Skip to content

Security assessments

See your real security posture.

An external and internal review that tells you where you stand in plain English, maps it to the frameworks you are measured by, and hands you a prioritized plan you can actually work through.

External + InternalFramework MappedPlain-English ReportingPrioritized Remediation
Talk through a projectSee all services

The Problem

Most assessments produce reports nobody reads

Most security assessments end with a 200-page PDF dropped in your lap. The findings are technically accurate and practically useless — pages of CVE numbers and severity scores with no clear answer to the question that actually matters: what should we do first?

A useful assessment does three things. It tells you where you stand today, in plain English. It maps what it found to the frameworks your auditors, your insurance provider, or your board care about. And it gives you a prioritized list of what to fix, in what order, with what level of effort.

How It Works

Outside in, inside out, mapped to frameworks

A Ridgepoint security assessment looks at your environment from two angles — externally, the way an attacker would, and internally, the way someone with a foothold would. Both views are mapped against the frameworks your organization is measured by, and delivered in a report your leadership and your IT team can both act on.

What’s included

  • External attack surface review — domains, subdomains, exposed services, certificates, email security posture, and public exposure
  • Internal vulnerability assessment — device inventory, configuration review, patching posture, and privilege analysis
  • Compliance mapping against the frameworks that apply to your business — NIST CSF, CIS Controls, OWASP, and others where relevant
  • Plain-English findings report with an executive summary, technical detail, and prioritized remediation
  • Letter-grade scoring across categories, sized for board or leadership review
  • Recommendations packaged as a roadmap, not a list

How findings become a prioritized plan

An assessment is only as useful as what gets done with it. So we do not stop at findings — we turn them into a plan you can act on.

Every finding is scored for risk and effort, then sequenced into a remediation roadmap: the highest-risk, lowest-effort items first, the bigger projects staged behind them. You get a clear order of operations, a sense of what each step takes, and a document your team can work straight down. Quick wins are flagged so you can show progress early.

Whether your own team executes the plan, your IT provider does, or you bring the work to Ridgepoint as part of an ongoing engagement, the path forward is laid out in plain language. Assessments run as a standalone engagement and are also included in vCISO retainer onboarding.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A penetration test tries to actively exploit weaknesses to gain access. An assessment maps what is there, scores it against frameworks, and prioritizes what to fix. Both have value — they answer different questions. Most organizations need an assessment first; you cannot usefully pen test what has not been inventoried.

The external review needs only your primary domain. The internal review needs read-only access during the assessment window — exact scope is agreed in advance, and we never make changes to your environment without explicit approval.

Most assessments run 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff to delivered report, depending on environment size and scope. Larger or multi-site environments take longer.

No. Assessments work as standalone engagements. They are also included in vCISO retainer onboarding for clients who want ongoing security leadership after the assessment is done.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls, OWASP for web applications, and others as they apply — HIPAA and PCI when relevant. The frameworks are matched to your organization, not the other way around.

It depends on the size of your environment and how much of it is in scope — a single-site review costs less than a multi-site one. We give you a clear, fixed price after a short scoping conversation, so there are no surprises. We are happy to talk through the range before you commit.

Next step

Want to talk it through?

Every engagement starts with a working conversation, not a pitch. We learn about your business, you tell us what’s on your mind, and we tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

Talk through a project