External vulnerability scanning
Everything reachable from the internet: firewalls, VPN gateways, mail servers, remote access and forgotten hosts, checked for known vulnerabilities, missing patches and risky exposed services.
Vulnerability Assessment in Malaysia
Most organisations do not know what they have exposed to the internet or how far behind their patching really is. We scan, review configuration and rank what we find by what would actually hurt your business, then rescan after your team has fixed it. We do not perform penetration testing.
Find the weaknesses before somebody else does
What it is
A vulnerability assessment maps the known security weaknesses across your systems: missing patches, outdated software, weak or default configuration, and services exposed that should not be. It uses recognised scanning tools and a manual review of the results, so false positives are removed and what remains is prioritised.
Scope is agreed in writing before anything starts: which IP ranges, hosts and websites, the scanning window, and who to call if a question comes up. Common scopes are your internet-facing infrastructure, your public websites, and the internal network scanned with your permission.
A vulnerability assessment is not a penetration test. We identify and verify weaknesses, but we do not attempt to exploit them. Orbix does not provide penetration testing. If a client or regulator specifically requires one, we will tell you so and help you scope it with a licensed provider.
Why organisations need it
Attackers scan the whole Malaysian internet continuously and indiscriminately. They are not choosing you; they are finding whatever is exposed and unpatched. An old plugin on a marketing site, a forgotten test server, a management interface reachable from the internet, or outdated remote access software is enough.
Customers and insurers increasingly ask for evidence that you look for and fix vulnerabilities. A recent assessment with evidence of remediation answers many vendor questionnaires and insurance renewal questions.
There is a regulatory angle too. The PDPA as amended requires practical steps to protect personal data. If a breach occurs through a vulnerability that had been publicly known and patchable for two years, the position in front of the Commissioner is considerably weaker than if scanning and remediation were documented and ongoing.
What a vulnerability assessment covers
Scope is built around your environment and your budget. Most SMEs start with their internet-facing infrastructure and main website, where exposure usually concentrates.
Website vulnerability scanning
Your public websites and portals scanned for outdated software, known vulnerable components, insecure configuration and missing security headers. This identifies known weaknesses; it does not attempt to break into the application.
Internal vulnerability scanning
With your authorisation, internal servers and workstations scanned for missing patches, unsupported operating systems and weak configuration, the issues that let one compromised laptop spread.
Configuration review
Key settings on firewalls, remote access, servers and cloud services reviewed against good practice. See our dedicated Microsoft 365 security assessment and Google Workspace security assessment for email and collaboration platforms.
Findings ranked for business, not just CVSS
Every finding carries a technical severity and a business impact rating, because a critical score on an isolated test box matters less than a medium on the system holding your customer database. The report leads with the handful of issues that change your risk position.
Remediation support and rescan
We walk your IT team or MSP through each finding, answer questions during remediation, then rescan the fixed items and issue an updated report.
What the business gets out of it
The deliverable is not a raw scanner export. It is a prioritised piece of work your IT team can execute and your board can see closed.
You find out what is actually exposed
Almost every first assessment surfaces something the organisation did not know was reachable from the internet: a legacy server, a test environment or a service someone set up years ago and forgot.
Your IT team gets a plan, not a wall of noise
Raw scanner output runs to hundreds of rows and gets ignored. A verified, business-ranked report with a fix path for each item is something a small IT team can work through.
You can answer the client security questionnaire
A current assessment and evidence of remediation answers many vendor questionnaires and insurance renewal questions.
Patch and hardening effort goes to the right place
Risk is usually concentrated in a few systems. Knowing which lets you focus limited maintenance windows where they reduce real exposure.
You build a defensible position under the PDPA
Documented scanning, ranked findings and evidence of remediation demonstrate practical steps to protect personal data.
The rescan proves it actually got fixed
Remediation often stalls halfway. A scheduled rescan creates a deadline and produces the evidence that the work was completed.
Process
How an assessment runs
Two to four weeks from scoping to the rescan report, depending on scope.
01
Scoping and authorisation
We agree exactly what is in scope, the scanning window and the contact for questions. You sign a written authorisation, and where systems are hosted by a third party we help you obtain their permission too.
02
Discovery
Mapping your real internet-facing footprint, which is routinely larger than the asset list you supply. Subdomains, exposed services and forgotten hosts surface here.
03
Scanning
Recognised tools scan the agreed scope for known vulnerabilities, missing patches and weak configuration.
04
Verification and prioritisation
Results are reviewed manually to remove false positives and ranked by business impact. Nothing is exploited.
05
Reporting
A technical report with fix guidance for your IT team or MSP, and a short management summary stating the risk position in business terms.
06
Remediation support and rescan
We support your team through remediation, then rescan the fixed items and issue an updated report. Most organisations then scan quarterly or after significant changes.
Deliverables
What you receive
Reports are written to be handed onward, to your MSP, your auditor, your insurer or your client, without further translation.
Technical findings report
Every verified finding with evidence, severity and specific remediation guidance.
Management summary
Two pages for leadership: the risk position and the handful of actions that would change it most.
Attack surface inventory
The internet-facing assets discovered, including anything not on your asset register.
Prioritised remediation plan
Findings sequenced by risk reduction per unit of effort, so a small IT team knows what to do first.
Rescan report
An updated report after remediation confirming which findings are closed.
Assessment letter
A summary letter confirming the assessment was carried out, its scope and date, for questionnaires where the full report is too sensitive to share.
Suitable for
Who a vulnerability assessment is built for
Any organisation with an internet presence holding data worth stealing. The trigger is usually a client questionnaire, an insurance renewal, a compliance requirement or a near miss.
Industries
Sectors with customer-facing systems or regulatory obligations get the strongest case, but the exposure is broadly universal.
Company sizes
Scope scales with environment size rather than headcount, so a small company can be assessed affordably.
Departments
The assessment is run with IT, but the findings belong to management, because most of the decisions are about budget and priority.
FAQ
FAQ
No. Orbix provides vulnerability assessment: we identify and verify known weaknesses but we do not attempt to exploit them. If a client or regulator specifically requires a penetration test, we will say so and help you scope it with a provider licensed for that work.
A vulnerability assessment is broad: it identifies known weaknesses across many systems and, after manual review, gives you a verified, prioritised list. A penetration test is narrower and attempts to exploit weaknesses to show what an attacker could reach. For most SMEs, regular vulnerability assessment and remediation is the right starting point.
The risk is low and managed. Scan intensity is agreed in advance, fragile systems can be scanned out of hours, and there is a named contact throughout.
Quarterly is a sensible baseline for internet-facing systems, plus after any significant change such as a new website, a migration or a cloud move.
Yes, for findings you have remediated, within an agreed window after the original report, because the rescan report is what clients and insurers want to see.
Yes, with that provider's written permission as well as yours. We help you obtain it during scoping.
An assessment letter confirming the scope and date, which can be shared freely, plus the rescan report showing findings closed. The full technical report is sensitive and we recommend against circulating it.