When Solzorro founded as a Managed IT Provider, it was long enough ago that we still had to convince people of the importance of backups. The new frontier we face is raising everyone’s awareness of the importance of cybersecurity. Many people know they need to improve their IT security but feel their organization can’t afford it. However, with options like free penetration testing, businesses can begin identifying vulnerabilities without breaking the bank.
Fortunately, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers a free service called ‘Cyber Hygiene Services,’ which provides a cost-effective alternative to penetration testing. CISA, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, offers this valuable service to help businesses improve their security posture.
The service is completely free and helps you identify where to begin securing your network. Initially reserved for ‘Infrastructural Organizations’ like banks and hospitals, it is now available to the public. In this post, we’ll show you how to get free penetration testing from CISA.
Here’s How to Get a Free Penetration Testing
- Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Requesting Cyber Hygiene Services” with a description of who you are and what your company does.
- They respond with a waiver and form you have to sign to request services.
- After you have sent in the forms they request, you will be assigned a representative from CISA.
- Your CISA Rep will have you fill out a form with what they need to get started:
- Email Host (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoho, etc.)
- External Office IP Address
- Internal Server IP Address(es)
- Etc.
- Then the CIS Rep does some leg work and schedules a time to work with whoever handles your IT.
- They send a series of emails with “malware” payloads to see if they get blocked
- They perform a series of port scans
- They send some phishing emails
- Etc.
- Then when everything has been completed, they schedule a time with you to debrief you on what they found and what you can do to improve
Conclusion
When Solzorro was founded as a Managed IT Provider, we had to convince people of the importance of backups. Today, the new frontier is raising awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Many businesses know they need to improve IT security but feel they can’t afford it. However, services like CISA’s Cyber Hygiene Services provide an excellent opportunity to assess your cybersecurity posture at no cost. By using this service, you can identify vulnerabilities in your systems and applications that hackers might exploit.
Additionally, the CISA representative’s feedback helps you improve your security posture and protect your organization from cyber threats. Overall, it’s a valuable service that everyone should consider using.
When Solzorro was founded as a Managed IT Provider, we had to convince people of the importance of backups. Today, we face the new frontier of raising awareness about cybersecurity. Many businesses understand the need to improve IT security but feel they can’t afford it. However, with options like free penetration testing, organizations can start identifying vulnerabilities without breaking the bank.
Do you need help with the technical side of the Cyber Hygiene Services? We would love to assist you. Reach out to Solzorro, and we’ll advocate for you.