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Re: [Professional IT Security Providers - Exposed] Audit Serve, Inc. ( F- )
From: "Mike Vasquez" <mike.vasquez () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:29:13 -0700
Well for starters, writing a company/service review by reading their website is akin to doing a movie review by looking at the trailer, think about it. Second: people go to qualys resellers for the addon services/extra value that you can get/they may provide, as opposed to the stock services provided by qualys. And: with Qualys doing a bulk of the scanning work, they can devote the rest of their time to other aspects of their security service. There are many possible scenarios. The bottom line is the service you're offering, is a disservice. Seriously. Buy and Try, or keep doing movie reviews on the trailer. No one takes this seriously. I read them for entertainment value only. Just like a trailer! OMG. See how well it all fits? Are you siskel or ebert? or roper? who's left there anyway. On Dec 18, 2007 11:07 AM, SecReview <secreview () hushmail com> wrote:
It is not highly possible that they have developed a high quality automated tool that covers all the basis because their price points are not high enough to afford them a good development team. In conjunction, they clearly advertise the use of QualysGuard all over their website which is not their own tool. It is more likely that they are a "rubber stamp shop of approval" that make a buck by enabling their customers to put a "check in the box". Frankly, thats not security, thats even a a disservice. They are for all intents and purposes selling a false sense of security to customers who don't know any better. That said, I'd have to guess that you are Mitchell H. Levine as you've taken this post so personally. If you are, then why don't you improve the quality of your service offerings so that we can give you a better review. As it stands, you've received an F- because of the poor quality of your service. Not even sure why people would use your service instead of going direct to Qualys. Cheers On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:39:48 -0500 SilentRunner <silentrunner () hushmail com> wrote:Are you an idiot? It is certainly more than possible that Audit Serve are a low quality one-size-fits-all merchant. It is also equally possible that they have developed a high quality automated tool that covers all the basics and provides them a lead to upsell more advanced services. That's business, you get what you pay for. You don't know because you read their website with the critical eye of a self-important nerd, trying to be something you aren't (IE professional). You might as well write a car review by reading the financial reports of the car manufacturer. What you should have done at the very least is purchased their service and asked them to test elements of your pre-configured and properly baselined honey-net against known criteria. I'm guessing that your student loan doesn't stretch beyond partying or you might have produced something useful, muppet. SR On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:46:59 +0000 secreview <secreview () hushmail com> wrote:We found Audit Serve, Inc., run by Mitchell H. Levine, by searching for "Penetration Testing" on Google. Audit Serve, Inc. offers, IS Auditing, Integrated Auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley Implementation Services, Sarbanes-Oxley Ongoing Compliance Services, PCI, Security andInternet Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing Services.Our first impression of Audit Serve, Inc. was that they were a "rubberstampof approval" shop that offers services that will do nothing to truly raise your proverbial security bar but will let you fill in your security checklist. This impression was made so quickly because of the $495.00 price quote on their main page. It reads "Internet Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing starting at $495". (Just as an FYI, it is impossible to perform any human driven professional security services for that price. The cost of talent is simply too high.)When digging into their services we quickly realize that our initial impression of Audit Serve was accurate. They are in fact a"rubberstamp of approval" shop. Their security service deliverables appear to be the product of automated scanners (QualysGuard) and not the product of human talent. This also coincides with them being able to offer "Internet Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing" services starting at $495, as no human element is incorporated into the deliverable based on what we saw.If you do not care about the security of your IT Infrastructure, and only want to get the "rubber stamp of approval" then Audit Serve, Inc. is your one stop shop. If on the other hand you do care about the security of your IT infrastructure, then we'd suggest finding a different provider.Grade Note:We're giving Audit Serve an F- for two reasons. The first reason is that they appear to be in the Information Security business to make a buck by providing people with the "rubber stamp of approval". In doing so they areactuallydoing a disservice to the IT community, and the IT Security Community. The second reason why we are giving them an F- is because their security services appear to use no human element and relystrictlyon automated scanning (QualysGuard). If you feel that this grade is too harsh, let us know. -- Posted By secreview to Professional IT Security Providers - Exposed at 12/17/2007 10:28:00 AMRegards, The Secreview Team http://secreview.blogspot.com Professional IT Security Service Providers - Exposed -- Remove unsightly stains with high quality carpet cleaning. Click now! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/Ioyw6h4dY5DNELqoccKb12Rno3eu1RZZK7yiDLfbhc6Zy85DlxhPQU/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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