Cyber risk assessment in the UAE and India: A ranked list of what could hurt the business, and what to fix first.
We turn assets, threats and controls into a short list the business can act on. Every risk has an owner, a cost to fix and a reason it ranks where it does.
For
Executives and security leaders who need to know where to spend the next dollar.
You get
A ranked risk register, a treatment plan with costs and owners, and a board summary.
How it runs
Interviews, document and configuration review, and targeted technical checks. Scope is agreed first.
Not included
Fixing the findings. We rank them. Protect and Respond services act on them.
From everything you own to the few things that matter
Each step narrows the field. What survives is what we hand to the board.
Sample register rows (illustrative)
| Scenario | Impact | Likelihood | Owner | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplier breach exposes customer records | High | Medium | Head of Procurement | Reduce: contract terms and access review |
| Stolen admin credentials reach payment systems | High | Medium | CIO | Reduce: second factor and privileged access controls |
| Ransomware stops order processing for days | High | Low | COO | Reduce and transfer: tested recovery and insurance review |
| Unpatched internet-facing server is exploited | Medium | High | Head of Infrastructure | Reduce: patch within agreed window |
Two ways to score a risk
| Item | Qualitative | Quantitative |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | High, medium or low, with reasons. | A range in currency, with assumptions stated. |
| Best for | A first assessment, or a wide scope in limited time. | Big decisions: insurance limits, major spend, board appetite. |
| Trade-off | Quick, but two people can score the same risk differently. | More effort, and the numbers are only as good as the inputs. |
Why scope reaches beyond your own walls
48%
of breaches involved a third party in 2025, up from 30%.
Verizon DBIR 2026
26%
of critical vulnerabilities in the CISA KEV catalog were fully remediated. Median time to fix rose from 32 to 43 days.
Verizon DBIR 2026
$4.99M
global average cost of a data breach, a record.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2026
What you hold at the end
- Ranked risk registerEvery scenario, score and reason in one place.
- Treatment planReduce, accept, transfer or avoid, with cost and owner for each.
- Board summaryTwo pages: the top risks, the decisions needed and the trade-offs.
- Assumptions logWhat we were told, what we checked, and where confidence is low.
- Control gaps mapWhere controls are missing or untested against the framework you use.
Methods we work from
ISO/IEC 27005
Guidance on information security risk management inside an ISO 27001 system.
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
A widely used guide for conducting risk assessments.
FAIR
A model for putting ranges of financial loss on cyber risk, used where the decision needs numbers.
Works well with
- Crown Jewel IdentificationDecides what the assessment protects most.
- Third-Party & Supply Chain RiskGoes deeper on suppliers when they dominate the register.
- vCISO & CISO AdvisoryOwns the register and takes it to the board.
Questions we hear
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on scope. We agree it up front and tell you what is in and out before we start.
Do you need access to our systems?
Mostly interviews and documents. Where technical checks add value, we agree read-only access and timing with your team first.
Will the register match what our auditors want?
We map it to the framework you answer to, such as ISO 27001, so the same work serves both.
Can you quantify risk in currency?
Yes, for the scenarios where the decision justifies it. We show the assumptions so your finance team can challenge them.
Find out what ranks first.
Tell us what the business depends on. We scope an assessment around it.
