A penetration test gives you a clear picture of your security posture on the day it is conducted. That picture starts changing the moment the test ends. New patches are released, devices are added, configurations drift. Vulnerability management is the ongoing programme that keeps that picture current.
RB Consultancy Ltd provides a vulnerability assessment and advice service delivered by a Vulnerability Assessment Plus (VA+) certified practitioner. We scan your systems on a scheduled basis, prioritise findings by risk and give you a regular, clear view of how your exposure is changing. The aim is not to produce a spreadsheet of CVE references; it is to tell you what matters, why it matters and what to do about it.
Internal network, internet-facing systems and devices scanned on an agreed schedule. Cloud agents can scan every few hours. Engine scans are set up on a frequency basis. Specific frequency is determined by your risk profile, rate of change and any contractual or regulatory requirements. Monthly is the standard starting point for most organisations.
A critical vulnerability in an internet-facing system handling payment data is a different problem to a medium vulnerability in an isolated internal server. We rate findings by severity and exploitability, helping you focus remediation effort where it has the greatest impact on actual risk.
For each finding, practical advice: a specific patch, a configuration change, a service to disable. Designed to be actionable by your IT team without requiring a security specialist to translate the output.
Regular reports showing what was found, what has been addressed and how your exposure is trending. The aim is to tell you what matters, why it matters and what to do about it, not hand you a spreadsheet to interpret. Exactly what an insurer, auditor or supply chain partner is asking for when they request evidence of a vulnerability management programme.
The Vulnerability Assessment Plus (VA+) certification is the qualification designed for vulnerability assessment within the Cyber Essentials and IASME ecosystem. Remo holds this qualification, which reflects practical competence in methodology, not just tool familiarity.
Monthly scanning, risk-based prioritisation and reporting that an insurer, auditor or supply chain partner is asking to see.
Three types of organisation get the most value from a structured ongoing programme.
For organisations with internal IT resource, a managed vulnerability programme provides consistent external scanning, prioritisation and reporting that complements your team’s work, without requiring them to maintain specialist tooling or methodology.
MSPs running managed services across multiple client environments need a structured, reportable programme, both to manage risk across the client base and to demonstrate to enterprise clients that proactive security monitoring is part of the service.
Organisations under supply chain pressure are increasingly asked not just whether they have security controls, but how they identify and track weaknesses over time. A managed programme provides that evidence without requiring a new assessment every time.
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Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.
It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.
A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.
The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.
They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.
Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.
Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.
It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.
A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.
The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.
They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.
Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.
The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.
They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.
Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.
Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.
It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.
A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.
The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.
They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.
Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.
Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.
It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.
A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.
Quick answers to the questions we get most often. Anything else, ask us.
A penetration test is a time-limited, adversarial assessment — a qualified tester actively attempts to exploit vulnerabilities to understand what an attacker could achieve. Vulnerability management is an ongoing scanning programme identifying known weaknesses across your environment. They serve different purposes and work well together: vulnerability management keeps you aware day to day; penetration testing provides a deeper adversarial view of what that exposure means in practice.
Internal networks, internet-facing systems, endpoints and cloud environments. Scope is agreed during onboarding. If you are unsure what should be in scope, that is a normal first-call question.
Monthly for most SMEs. More frequently for organisations changing their environment rapidly, those under specific regulatory requirements or those that have recently experienced an incident. MSPs running client programmes typically benefit from a standardised cadence applied consistently across their client base.
No. Cyber Essentials covers five controls at a point in time. Penetration testing is a human-led adversarial assessment. Vulnerability management is the ongoing programme between those events. Many organisations run all three — they complement rather than substitute for each other.
Book a free 30-minute call. We will talk through your environment, your current approach and how an ongoing vulnerability management programme could work for you.
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