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Cherry Bekaert’s Vulnerability Assessment Services identify and prioritize vulnerabilities so middle-market businesses can avoid disruption and take focused, risk-based action.

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Identify and Prioritize Cybersecurity Risks With Vulnerability Assessment Services

Every organization has vulnerabilities, but the ones that go undetected or unaddressed are often the ones that become breaches.

Cherry Bekaert's Vulnerability Assessment Services give organizations a structured, business-aligned view of their security weaknesses across networks, systems, cloud platforms, AI deployments and applications. Beyond identifying what is exposed, these assessments deliver risk-based prioritization and a clear remediation roadmap so security and business leaders know where to act first and can demonstrate progress to stakeholders, auditors and regulators.

For organizations operating under compliance obligations, vulnerability assessments provide the documented evidence of ongoing risk identification and remediation that frameworks such as NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS and HIPAA require.

Our Vulnerability Assessment Solutions

Our vulnerability assessments combine industry-leading scanning tools, consultant-led validation, and risk-based prioritization to identify the weaknesses across your environment and tell you which ones actually matter.

External Vulnerability Assessment

Our vulnerability consultants provide a complete picture of your risk requirements. External assessments evaluate your internet-facing attack surfaces such as public IPs, web apps, remote access, email, and cloud services to surface missing patches, weak encryption, exposed services, and misconfigurations that expand your perimeter risk. 

Internal Vulnerability Assessment

Internal assessments evaluate the systems behind your perimeter including servers, endpoints, Active Directory, network gear, and databases using authenticated scans to uncover unpatched software, insecure protocols, weak credentials, and hardening gaps.

AI Deployment Vulnerability Assessment

AI deployments introduce risks that traditional security tools are not built to detect. Cherry Bekaert evaluates AI systems across the full deployment lifecycle from training pipelines to production environments, examining prompt injection, data integrity, model access controls, API exposure and supply chain risks. Findings are prioritized by exploitability and business impact, giving your team a clear, actionable path to remediation.

Web Application Vulnerability Assessment

External and internal-facing applications are among the most targeted assets in any organization. Cherry Bekaert’s web application vulnerability assessments identify exploitable flaws including injection attacks, authentication weaknesses and configuration issues before they can be leveraged against your customers or your compliance posture.

External Vulnerability Assessment

Our vulnerability consultants provide a complete picture of your risk requirements. External assessments evaluate your internet-facing attack surfaces such as public IPs, web apps, remote access, email, and cloud services to surface missing patches, weak encryption, exposed services, and misconfigurations that expand your perimeter risk. 

Internal Vulnerability Assessment

Internal assessments evaluate the systems behind your perimeter including servers, endpoints, Active Directory, network gear, and databases using authenticated scans to uncover unpatched software, insecure protocols, weak credentials, and hardening gaps.

AI Deployment Vulnerability Assessment

AI deployments introduce risks that traditional security tools are not built to detect. Cherry Bekaert evaluates AI systems across the full deployment lifecycle from training pipelines to production environments, examining prompt injection, data integrity, model access controls, API exposure and supply chain risks. Findings are prioritized by exploitability and business impact, giving your team a clear, actionable path to remediation.

Web Application Vulnerability Assessment

External and internal-facing applications are among the most targeted assets in any organization. Cherry Bekaert’s web application vulnerability assessments identify exploitable flaws including injection attacks, authentication weaknesses and configuration issues before they can be leveraged against your customers or your compliance posture.

Our Vulnerability Assessment Process 

 

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  • Step 1: Discovery and Scoping

    Our advisors will define assessment scope, including systems, applications and environments. We will work with you to align objectives with business priorities, compliance requirements and risk tolerance. 

  • Step 2: Scanning and Analysis

    Our vulnerability assessment advisors will conduct automated and manual testing to identify vulnerabilities across in-scope assets. We analyze results to determine potential impact and exposure. 

  • Step 3: Validation and False-positive Reduction

    Our consultants validate findings to eliminate false positives and focus on confirmed vulnerabilities that require attention. 

  • Step 4: Risk Scoring and Prioritization

    We rank vulnerabilities based on severity, exploitability and business impact to guide remediation efforts. 

  • Step 5: Reporting and Stakeholder Readout

    Our advisors will deliver clear, actionable reports with executive summaries and technical details. We provide insights tailored to both leadership and operational teams. 

  • Step 6: Remediation Support and Optional Re-test

    Our cybersecurity consultants provide guidance on remediation activities and conduct follow-up testing to confirm issues have been addressed. 

Why Organizations Choose Cherry Bekaert for Vulnerability Assessments

Knowing where you are exposed is only half the equation. What matters is what you do next. Cherry Bekaert combines technical depth with business context — translating assessment findings into prioritized, actionable steps that align with your risk tolerance, regulatory obligations and operational realities.

Organizations working with Cherry Bekaert benefit from:

  • A Risk-based Approach Tied to Business Impact: Findings are ranked by exploitability and consequence, so your team focuses remediation where it matters most, not where the scanner flagged the most items.
  • Compliance and Regulatory Alignment: Assessments are structured to support audit readiness and map to relevant frameworks, including NIST, CIS Controls, SOC 2, PCI DSS and HIPAA, depending on your environment.
  • A Clear Remediation Roadmap: Every engagement closes with prioritized, practical guidance your team can act on, not a report that sits in a drawer.
  • Right-sized for Mid-market Complexity: Services scale to your environment and budget without the overhead of an enterprise-focused firm.
  • Experienced Advisors, Not Junior Analysts: Your engagement is led by cybersecurity professionals with real-world assessment and advisory experience across industries.

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Kurt Manske

Cybersecurity Leader

Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

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Steven J. Ursillo, Jr.

Cybersecurity

Partner, Cherry Bekaert LLP
Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

Vulnerability Assessment Services FAQs 

A vulnerability assessment is a process used to identify, analyze, and prioritize security weaknesses across systems, networks and applications. Vulnerability assessments provide organizations with visibility into risk exposure and guidance for remediation. 

Vulnerability assessments are typically performed on a recurring basis, such as quarterly or annually, depending on regulatory requirements and risk levels. Additional assessments may be conducted after major system changes or deployments. 

Services include scoping, automated and manual testing, validation of findings, risk prioritization, and detailed reporting with remediation guidance tailored to business needs. 

Reports include an executive summary, detailed findings, risk ratings and actionable recommendations. Results are structured to support both technical teams and business stakeholders. 

Look for providers that offer risk-based prioritization, validated results, clear reporting and alignment with regulatory frameworks. Experience working with similar industries and environments is also important. 

Vulnerability scanning uses automated tools to identify potential issues, while a vulnerability assessment includes validation, analysis, and prioritization to provide actionable insights. 

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