Overview
Cybersecurity Assessment & Consulting Services
Most security problems don't start with a clever attacker. They start with an open storage bucket, an admin account nobody reviewed, or a web app that trusts what users type into it.
Ranked findings. Plain-English reports. Fixed-scope proposals.
Why security reviews stall
A security review is easy to start and hard to finish. These are the usual reasons:
- 01
Nobody owns security
Nobody owns security day to day, so findings sit in a spreadsheet.
- 02
Too many alerts, no priorities
A scanner reports hundreds of issues and no one knows which five matter.
- 03
Answers live in people's heads
A customer sends a security questionnaire, and the answers live in three people's heads.
- 04
Cloud settings drift
Someone opens a port to test something and never closes it.
Who we are and how we help
We're Buraq. Our cybersecurity assessment services show US teams where they're exposed and what to fix first. We review your AWS and Azure setup, your applications and your incident plans, then hand you a ranked list of findings with a fix for each one. Projects typically cost between $2,000 and $130,000, depending on scope.
A good assessment tells you what's wrong, how bad it is, who should fix it and in what order.
a ranked list of findings with a fix for each one
What our cybersecurity assessment services cover
Every project starts with the same question: what are you protecting, and what could go wrong? From there we pick the parts of the work that fit your stack, your size and your budget. You don't need all of them.
01Security baseline and risk assessment
We list your assets (cloud accounts, applications, data stores, third-party tools) and check how they're protected today. We assess against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and the CIS Controls, then run a gap analysis that shows where you are and where you should be.
02Risk register
Every gap goes into a risk register with a likelihood and impact rating, so you can see which ones matter first.
03Cloud security assessment for AWS and Azure
Most cloud breaches come from settings, not clever hacking: a storage bucket left public, an admin account without MFA, a security group open to the whole internet. We review your AWS and Azure environments for misconfiguration, weak access controls and missing logging, following the CIS Benchmarks and the shared responsibility model.
04What we check on AWS
On AWS that means IAM users, roles and policies, S3 public access settings and encryption, security groups, CloudTrail, AWS Config and Amazon Inspector findings.
05What we check on Azure
On Azure it means Entra ID role assignments and conditional access, storage account access, network security groups (NSGs), Azure Monitor and Defender for Cloud.
06Zero trust and logging
We also compare against zero trust principles such as least privilege, and we read the output of your cloud security posture management (CSPM) tool if you run one. CloudTrail and Azure activity logs get special care, because they are the evidence trail your team will rely on during an incident. Each finding goes into your risk register.
07Application security assessment
Your application is often the easiest way in. We review your web app or API the way a careful attacker would, and explain every finding in terms your developers can act on. We look at authentication and authorization, session handling, injection, business logic flaws that no scanner catches, and risky open-source dependencies.
08How we test applications
We combine manual code and design review with static analysis (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA) and dynamic testing (DAST) where you've approved them, and run a short threat modeling session for new or high-risk features. Findings map to the OWASP Top 10 and, for deeper reviews, the OWASP ASVS, each with reproduction steps.
09Cybersecurity risk assessment
If you're not sure where to start, start here. Our cybersecurity risk assessment services answer five questions: what are our most valuable assets and data, what threats could realistically affect them, where are we weak today, how likely is each problem and how bad would it be, and what should we fix first.
10The risk register
The answers go into a risk register. We rate each risk critical, high, medium or low, with an owner and a suggested next step, so you can plan your budget around facts instead of fear.
11Incident response planning
When something goes wrong at 2 a.m., people shouldn't be guessing who does what. We follow the NIST incident response lifecycle: preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication and recovery, and lessons learned.
12Built on your cloud review
The plan leans on what we found in your cloud review, because the logs and alerts we check there are what your team will use to detect and investigate an incident.
13What the plan includes
You get named roles and an escalation path, a communication plan, playbooks and runbooks for likely cases such as a stolen password, ransomware or a leaked API key, and a tabletop exercise that walks your team through a made-up incident.
14Remediation support
A report only helps if someone acts on it. If you want a hand, we fix the findings with your team, then re-check that each fix worked. We scope fixes separately from the assessment.
15What you get at the end
No 200-page PDF that nobody opens. You get an executive summary (two pages, written for leaders), a technical report with evidence, severity and exact fix steps, a remediation roadmap with prioritized findings, effort estimates and suggested owners, and a walkthrough call.
16A sample finding
A typical finding, shown here as an illustration and not from a real client: "Storage bucket allows public read access". Severity: high. Where: production AWS account, customer uploads bucket. Why it matters: anyone with the link can download customer files. Fix: turn on S3 Block Public Access and serve files through signed links. Suggested owner: platform engineer, about one day of work.
Where security assessments help most
Every business benefits from knowing its weak spots, but we see the biggest difference in a few places.
Cloud settings drift as your team ships. Pair an assessment with our cloud infrastructure and DevOps services to fix problems in the pipeline, not just once.
