Cybersecurity Risk Assessment (CRAT)

$1,450.00

The CRAT supports the RMP product in answering the “how?” questions for how your company manages risk. This contains both an editable Microsoft Word document and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that allows for professional-quality risk assessments.

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  • The CRAT supports the RMP product in answering the “how?” questions for how your company manages risk.
  • This contains both an editable Microsoft Word document and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that allows for professional-quality risk assessments.
  • The CRAT directly supports the RMP, as well as the WISP and DSP policies and standards, for managing cybersecurity risk. It does this by enabling your company to produce risk assessment reports.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Need to perform an information security risk assessment? This is a pretty common requirement that can seem like an insurmountable obstacle, since most people are not trained on how to perform a risk assessment or they lack a simple tool that is comprehensive enough to meet their needs. This is where our Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Template comes into play – we developed a simple Microsoft Excel template to walk you through calculating risk and a corresponding Word template to report on that risk. If you can use Word and Excel, you can successfully use our templates to perform a risk assessment. We even give you a completely filled-out example risk assessment, so that you can use that as a reference.

The CRA serves as a key element in your organization’s cybersecurity risk program. It can stand alone or be paired with other specialized products we offer.

Most companies have requirements to perform risk assessments, but they lack the knowledge and experience to undertake such assessments. That means businesses are faced to either outsource the work to expensive consultants or they ignore the requirement and hope they do not get in trouble for being non-compliant with a compliance requirement. In either situation, it is not a good place to be. The good news is that we created an affordable solution for businesses to conduct their own information security risk assessments.

If you can use Microsoft Word and Excel, then you can perform a risk assessment by simply following the instructions and editing the template to suit your specific requirements. While this is a template, we did the hard work of creating the formatting, bringing together the correct scope of information that needs to be assessed, and we built the calculations to make your work as simple as selecting from a few drop-down answers!

The technical controls selected for the CRA are the cybersecurity controls from NIST 800-171 Appendix D, so the requirements are based on leading practices for risk management.

What Is The Cybersecurity Risk Assessment (CRA) Template?

Our products are one-time purchases with no software to install – you are buying Microsoft Office-based documentation templates that you can edit for your specific needs. If you can use Microsoft Office or OpenOffice, you can use this product! The RMP is an editable Microsoft Word document that providers program-level guidance to directly supports your organization’s policies and standards for managing cybersecurity risk. Unfortunately, most companies lack a coherent approach to managing risks across the enterprise:

  • The CRAT is an editable risk assessment template that you use to create risk assessments.
    • It contains both an editable Microsoft Word document and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that allows for professional-quality risk assessments.
    • Included is an example risk assessment that can be used as a guide.
  • The CRAT supports the Risk Management Program (RMP) product in answering the “how?” questions for how your company manages risk.
    • You do not need the RMP to generate risk assessments with the CRAT.
    • The RMP just tells the rest of the story for how risk is managed at your organization.
  • Where the RMP lays the groundwork for how risk is to be managed, the CRA is a template that allows you to product the end product of risk management, which is a professional-quality risk assessment report.

 What Problem Does The CRA Solve?

  • Lack of In House Security Experience – Many organizations lack internal staff who can come up with quality risk assessments. The CRA is an affordable solution for managers or IT staff to conduct quality risk assessments.
  • Compliance Requirements – Most organizations run into trouble in audits when asked to provide evidence of risk assessments being performed. The CRA provides a template to conduct repeatable risk assessments in a very professional format. The CRA provides this evidence!
  • Audit Failures – It is very common for clients and partners to request evidence of a risk assessments. Clients and partners often ask to see evidence of risk assessments so they can also understand your risks. The CRA provides this evidence!
  • Vendor Requirements – Requirements such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, MA 201 CMR 17.00 and NIST 800-171 establish a mandate to conduct risk assessments. The CRA addresses these compliance requirements!

How Does The CRA Solve It?

  • Clear Documentation – The CRA provides the comprehensive documentation to prove that your risk program exists.
  • Time Savings – You can start assessing risk as soon as you receive the CRA. Orders are generally delivered the same business day!
  • Alignment With Leading Practices – The CRA covers natural and man-made risks, as well as risk associated with the absence or state of cybersecurity controls (as defined by NIST 800-171). This creates a quality scope for a cybersecurity risk assessment.

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