Our Methodology

The Perceptive Cyber Assessment Methodology provides a structured approach to aligning with leading cybersecurity frameworks and regulations. It bridges the gap between compliance requirements and practical implementation, ensuring that organizations of all sizes can build a strong, scalable security foundation.

Our methodology aligns with trusted frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS Controls while incorporating requirements for HIPAA, CJIS, PCI-DSS, and other regulatory standards. This approach allows you to use a single, unified assessment process across multiple compliance obligations, reducing duplication of effort and increasing efficiency.

• Provides a clear roadmap for improving cybersecurity posture.
• Helps organizations measure progress over time.
• Scales from small businesses to complex, multi-department enterprises.

Why It Matters

Most organizations face limited cybersecurity budgets and staff, making it essential to focus on the actions that provide the greatest benefit. Traditional methods often rank risks using simple High, Medium, Low labels, which fail to capture the true picture of organizational risk.

Perceptive Cyber’s risk prioritization methodology evaluates risks based on four key factors:

• Criticality – How essential the safeguard or system is to your mission.
• Maturity – The current strength and implementation level of controls.
• Likelihood – The probability of exploitation or failure.
• Impact – The potential effect on operations, compliance, and reputation.

By combining these factors into a single Risk Priority Score, our methodology highlights the steps that will most effectively reduce risk and strengthen security. This enables your team to make informed, data-driven decisions about where to invest time and resources.

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Tools That Fit Your Needs

Our methodology is built into flexible tools designed to meet you where you are in your cybersecurity journey:

• Risk Prioritization Workbook – A lightweight, Excel-based solution that allows organizations to quickly score and prioritize risks without the complexity of full software platforms.
• SecPosture360 – A comprehensive, software-based platform for ongoing assessments, compliance mapping, reporting, and strategic planning.

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As your cybersecurity program matures, you can seamlessly transition from the workbook to SecPosture360 without losing your data or progress. This ensures that your tools grow alongside your organization's needs.

Ready to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity?

Take the next step toward a smarter, more resilient security program with Perceptive Cyber’s methodology and tools.