Our Ideal Customer
We are cyber security experts and work well with other consulting firms, law firms, accounting and even cyber security firms. We can work on referral basis and also as a white labeled staff augmentation resource. As a small company we offer flexibility.
Who we want to be referred to
Partner types we’d like to work or share referrals with
About Us
Polito Inc specializes in computer security, incident response, penetration testing, computer forensics. We partner well with law offices, private detectives, and other security companies. One of our niche specialties is web application testing, and source code review.
How We Got Started
Polito Inc founders worked for large defense contractors and wanted more interesting types of work. As a small business we can work on many different types of projects. We like the variety of consulting.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (15)
"Professional and knowledgeable service from a great company"
"Extremely knowledgeable and proficient in their support of customers. Excellent security..."
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"Extremely knowledgeable and proficient in their support of customers. Excellent security professionals to work with!!!"
"This guy really knows his stuff. You are in good hands!"
Products & Services
Recover electronic artifacts from computers, cell phones and tablets using scientific methods that can be used in a court of Law
Help businesses recover from cyber attacks like Ransomware, DDOS, and insider threats such as rogue employees
Help businesses secure their systems by identifying vulnerabilities in their infrastructure, web applications, source code, mobile apps
Recommendations Given (20)
"In today's chaotic world, the students that were lucky enough to be part of Cyber Charter Schools..."
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"In today's chaotic world, the students that were lucky enough to be part of Cyber Charter Schools before everything shutdown, are well conditioned and prepared to working at home. Agora Cyber Chartar school is a professional and well run institution."
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"Competent and Professional"
Recent Activity
Since Virginia / Fed Gov shutdown due to covid-19, business has really picked up in cyber security space. Unfortunately while retail and restaurants have suffered, cyber criminals have increased their attacks with Rasomware, Email compromises, Phishing. Businesses should be proactive in assessing...
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Since Virginia / Fed Gov shutdown due to covid-19, business has really picked up in cyber security space. Unfortunately while retail and restaurants have suffered, cyber criminals have increased their attacks with Rasomware, Email compromises, Phishing. Businesses should be proactive in assessing their organizations vulnerabilities in order to combat these opportunistic threats. Start with testing your externally facing applications, VPN and then identify high value targets within your organization. Speaking with a reputable cyber security professional would be a good idea if you have any questions.
shutdown has had collateral damage in that some of our partners have moved resources (government contractors) to commercial and failed to send us business.
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shutdown has had collateral damage in that some of our partners have moved resources (government contractors) to commercial and failed to send us business.
Marketing isn't an either or, you market to both verticals. You market what you are good at. I do know some companies that specialize, and include that specialty in their name. I'm guessing that these companies have multiple names depending on which they are pitching. Sometimes there are...
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Marketing isn't an either or, you market to both verticals. You market what you are good at. I do know some companies that specialize, and include that specialty in their name. I'm guessing that these companies have multiple names depending on which they are pitching. Sometimes there are crossover technologies which straddle multiple verticals. For example my accountant also does payroll in addition to bookkeeping, taxes etc. His payroll name is "Payroll Express", the accounting office has a more generic name. In my case I have not yet seen a real gain from my advertising expenditures. Pushing ads on google, fb, bing, twitter so far has driven some website traffic but not much in the way of hard leads.
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Best way to find clients is to talk to your friends. Even if your friends are not interested in your products or services, they still might be able refer your business. Your friends are also perfect audience for you to develop your pitch. All my original clients came from past managers and...
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Best way to find clients is to talk to your friends. Even if your friends are not interested in your products or services, they still might be able refer your business. Your friends are also perfect audience for you to develop your pitch. All my original clients came from past managers and coworkers.
Try Hubspot, they have a free tier and also have trial periods for paid tiers. Paid tiers gives you more automation, email campaigns etc
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Try Hubspot, they have a free tier and also have trial periods for paid tiers. Paid tiers gives you more automation, email campaigns etc
Hubspot offers a lot for free, including being able to pull in csv, contacts. There's a plugin for email too. I don't know about it triggering emails, didn't use it for that. They do offer paid versions that probably do that, but the price for paid versions goes up substantially (more than...
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Hubspot offers a lot for free, including being able to pull in csv, contacts. There's a plugin for email too. I don't know about it triggering emails, didn't use it for that. They do offer paid versions that probably do that, but the price for paid versions goes up substantially (more than $30).
I've also rolled my own CRM using everything from spreadsheets and macros to opensource stuff like sugarcrm and tigercrm but these lack integration with other things, are more manual and a lot of work.
Customers should know what they are getting. If there's a question about cost / price, sometimes a detailed itemized proposal can help to justify a higher rate. A common example for companies that provide vulnerability assessments are the ones that simply run automated scans and send a pdf copy...
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Customers should know what they are getting. If there's a question about cost / price, sometimes a detailed itemized proposal can help to justify a higher rate. A common example for companies that provide vulnerability assessments are the ones that simply run automated scans and send a pdf copy of the report, without validating or making recommendations. That provides no value. In my proposal I have a list of the tools I use, the types of techniques. In addition, I usually provide a sample report so customers can know what to expect. If customers are smart, they should put proposals side-by-side and see which one provides the best service and deliverable for the best price. Let's be clear, I want the work. I'm also realistic that customer's have limited budgets.
Hi Denise,
I would say that all depends on what information one plans on storing on the web server/displaying on the website and the type of content or organization that is being represented. Some types of content or organizations are just more of a target for malicious threats. For example,...
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Hi Denise,
I would say that all depends on what information one plans on storing on the web server/displaying on the website and the type of content or organization that is being represented. Some types of content or organizations are just more of a target for malicious threats. For example, religious groups, law firms, political groups, etc. SSL certificates are a must for any website and regular website vulnerability assessments and penetration tests are highly recommended. Even if a website is non-ecommerce, if sensitive data is being transferred, especially login credentials, encryption (SSL) is a must. If you or any of your clients require these services, please don't hesitate to reach out:
https://www.politoinc.com/all-cyber-security-servi...
Thanks,
Peter
From a security standpoint, showing clients a cost-benefit analysis should also include potential risk related to using outdated/older software. Non-modern software is often more susceptible to cyber attacks and threats as they may be required to run on older operating systems that are no longer...
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From a security standpoint, showing clients a cost-benefit analysis should also include potential risk related to using outdated/older software. Non-modern software is often more susceptible to cyber attacks and threats as they may be required to run on older operating systems that are no longer supported. Modern software that is vetted to be secure can increase efficiency by minimizing the risk of a cyber attack, that could cost thousands to millions of dollars in assets and labor.
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