Finance and customer data often sit in one system, so access matters. If it's in scope, we can look at how you set up user roles, and our ERP solutions team can help with the setup.
When dashboards pull from several systems, access can get messy. Where it's in scope, we can look at who sees what, and our data analytics consulting services team can help at the source.
If customers log in to your product, authentication, session handling and injection checks matter most. Our web development team can fix issues in the code with you.
Review new or high-risk features early with a short threat modeling session. Our custom software development team can fix what we find alongside your developers.
If you're automating workflows or connecting AI tools to company data, our AI and automation services team can build them with access controls in place from the start.
Illustrative scenarios, not reported client projects. Scope depends on your systems and requirements.
Why work with Buraq
A clear way of working matters as much as a feature list.
We scope first
You'll know what's covered, what isn't and what it costs before we touch anything.
Findings in plain English
Your CEO can read the summary and your engineers can follow the fix steps. Same report, two audiences.
We only test what you authorise
Written approval comes first, always.
Named owners
Each finding has a suggested owner and a size estimate, so it turns into real tickets.
We work with teams across the United States
We agree overlap with your Eastern, Central or Pacific time team up front.
How an assessment works
Every project is different, but most follow the same five steps.
- 01
Scope it
We agree on what's in and what's out. We only test systems you've authorised in writing.
- 02
Collect evidence
We gather configuration data, access lists, architecture diagrams and, for apps, code or test accounts. We ask for read-only access wherever we can.
- 03
Assess
We review the environment against the NIST CSF, CIS Controls and OWASP guidance, and note every gap.
- 04
Prioritise
We rate each finding by likelihood and impact, then sort them into a remediation roadmap.
- 05
Report and hand over
You get the executive summary, the technical report and a walkthrough call. If you want help fixing things, we scope that next.
How much do cybersecurity assessments cost
Most projects cost between $2,000 and $130,000. The range is wide because "a security assessment" can mean very different things. The low end covers one focused review, like a single AWS account or one web application. The high end covers several cloud environments, multiple applications and hands-on fixes.
Discovery and assessment
Fixed-scope proposal
For teams that want to know where they stand.
- A scoped review
- A written report
- A prioritized roadmap
Focused implementation
Quoted after scoping
For teams with a known list of fixes.
- We work alongside your engineers
- Specific findings closed
- Each fix re-checked
Ongoing improvement
Quoted after scoping
For teams that want to keep improving.
- Regular reviews
- An updated risk register
- Advice as your systems change
What moves the price: the number of cloud accounts and subscriptions, the number of applications and APIs, the depth of review, industry requirements, and whether you want fix support. We quote tool licences and third-party fees separately. After a short scoping call, you get a fixed-scope written proposal, so you know the price before we start.
Frequently asked questions
What is a cybersecurity assessment?
It's a structured review of how well your systems, apps and processes protect your data. We find the weak spots, rate how serious they are and give you a prioritized plan to fix them.
What do cybersecurity assessment services include?
Ours include a security baseline and risk assessment, a cloud security assessment for AWS and Azure, an application security assessment and incident response planning. Every project ends with an executive summary, a technical report and a remediation roadmap. You can pick one area or combine several.
How much does a cybersecurity assessment cost?
Projects usually run from $2,000 to $130,000. A single AWS account or one web app sits near the bottom. Several clouds, many applications and fix support push the price up. We give you a fixed-scope proposal after a short call.
Does an assessment prove we're completely secure?
No, and be wary of anyone who says it does. An assessment shows what we found at a point in time, within the scope we agreed. New code, new cloud resources and new staff change your risk, so we recommend repeating it as your systems change.
Is penetration testing included?
No. We don't offer penetration testing. Our application review looks for weaknesses through code and design review, approved scanning and manual testing, and it's an assessment rather than a full attack simulation.
Can you help us prepare for SOC 2 or a customer security review?
We can help you get ready. We map our findings to the NIST CSF and CIS Controls, fix the gaps and organise your evidence. We aren't an auditor and we don't issue SOC 2 reports or other certifications.
Do you assess both AWS and Azure?
Yes. We review AWS accounts, Azure subscriptions or both, including identity, storage, network, logging and vulnerability settings.
How do you handle sensitive findings?
We ask for the least access we need, keep findings in a restricted location and share them only with the people you name. Serious issues, like an exposed database, get flagged to you straight away instead of waiting for the final report.
What does a cybersecurity consultant do?
A cybersecurity consultant reviews your setup, spots risks, explains them in plain language and helps you decide what to fix first. Think of it as security advisory for teams that don't have a full in-house security department.
Will you fix what you find?
If you'd like us to, yes. Fixes are scoped separately from the assessment. After each fix we check again to make sure it worked.
How is delivery coordinated with a US team?
Discovery identifies stakeholder time zones, review owners and the required handover between teams. Meeting overlap, release windows and support coverage are agreed in the proposal rather than assumed from the country page.
Next step
Let's find your weak spots first
Tell us what you run and what worries you. We'll suggest a scope, a timeline and a fixed price, with no obligation.
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