Overview:

The organization has been Iceland’s largest transportation company. It operates 50 vessels, 2,000 trucks and trailers and approximately 180 cold stores. It has an extensive branch network, with a total of 200 operational bases in 30 countries, employing approximately 14,500 people. Annual turnover exceeds EUR 1.450 billion

Business Needs:

Perform a black box application security assessment. Perform vulnerability assessment and penetration testing on the perimeter network components., 

Identify key vulnerabilities, which could compromise security of the record-keeping agency, web application. Recommend security measures to mitigate security risks

Problems and Challenges:

• Restricting infrastructure elements slowed down the automated testing activity. 
• Testing had to be conducted in a specific time window. 

Benefits:

• Black box security assessment using automated testing tools and manual verification 
• Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of the network components using automated tools followed by manual verification of the tool output. 
• Use of best-of-breed tools and Entrans knowledge base for security risk profiling 
• Dedicated panel of security experts for less turnaround time 
• Identification of key vulnerabilities, which can pose serious security risks to the application. 
• Significant reduction in the probability of information leakage through data sniffing. 
• Control over unauthorized data access by an attacker or malicious user, Phishing attacks, source code disclosures.