Risk assessment

Cybersecurity risk assessment services that tell you what to fix first

We identify the threats and weaknesses that could disrupt your operations or expose your data, rate each one by likelihood and impact, and give you a risk register and roadmap your leadership can act on.

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  • Aligned to NIST risk assessment guidance
  • Risk register with owners and treatment plans
  • Findings written for IT and leadership
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What it is

An IT security risk assessment built around your business

A cybersecurity risk assessment looks at what you need to protect, what could go wrong and how well your current controls hold up. The output is a ranked list of risks, each tied to a business impact, so you can spend your security budget where it reduces the most exposure.

Most frameworks require one. SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, CMMC and NCUA exams all expect a documented, repeatable risk assessment. We build ours so it satisfies those requirements and also gives you a working plan.

What we assess

What a NIST risk assessment from Triden covers

Our method follows the NIST approach of identifying threats, vulnerabilities, likelihood and impact, scaled to the size of your organization.

Critical assets and data

The systems, applications and data your operations depend on, and where sensitive data lives.

Threats and scenarios

Realistic threats to your organization, from ransomware and account takeover to vendor compromise.

Vulnerabilities and control gaps

Weaknesses in configuration, access, patching, backup and monitoring, confirmed with scans where needed.

Policies and governance

Whether policies exist, match practice and have clear owners.

Third-party exposure

Vendors with access to your data or systems and how they are overseen.

Vendor risk

Likelihood and impact

A consistent rating for every risk, so the highest priorities are clear to everyone.

How it works

Four steps from scoping to a risk roadmap

1

Scope

We agree on the business units, systems and data in scope and the frameworks the assessment needs to support.

2

Gather

We interview stakeholders, review documentation and configurations and run vulnerability scans where they add evidence.

3

Analyze and rate

Each risk is rated by likelihood and impact, mapped to controls and given a recommended treatment.

4

Report and plan

You receive the risk register, an executive summary and a prioritized roadmap, and we walk leadership through it.

Deliverables

What you receive

  • Executive summary for leadership and the board
  • Risk register with ratings, owners and due dates
  • Treatment recommendation for each risk
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap with quick wins
  • Control mapping to the frameworks you follow
  • Readout session with your team

Enterprise cyber risk management

Enterprise cyber risk management that lasts past the report

A single assessment is a snapshot. Enterprise cyber risk management makes risk a standing business process. We help you form a risk committee with the right stakeholders, such as IT, finance, legal and operations, and teach it how your organization’s specific cyber risks work.

Together you decide which risks to accept, share, mitigate or avoid. The risk register becomes a living record, reviewed on a schedule, with each decision documented for auditors and examiners.

  • Risk committee formation and education
  • Risk appetite and acceptance criteria
  • Accept, share, mitigate or avoid decisions, documented
  • Recurring review of the risk register
  • Board-level risk reporting
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FAQ

Cybersecurity risk assessment questions

It’s a structured review of what you need to protect, the threats and weaknesses that could affect it, and how likely and damaging each risk is. The result is a prioritized list of risks and recommended actions.

A scan finds technical weaknesses and a penetration test proves whether they can be exploited. A risk assessment is broader. It weighs technical findings alongside policy, people, vendors and business impact to decide what matters most.

At least once a year, and again after major changes such as an acquisition, a new system or a move to the cloud. Many frameworks require an annual assessment.

Our approach follows NIST risk assessment guidance and maps findings to the frameworks you use, such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2 or HIPAA. That lets the same assessment support several compliance requirements.

Cost depends on the number of locations, systems and business units in scope, whether technical scanning is included and how many frameworks the results must map to. We scope it on a short call and give you a fixed price.

It’s the ongoing process of identifying, deciding on and tracking cyber risk across the whole organization. It includes a risk committee, a maintained risk register and regular reporting to leadership.

Related services

Related services

GRC and compliance

Framework readiness, managed GRC and policies.

Compliance services

NIST CSF assessment

Measure program maturity across CSF 2.0.

NIST CSF

vCISO services

Ongoing leadership to act on the findings.

vCISO

Vulnerability management

Continuous scanning and prioritized fixes.

Vulnerability management

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Know your biggest cyber risks and what to do about them

Tell us about your organization and an advisor will reply by email to scope your risk assessment.

  • Scoping call with a Triden advisor
  • A fixed price and timeline before work begins

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