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Risk Assessments
Identify and mitigate potential risks to your organization with our comprehensive cybersecurity Risk Assessment service. Our experts will conduct a thorough analysis to identify risks, assess the effectiveness of your mitigation strategies, and deliver actionable, customized, recommendations to reduce risk and enhance security. Whether your goal is to meet industry compliance requirements or to proactively strengthen your organization’s security posture, our in-depth risk analysis will provide you with actionable insights and tailored recommendations to minimize risk and protect your critical assets.
Frameworks
nGuard conducts Risk Assessments tailored to key cybersecurity frameworks & GRC targets including the full suite of NIST standards, HIPAA/HITECH, CMMC, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, PCI DSS, and more. Performing risk assessments utilizing the appropriate frameworks & standards ensures that organizations can properly align with required statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements.
Process
During nGuard’s structured Risk Assessment, our team will:
Document Critical Assets
Identify and list key assets essential to operations, including sensitive data, systems, and resources, to establish what requires the most protection.
Correlate Applicable Threats to Identified Assets
Map out relevant threats to each asset, prioritizing those with the highest risk to impact business continuity and security.
Calculate Threat Probabilities
Assess how likely each identified threat is to occur, using the organization’s unique historical data and industry trends to manage potential risks effectively.
Evaluate Threat Impacts
Analyze the possible consequences of each threat on critical assets, focusing on those with the most significant financial or reputational impacts to guide mitigation efforts.
- Threat Identification
- Impact Analysis
- Compliance Assurance
- Strategic Planning
- Risk Prioritization
- Security Enhancement
Value of nGuard Risk Assessments
A Risk Assessment with us equips you with the ability to identify threats, score risks, and provide actionable strategies to strengthen security, ensuring compliance and protection against evolving threats.
Proactive Mitigation
nGuard’s approach reveals potential threats unique to your organization, empowering your organization to strengthen defenses appropriately and prevent incidents.
Informed Decision Making
Expert insights give you a clear view of your risk landscape, allowing you to prioritize where to invest in security. You’ll have the information you need to make informed decisions that keep your business safe.
Compliance Readiness
The process ensures your organization meets industry standards, giving you assurance in audit readiness and the ability to demonstrate security diligence to stakeholders. Confirming alignment with best practices, you can confidently show your commitment to security.
Security Resources from nGuard
“nGuard has been a proven cybersecurity partner with us for over five years that understands our industry.”
— Joe Warling, Randolph Electric Membership Corporation
“nGuard not only does a thorough pen test, their remediation recommendations and tracking tool was a big help in addressing issues.”
— Allan Patek, Executive Director, Wisconsin Insurance Security Fund
“nGuard’s expertise in cybersecurity, their professionalism and flexibility is the reason why we hire them year after year.”
— Frank M. Furnari, Business Systems Developer, NJCRIB (New Jersey Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau)
“The staff at nGuard are top-notch cybersecurity professionals. I find their knowledge, guidance, and expertise very helpful during our annual pen tests.”
— David Schultheis, IT Manager, Nine Network of Public Media
“nGuard’s cybersecurity and PCI expertise has been instrumental in helping us improve our cybersecurity posture.”
— Mark Krawczyk, Director of Information Privacy, Purpose Financial
“We have trusted nGuard as our primary cybersecurity consultants for 20 years. Our continued choice of and reliance on nGuard year after year is a testament to the professionalism, expertise, and exemplary service that we continue to experience.”
— Jeremy Noble, VP, Information Services, Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation
“I have used several other large assessors in the past and I recommend nGuard above all others.”
— Scotty Westbrook, IT Director, Sampson Bladen Oil Company
“Through our long-term partnership with nGuard, we gain valuable insight from their advanced cyber-security tests.”
— Lynn Sturkie, Director of Technology Services, Lexington County
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