Vulnerability assessment for UAE businesses: continuous discovery, prioritisation, remediation.
Most UAE businesses do not know what vulnerabilities exist on their network at any given moment. Vulnerability assessment is the foundation of every security programme: continuous identification of known vulnerabilities, prioritised by exploitability and business impact, tracked through remediation. We deliver one-off assessments and ongoing continuous-monitoring programmes.
- 188k+CVEs tracked
- ContinuousOr one-off
- CVSSPrioritisation
- TrackedTo remediation
Six discovery scopes across your attack surface.
External attack surface
Internet-facing IP space, exposed services, public-facing web applications, DNS misconfiguration, certificate hygiene. Discovers what an attacker can see without credentials.
Internal network
Servers, workstations, network devices, printers, IoT. Credentialed scan for accurate version-and-patch identification. Discovers what an attacker could exploit with insider position.
Web applications
Authenticated and unauthenticated web app scanning. OWASP Top 10 categories, business-logic flaws not caught by automated tools (flagged for manual review).
Cloud configuration
Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365 tenant configuration. Public storage buckets, weak conditional access, exposed administrative interfaces, identity-provider misconfiguration.
Endpoint configuration
Endpoint hardening, missing patches, weak local policies, unauthorised software, USB controls. Done at scale via Intune or equivalent endpoint management.
Network device configuration
Firewall rule audits, switch and router configuration, wireless controller hardening. Configuration drift from secure baseline.
Four reasons IT leaders choose GR.
CVSS-prioritised, business-impact-weighted
Vulnerability scanners produce volume. We add prioritisation: CVSS severity adjusted for your business context (which assets carry sensitive data, which face the internet, which support critical operations). Output is actionable, not just exhaustive.
Remediation tracking, not just discovery
Most vulnerability programmes find issues but never close them. We track every finding through remediation with status updates, re-scan to verify closure, and burndown reporting. The metric that matters is mean-time-to-remediate, not just count-of-vulnerabilities.
Continuous-monitoring option
Annual scans miss vulnerabilities that emerge between cycles. Continuous-monitoring engagement scans monthly, alerts on critical new findings within 24 hours, and produces monthly burndown reports for leadership.
UAE-onshore reporting
Sensitive findings stay onshore. Reports delivered by UAE-resident engineers. Compliant with DFSA, ADGM, and other UAE-jurisdiction expectations for sensitive security data.
Six triggers for vulnerability assessment.
Annual security baseline
PDPL, ISO 27001, NESA, DFSA, ADGM all expect periodic vulnerability assessment evidence.
Pre-acquisition due diligence
Acquiring a business? Assess its IT environment to understand inherited security debt before close.
Post-incident validation
After a near-miss, scan to verify the closed gap and find adjacent ones.
Pre-launch validation
Before launching a new web application or cloud workload, baseline its security posture.
Cyber-insurance underwriting
Cyber insurance underwriters increasingly require recent vulnerability-assessment evidence.
Continuous-monitoring programme
Mature security programmes run continuous scanning as the foundation layer.
Three security-discovery activities compared.
| Feature | Vulnerability assessment | Penetration testing | Security audit |
|---|---|---|---|
Method | Automated + curated | Manual + tooling | Documentation + interview |
Output | Prioritised CVE list | Verified attack narratives | Compliance gap report |
Duration | 1-5 days | 1-3 weeks | 2-4 weeks |
Scope breadth | Broad | Defined and deep | Compliance-mapped |
False-positive rate | Moderate | Very low | N/A |
Cost | Lower | Mid | Mid |
Best for | Continuous hygiene | Annual baseline, pre-launch | Compliance evidence |
From scoping to remediation tracking.
- 1
Scope and authorisation
2-3 days
Define scope (which IP ranges, which applications, which cloud tenants), credentials for credentialed scans, timing window, authorisation letter. Output: signed scope.
- 2
Discovery and scanning
3-7 days
Automated scanning across scoped assets. Manual review of high-severity findings to remove false positives. Credentialed scans where authorised for accurate findings.
- 3
Prioritisation and reporting
5-7 days
CVSS scores adjusted for business context. Written report with executive summary, technical findings, prioritised remediation roadmap, and re-scan schedule. Debrief presentation.
- 4
Remediation tracking and re-scan
Ongoing
Tracked through remediation with status updates. Re-scan after each remediation cycle to verify closure. Burndown reporting on open vulnerabilities month by month.
“Our incumbent vulnerability scanner had been running monthly for two years. We had 4,000 findings in the queue, mostly auto-scanner noise, and no remediation discipline. GR took over the programme. Three months in we had a clean burndown from 4,000 to 380 truly relevant findings, of which 280 are remediated and the rest are in scheduled treatment. The visible progress changed how leadership engaged with security.”
What buyers ask before engaging.
Services that pair with vulnerability assessment.
Book a vulnerability assessment and get a written, prioritised report.
A 1-2 week assessment scoped to your attack surface. Output: written report with prioritised remediation roadmap, debrief presentation, and re-scan schedule. Continuous-monitoring engagement available as an upgrade.
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