Strategic Audit

Know exactly where you stand.

A NIST 800-53 based assessment of your IT environment. You'll receive a clear written report, a risk ranking, and a prioritized action plan — no fluff, no upsell pressure.

What is a Strategic Audit?

The Strategic Audit is a structured evaluation of your IT infrastructure, security posture, and governance using the NIST 800-53 framework as the baseline. We review your network, servers, identity management, backup posture, and policy documentation.

At the end, you receive a written report that tells you exactly what's working, what's at risk, and what needs to be fixed — ranked by priority and business impact. Most clients use this report to make a decision: fix it themselves, or hand it to us.

Starting Investment

From $8,000 CAD

Final cost is scoped to your environment. Most engagements are $8,000–$15,000 CAD.

What you receive

Full NIST 800-53 framework assessment of your environment
Written report with risk ratings (Critical / High / Medium / Low)
Inventory of your current IT assets and configurations
Gap analysis against compliance and security best practices
Prioritized action plan with recommended next steps
Executive summary suitable for board or ownership review

How it works

Four clear steps from kickoff to report delivery.

01

Discovery call

We learn about your business, your current setup, and your biggest concerns. No forms, just a conversation.

02

On-site / remote assessment

We access your environment — servers, network, identity, backups — and document everything we find.

03

Report delivery

You receive a written report within the agreed timeline. We walk you through it in a debrief call.

04

Roadmap & options

We present your options: remediate in-house, engage us for managed services, or a hybrid. No pressure.

This audit is for you if...

You've never had a formal IT assessment and don't know what's actually in your environment.

You've had a security incident (breach, ransomware, data loss) and need to understand what happened and what to fix.

Your IT was set up years ago and nobody has touched the documentation since.

You're growing and need to know if your IT foundation can handle it.

A client, partner, or insurer is asking about your security posture and you need a credible answer.

Real Response

A client was hacked. We were on-site within 48 hours.

When a manufacturing client suffered a ransomware attack on a Thursday afternoon, Bob flew in by Saturday morning. Containment was complete within 36 hours. The environment was rebuilt, hardened, and handed back — fully documented — within two weeks. They've been a managed client ever since.

Outcome

Full recovery. Zero data loss. Now a long-term managed client.

Ready to see what's actually in your environment?

Most clients are surprised by what the audit finds — both the risks they didn't know about and the things that are already working well.

Request your Strategic Audit