Solution Brief: Cyber strategy assessment

The Situation

Cyber security might have been on your to-do list for a while as something you’ve always meant to get around to, or something that’s been ticking along quietly without a real check-up. Maybe you’ve never built a formal strategy before, or the one you have hasn’t been revisited in years. Either way, it’s time for a fresh look.

What you need is someone who can step in, take stock, and make sense of where you stand. Someone who can connect the dots between business goals, technology, and the risks that matter most.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or updating what’s already in place, you don’t need a 100-page report. You need a clear direction, grounded in experience and built around your organisation’s priorities.

What's Important?

Cyber risks and technologies evolve constantly, but so do businesses. Over time, systems expand, staff change, and priorities shift. Without an up-to-date strategy, decisions tend to be reactive: the next product, the next renewal, the next quick fix.

Assessments helps organisations understand where you are, where you want to be, and what “good” looks like for your size and sector. Recognised frameworks, like the NIST Cyber Security Framework and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, provide a structured view of strengths and weaknesses and help ensure resources are focused where they’ll make the biggest difference.

Questions to consider

Have you completed an assessment against the NIST Cyber Security Framework, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, or another similar framework for cyber security?
Is there a clear picture of what good looks like, and what the delta between that and the status quo is?
Is it clear where should the next marginal pound or dollar invested in cyber security should go, and why?
Do you know what the most important problem you cannot afford to solve is?
What was promised in the last cyber security plan, if there was one, and was it achieved?

How we can help

We help organisations take a structured, realistic look at their cyber security maturity and strategy. We start by understanding your business: where you are today, what you’re trying to achieve, and what risks you face. Then we assess your security posture against what good looks like — guided by recognised frameworks such as NIST CSF and the NCSC CAF.

This gives you a clear, benchmarked view of your current position and the improvements that matter most. From there, we work with your leadership to develop a simple, prioritised roadmap — balancing effort, cost, and impact. Whether that means revising governance, strengthening controls, or improving monitoring, we help you set a clear direction that’s achievable and sustainable.

For organisations without a full-time CISO, we provide ongoing guidance and leadership, keeping your strategy current as threats, technologies, and regulations evolve.

What You'll Gain

An assessment of the people, process, and technology elements of your cyber security program
Benchmarking against recognised frameworks like NIST CSF and NCSC CAF
A prioritised roadmap for improvement — focused on what matters most
Expert virtual CISO support without the cost of a full-time hire
Confidence that your security maturity is measured, managed, and improving

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