Security Risk Assessments

A principal challenge many organizations face is identifying and ranking the information security risks to their operations, which is the first step in developing and managing an effective security program. Taking this step helps ensure that organizations identify the most significant risks and determines what actions are appropriate to mitigate them.

Risk Assessment Is an Essential Element of Risk Management

Assessing risk is one element of a broader set of risk management activities. Other elements include establishing a central management focal point, implementing appropriate policies and related controls, promoting awareness, and monitoring and evaluating policy and control effectiveness.

Although all elements of the risk management cycle are important, risk assessments provide the foundation for other elements of the cycle. In particular, risk assessments provide a basis for establishing appropriate policies and selecting cost-effective techniques to implement these policies.

NFF has developed a standardized process for performing Security Assessments by evaluating our customers existing security policies, procedures and practices and reviewing the effectiveness of their current security mechanisms and controls. NFF performs both internal and external vulnerability assessment to understand the current security posture of the network and make specific recommendations for their mitigation.

NFF security consulting offerings can be tailored to specific client needs. Click here if you are interested in more information about our Risk Assessment and Management Solutions.