How can a cyber maturity assessment help you?

Are you aware of your company's current cyber security maturity level? Do you have a full understanding of the "vulnerabilities" that exist in areas such as identity and access management, IT asset management or network security?

What is a cyber maturity assessment?

Cyber maturity assessments are evaluations or analyses conducted to assess your organisation's ability to detect, respond to, and recover from cyber-attacks.

All companies, regardless of size or industry, must demonstrate good cyber resilience. This applies to all sectors, including large corporations, SMEs, government agencies, healthcare, financial services and other organisations that use digital technologies. Demonstrating strong cyber resilience is crucial for protecting against cyber-attacks and ensuring business continuity.

Typical instances when our customers conduct a cyber maturity assessment include, for instance, the commencement of a new CISO role within the organisation or when undertaking the assessment to ascertain, as part of the cyber strategy, the desired overall maturity level and the current maturity level of each cyber domain.

Benefits of a cyber-resilient organization

We provide a range of recommendations to address the identified vulnerabilities and strengthen the organization's cyber resilience. These could include:

• Security enhancements: Identifying and prioritizing security gaps in the organization's existing infrastructure, as well as recommendations for implementing security measures such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption, and authentication solutions.
• Emergency planning and preparation: Development or revision of emergency plans that establish clear procedures and responsibilities for responding to cyber-attacks, as well as training and exercises to ensure that personnel are able to respond effectively to security incidents.
• Security awareness and training: Recommendations for improving employee security awareness through training, educational materials, and awareness campaigns to increase risk awareness and reduce the likelihood of security breaches due to human error.
• Incident Response Readiness: Identifying opportunities for improvement in the areas of incident response, including implementing incident response plans, establishing incident response teams, and improving communication and coordination mechanisms during a security incident.
• Compliance and regulatory requirements: Assessing compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements such as the GDPR, NIS2, or industry-specific regulations and providing recommendations for improving compliance.

The specific recommendations and measures depend on the results of the assessment and the individual needs and goals of the customer. There are various measures that organizations can take to protect themselves against cyber threats and strengthen their cyber resilience:

These measures can help strengthen an organisation's resilience to cyber threats and better protect it from potential attacks.

Our methodology for assessing cyber resilience with the Cyber Maturity Framework (CMF)

Our cyber maturity assessment includes a thorough analysis of your current security infrastructure, identification of potential vulnerabilities and risks, and the development of customised recommendations and action plans to improve your cyber resilience.

Our objective is to enable you to respond proactively to threats, optimise your security precautions, and minimise the impact of cyber-attacks.

Our offering includes the following services:

• Comprehensive analysis of the existing security infrastructure
• Identification of vulnerabilities and potential risks
• Development of individual recommendations and action plans
• Advice on the implementation of security measures and guidelines
• Training and awareness raising of staff for cyber security

Our assessment is based on the BDO Cyber Maturity Framework (BDO CMF) and is customized to your individual requirements and needs. We use a combination of interviews, document review, technical analysis and security control assessments to provide a comprehensive picture of your cyber security maturity and risk.

The results of the assessment are presented in a comprehensive report that includes detailed findings, identified vulnerabilities, risk assessments and clear recommendations for action. 

Our experienced team is available to discuss your specific requirements and provide a customized cyber maturity assessment for your organization.

The cyber resilience assessment methodology typically involves a series of steps designed to evaluate an organization's ability to detect, resist, and recover from cyber-attacks. Our methodology is outlined below:

The BDO CMF is based on international standards (including ISO2700x, NIST SP 800-x & BSI-Grundschutz) and our BDO Best Practices. Depending on the maturity level of the implemented security measures, possible improvement measures are identified.

Based on these measures, we provide tailored recommendations for action. In addition, we offer support with implementation to achieve the desired level of information security maturity if requested.

How our BDO Cyber CMF Assessment Services are performed:

• Comprehensive analysis of the existing security infrastructure
• Definition of the assessment objective
• Stakeholder interviews and analysis of the provided documents
• Assessment of the maturity level based on the results
• Presentation of the results in a presentation and report
• Creation of recommendations for action

Why BDO Cyber Security?

Our team will conduct a thorough assessment of your maturity level by examining your security policies, processes, and controls; security architecture and technical safeguards; incident response and continuity planning; and training.

We use the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) approach, a process and behavioural model that helps organisations optimize their processes and promote productive, efficient behaviours.

We are pleased to offer our motivated and experienced team to support you in the prevention and defence against cyber-attacks and information security incidents. As consultants and providers of comprehensive IT and information security solutions, our goal is to offer the best possible support to companies that are unable to adequately protect their systems with their existing human and financial resources.