Cyber Risk Assessments
How mature is your cybersecurity program? Are you at risk of a severe breach? Gemean has developed a sophisticated method to assess your ability to identify, avoid, mitigate, and manage cybersecurity risk. This process is done on-site in order for Gemean to understand the cyber risk associated with your organization. Our assessments will include, but not be limited to, the following: Enterprise-wide Cybersecurity Program Review and Road Mapping Gemean understands the nuances of different industries and their regulatory hurdles. Our consultants also audit the security controls of third-party vendors who have access to your data. We ensure that your business partners’ practices are organized, safe, and compliant as well. Whether it is HIPPA, GDPR compliance, NYDFS SEC, PCI, or any other compliance issue we are able perform client-specific assessment that marries strategy, risk management, investment, and risk-transfer decisions. These assessments are based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework and we use other detailed risk matrices to confirm that your policies, training programs, and security infrastructure complies with applicable regulations.
Enterprise-Wide Cybersecurity Program Review
Gemean's computer forensics consultants conduct a comprehensive review of your organization's cybersecurity program, assessing the effectiveness of existing policies, controls, training programs, and security infrastructure. We identify gaps, evaluate maturity, and produce a clear roadmap for improvement that is grounded in your organization's specific risk profile and regulatory environment.
Regulatory Compliance Assessments
Whether your organization operates under HIPAA, GDPR, NYDFS, SEC, PCI, or any other regulatory framework, Gemean conducts client-specific assessments that evaluate compliance across all applicable requirements. Our assessments are based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework and incorporate additional risk matrices to ensure a thorough and defensible evaluation.
Third-Party Vendor Security Audits
Your cybersecurity posture is only as strong as the weakest link in your vendor ecosystem. Gemean's cyber forensic consultants audit the security controls of third-party vendors who have access to your data, ensuring that your business partners' practices meet the same standards of organization, safety, and compliance that your own operations are held to.
Cybersecurity Road Mapping
A risk assessment without a clear path forward is only half the work. Gemean provides detailed road mapping that translates assessment findings into a prioritized, actionable plan. We align cybersecurity investment decisions with the organization's broader risk management strategy, ensuring that resources are directed where they will have the greatest impact.
Risk Management and Strategy Integration
Effective cybersecurity is not a standalone function. It needs to be integrated into the organization's overall risk management and business strategy. Gemean's forensic consultants work with leadership to ensure that cybersecurity decisions are informed by business context, regulatory requirements, and a realistic assessment of the threat landscape.
NIST Framework Assessments
Gemean's cyber risk assessments are structured around the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, providing a consistent, recognized methodology for evaluating an organization's ability to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. The result is an assessment that is credible to regulators, boards, and insurers alike.
TESTIMONIAL
Gemean understood the legal context as well as the forensic one. They knew what the regulators would focus on, what outside counsel needed, and how to structure the findings to serve both. That combination is not easy to find.
Why Clients Choose Us
On-Site Assessment Methodology
Regulatory Framework Coverage
Third-Party Vendor Auditing
Actionable Road Mapping
Understanding your risk posture
is the first step to managing it
What is a cyber risk assessment and why does an organization need one?
A cyber risk consulting assessment is a structured evaluation of an organization’s cybersecurity program, identifying vulnerabilities, control gaps, and areas of exposure before they can be exploited. It gives leadership an accurate picture of actual risk posture and the information needed to make informed decisions about cybersecurity investment and remediation priorities. Gemean’s cyber risk consulting practice integrates digital forensics and investigations and governance risk and compliance consulting expertise to ensure findings are technically sound and regulatory-ready.
How does Gemean conduct a cyber risk assessment?
Gemean’s cyber risk consulting assessments are conducted on-site to ensure direct visibility into the systems, processes, and controls that determine actual risk. Gemean’s computer forensics consultants review cybersecurity policies, audit security controls, evaluate training programs, and assess the effectiveness of existing security infrastructure. Findings are structured around the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and supplemented with risk matrices specific to the organization’s industry and regulatory environment, consistent with Gemean’s GRC consulting and assessments standards.
What regulatory frameworks does Gemean's assessment cover?
Gemean conducts cyber risk consulting assessments across HIPAA, GDPR, NYDFS, SEC, and PCI requirements, among others. Every assessment is tailored to the specific compliance requirements applicable to the organization, ensuring findings are relevant, actionable, and defensible. Gemean’s governance risk and compliance advisory team integrates regulatory compliance evaluation directly into the cyber risk consulting assessment, connecting cybersecurity findings to the organization’s broader GRC advisory services obligations.
Why does Gemean conduct assessments on-site rather than remotely?
Cybersecurity risk cannot be fully understood from a distance. An on-site assessment gives Gemean’s cyber forensic consultants and digital forensics experts direct visibility into how systems and controls actually operate in practice, not just how they are described in policy documents. This approach surfaces the gaps between documented procedures and real-world execution that remote cyber risk consulting assessments routinely miss, and is the same on-site discipline Gemean applies across its digital forensic consulting and internal controls consulting engagements.
Does Gemean assess third-party vendors as part of the review?
Yes. Third-party vendors with access to an organization’s data represent a significant area of cybersecurity risk. Gemean audits the security controls of relevant vendors as part of every comprehensive cyber risk consulting assessment, ensuring the organization has an accurate picture of its full exposure. This third-party evaluation sits at the intersection of Gemean’s cyber risk consulting and governance risk and compliance consulting practices, consistent with anti-corruption compliance and GRC advisory services standards for third-party oversight.
What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and why does Gemean use it?
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a widely recognized methodology for evaluating and improving a cybersecurity program across five core functions: identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover. Gemean structures its cyber risk consulting assessments around this framework because it provides a consistent, credible, and regulatory-recognized basis for evaluation understood by boards, insurers, and regulators across industries. Gemean’s GRC consulting and assessments team applies the NIST framework alongside applicable regulatory requirements including HIPAA, GDPR, NYDFS, SEC, and PCI.
What does Gemean deliver at the conclusion of a cyber risk assessment?
Gemean delivers a comprehensive findings report identifying vulnerabilities and control gaps, explaining their practical significance, and providing a prioritized remediation roadmap. The report is structured for both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring that leadership, IT teams, and board members all have the information needed to act on the findings. Gemean’s cyber risk consulting deliverables are consistent with the evidentiary and documentation standards applied across its digital forensics services, internal controls consulting, and governance, risk, and compliance advisory engagements.