Risk Assessment
Independent evaluation of security posture and technical controls across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments — grounded in what's actually reachable, not just what's documented.
What this covers
A structured look at where the real exposure sits — separating genuine gaps from paperwork gaps. This isn't a vulnerability scan with a report generated by a tool; it's an assessment that connects technical findings to what they'd actually mean for the business if something went wrong.
Work here draws directly on architecture and solution-design experience across enterprise and financial services environments — reviewing how systems are actually built and where access actually flows, not just what a checklist says should be in place.
What's included
In scope
- Security risk & control assessments
- External attack surface discovery
- Architecture reviews (Zero Trust, segmentation, secure remote access)
- Third-party & vendor risk reviews
- Written findings, prioritised by actual impact
Not included
- Penetration testing / active exploitation
- Remediation implementation (advisory only, unless separately scoped)
- 24/7 monitoring or managed security services
- Certification or audit sign-off
How an engagement typically starts
With a scoping conversation about what's actually driving the need — a customer or investor asking questions, a recent incident, a cloud migration, or just the sense that nobody's looked closely in a while. The assessment is sized to that trigger, not to a fixed template.
Findings are delivered as a clear, defensible report — written to survive a board question or a regulator's follow-up, not padded to justify hours billed.
Who this is for
SMEs undergoing cloud migration, preparing for M&A due diligence, responding to a security incident, or simply overdue for an independent look at whether their actual posture matches what they assume it is.