CRITICALSTART® Risk Assessments
Gain proactive insights to power data-driven cyber risk reduction.
Get started in minutes: Free Quick Start Risk Assessments with peer benchmarking
In today’s volatile IT environments, organizations need to know just how well their security strategy stacks up against mounting threats.
Do you have the right tools in place to keep your organization safe? How does your security program measure up to your competitors?
Critical Start Risk Assessments give you a clear picture of your risk profile and benchmark your data against industry peers. With clear dashboards and reports, you’ll gain the insight you need to prioritize your next steps toward security improvement!
Ready to get started? Answer 15 questions to rapidly identify gaps in controls, policies, and procedures and compare your security posture against industry peers.
Get Clarity on Your Cyber Risk Posture
Generate a cycle of continuous improvement that’s risk-aware and data-driven.
Multiple risk and management and compliance frameworks
In addition to NIST CSF 1.1, CIS Critical Security Controls v8, and NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 now available, assessment questionnaires will continue to be released to customers at no additional cost, including NIST CSF 2.0, NIST 800-53, NISTIR 8183 Rev. 1, ISO 27001, and more.
(Did you know Critical Start is the only MDR provider accredited for the CIS Controls Framework?)
Track and measure your progress toward security maturity
Understand and demonstrate how your organization’s security posture has improved over time.
Compare your risk profile and peer benchmarking at each step to ensure you are making the right strategic decisions.
Keep track of audit information with a centralized document repository that allows you to attach:
- Supporting evidence for every question
- Lists of assets in scope
- Policy documentation to support your answers
Prioritize recommendations for improvements
Focus on fixing risks that represent the greatest potential for business impact.
Use recommendations as data points to justify budget requests.
Make security a key competitive advantage
Assess your organization’s strengths and weaknesses against industry peers, broken down by the demographics that matter to you.
Prioritize remediation based on peer standards and demonstrate your commitment to security for your customers.
Risk Assessments: The Hidden Key to Continuous Security Improvement
We dive into how Managed Cyber Risk Reduction (MCRR) can significantly boost your cybersecurity efforts. Unlike traditional methods, Critical Start’s Risk Assessments use a continuous, dynamic approach to keep your security up-to-date and aligned with the latest frameworks.
Redefining Cyber Risk Assessments for Tangible Outcomes
Learn how security leaders are using a proactive, risk-based approach to assess their cyber risk and combat evolving threats.
The Power of Risk Assessment
Watch our webinar recording with Chris Carlson, CPO, and Randy Watkins, CTO, as they discuss how risk assessment transforms risk management for security leaders, and how to harness industry peer benchmarking to gauge your organization’s cyber risk resilience. They also dive into our Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report, offering a fresh perspective on the terrain ahead.
Improve security program effectiveness
Build your strategy based on data, with risk profiles mapped against NIST CSF guidelines and industry peer benchmarks.
Make data-informed decisions
Prioritize security efforts and inform budget decisions with empirical evidence and stack-ranked recommendations.
Maximize the value of assessment data
Import external and past assessments and compare with self-assessments, industry standards, and peer benchmarks.
Track and manage risk reduction
Start from a baseline of data to rapidly conduct risk assessment updates and see visual evidence of improvement over time.