Managed Services → Security → Cybersecurity Assessment

Understand Risk. Reduce Exposure. Build Confidence.

Most organizations think about security only after something goes wrong - a breach, a vulnerability alert, or a failed audit. A Cybersecurity Assessment gives you a clear, objective picture of your actual posture so you can make confident decisions instead of guessing, reacting, or patching without direction.

Smartt assessments combine automated analysis with expert interpretation and business context. The outcome is not a checklist. It is a prioritized plan.

// NIST CSF 2.0 aligned · packages from free snapshot to enterprise · current state → remediation roadmap
ASSESSMENT DECISION ENGINEREADY
Turn findings into decisions.ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL
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Discover the environmentAssets · people · processes · external exposure
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Validate the findingsScanner output · interviews · evidence · expert review
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Apply business contextImpact · likelihood · dependencies · obligations
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Build the remediation roadmapPriority · owner · effort · sequence · verification
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46raw observations
12validated findings
5priority actions
1aligned roadmap
Numbers demonstrate the decision flow and are not client benchmarks.
The Problems We Solve

Security Uncertainty Becomes Operational Drag.

The absence of an incident does not prove that risk is under control. Teams need a defensible view of what matters, why it matters, and what to do next.

01 · Visibility

Uncertain Security Posture

You do not know where the most material weaknesses hide or which ones deserve attention first.

02 · Timing

Reactive Security Planning

Issues get fixed only when they become urgent, after they have already disrupted priorities or operations.

03 · Evidence

Audit & Compliance Anxiety

You know security matters, but you are not sure your controls, documentation, and ownership will withstand scrutiny.

Our Approach

Assessment With Action.

A cybersecurity assessment should be more than a report. It should be a decision engine.

Smartt combines automated discovery with interviews, evidence review, technical validation, and expert judgment. We measure risk in business context - not as a list of theoretical exposures - and convert the result into an achievable remediation plan.

01Identify Real ThreatsSeparate credible exposure from scanner noise.
02Prioritize by RiskUse impact, likelihood, and dependency to establish sequence.
03Align StakeholdersGive leadership and operators a shared view of the problem.
04Create a RoadmapDefine owners, effort, timing, and verification for each action.
Assessment Lens · NIST CSF 2.0Six functions · one risk language
GVGovern

Strategy, policy, roles, oversight, and risk decisions.

IDIdentify

Assets, dependencies, suppliers, and current exposure.

PRProtect

Safeguards for identities, data, systems, and services.

DEDetect

Monitoring, analysis, and recognition of possible compromise.

RSRespond

Containment, communication, escalation, and incident action.

RCRecover

Restoration, resilience, lessons learned, and improvement.

THE FRAMEWORK ORGANIZES THE CONVERSATION. BUSINESS CONTEXT SETS THE PRIORITY.
What the Assessment Includes

From Attack Surface to Action Plan.

Explore the six modules. Each one produces evidence that feeds the same risk register, executive view, and remediation roadmap.

Trust and transparency are foundations.

A security assessment is only useful if the findings are actionable and the priorities are defensible. Clarity about risk is what makes the next step possible.

From the Post-Digital Manifesto →
What Makes Smartt Different

Most Assessments Stop at Scanning. Smartt Goes Further.

Traditional assessment
Smartt assessment
A list of vulnerabilities
Prioritized risk tied to business impact and likelihood
Raw scanner output
Expert interpretation, validation, and context
A technical report only
Operator detail and executive clarity from the same evidence
A static snapshot
A baseline designed to evolve with systems and priorities
Generic recommendations
Actionable remediation with owner, effort, impact, and sequence
Assessed by the same team that runs your systems
Independent assessment team, separate from day-to-day service delivery, so findings stay objective

We do not just tell you what is wrong. We help you understand what to do next.

When an Assessment Makes Sense

Five Moments That Call for an Objective Look.

Nobody wakes up wanting a cybersecurity assessment. You reach for one when the business hits a moment where guessing is no longer acceptable.

01 · Ongoing Relationship

The Annual Health Check

Organizations with an ongoing IT relationship should re-baseline their security posture at least annually - the same way finance gets audited even when nothing looks wrong.

Guardrail // Executed by a Smartt team independent of your day-to-day service delivery, so testing and validation stay objective.
02 · Compliance

Compliance Preparation

Preparing for PCI DSS, SOX, FISMA, HIPAA, or similar validation - or closing gaps before they become findings. Timing matters: assess early enough that remediation finishes before the auditors arrive.

Guardrail // Remediation coordinated across your internal IT, Smartt subject-matter experts, and third parties as needed.
03 · Independent Validation

Validating IT or Vendor Work

An objective check on the work of another IT firm, an internal department, or a siloed group - with the sensitivity these situations deserve.

Guardrail // Scope, RACI, stakeholder interests, and any governing frameworks that supersede NIST are agreed before work begins.
04 · Post-Incident

Security Incident Recovery

After a significant service interruption or security incident, the post-mortem deserves an objective assessment of the environment - not just a patch and a promise.

Guardrail // Evidence-based findings, independent of the teams involved in the incident.
05 · Growth

Growth & Expansion

Before you replicate, scale, re-design, or migrate, assess what you have - so the next phase is built on solid ground instead of inherited risk.

Guardrail // Discovery-first, with a documented exceptions and unknowns list for anything not yet in place.
Not Sure Which Applies?

Start With a Conversation.

Describe the decision you need to make. We will tell you whether an assessment helps - and which package fits.

Talk to an Expert →
Scope & Deliverables

Assess the Environment the Way Risk Actually Works.

We review the environment across physical, virtual, personnel, and procedural domains - and connect every observation to decision-ready outputs.

