Security Assessment

In a Cybersecurity journey, the Security Assessment is the first activity to be carried out to verify the AS-IS of a company, allowing to detailed mapping of a company's assets and assessing their security and vulnerabilities. It is then verified that all systems and policies comply with the required security standards and their adherence to the main GDPR/NIST/27001 Frameworks is checked to highlight discrepancies.

These assessments, usually performed annually, follow a precise scheme that starts with identifying the existing components and then checking if they meet the requirements of the tasks they are supposed to perform. Once this phase is completed, vulnerability tests are conducted, checking the entire system and correcting any critical issues.

What is a Security Assessment

The Security Assessment consists of a series of actions aimed at achieving effective security in the company. From a purely technical point of view, when we talk about Security Assessment, we are referring to the analysis of corporate cybersecurity.

The Security Assessment therefore evaluates, identifies, and implements the security protocols present in the company, focusing on risk prevention and the vulnerabilities of systems that also handle sensitive data.

Starting from these analyses, it is indeed possible to understand the critical issues of a company in the field of security, identifying actual risks to avoid potential damages that could occur.

What is the cost...

According to IBM and Ponemon Institute, the cost of a corporate data breach has reached the figure of 4.35 million dollars. This figure takes into account a series of factors such as the lack of Business Continuity, legal activities, or loss of brand equity.

Starting to secure your company with actions like the Security Assessment becomes crucial.

The Security Assessment process follows these 4 steps:

Identification – This means identifying all critical assets of the technological infrastructure and determining which sensitive corporate data has passed through these assets. It will be useful to create a risk profile for each of them.
Assessment – It is useful to evaluate all security risks identified for each critical asset. After evaluating them, it will be useful to manage time and resources effectively to minimize risk.
Mitigation – In the Security Assessment, it is necessary to define a mitigation approach and apply security controls for each identified risk.
Prevention – The company must then implement tools and processes capable of minimizing external threats and the vulnerability of resources.