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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

A structured, framework-based view of where your security program stands, what matters most, and the practical sequence for improving it. Advisory-only, written for leadership.

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What a Risk Assessment Is

A cybersecurity risk assessment is a structured evaluation of your organization's security posture against an established framework. It answers a simple question in plain language: where is our risk, and what should we do about it first?

CyberCascadia bases its assessments on NIST CSF 2.0 and the CIS Controls. We review how your people, processes, and technology align with recognized practice, then translate the findings into a prioritized roadmap your leadership team can act on. This is a strategic risk exercise, not a penetration test and not a tool deployment.

Who It Is For

Organizations with 10 to 500 employees that have an MSP or internal IT team but no independent, framework-based view of their security risk. You may need this assessment because a customer, insurer, board, or regulator is asking for it, or because you simply want an honest baseline before investing further.

Our clients are commonly in healthcare, defense contracting, professional services, construction, and financial services, but any organization handling sensitive data or facing compliance obligations benefits from a clear risk picture.

Business Problems It Solves

  • You do not have a clear, prioritized understanding of your cybersecurity risk.
  • A customer, insurer, or regulator is asking for evidence of a risk assessment.
  • You are spending on security tools without knowing whether they address your real gaps.
  • Leadership and the board want a plain-language view of risk, not a technical report.
  • You need a defensible baseline before committing to a larger security investment.
What Is Included

A complete, framework-based risk picture.

Every assessment is tailored to your organization's size, industry, and obligations.

Framework Gap Analysis

Your current posture measured against NIST CSF 2.0 and the CIS Controls, with clear identification of what is in place, what is partial, and what is missing.

Risk Register

A documented inventory of identified risks with likelihood, business impact, and ownership, structured so you can maintain it over time.

Prioritized Remediation Roadmap

A practical, sequenced plan that puts the highest-impact, most achievable improvements first, sized to your resources.

Stakeholder Interviews

Structured conversations with leadership, IT staff, and your MSP to understand how security actually operates day to day, not just on paper.

Documentation Review

Evaluation of existing policies, configurations, and evidence to validate which controls are documented and operating.

Executive-Readable Findings

A findings report written for non-technical leadership and the board, with supporting detail your IT team or MSP can execute against.

What Is NOT Included (By Design)

CyberCascadia does not sell, install, or manage security products. A risk assessment is not a penetration test, not a vulnerability scan, and not a tool deployment. We do not run a SOC, provide managed detection and response, or take over any operational IT function.

This is intentional. Because we earn no product commissions and operate no managed services, our findings stay objective. We work alongside your existing MSP or IT team, and when we recommend a direction it is because it fits your business, not because it benefits us.

Typical Deliverables

  • Framework-based gap analysis against NIST CSF 2.0 and the CIS Controls
  • Documented risk register with likelihood, impact, and ownership
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap sequenced by impact and effort
  • Executive-readable findings report for leadership and the board
  • Technical appendix for your IT team or MSP
  • A findings review session to walk through results and next steps
Engagement Model

How a risk assessment unfolds.

A typical engagement runs three to five weeks. Every timeline is scoped to your organization.

01

Scope & Discovery

We define the assessment boundary, identify stakeholders, and confirm the frameworks and obligations that apply to your organization.

02

Evaluate & Analyze

Interviews, documentation review, and configuration walkthroughs feed the gap analysis and risk register. We work with your IT team or MSP throughout.

03

Report & Roadmap

You receive the executive findings, risk register, and prioritized roadmap, followed by a review session to align on next steps.

Why CyberCascadia

CyberCascadia is advisory-only and founder-led. Your assessment is conducted by Tanner Harrison, CISSP, not handed to a rotating team of junior analysts. Because we sell no products and run no managed services, the findings are honest and the roadmap is built around your business rather than a vendor's catalog.

We are local to Washington and North Idaho and we understand the realities facing organizations across the region. The result is a clear, practical risk picture you can act on with confidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Risk assessment questions we hear most.

No. A penetration test actively attempts to exploit technical vulnerabilities in your systems. A risk assessment is a structured evaluation of your security program against an established framework, identifying gaps, quantifying business risk, and prioritizing what to fix first. The two are complementary. We focus on the strategic risk picture, not live exploitation.

We base our assessments on NIST CSF 2.0 and the CIS Controls, mapped to any additional requirements your industry carries such as HIPAA, SOC 2, or CMMC. The goal is a clear, framework-aligned view of where you stand and what matters most.

No. CyberCascadia is advisory-only. We do not install, sell, or manage tools. The assessment relies on interviews, documentation review, configuration walkthroughs, and evidence your team or MSP provides. We work alongside your existing IT provider.

Most assessments run three to five weeks from kickoff to final report, depending on organizational size and how readily documentation and stakeholders are available. We scope the timeline during a free discovery call.

You receive an executive-readable findings report, a prioritized remediation roadmap, and a risk register you can maintain over time. The deliverables are written for leadership first, with technical detail available for your IT team or MSP.

No assessment eliminates risk. What it does is give you a clear, prioritized understanding of where your risk concentrates and a practical sequence for reducing it. The decisions and investment remain yours.

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