person by the teams working on your business, are tailored to their relevant audiences: high-level, easily digestible business-based reports at board level, for instance, and in-depth, detailed technical reports for the IT team. So you always know where you’re up to, and the VDR team are always on call for one-to-one support.

Pricing is clear and predictable too. VDR is a subscription service with no upfront costs and prices fixed according to requirements, so you can budget more effectively. And as it provides human and technical resources you don’t have in-house, there’s no need for expensive recruitment and retention, or additional investment.

The sooner you get started, the sooner your vulnerabilities are spotted – and solved. In one.

Once you have subscribed to VDR, initial vulnerability reports are delivered within thirty days, with actions deployed within three to five days on an ongoing basis – easily exceeding CE compliance requirements. VDRs mediation KPIs are 2 days for Windows, for instance, compared to the required 3 days, and 7 days for Infrastructure, compared to 14.

Reviewing, revealing and resolving vulnerabilities before they’re exploited keeps you ahead of the game in the fight against cybercrime, and VDR from LIMA provides you with the opportunity to do exactly that – efficiently and effectively, with no additional strain on your IT resources.

Why not talk to us soon about what it can achieve for you? Contact one of our experts on 0345 345 1110 or enquiries@lima.co.uk

Why you can’t afford not to have immutable backup…

Why are immutable backups so crucial? 5 essential benefits for any business, in any sector.

With the rapid rise of ransomware and other cyber attacks, preventing your data from being destroyed or tampered with, whether maliciously or accidentally, is more vital than ever.

Many IT decision-makers are now making immutable backups an integral part of their everyday backup routine.

In this blog, we explore five major benefits that all businesses, regardless of sector, can reap from implementing immutable backups.

1. Never pay a ransom

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023 reported that 26% of medium businesses and 37% of large businesses experienced cyber-crime in the past 12 months, with ransomware payments nearly doubling to $1.5m (£1.2m) over the past year (Sophos, 2023). Immutable backups increase data recovery in the event of a ransomware threat – so you’re never put in a position where the only way you can recover your data is by paying a ransom.

2. Recover and reinstate your data

Immutable backups stop your data from being destroyed or manipulated by malicious actors or accidental deletion, ensuring you can recover and reinstate your data company wide. Operate with confidence knowing that a clean copy of your critical data is always available, as “air gapping” segregates backups from the main environment, both physically and credentials-wise.

3. Meet your data obligations

With new mandatory data obligations for the majority of Cyber Insurance policies, LIMA can help you meet your data requirements by providing vulnerability scanning (MVAS), immutable & offline backups, as well as both software and hardware updates. With LIMA’s immutable backup capability, you can ensure you comply with all relevant data requirements and meet any cyber standards from your insurance.

4. Enjoy location flexibility

Immutable backups provide you more options when it comes to storing your backups, whether in the public cloud, LIMA’s sovereign private cloud, or on-premises. At LIMA, we can do this for you to optimise your backup and recovery plan in a way that is most convenient to you.

5. Stay up to date with emerging standards

With CE framework standards updating and a growing demand for stricter compliance, fulfil future data security requirements with an immutable backup solution. Maintain certification by implementing immutable backups and give your clients, customers and staff confidence that their data is safe and secure.

Need more information on immutable backup features or pricing? Contact one of our experts on 0345 345 1110 or enquiries@lima.co.uk

Sources:

• Sophos
• Cyber Security Breaches Survey

Why vulnerability detection and remediation is needed for customers

Minimising the danger of a cyber attack is complex and time-consuming, yet absolutely critical for modern businesses. In 2023 alone, over 90% of successful cyberattacks involved the exploitation of unpatched software vulnerabilities, demonstrating the impact that poor vulnerability management has on increasing your risk of a cyberattack.

With the amount of software vulnerabilities increasing by 47% since 2021, a proactive approach to identifying your vulnerabilities is imperative for fast and accurate remediation.

In this blog, we discuss six reasons why your business should use our Vulnerability Detection and Remediation (VDR) service and the benefits of doing so.

1. Clearly identify vulnerabilities

Reduce vulnerability exposure by identifying areas for improvement, including out-of-date software, misconfigured firewalls, and inadequate network configuration settings. With LIMA’s rapid deployment and market-leading vulnerability tooling, our VDR can be up and running in the majority of environments in three to five days, with your first set of executive and technical reports delivered within thirty days. This allows you to quickly discover your weakest points, reducing your vulnerability to attackers.

2. Gain unprecedented remediation coverage

With our capacity to find and remediate vulnerabilities across 500+ different technological products, including hardware, software and third parties we can help you boost your data security. As remediation experts, we ensure that the vulnerabilities detected by VDR will be fixed, with Service-Level Agreements based on severity, relevance, and the time required to resolve each issue. Our advanced remediation capabilities includes cloud, applications, data, and platform remediation for end-to-end restoration, exceeding Cyber Essentials Plus standards to fulfil certification requirements.

3. Effortlessly meet your regulatory requirements

Our VDR is SLA aligned with mandatory requirements for the majority of Cyber Insurance policies. LIMA ensures VDR can remediate every new emerging threat within the timeframe required by Cyber Essentials Plus. If your company has previously struggled to meet these parameters, or if you’re applying for Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation, VDR from LIMA can help get you where you need to be. VDR also exceeds Cyber+ standards and is SLA backed.

4. Tailored reports for different audiences

Individualised reports provide a deeper understanding of your VDR service and are broken down by our cyber experts on a monthly basis for full clarity. VDR from LIMA automatically generates two types of reports. The executive-level report informs board members about the performance of the solution and flags emerging threats that the business needs to be aware of. Meanwhile, the technical report provides your Technical or IT Director with the information needed to address current vulnerabilities on a daily basis.

5. Clear, predictable pricing

Trust LIMA to continuously detect and remediate vulnerabilities in your system, all for a single monthly price. This cost is transparently calculated based on the number of assets and the types of system being covered by your VDR service (e.g. Microsoft, Linux, VMWare etc). We also offer the ability to pick and choose your remediation for where you need it, making it more accessible and cost-effective.

6. Plug skill gaps

As demand for cyber-security expertise grows, outsourcing is a popular option that allows businesses to gain access to specialised skill sets while saving time and money. With our 25+ years of remediation experience, LIMA’s breadth and expertise in technology delivers high-quality end-to-end remediation, as well as rapid technical support whenever you need it.

Need more information on VDR features or pricing? Contact one of our experts on 0345 345 1110 or enquiries@lima.co.uk

Sources:

• Nikola Roza