Cyber Risk Assessment
We tell you where you are, where you need to be, and exactly why the distance between them matters.
A structured NIST CSF 2.0 assessment that produces two things most assessments don't: a target state that reflects your actual business, and a risk register that speaks to leadership, not just IT.
Most organizations have some version of cybersecurity. Tools they've acquired. Policies someone wrote a few years ago. A compliance checkbox or two. What most of them don't have is an honest picture of where they actually stand, what a realistic improvement looks like, and what the business risk is if they don't close the gaps.
That's what a Chaos Guard Solutions Cyber Risk Assessment delivers.
We use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 as the structure for the engagement. Not because it's required, but because it's the most complete and practical lens available for understanding cybersecurity posture across an entire organization. We map your current state across all six framework functions. We work with you to define a target future state that's grounded in your business context, your risk tolerance, and your operational reality. We identify every gap between where you are and where you need to be.
Then we do something most assessments skip: we translate those gaps into a risk register. Every finding becomes a risk with a business consequence attached. Leadership can look at the risk register and understand without needing a technical background what the stakes are for each item. The assessment tells you what needs to change. The risk register tells you why it matters if it doesn't.
The output is a complete, actionable picture. Not a report that sits on a shelf.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Any organization that wants an honest view of their cybersecurity posture. Particularly valuable for companies preparing for an M&A transaction, responding to board or insurer pressure, building a formal cyber program for the first time, or entering a regulated industry that requires demonstrated risk management.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Engagements begin with a scoping conversation to understand your environment, your business, and what a meaningful target state looks like for your organization. Assessment interviews are conducted with relevant stakeholders across IT, operations, and leadership. Documentation and evidence review follows. Findings are compiled, validated, and translated into both the assessment report and the risk register. Final deliverable is presented in a readout session with your leadership team. Typical engagement runs three to six weeks depending on company size and complexity.
