Vulnerability Scanning. Find it before the auditor does.
The CE Plus auditor will scan your systems. IP Four scans them first. We identify and remediate every vulnerability across your in-scope devices and network before the independent audit begins, so there are no findings on audit day.
100%
Pre-Audit Clean Rate
48 Hrs
Initial Scan Delivery
Full
Hybrid Estate Coverage
UK-Wide
Remote Scanning Delivery
Vulnerability scanning capabilities for CE Plus audit confidence.
Internal Network Scanning
Scan all in-scope internal network segments to identify vulnerabilities in servers, workstations, and network devices before the CE Plus auditor conducts their own testing.
External Perimeter Scanning
Scan your internet-facing attack surface to identify open ports, exposed services, and externally reachable vulnerabilities that the auditor will test.
Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment
Assess all in-scope endpoints for missing patches, outdated software, and configuration weaknesses that would fail the CE Plus patch management and secure configuration controls.
Cloud Service Scanning
Scan cloud-hosted services and virtual machines within scope to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365 environments.
Vulnerability Prioritisation
Prioritise identified vulnerabilities by severity and CE Plus relevance, focusing remediation effort on the issues most likely to cause an audit failure.
Remediation Verification
Re-scan after remediation to confirm that all identified vulnerabilities have been resolved before the independent auditor begins their testing.
From initial scan to verified clean environment.
Scope Agreement
Agree the full list of in-scope IP ranges, devices, cloud services, and network segments to be included in the vulnerability scanning exercise.
External Scan
Conduct authenticated and unauthenticated scans of your external attack surface to identify vulnerabilities visible from the internet.
Internal Scan
Conduct internal network scans across all in-scope segments to identify vulnerabilities in servers, workstations, and infrastructure devices.
Findings Report
Produce a prioritised findings report mapping each vulnerability to the relevant CE Plus control and indicating the remediation required.
Remediation Support
Support your team in remediating identified vulnerabilities, or remediate directly where IP Four manages the affected systems.
Verification Scan
Re-scan all previously vulnerable systems to confirm remediation is complete and the environment is clean before the CE Plus audit begins.
Pre-audit vulnerability scanning delivered across the UK.
Challenge: A 200-person technology company had a complex hybrid environment with on-premise servers and Azure-hosted services. They needed confidence that no vulnerabilities would surface during the CE Plus audit.
Outcome: IP Four scanned the full hybrid estate, identified 14 vulnerabilities across three servers and two Azure VMs, supported remediation, and verified the clean state. The CE Plus audit found no issues.
Challenge: A recruitment company had previously failed a CE Plus audit due to missing patches on endpoint devices. They needed a thorough pre-audit scan before their second attempt.
Outcome: IP Four scanned all 85 endpoints, identified 23 devices with outstanding patches, coordinated patching through their IT team, and verified compliance. The second audit was passed without findings.
Challenge: An engineering company had an internet-facing management interface that had been forgotten during their environment preparation. The auditor would have found it immediately.
Outcome: IP Four identified the exposed interface during external scanning, coordinated its removal from the internet, and confirmed the clean external posture before the audit commenced.
Scan your environment before the auditor does. No audit day surprises.
We scan your full in-scope estate, identify every vulnerability that could cause an audit failure, and remediate before the auditor arrives. The result is a clean environment and a passed audit.