Four Assessment Domains

The exact boundary is agreed before work begins. Every domain is evaluated only where relevant to the organization and engagement.

PhysicalDevices and locations
  • Servers and workstations
  • Network devices
  • Facilities and physical access
  • Environmental and continuity dependencies
VirtualSystems and exposure
  • Networks, VLANs, and public ranges
  • Cloud and hosted systems
  • Vulnerability validation
  • Applications and operating systems
PersonnelRoles and behaviour
  • Leadership and technical interviews
  • Privileged roles and responsibilities
  • Awareness and operating practices
  • Joiner, mover, and leaver processes
ProceduralControls and evidence
  • Policies and standards
  • Evidence and documentation
  • Incident and recovery procedures
  • Control operation against frameworks

Decision-Ready Deliverables

The output must work for the people who approve risk, the people who fix it, and the people who may need to verify it.

01
Assessment ReportEvidence, observations, validated findings, and current-state posture.
02
Prioritized RecommendationsBusiness impact, likelihood, dependency, and recommended control.
03
Remediation EstimatePractical effort and investment context for decision-making.
04
Project Plan & TimelineSequence, ownership, milestones, and verification points.
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Executive PresentationA leadership-ready briefing and facilitated question-and-answer session.
EVERY FULL ASSESSMENT INCLUDES KICKOFF, BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS, QUESTIONNAIRES, PROCESS AND SYSTEM REVIEWS, EVIDENCE REVIEW, AND VALIDATION AS NEEDED. FINAL SCOPE IS CONFIRMED IN TECHNICAL SALES DISCOVERY.
Packages & Pricing

Start Free. Scale to Your Environment.

Packages are sized by organization headcount so effort, cost, and timeline stay predictable. Every full assessment follows the same engagement flow and produces the same decision-ready deliverables - the depth scales with the environment.

Start Here · Free Snapshot

Free Cybersecurity Snapshot

A questionnaire-based review with expert interpretation. You complete a structured questionnaire; a Smartt security specialist reviews every response and returns high-level recommendations by area and urgency.

  • Client-completed questionnaire - under two hours of your time
  • Expert-level review of every response
  • Report and recommendations by NIST category and ITIL practice
  • Fixed-fee quote for a full assessment and identified remediation
$0Turnaround under one week

A low-effort way to see where you stand - and to know exactly what a deeper assessment would cost before you commit to one.

Request the Free Snapshot →
Package
Organization Size
Assessment Effort
Investment
Flight Time
StartupLean environments
Under 25 FTE
15 hours
$3,000
Under 2 weeks
BasicEstablished teams
25 – 99 FTE
40 hours
$8,000
2 – 4 weeks
PremiumMulti-department
100 – 249 FTE
100 hours
$20,000
4 weeks
CorporateComplex environments
250 – 499 FTE
180 hours
$36,000
4 – 8 weeks
EnterpriseArchitect-led scoping
500+ FTE
Scoped in discovery
Quoted to fit
Confirmed in scoping
Every full assessment follows the same flow.Startup through Enterprise
Kickoff→Pre-assessment questionnaire→Business & technical interviews→Process, hardware & virtualization reviews→Application reviews→Documentation & evidence review→Validation as needed→Maturity report & prioritized recommendations→Presentation & Q&A
HOW WE COUNT AND QUOTE // FTE: anyone working 32+ hours per week counts as one; part-time staff count as one half; support or non-technology staff count as one third. · Hours and fees are confirmed in technical sales discovery. Corporate and Enterprise engagements may involve a Smartt architect, which adjusts scope and fee; Smartt-driven data collection (rather than client-reported) increases effort. · Canadian-incorporated and headquartered companies are billed in CAD; all others in USD. · Penetration test or vulnerability scan validation is $500 per instance, identified and agreed on or before documentation review.
Who This Is For

For Teams That Need a Defensible View Before They Act.

CIOs & IT Leaders
“We need a trusted second opinion before making major security changes.”

Validate priorities, investment, and the work already performed.

Founders & COOs
“We have customer or compliance commitments and no clear risk view.”

Translate technical uncertainty into business decisions.

In-House IT Teams
“We need help finding blind spots we cannot see from inside.”

Add independent evidence and specialist interpretation without losing control.

Security & Ops Leaders
“We need a baseline before an audit, expansion, or major initiative.”

Create a measurable current state and a realistic target state.

Assessment Inside FlexEngine

A Finding Should Enter the Work System - not Sit in a PDF.

FlexEngine replaces fragmented vendors with one adaptive operating system. An assessment finding can move directly into identity work, infrastructure remediation, automation, monitoring, policy development, or user enablement.

For eligible FlexHours packages, assessment and follow-through can become part of ongoing security improvement rather than a one-off engagement that slowly becomes outdated.

See How FlexEngine Works →
AssessEstablish a defensible current-state baseline
PrioritizeConnect risk to impact, ownership, and sequence
RemediateExecute across security, IT, infrastructure, and automation
VerifyTest the control and measure posture improvement
Next Steps

Start With the Decision You Need to Make.

01

Talk to an Expert

Discuss current concerns, recent incidents, customer requirements, audit pressure, and the decisions you need the assessment to support.

Discuss Your Risk Profile →
02

Pick Your Package

Six tiers sized by headcount - from a free questionnaire-based snapshot to architect-led enterprise engagements.

See Packages & Pricing →
03

Explore FlexEngine

Connect the assessment to the ongoing remediation, monitoring, automation, and operating work needed to sustain improvement.

Explore FlexEngine →
Cybersecurity Assessment · Smartt

Know What Matters. Decide What Comes Next.

Get an objective picture of your current posture, a shared language for risk, and a remediation roadmap your leadership and technical teams can actually use.

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