Risk Assessments
NIST 800-30 Risk Assessment — Process Overview
Below is the exact flow we follow, using the NIST 800-30 guidance. Your original wording is preserved under each phase so stakeholders see the terminology they expect.
Define Systems & Scope
Identify Threats & Controls
Determine Risk
Make Recommendations
What this means in practice
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✓Clear scope & assets: we align on systems, data flows, and business impact before deep-dive work begins.
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✓Threats & controls grounded in your stack: mappings are tool-agnostic but tailored to how you actually operate.
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✓Risk = likelihood × impact: consistent scoring produces an ordered backlog for remediation.
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✓Actionable recommendations: prioritized fixes with owners, timelines, and quick wins vs. strategic items.
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✓Audit-friendly documentation: results packaged for leadership, customers, and insurers.
Turn your NIST 800-30 assessment into an actionable security roadmap—with clear priorities, timelines, and quick wins.
You’ve seen the process. Here’s how we translate it into business outcomes: practical controls mapped to your stack, quantified risk reduction, and board-ready documentation you can use with auditors, customers, and insurers.
Outcomes you can expect
- Top-10 Risk Register with inherent vs. residual scoring, owners, and due dates.
- Prioritized Remediation Plan (quick wins in 30 days; strategic items in 90–180).
- Control Gap Map aligned to NIST CSF v2.0, CIS v8, and ISO 27001.
- Evidence & Artifacts Pack (screenshots, configs, scans, policies) for audits & customers.
- Executive Readout translating risk into dollars, downtime, and regulatory impact.
- Insurance-friendly Summary to streamline cyber insurance questionnaires.
Risk Register (CSV + PDF)
Remediation Roadmap (Gantt + owners)
Executive & Technical Reports
Assessment timeline
Kickoff & scope confirmation
Workshops, evidence collection, scans
Analysis & control mapping
Report drafting & QA
Readout & remediation planning
Frequently asked questions
What do you need from us to start?
We begin with a 15-minute scope call, then a short evidence checklist (e.g., asset lists, configs, existing policies). We can work entirely remote and align to change-control requirements.
Will this help with audits or customer security reviews?
Yes. You’ll receive a control-mapped gap analysis, evidence pack, and executive summary aligned to NIST CSF/ISO 27001/SOC 2—ideal for auditors, vendor reviews, and cyber insurance.
Do you include remediation support?
We include a 30/60/90-day plan with owners and effort levels. Hands-on implementation support is available as an add-on or retainer.
How do you score risk?
We use likelihood × impact with qualitative and quantitative inputs (threat intel, business criticality, compensating controls) to produce inherent and residual scores.