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Gain Clear Visibility into Your IT Controls, Cyber Risks and Compliance

Understand your organisation's security posture, identify control weaknesses, and make informed decisions with HANOSYS IT and Cybersecurity Audit & Assessment Services.

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OVERVIEW

Audit & Assessment for your business

Organisations rely on complex technology environments to deliver services, process information, and maintain business operations. Weak controls, incomplete documentation, misconfigured systems, and unmanaged risks can affect security, compliance, and operational performance. HANOSYS provides structured IT audit and cybersecurity assessment services to help organisations understand these risks and evaluate whether their existing controls meet defined requirements. Our engagements can cover governance, technology operations, cybersecurity, data privacy, cloud infrastructure, business continuity, and supplier relationships. Depending on the assessment scope, we use recognised standards and frameworks to evaluate control design, implementation, and supporting evidence. The result is a documented view of assessment findings, their potential business impact, and recommended actions for addressing identified gaps.

WHAT WE DELIVER

Our capabilities

Explore the specialist capabilities available within this service.

Regulatory Compliance and Framework Assessments

Evaluate your current controls against relevant regulatory obligations, contractual requirements, and recognised industry frameworks. HANOSYS helps organisations identify compliance gaps, assess control effectiveness, and establish structured plans for improving readiness.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework maturity assessments
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) readiness reviews, where applicable
NIS2 readiness assessments, where applicable
Financial sector control assessments informed by relevant FFIEC guidance
HIPAA security and privacy control assessments, where applicable
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) control reviews, where applicable
ISO/IEC 27001 internal audit support and certification readiness assessments
ISO 22301 business continuity control assessments
ISO/IEC 27701 privacy management assessments
SOC 1 and SOC 2 readiness reviews
PCI DSS gap assessments and remediation planning
CIS Critical Security Controls assessments
CIS Benchmark configuration reviews
Cloud security compliance assessments
Cross-framework control mapping and gap analysis
Compliance improvement roadmaps and evidence reviews

IT Governance and Technology Audits

Assess whether your IT environment has appropriate governance, operational controls, and management processes to support business objectives. HANOSYS reviews technology processes and supporting evidence to identify weaknesses in accountability, system management, access governance, and operational oversight.

IT General Controls (ITGC) audits
IT governance and technology strategy reviews
Business application control assessments
Application interfaces and data transfer control reviews
Pre-implementation and post-implementation system audits
Change management and software development lifecycle audits
User access provisioning and access review assessments
Backup, recovery, and continuity control reviews
Network and infrastructure control assessments
System configuration and hardening reviews
Database access and data integrity control assessments
IT asset management and software licensing reviews
IT service management process assessments
Outsourced IT service and cloud provider control reviews
IT policy and procedure compliance evaluations
Remediation governance and control improvement recommendations

Technical Cybersecurity Assessments

Examine security controls and technology configurations to understand how effectively your systems resist potential threats. HANOSYS conducts scoped technical reviews to identify weaknesses, evaluate defensive capabilities, and provide recommendations based on the evidence collected.

Cybersecurity maturity and capability assessments
Vulnerability assessments and authorised penetration testing
Security configuration reviews against applicable CIS Benchmarks
Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID security assessments
Cloud security posture reviews for AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and other agreed platforms
Web application and API security assessments
Network architecture and segmentation reviews
Wireless infrastructure security assessments
Security operations centre capability assessments
SIEM monitoring and detection use-case reviews
Cyber threat intelligence capability assessments
Red team and adversary simulation exercises, where appropriate
Endpoint protection and security control evaluations
Identity and privileged access security reviews
OT and industrial control system security assessments
Security monitoring, incident response, and recovery capability reviews

Data Privacy, Information Protection and Third-Party Assessments

Assess how sensitive information is handled across business processes, technology platforms, and external relationships. HANOSYS helps organisations evaluate privacy practices, data management controls, supplier safeguards, and technology risks associated with outsourcing and business partnerships.

Data privacy and protection control audits
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) support
Data inventory, discovery, and classification assessments
Personal data flow and processing activity reviews
Cross-border data transfer assessments
Data retention and secure disposal control reviews
Data access and information protection assessments
Third-party cybersecurity and privacy assessments
Supplier due diligence and vendor risk reviews
Outsourcing and cloud service risk assessments
Contractual security control reviews
Supplier continuity and resilience assessments
Mergers and acquisitions technology due diligence
Cybersecurity risk reviews for business partnerships
Remediation tracking for supplier-related findings

Audit Reporting, Remediation and Independent Validation

Convert assessment results into clear decisions and measurable corrective actions. HANOSYS structures assessment outputs to help technical teams, management, and other relevant stakeholders understand the issues identified and determine appropriate next steps.

