Cyber risk,
made understandable.
A 35-question self-assessment that turns invisible risk into a clear, prioritized roadmap. No consultant. No commitment. Instant report — in 15 minutes.
Tier 0 is the front door. Here's what's behind it.
Two service families work in sequence. RiskClarity tells you what you have, what's at risk, and where to invest. Adversarial Risk Validation (ARV) proves what an attacker can actually do, and what it would cost you.
RiskClarity — Assessment & Intelligence
What you have · What's at risk · Where to investBasic Vulnerability Report
Live environment scanning that establishes what is actually exposed — not what you think is.
- Automated external vulnerability scan + CVE matching
- Attack surface map & topology baseline
- SSL/TLS, DNS hygiene & subdomain exposure
- OSINT & dark-web credential exposure summary
- Risk-scored finding report with priority matrix
Risk Intelligence Package
Vulnerabilities translated into business consequences — revenue exposure, operational disruption, regulatory liability.
- Internal + AD + cloud audit
- Phishing simulation campaign (up to 500 targets)
- Attack path modeling + business impact analysis
- Compliance mapping (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST)
- Boardroom-ready report + executive briefing
Implementation Support & vCISO
Building the controls from the Tier 2 roadmap, in a sequence designed to reduce real-world risk fast.
- Hands-on remediation (firewall, AD, MFA, EDR)
- Policy library + IR plan + tabletop exercises
- Security program foundation + risk register
- Quarterly posture review & re-assessment
- Monthly retainer (8 / 16 / 24 hrs) · vCISO
Adversarial Risk Validation (ARV) — Simulation & Testing
What an attacker can do · What it costs youHands-On External Attack Test
Operator-led PTES penetration test, validated against MITRE ATT&CK on the Caldera platform.
- PTES manual external pen test, operator-led
- MITRE Caldera Phase 1 — ATT&CK mapping
- Web application pen test (OWASP Top 10)
- Exploitation PoC documentation + attack chains
- Technical findings report with CVSS scoring
Tailored Inside-the-Network Test
Lateral movement, AD attacks, privilege escalation, cloud pivot — tested against your blue team.
- Modified Caldera operations customized to client
- Internal lateral movement + AD attack paths
- Cloud attack simulation (AWS / Azure / GCP)
- ATT&CK-mapped detection-gap analysis
- Purple-team debrief — evidence walkthrough
AI-Driven Continuous Defense
Continuous adversarial pressure — AI/MCP-augmented Caldera, supervised by Ascend operators.
- AI / MCP-augmented Caldera (30-day calibration)
- Detection rule creation & SIEM tuning (Sigma)
- IR playbooks · tabletops · post-incident reviews
- Quarterly tabletop exercises + monthly simulation
- Monthly retainer (8 / 16 / 24 hrs) with SLAs
A clear answer to a question every leader is asked: how exposed are we?
Tier 0 RiskClarity gives any business owner, IT manager, or compliance lead a structured view of their cyber posture — without the jargon, without a consultant, and without committing a budget.
Your risk score, at a glance
A single 0–100 score with maturity classification — Vulnerable, Reactive, Developing, Managed, or Resilient — so you instantly know where you stand.
Top 5, in plain English
The most important issues to address, written so a non-technical leader can act on them today — and a technical lead can take them to a sprint board tomorrow.
An effort vs. impact roadmap
Recommendations sequenced by what matters most and what costs least to fix. Quick wins surfaced first; strategic investments framed clearly.
A boardroom-ready brief, generated automatically.
Every assessment produces a branded PDF report covering all eight control domains, with visual scoring and a clear next-step path.
35-question guided assessment
Adapts to your role — non-technical for business leaders, technical for IT and security practitioners.
Maturity classification
From Vulnerable to Resilient — a clear position on the curve, plus what it would take to move up.
Visual risk score
Domain-by-domain breakdown across 8 control areas with at-a-glance meters and trend indicators.
Top-5 priorities
The five issues that matter most, ranked by combined exposure, business impact, and remediation effort.
Effort vs. impact roadmap
Quick wins, mid-term investments, and strategic moves — sequenced so you can act with the budget you have.
Tier 1 → 3 upgrade path
Indicative cost guidance and prerequisites for the next step, only if it makes sense for your situation.
From first click to actionable report — in 15 minutes.
No software to install. No analyst on the line. No data leaves your control beyond your answers.
Answer 35 questions
Adaptive flow that branches by role and industry. Every question is answerable without external research.
Score generated instantly
Responses weighted across people, process, and technology — adjusted for industry, headcount, and regulatory context.
Download your report
A branded PDF with maturity classification, top-5 priorities, effort/impact roadmap, and a contextual upgrade path.
A framework that maps to how attackers actually move.
Each domain pulls from established standards — NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls — and is scored independently so you see exactly where strength and weakness live.
Start free. Scale when it makes sense.
Tier 0 is the front door. The full AscendCYBER program runs from RiskClarity to Adversarial Risk Validation — but you only move forward if and when it's right for you.
RiskClarity Self-Assessment
Self-service risk discovery — free, instant, no commitment. Understand what you have and what's at risk.
RiskClarity — Assessment & Intelligence
External vulnerability scanning, OSINT, internal & cloud audit, compliance mapping, and a boardroom-ready report with executive briefing.
Adversarial Risk Validation (ARV)
Hands-on attack testing, MITRE ATT&CK-mapped simulations, detection-rule tuning, and AI-driven continuous defense.
Find out where you stand —
before someone else does.
The assessment is free, the report is yours to keep, and there's no follow-up unless you ask for one. Fifteen minutes from now, you'll know more about your cyber risk than 90% of organizations your size.
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