Dr. Axiel Yaël Birenbaum Cybersecurity Consulting
Find and reach your goal cybersecurity posture
Independent cybersecurity consultant offering tiered services to SME from cybersecurity audits up to CISO on demand.
AYB is a cybersecurity consultant with experience in penetration testing, machine learning, and high-performance computing. They hold a PhD in quantum physics, have worked in government and academic research roles all over Europe and North America.
Our services
Tier 1 – Security Assessment
This tier offers a security assessment (penetration testing) tailored to the target type: internet application, website, or internal network.
The deliverable includes:
- An Executive Summary for non-technical decision-makers.
- A technical report with detailed findings for the SME’s IT team, including screenshots and remediation steps.
Services include:
- Black-box or grey-box penetration testing (no or limited prior knowledge of the system), including:
- Ping sweep of pre-determined network ranges
- Port scan of target hosts
- Vulnerability scanning
- Exploitation of discovered vulnerabilities
- Security posture assessment based on existing client reports
- GDPR compliance assessment (Data Security section)
- Mitigation strategies with steps for verification
- System hardening recommendations
- Prioritization guidance on resource allocation
Tier 2 – Security Enhancement
In addition to Tier 1, this tier includes hands-on implementation of security hardening strategies, ensuring you can maintain an improved cybersecurity posture independently.
Additional services include:
- Implementation support for patching vulnerabilities and applying mitigation strategies
- Security infrastructure improvements, including:
- Intrusion Detection System (IDS) setup
- Automated software updates
- Regular vulnerability scans
- Secure data backups
- Configuration hardening for third-party applications
- Data encryption implementation
- Adoption of a zero-trust security model
- Consulting and training for the client’s in-house IT team
Tier 3 – Continuous Security & Monitoring
This tier is aimed at SMEs requiring ongoing support. It includes all Tier 1 services, with Tier 2 as an optional add-on.
Additional continuous support services include:
- Monthly security check-ins with the SME’s IT team
- Regular website vulnerability assessments
- Ongoing network monitoring, including:
- IDS alert reviews
- Recurring ping sweeps of designated network ranges
- Scalability planning to adapt security infrastructure as the company grows
Services are offered as packages, with pricing determined prior to engagement. The cost is based on the selected options, service tier, estimated project time commitment and full-time equivalent hours, and required software licenses. Pricing starts at 5,000 € and is customised based on your needs.
The following activities are not included in any package:
- Physical penetration testing
- Social engineering attacks or tests
- Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks
- Targeting clients of the SME
- Application-layer manipulation
- Client-side engineering
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