Executive summaries and management reporting
Board-level technology and cybersecurity risk reporting
Detailed findings registers with supporting evidence
Risk-based finding classification and prioritisation
Root-cause analysis and control deficiency documentation
Remediation recommendations and implementation planning
Estimated effort, dependencies, and cost planning where information is available
Control design improvement guidance
Corrective action ownership and tracking
Remediation implementation support, where agreed
Follow-up assessments and corrective action validation
Finding closure and reassessment reports
Audit evidence organisation and documentation support
Responses to auditor and regulator observations
Ongoing control monitoring and assessment planning

OUTCOMES

What you gain

Greater Visibility into Risk: Understand control gaps, technology weaknesses, and compliance concerns across the assessed environment.
Risk-Based Remediation Priorities: Focus attention on findings according to their potential impact, likelihood, and relevance to business operations.
Stronger Governance and Accountability: Clarify control ownership, corrective actions, and responsibilities for addressing identified deficiencies.
Better Audit Preparation: Organise evidence, document control gaps, and prepare structured remediation plans for applicable reviews.
Improved Technology Controls: Identify opportunities to strengthen access management, change controls, configuration security, monitoring, and recovery processes.
More Informed Business Decisions: Give management a documented foundation for prioritising security investments, allocating resources, and tracking improvement. Outcomes depend on the assessment scope, available evidence, organisational cooperation, and implementation of agreed recommendations.

WHY HANOSYS

How we add value

Evidence-Based Evaluation: Assessment conclusions are supported by the evidence available within the agreed scope, including documentation, interviews, configuration reviews, and testing where appropriate.
Business-Focused Risk Analysis: We help connect technical and procedural findings to potential business consequences and remediation priorities.
Framework-Aligned Assessments: Structure reviews around relevant standards, contractual obligations, internal policies, and regulatory requirements.
Practical Improvement Recommendations: Translate identified weaknesses into actionable next steps with appropriate ownership and prioritisation.
Clear Documentation and Reporting: Receive organised findings, control observations, supporting evidence, and recommendations that help stakeholders make informed decisions.
Defined Scope and Deliverables: Agree on objectives, assessment boundaries, methods, timelines, responsibilities, and reporting requirements before the engagement begins.

ENGAGEMENT

How we engage

Step 1: Understand Your Requirements

Discuss your business objectives, audit drivers, compliance obligations, technology environment, and assessment deadlines.

Step 2: Define the Scope

Document the systems, processes, frameworks, locations, and control areas to be assessed, along with the applicable exclusions and dependencies.

Step 3: Collect and Review Evidence

Examine relevant documentation, policies, system configurations, control records, and stakeholder inputs.

Step 4: Perform the Assessment

Evaluate the agreed controls through appropriate testing, walkthroughs, interviews, sampling, and technical reviews.

Step 5: Report Findings and Recommendations

Present the assessment results, risk classifications, supporting evidence, and recommended corrective actions.

Step 6: Validate Improvements

Where included in the engagement, review remediation evidence, retest relevant controls, and document the status of corrective actions.

The technology behind this service

HANOSYS audit and assessment services focus on evaluation, assurance support, evidence review, and improvement planning. If you are exploring technology platforms that support industry-specific security, compliance, and risk management requirements, visit our Industry Solutions section to review the capabilities relevant to your organisation.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What are IT audit and cybersecurity assessment services?

IT audit services evaluate technology governance, operational processes, and IT controls. Cybersecurity assessments focus on security risks, technical safeguards, vulnerabilities, and defensive capabilities. The scope may overlap depending on organisational requirements.

What is the difference between an IT audit and a penetration test?

An IT audit examines controls, processes, documentation, and evidence against defined criteria. A penetration test uses authorised security testing techniques to identify and validate exploitable weaknesses within an agreed technical scope. One does not replace the other.

Which standards can be covered by an assessment?

Depending on the engagement, assessments may cover ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 22301, applicable privacy regulations, CIS Controls, and sector-specific requirements.

Can an assessment help us prepare for an external audit?

Yes. An assessment can identify control gaps, documentation weaknesses, missing evidence, and remediation priorities before an external audit. The level of preparation depends on the scope and how effectively the identified gaps are addressed.

Will HANOSYS help us fix the findings?

Remediation planning and implementation support can be included in the engagement where agreed. This may involve recommendations, control improvements, technical configuration changes, or follow-up validation.

How long does an IT or cybersecurity assessment take?

Duration depends on the number of systems, complexity of the environment, applicable framework, evidence availability, and depth of testing. A timeline can be established once the scope and dependencies are understood.

How do we begin an assessment with HANOSYS?

Contact HANOSYS to discuss your objectives and requirements. An initial consultation can help determine the assessment type, scope, expected deliverables, and appropriate next steps.

Turn Assessment Findings into Meaningful Improvements

A well-structured IT audit or cybersecurity assessment helps organisations understand their current control environment and make informed decisions about what to improve next. Whether you need a regulatory readiness review, IT controls audit, technical security assessment, privacy evaluation, or follow-up validation, HANOSYS can help you define a practical assessment approach. Ready to gain a clearer view of your IT and cybersecurity risks?

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