This is especially true for public agencies that protect sensitive data and provide critical services to millions of people. These agencies operate with security challenges, strict purchasing processes and approval requirements, and compliance and regulatory controls, making penetration testing imperative.
Birch Cline’s approach to penetration testing focuses on overall risk while maintaining a high standard of quality for its services. Its penetration testing service includes manual processes performed by security experts. It goes beyond point-in-time testing by providing continued, ongoing testing throughout the year. In addition, it focuses on remediation and prioritizing efforts, so customers receive the highest possible value from a penetration testing service.
“Our services are delivered by skilled professionals who understand the threat landscape, who have the judgment and experience to make informed decisions and can help guide customers through both the testing and remediation process. That’s how we make a difference.” says Aaron Rausche, managing partner of Birch Cline.
Birch Cline understands that one of the major obstacles in the field of penetration is grasping its fundamental essence and the essential elements it requires. The company utilizes automation to streamline repetitive tasks, allowing the time used by experts to be focused on the manual processes necessary to deliver a penetration test. Its process maximizes value by providing customers with the benefit of automation while delivering a quality test that ensures their security objectives and compliance requirements are achieved.
The approach can be broken down into three areas—posture, practice, and protection.
It all starts with helping customers understand their existing cybersecurity posture by performing penetration testing that provides a baseline and starting point with prioritized findings and remediation recommendations. Practice involves working closely with a customer to understand every applicable regulatory and compliance requirement, as well as a review of existing security policies and processes. Birch Cline ensures compliance standards are met, performs updates, and creates new policy documentation whenever necessary. It then delivers tabletop exercises with customer teams to ensure appropriate processes are in place, documentation is ready, and the organization is prepared in the event of an incident or outage.
Our services are delivered by skilled professionals who understand the threat landscape, who have the judgment and experience to make informed decisions and can help guide customers through both the testing and remediation process. That’s how we make a difference
What sets Birch Cline apart is its core focus and commitment to helping customers succeed. It is driven by cybersecurity leaders from the public sector who understand the day-to-day challenges customers face. This firsthand perspective has built confidence in its services, garnering many trusted client relationships over time.
