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A complete picture of your security posture.
Policy, processes, organisation and technology assessed across all security domains. Maturity scores and a prioritised roadmap.
What is a Cyber Security Assessment?
A Cyber Security Assessment gives a broad picture of your security level. It is the comprehensive health check of your security: policy, processes, technical measures and organisation all assessed. Each domain receives a maturity score. The output is a complete picture with prioritised recommendations as a starting point for a multi-year security strategy or as a baseline for a new security programme.
Security starts with knowing where you stand
A Cyber Security Assessment evaluates your security across multiple domains: governance, risk management, access control, network security, endpoint security, incident management, business continuity and more. Each domain is assessed on maturity and effectiveness.
Unlike a compliance audit that tests against a specific standard, a Cyber Security Assessment evaluates the actual effectiveness of your security. Do you not only have policy but is it also followed? Do you not only have tools but do they also work?
The output is a complete picture with prioritised recommendations. It serves as a starting point for a multi-year strategy or as a baseline measurement for a new security programme.
You have security measures but no objective view of their effectiveness
Most organisations invest in security but lack an objective, independent view of how effective those investments are across all domains.
- Without a holistic assessment, you do not know which security domains are strong and which are weak, making it impossible to prioritise investments effectively.
- The board needs an objective security posture view to fulfil governance responsibilities under NIS2 and to make informed investment decisions.
- Without a sector benchmark you cannot assess whether your security level is adequate for your industry and risk profile.
What the assessment covers
- Security governance and policy
- Risk management
- Access control and identity management
- Network security and segmentation
- Endpoint security
- Application security
- Data security and privacy
- Incident management
- Business continuity
- Security awareness
- Supplier management
- Cloud security
How DEFION conducts a Cyber Security Assessment
Kickoff and planning
Defining scope, stakeholders, interview planning and assessment timeline.
Document review
Assessment of existing policy, standards and documentation against best practices.
Stakeholder interviews
Structured interviews with key stakeholders per domain across all relevant departments.
Technical review
Spot-check technical validation of selected security controls and configurations.
Maturity scoring
Scoring per domain with sector benchmark comparison and gap identification.
Roadmap and presentation
Report with maturity scores, prioritised improvement plan and executive board presentation.
Deliverables
- Cyber Security Assessment report with maturity scores per domain
- Benchmark against sector average
- Prioritised improvement plan
- Executive presentation for the board
- Optional: roadmap implementation support
Suitable for
- Organisations that want to understand their security level
- Companies starting a security programme and wanting a baseline measurement
- Organisations wanting to substantiate a multi-year security strategy
- Board members who want insight into the security posture of the organisation
FAQ
How does a Cyber Security Assessment differ from a pentest?
How long does a Cyber Security Assessment take?
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Do all employees need to be involved?
Can a Cyber Security Assessment serve as preparation for ISO 27001?
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