Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
Know what to fix first. With math.
Cybersecurity risk assessment using quantitative methods (FAIR) and qualitative frameworks (ISO 27005, NIST 800-30). Outcome: a prioritized risk register your board can act on, not a 200-page document nobody reads.
- FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk)
- ISO 27005:2022
- NIST SP 800-30
- OCTAVE Allegro
What is a cybersecurity risk assessment?
A risk assessment identifies your assets, the threats against them, and the likelihood and impact of each, so you can prioritize security spend where it matters most. Macksofy runs ISO 27005-based assessments that feed directly into RBI, SEBI, and ISO 27001 compliance for Indian enterprises.
Risk Assessment is leverage, not paperwork.
Most risk assessments produce paperwork, not decisions. Macksofy uses FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) to express risk in financial terms — letting you compare a $4M expected loss against a $200K control investment with executive clarity.
- Boards needing quantitative risk for investment decisions
- M&A due diligence (target-side or acquirer-side)
- Pre-product-launch risk assessment
- Annual risk-register update (ISO 27001 / NIST CSF)
- Cyber insurance underwriting evidence
Aligned to the regulations that matter.
How we run a Risk Assessment engagement.
Interactive walkthrough — every phase clickable, every activity documented, every artefact regulator-ready.
1 · Scoping
- Asset + business process inventory
- Critical risk areas identification
- Quantitative vs qualitative scope split
What your Risk Assessment engagement puts on the table.
- FAIR-quantified risk register
- Board-level executive briefing
- Investment prioritization matrix (ROI by control)
- Tabletop scenarios (top 3 risks)
- Annual update playbook
Annual board-level risk assessment
Outcome: Quantified annual loss expectancy enabled $3M cyber-insurance premium negotiation
The shape of a Risk Assessment engagement.
Every number below is grounded in how Macksofy actually runs the engagement — not aspirational marketing copy.
What we actually examine.
Each pillar is a distinct workstream inside the engagement — scoped, evidenced, and signed off independently before the audit pack is assembled.
- Asset & process inventory3 pts
- Threat & vulnerability ID3 pts
- Impact & likelihood scoring3 pts
- Treatment plan3 pts
- Residual risk acceptance3 pts
- Continuous monitoring3 pts
You cannot rank risk on assets you do not know exist.
- Critical business-process catalogue
- Asset → process → data linkage
- Crown-jewel + revenue-impact ranking
Threat-modelling married to your real attack surface.
- STRIDE / PASTA threat models
- MITRE ATT&CK technique applicability
- Vulnerability + misconfig baseline
Quantified where possible, qualitative where appropriate.
- Quantitative risk (₹ revenue / penalty exposure)
- Qualitative likelihood (CIS-RAM aligned)
- Sensitivity / what-if scenarios
Treat / transfer / accept / avoid — with evidence behind each call.
- Per-risk treatment decision + owner
- Control selection + effort estimate
- Insurance & contractual transfer review
Documented sign-off so the board has clarity, not surprises.
- Residual risk register + tolerance bands
- Executive / board sign-off pack
- Trigger conditions for re-assessment
Risk is dynamic — your view of it should be too.
- KRI / KPI dashboard
- Quarterly recalibration cadence
- Material-change re-assessment trigger
From kick-off to regulator-ready report.
The horizontal flow below shows the typical week-by-week shape of a Risk Assessment engagement. Click any station for detail in the methodology section above.
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Risk Assessment — what compliance leads ask before signing.
Risk Assessment evidence starts with hands-on testing.
A clean Risk Assessment report rests on real technical assurance. These Macksofy assessments generate the vulnerability, penetration and control-effectiveness evidence your auditor expects to see.
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