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Configuration Security Audits
End-to-end device security assessment that evaluates everything from core switches to next-gen firewalls—one tactical engagement, total visibility.
Intensive Configuration Security Analysis
Testing Types
Holistic Device Configuration Review
nGuard engineers connect directly to routers, switches, load-balancers, wireless controllers, servers, firewalls, VPN gateways, IPS, and authentication appliances. Running configurations and stored policies are benchmarked against vendor guidance, CIS/NIST frameworks, and real-world attack tactics to uncover insecure defaults, obsolete services, and misaligned settings.
Access Control & Identity Enforcement
We validate console, SSH, HTTPS, and API management paths; inspect local and external authentication sources; and map role-based privileges. Excessive rights, stale or shared accounts, weak secrets, and missing MFA controls are flagged with step-by-step remediation to enforce the Principle of Least Privilege.
Policy, Encryption, & Traffic Flow Analysis
For network security devices such as firewalls, VPN appliances, and secure gateways, our team exhaustively analyzes ACLs, rule-bases, NAT statements, and tunneling parameters. Deprecated ciphers, weak IKE/SSL negotiations, shadowed rules, and broad “any/any” permits are translated into concrete exploit paths, then prioritized for correction to ensure confidential, segmented, and auditable traffic flow.
Patch, Logging, & Governance Validation
We confirm that OS versions and firmware are up to date, automated patching is in place, and logging is comprehensive and tamper-resistant.
Tactical Console & Infrastructure Audits
Single Engagement—Complete Device Security
Broad Device Coverage
Routers, switches, servers, wireless, firewalls, VPN, IPS, and auth systems.
Policy & Encryption Integrity
Validate every rule, ACL, cipher, and tunnel for airtight defenses.
Privilege Minimization
Remove excessive rights and lock down all management interfaces.
Actionable, Ranked Findings
Clear remediation steps mapped to risk and implementation effort for rapid hardening.
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Security Resources from nGuard
“nGuard has been a proven cybersecurity partner with us for over five years that understands our industry.”
— Joe Warling, Randolph Electric Membership Corporation
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— Allan Patek, Executive Director, Wisconsin Insurance Security Fund
“nGuard’s expertise in cybersecurity, their professionalism and flexibility is the reason why we hire them year after year.”
— Frank M. Furnari, Business Systems Developer, NJCRIB (New Jersey Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau)
“The staff at nGuard are top-notch cybersecurity professionals. I find their knowledge, guidance, and expertise very helpful during our annual pen tests.”
— David Schultheis, IT Manager, Nine Network of Public Media
“nGuard’s cybersecurity and PCI expertise has been instrumental in helping us improve our cybersecurity posture.”
— Mark Krawczyk, Director of Information Privacy, Purpose Financial
“We have trusted nGuard as our primary cybersecurity consultants for 20 years. Our continued choice of and reliance on nGuard year after year is a testament to the professionalism, expertise, and exemplary service that we continue to experience.”
— Jeremy Noble, VP, Information Services, Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation
“I have used several other large assessors in the past and I recommend nGuard above all others.”
— Scotty Westbrook, IT Director, Sampson Bladen Oil Company
“Through our long-term partnership with nGuard, we gain valuable insight from their advanced cyber-security tests.”
— Lynn Sturkie, Director of Technology Services, Lexington County
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