Find out exactly where your security controls fall short — before someone else does.
A structured security gap assessment compares your current controls against good-practice benchmarks across governance, access, applications, data, third parties and monitoring — and gives you a prioritised, practical roadmap to close what matters most first.
A gap assessment is not:
- A statutory audit or certification
- An unauthorised or surprise security test
- A pass/fail scorecard with no detail
A gap assessment is:
- A scoped, authorised review of your actual controls
- Benchmarked against recognised good practice
- Delivered with a prioritised remediation roadmap
- A natural precursor to vulnerability assessment, penetration testing or CyberGuard™
Six areas, one prioritised picture
The assessment is scoped to your organisation's size and risk profile, but consistently covers these areas.
A practical roadmap, not just a findings list
Gap Findings Report
A clear inventory of where controls fall short, with supporting evidence.
Prioritised Roadmap
Findings ranked by business impact and effort, so you know what to fix first.
Executive Summary
A plain-language summary for leadership and board reporting.
Technical Detail
Full technical detail for your IT or engineering team to action directly.
Next-Step Recommendation
A clear recommendation on whether vulnerability assessment or penetration testing should follow.
CyberGuard™ Pathway
An optional route into ongoing advisory once the roadmap is underway.
How a Security Gap Assessment runs
Discovery call
A short conversation to understand your environment, size and primary concerns.
Scoping & authorisation
Agreed scope and rules of engagement, signed off before any assessment activity begins.
Assessment
Structured review across all six areas, combining documentation review, technical checks and stakeholder conversations.
Scoring & prioritisation
Findings ranked by business impact, not just technical severity.
Reporting & walkthrough
Delivery of the full report plus a walkthrough session with your team.
Remediation & next steps
Optional support closing gaps, with a path into further testing or CyberGuard™.
How this differs from other assessments
A structured review that identifies where your current controls fall short of good practice across governance, access, application and data security, third-party exposure, and monitoring — resulting in a prioritised list of gaps, not just a pass/fail result.
A risk assessment takes a broader, business-risk view across your organisation. A security gap assessment is more technical and control-specific, comparing what you have in place against good-practice benchmarks.
A gap assessment looks at controls, policy and process as a whole. A vulnerability assessment scans systems for known technical weaknesses. A penetration test actively attempts to exploit weaknesses under authorised, controlled conditions. RETIS can recommend which is right for you, or sequence more than one.
No. A security gap assessment is advisory. It is distinct from a statutory audit, regulatory approval, or formal certification process.
Yes. All assessment and testing activity is conducted only with explicit client authorisation and clearly defined rules of engagement, agreed in advance.
Clear scope, clear language, clear next step
Precise terminology
We never call a gap assessment an audit, or a risk review a certification — the distinction matters and we keep it clear throughout.
Authorised activity only
Every technical check happens under an agreed scope and documented rules of engagement.
A roadmap, not a dead end
Every report ends with a clear recommendation for what to do next — remediation, further testing, or CyberGuard™.
Talk to RETIS about a Security Gap Assessment
Tell us about your organisation and we'll follow up to scope the assessment — no obligation.