To ensure a financial institution’s security systems function effectively Abound performs independent vulnerability assessments and internal/external penetration tests.

Vulnerability assessments include on and off-site assessments of security procedures, devices, methods, organization and staffing.  While vulnerability testing provides the starting point for assessing information security controls, external security penetration testing provides financial institutions assurance security controls function as intended. During these tests Abound’s security professionals simulate attacks and attempts to login and gain access to a financial institution’s servers and network. Methods include automated security test scripts and hands-on, live attempts to penetrate an institution’s security controls.

The effectiveness of any penetration test is based on the skill of the security team performing it. Abound’s security consultants are CISSP, NSA, and OPSA certified, and their understanding of how financial networks and applications transmit customer information allows the team to quickly and properly identify risks to the institution.