Security Assessment
Comprehensive evaluation of your organisation’s security posture.
What this assessment covers.
Security is more than technology — it encompasses people, processes, and the controls that tie them together. DERISK’s Security Assessment service provides a comprehensive evaluation of your organisation’s overall security posture to identify gaps and provide a prioritised roadmap for improvement.
We assess your security controls, policies, architecture, and risk management practices against recognised industry standards such as ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and CIS Controls. Our evaluation covers governance, access management, data protection, network security, endpoint protection, monitoring, and incident readiness.
The result is a clear, prioritised view of where your security program stands today and a practical roadmap to close the most important gaps first, aligned with your risk appetite and business objectives.
How we test.
A structured, expert-led methodology from initial reconnaissance through to real-time reporting and remediation guidance.
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Scope Definition & Asset Mapping
We work with your team to define the assessment scope, map your critical assets, and understand your business context, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements.
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Policy & Governance Review
We review your security policies, standards, and governance structures to evaluate their completeness, alignment with industry frameworks, and effectiveness in practice.
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Technical Control Assessment
We evaluate your technical security controls — access management, network security, endpoint protection, encryption, monitoring, and incident response capabilities — against industry best practices.
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Risk Analysis & Gap Identification
We identify gaps between your current security posture and industry standards, assess the risk each gap presents, and prioritise them by business impact and exploitability.
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Roadmap & Recommendations
We deliver a prioritised, practical roadmap for improving your security posture, with short-term, medium-term, and long-term recommendations aligned to your risk appetite and resources.
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Professional Report Delivery
All findings, gap analyses, and remediation recommendations are compiled and delivered in a comprehensive professional PDF report for your team to review and action.
Why teams choose us.
Expert-led, manually validated, and delivered through the DERISK PTaaS platform for continuous visibility and rapid remediation.
Outstanding Features
- ✓Holistic evaluation across people, processes, and technology
- ✓Assessment aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls
- ✓Prioritised, risk-based roadmap for security improvement
- ✓Prioritised, risk-based roadmap delivered as a professional PDF report
Why Choose Our Service?
- ▸Big-picture view: Understand your security posture across the entire organisation, not just technology
- ▸Standards-aligned: Benchmarked against ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls
- ▸Prioritised roadmap: Know exactly what to fix first based on risk and business impact
- ▸Practical recommendations: Actionable guidance that fits your resources and risk appetite
Frameworks & standards.
Testing is aligned with industry-recognised frameworks and standards to ensure comprehensive, repeatable coverage.
What you receive.
Everything you need to understand, prioritise, and remediate findings — delivered through the platform with ongoing validation.
Security Assessment questions.
What does a security assessment cover that a pentest does not?
A penetration test answers "can this be broken into?". A security assessment answers "is our security programme fit for purpose?" — covering governance, architecture, controls coverage, detection capability and process maturity alongside technical weaknesses.
Which frameworks do you assess against?
Assessments map to the frameworks you actually answer to, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA and GDPR, plus the UAE and GCC regional regulations such as DESC ISR, NESA and the Central Bank of the UAE requirements.
What do we get at the end?
A current-state posture report, gap analysis against your chosen frameworks, and a prioritised remediation roadmap sequenced by risk reduction per unit of effort — written for both the board and the engineers.
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on estate size and framework scope, which we establish in a short scoping call before any commitment. Full reporting is delivered within 2 business days of the assessment closing.
Often scoped together.
Configuration Review
Identify misconfigurations and harden your systems against attack.
Vulnerability Assessment
Systematic scanning to identify and prioritise known weaknesses.
Cloud Security Assessment
Identify misconfigurations and risks across your cloud environments.
Network Pentest
Simulate real-world attacks across your external, internal, AD, and wireless networks.
Ready to secure your assets with Security Assessment?
Get in touch with DERISK to schedule an assessment or learn more about how our expert-led testing can strengthen your security posture.
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