Archive for July, 2009

New Retainer Packages!

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

We’ve had an influx of new business recently and it’s led me to think that bolting on some extra value to our clients would really make people happy.

So I’ve put together some retainer package deals. These deals are setup to bring added value to the existing clientele we have, as well as newcomers.

It’s structured like this:

Lets say a new client comes to us and asks for a 15 minute security sweep. We perform the sweep and deliver the report, along with a quote describing what we would have done if we were allowed to continue. The quote is for, lets argue, 15 hours of security work, and 10 hours of systems architecture work. The quote is marked down with a discount since the client opted in for the 15 minute sweep. Our hours are billed out in a tiered structure, wherein the number of hours dictates the hourly rate – the more hours, the cheaper it gets.

Lets now say that the new client agrees to the quote and work begins. The work is completed to the satisfaction of the client, and a retainer package is considered – the retainer packages rate is locked in at the rate at which the project was established – thereby giving a considerably large discount to the clients who opt in for the retainer packages.

This also saves the client valuable dollars in this economy because Aten Labs is already familiar with the environment, and at this point is only mere hours of cost compared to a regular full time employee.

Sound interesting? Check out the retainers page for more info – and while you’re at it, sign up for a free 15 minute security sweep!

Heads Up!

Friday, July 10th, 2009

First, click this, and read.

There’s a group out there now called ‘Anti-Sec’ and they’re angry about how full disclosure works.

They decided that to make their point, they’d hack imageshack – All of it. They replaced every image on imageshack with a jpeg of their manifesto statement.

In it there are claims of threats – aimed at security blogs and other sites that publish exploits.

It’s probably a good idea to get an audit right now – as contradictory as that sounds.

If theres a hacking group traveling the internet touting “everyone and everything will get hacked” and their first tent-stake in the ground was imageshack?

It’s time for a perimeter check.

We’ve been doing free 15 minute audits all week – so we’re going to extend that through next week as well. Come see us if you’d like one!