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The Security Snapshot

See what attackers already know about your organisation before they use it, delivered in 5 working days.
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Attackers do not begin inside your organisation.

They begin with what they can see.

✓ External services
✓ Forgotten assets
✓ Exposed technologies
✓ Misconfigured platforms

Without independent visibility of your external footprint, unknown exposure can become the starting point for security incidents.

The Security Snapshot provides a structured, independent assessment of what is publicly visible about your organisation and the risks this exposure presents.

✓ Delivered in 5 working days
✓ No internal access required
✓ No operational disruption

Three Security Snapshot documents.

The Security Snapshot gives organisations a clear understanding of their external security posture, helping both technical teams and leadership identify exposure and prioritise action.

Through two focused outputs, the service provides both technical depth and executive clarity.

Together, they provide a complete, practical view of external exposure and recommended next steps.

Enumerated Assets Workbook

Your complete external asset inventory.

A clear list of websites, domains, and externally accessible services connected to your organisation. Shows what is official, what is third party managed, and what exists online under your organisation's identity.

Provides technical teams with visibility of:

✔︎ Discovered domains and subdomains
✔︎ Externally exposed services
✔︎ Third party platforms
✔︎ Technology and hosting indicators
✔︎ Potential exposure risks

Security Snapshot Report

Your executive level exposure assessment.

A concise, leadership friendly summary of key observations, exposure themes, and potential risks. Built using the DarkoniX external security scoring model to help organisations understand their external exposure and prioritise improvement.

Provides organisations with:

✔︎ External exposure grade
✔︎ Dimension based exposure scoring
✔︎ Identified external risks
✔︎ Business risk context
✔︎ Priority improvement areas
✔︎ Clear recommended next steps

How the Security Snapshot is delivered

Within 5 working days, our structured four step process provides organisations with an independent view of their external exposure.

1

External Cyber Assessment

  • External digital estate mapping: We discover publicly visible websites and services connected to your organisation to provide a clear inventory of your external presence.
  • Legacy technology & version integrity analysis: We assess outdated or unsupported technologies, highlighting versions that may increase external exposure and require review.
  • Public contact security audit: We index your web presence to locate publicly visible email addresses and assess whether they appear in historic breach data.
  • Visitor safety & secure communication standards: We evaluate your website's protective headers and secure connection settings to identify gaps in browser level protection.
  • Infrastructure & supply chain integrity: We analyse where your services are hosted to understand shared hosting risks, third party dependencies, and externally visible infrastructure concerns.
2

Security Snapshot

  • Plain English technical translation: We remove technical jargon to provide a clear, structured overview that both leadership and technical teams can easily understand.
  • Executive summary & findings overview: A concise breakdown of what was identified, what it means for your organisation, and the key areas requiring attention.
  • Recommended considerations: Practical recommendations for each finding, helping your organisation prioritise improvements and reduce external exposure.
  • Risk descriptions: Findings provided in a structured format suitable for internal risk tracking, governance discussions, or security planning.
  • Exposure theme mapping: We group findings into clear exposure themes to help organisations understand patterns, prioritise action, and guide improvement.
3

Enumerated Asset Workbook

  • Digital asset inventory: A complete list of externally visible websites and services discovered during the assessment, providing visibility of your organisation’s public footprint.
  • IP Address & hosting mapping: We document IP addresses and hosting providers for identified assets, helping you understand where your services are hosted.
  • Ownership & infrastructure verification: Details on ownership and infrastructure indicators, supporting visibility of third party platforms and dependencies.
  • External exposure indicators: Technical observations highlighting potentially exposed services, technologies, and externally visible risks.
4

Executive Governance Briefing

  • Once your assessment is complete, we provide a dedicated walkthrough of the findings. This session allows both leadership and technical teams to understand the results, ask questions, and discuss priority improvement areas. The walkthrough provides clarity on identified exposure, key risks, and recommended next steps, ensuring your organisation can confidently plan and prioritise security improvements.
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