What is exposed?
Identify the internet-facing services, accounts, cloud resources, applications, and dependencies included in the agreed assessment.
How Argus works
One clear record from assessment to improvement.
Argus connects the systems reviewed, the risks that matter, the people responsible, and the status of each fix. Leadership gets a concise security picture. Technical teams get the detail needed to act.
The questions we answer
Security work should lead to decisions.
You should not have to reconcile scanner exports, tickets, and spreadsheets just to understand what is at risk or whether a fix worked.
What matters first?
Separate urgent, business-relevant risk from background noise using reachability, impact, existing controls, and verified evidence.
What should change?
Give each priority a practical action, accountable owner, target window, and clear test for whether the issue is resolved.
What does leadership need to know?
Translate technical findings into operational, financial, customer, and data risk without losing the facts behind the conclusion.
Did the fix work?
Retest agreed changes, update the finding, and record the difference between the original condition and the new state.
What changed over time?
Use scheduled follow-up to catch new exposure, overdue work, changed systems, and risks that have become more relevant.
The engagement
A defined path from concern to action.
We agree the boundary before work begins. Every stage has a clear output, so the assessment does not end as an unexplained list of vulnerabilities.
Understand
Identify the business concern, critical systems, data, owners, and decision the work must support.
Define
Agree scope, access, methods, constraints, deliverables, schedule, and fixed price in writing.
Assess
Review the approved environment and validate important conditions within the agreed limits.
Report
Deliver the scorecard, executive summary, technical findings, and ordered remediation plan.
Improve
Support prioritization, retest completed fixes, and establish a recurring review cadence if useful.
The Argus Ready score
Five areas every growing business should understand.
Each area is scored from the evidence available inside the written scope. Missing coverage is disclosed rather than treated as a pass.
| Security area | The business question | Examples of what may be reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| External exposure | What can someone outside the business reach or learn? | Domains, public services, remote access, websites, cloud entry points, and third-party dependencies. |
| Identity and access | Could one compromised account lead to a larger loss? | Authentication, administrative access, privilege, account lifecycle, remote access, and separation of duties. |
| Data protection | Where is important data exposed, over-shared, or weakly protected? | Data flows, storage, encryption, access boundaries, backups, and sensitive-system dependencies. |
| Patch and configuration | Are known weaknesses and unsafe settings being controlled? | Externally visible software, important configurations, cloud posture, unsupported systems, and remediation process. |
| Detection and response | Would the business notice and handle a security event? | Logging, alert ownership, escalation, recovery planning, backups, incident roles, and evidence retention. |
The overall 1-10 score is a dated summary of the agreed assessment. It is not a certification or guarantee. Review the scoring methodology.
Executive security summary
The agreed scope, 1-10 score, five-area profile, highest business risks, key decisions, and important limits in concise language.
Technical findings register
Affected systems, supporting evidence, impact, severity, recommended action, owner, and verification requirement for each confirmed issue.
30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap
Immediate containment, near-term corrections, longer-term improvements, and accepted risks arranged into a practical order of work.
Readout and decision session
A guided review for leadership and technical owners to resolve questions, agree priorities, and identify the next responsible action.
Retest plan
The findings to recheck, the evidence required for closure, and how progress will be reflected in the updated score and report.
Go deeper when needed
A broad baseline with specialist depth available.
The first assessment identifies where deeper work would change a decision. Specialist reviews can also be purchased directly for a known concern.
External exposure
Review the internet-facing services and relationships that could create an entry point or expose sensitive business information.
Cloud posture
Review approved cloud accounts and high-impact access or network settings without changing the environment.
Web and API testing
Assess an agreed business application or API and validate important weaknesses within a controlled testing window.
Mobile application review
Examine Android and iOS applications for security-relevant behavior, permissions, identity, data handling, and release concerns.
Firmware and binary review
Analyze device software or compiled applications before procurement, integration, release, or a deeper runtime assessment.
Validation and retest
Confirm whether a priority issue is real, check whether an agreed fix worked, and document the remaining risk.
A practical first step
Get a security picture your team can act on.
Start with the Argus Ready baseline or tell us about a specific concern. We will recommend the smallest useful scope.
Get your security baseline