Each dot = one plotted risk; rings mark criticals.
Ranked registertop 4 of 23
R-01
Unpatched VPN applianceL H · I H · owner: IT · mitigating
CRITICAL
R-04
No MFA on emailL H · I M · owner: IT · planned
HIGH
R-07
Vendor access sprawlL M · I H · owner: GRC · in review
HIGH
R-12
Legacy TLS on portalL M · I M · owner: Eng · monitoring
MEDIUM
23 risks3 critical8 high· treatment plan attached
prioritized·owner-assigned·illustrative
What is Security Advisory?
Security advisory and consulting is a senior-led engagement that helps organizations define their security strategy, model threats, review architecture, and measure cybersecurity maturity against recognized frameworks. CyberXplore consultants work hands-on with your leadership and engineering teams to assess where you are today, identify the gaps that matter most, and produce a prioritized, budget-aware roadmap you can actually execute. As an ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified consultancy, we provide independent expert advice - we are not a certification body, so our guidance is vendor-neutral and focused on reducing real risk rather than selling tools.
NIST CSFCIS ControlsISO 27001MITRE ATT&CKSTRIDE
Why CyberXplore
Senior-only testers (OSCP, CRTP, CREST)
ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified
Free retest + attestation letter
Tailored scope and quote in 24 hours
Why it matters
Security spending without strategy wastes budget - a clear, risk-ranked roadmap ensures you fix the gaps that actually reduce breach likelihood first.
Architecture and design flaws are the most expensive vulnerabilities to fix once shipped; threat modeling and secure design review catch them before a single line of vulnerable code reaches production.
Boards, customers, insurers, and frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 increasingly expect evidence of a deliberate, measurable security program - not ad-hoc fixes.
Independent, vendor-neutral advice cuts through tool sprawl and hype, so you invest in controls that match your real threat profile and growth stage.
Aligned with industry standards: NIST CSF · CIS Controls · ISO 27001 · MITRE ATT&CK · STRIDE
Our methodology
01
Discovery & Current-State Review
We interview leadership, security, and engineering stakeholders and review your existing policies, controls, architecture, and tooling to understand your business context, crown-jewel assets, and risk appetite.
02
Threat Modeling
Using structured methods like STRIDE and attack-tree analysis, we map realistic adversaries, attack paths, and abuse cases against your systems and data flows to identify where risk truly concentrates.
03
Secure Architecture Review
We assess your network, application, cloud, and identity architecture against secure-design principles - segmentation, least privilege, defense in depth, and zero-trust patterns - and flag systemic weaknesses.
04
Maturity Assessment
We benchmark your program against frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and ISO 27001 to score maturity across domains and pinpoint the highest-leverage gaps.
05
Roadmap & Prioritization
We translate findings into a phased, cost-aware roadmap with quick wins and longer-term initiatives, each tied to risk reduction, effort, and the controls auditors and customers expect.
06
Advisory & Ongoing Support
We brief your board and technical teams, support implementation decisions, and remain available as a trusted advisor as your program and threat landscape evolve.
Secure architecture and design review (network, app, cloud, identity)
Cybersecurity maturity assessment (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001)
Risk assessment and prioritization
Security control gap analysis
Cloud and zero-trust architecture guidance
Security tooling and technology rationalization
Policy, standards, and governance review
Prioritized remediation and investment roadmap
What you get
Current-state assessment with key findings and risk themes
Threat model documenting adversaries, attack paths, and abuse cases
Secure architecture review with prioritized design recommendations
Cybersecurity maturity scorecard benchmarked to recognized frameworks
Phased, budget-aware security roadmap with quick wins and milestones
Executive briefing deck for leadership and board stakeholders
Gap analysis mapped to your target frameworks and compliance goals
Sample deliverable
What you'll see in your report
Every engagement ends with a clear, prioritized report: severity-rated findings with CVSS scores, affected assets, and remediation status - plus a free retest. The figures below are illustrative.
Findings by severity
17 total
Critical
0
High
4
Medium
7
Low
6
High · CVSS 7.5CX-1902
MFA not enforced for administrative access
NIS2 Art.21(2)(j)Admin & VPN accountsOpen
High · CVSS 7.1CX-1908
No centralized logging & incident detection
NIS2 Art.21(2)(b)Production environmentOpen
Illustrative security control gap assessment sample - anonymized to example.com.
Medium · CVSS 5.6CX-1914
Incident response plan untested
DORA Art.11IR programOpen
Want the full anonymized sample report? We'll include it with your quote.
Cumulative figures across our team's combined engagement history
Shared under NDA · details anonymized
“Senior testers, fast turnaround, and a free retest that actually proved our fixes worked. They made our SOC 2 audit painless.”
SOC 2 passed first attempt
VE
VP of Engineering
Series B FinTech · Payments platform
FinTech
Certifications held by our testers
OSCP
CRTP
CREST
CEH
eWPTX
ISO 27001
ISO 9001
Frequently asked questions
A penetration test finds and exploits technical vulnerabilities in a specific system at a point in time. Security advisory is broader and strategic - it evaluates your overall program, architecture, and maturity, then gives you a prioritized roadmap. Many clients use both: advisory to set direction and pentesting to validate execution.
