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Strategic Security Assessment
Gain clarity on your organization’s security stance and where to go next with our Strategic Security Assessment. Designed to provide a high-level yet comprehensive analysis of your cybersecurity posture, this assessment benchmarks your current security program against the CIS Critical Security Controls or other governance and compliance standards. Through structured interviews and policy reviews, we identify where gaps exist and how to close them—delivering a clear roadmap to strengthen your security posture and meet regulatory expectations.
Frameworks
nGuard’s Strategic Security Assessments can be tailored to evaluate alignment with a wide range of frameworks and compliance mandates including the CIS Critical Security Controls, FERPA, HIPAA/HITECH (NIST SP 800-66), FISMA (NIST SP 800-53), PCI DSS, and numerous state and customer-specific control frameworks. This adaptability ensures the engagement meets your unique regulatory, contractual, or best-practice-driven requirements.
Process
During our consultative Strategic Security Assessment, our experts will:
Conduct Interviews with Key Personnel
Engage business and IT stakeholders in guided discussions to understand current practices, control implementations, and risk awareness across the organization.
Reference Security Policies & Documentation
Evaluate security-related documentation and governance materials to assess maturity, completeness, and alignment with your selected control framework.
Benchmark Current Security Practices
Evaluate how current controls and operational practices align with industry standards, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
Deliver Gap Analysis & Recommendations
Produce a gap analysis report that highlights areas of misalignment, paired with strategic recommendations and prioritized next steps for closing security gaps.
- Framework Mapping & Flexibility
- Executive & Technical Interviews
- Documentation Review
- Security Program Benchmarking
- Gap Identification
- Strategic Remediation Planning
Benefits of nGuard Strategic Security Assessments
A Strategic Security Assessment with us helps you uncover gaps in your existing security program, benchmark alignment with industry standards, and deliver prioritized, actionable recommendations — strengthening your organization’s security posture and compliance readiness..
Big-Picture Visibility
Understand where your security program stands at a strategic level. Our assessment highlights strengths and prioritizes weaknesses, helping you focus on what matters most.
Tailored Improvement Plan
Receive prioritized direction to enhance your security posture and align with your chosen framework, without wasting resources on unnecessary controls.
Regulatory & Audit Readiness
Be prepared for compliance audits and stakeholder reviews with a clear record of where you stand today, and how you’ll improve tomorrow.
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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