Security Audit · Durham
Security Audit in Durham
An assessment of where a Durham organisation actually stands. An audit is not a penetration test — it reviews controls, configuration and process rather than attempting to break in, and for most organisations it finds more than a test would because the gaps are administrative rather than technical.
Why this comes up
The problem
Nobody can answer what security measures are in place, whether they work, or what an insurer or a client's questionnaire would find if they looked closely.
What you get
What we deliver
- Identity and access reviewed, including accounts belonging to people who left
- Endpoint and server configuration checked against a recognised baseline
- Backup and recovery tested rather than confirmed as configured
- Third-party access assessed, since suppliers are a common route in
- Policies compared against what actually happens day to day
- Findings ranked by risk, with a plan proportionate to your size
Want this scoped for your business in Durham?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what security audit would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Microsoft 365
- Entra ID
- Cyber Essentials
- Microsoft Defender
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Professional services
- Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Financial services
- Education
Why us
Why Durham businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Security Audit in Durham — common questions
- How is this different from a penetration test?
- A test attempts to break in and finds exploitable technical weaknesses. An audit reviews whether controls exist and work — access management, patching, backups, process. Most organisations get more from an audit first, because that is where the gaps usually are.
- What is most commonly found?
- Accounts still active for people who left, administrative rights spread far wider than necessary, backups never tested, and third-party access nobody remembers granting. None of it is exotic, and all of it is exploited routinely.
- Will it produce an unmanageable list?
- Not if findings are ranked by risk and matched to your capacity. A report listing two hundred items to an organisation with one IT person achieves nothing. The output should say what to do first, and what can reasonably wait.
- How often should we do this?
- Annually for most organisations, and after significant change — a move to new systems, an acquisition, a shift in how people work. Insurers and larger clients increasingly ask, so having a recent assessment is becoming commercially useful as well as prudent.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Security Audit in Durham
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise