NIST CSF and CIS Controls Assessment Services
Two complementary assessments give you a complete view of your cyber risk: one looks at how well your cybersecurity programme is governed and managed, the other at how well your technical defences are working.
NIST CSF ASSESSMENT
Understand your cybersecurity posture and focus remediation where it reduces risk most.
Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, we assess how effectively your controls operate across the six CSF Functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
You receive a clear maturity score and a practical, prioritised improvement roadmap.
CIS Assessment
Test whether your technical cybersecurity safeguards are implemented and actually working.
We evaluate your environment against the 18 CIS Critical Security Controls (v8.1) across the technology stack, Cloud, Network, Endpoints, Applications and Data to identify gaps, technical misconfigurations and control weaknesses.
You receive a prioritised, risk-based remediation plan that strengthens your technical cyber defences.
Cybersecurity Strategy & Consulting Services
Specialist cybersecurity strategy and consulting services to help organisations establish effective, business-aligned cybersecurity capabilities.
Leveraging internationally recognised frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls and ISO/IEC 27001, we translate cybersecurity risks and business requirements into practical, prioritised initiatives that strengthen security, improve compliance and build sustainable cyber resilience.
Cybersecurity Strategy & Roadmap Development
We help you define a clear cybersecurity vision and translate it into actionable initiatives and roadmaps, aligned to your business priorities and risk appetite.
Cybersecurity Operating Model & Process Development
We strengthen your operating model by defining the roles, responsibilities, workflows and governance structures that make security operations efficient, coordinated and accountable
Cybersecurity Policies & Standards Development
We develop standards-aligned information and cybersecurity policies, procedures and standards that drive consistent, compliant security practices across the organisation.
Third-Party Cybersecurity Risk Management
We design programmes to identify, assess and monitor the cyber risks that suppliers, partners and service providers bring to your organisation.
Identity & Access Management Programme Development
We help you build an identity and access management programme that ensures the right people have the right access, with governance, processes and controls to keep it that way.
Data Governance & Privacy Consulting
We help you build mature, risk-based data privacy programmes aligned to POPIA, GDPR and the NIST Privacy Framework, with practical controls and actionable compliance roadmaps.
Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Planning
We design awareness and training programmes that give staff and partners the knowledge to carry out their security responsibilities confidently and consistently.
Incident Response Planning
We design and improve incident response plans and programmes so your organisation can handle cybersecurity incidents quickly, in a coordinated way and effectively.
vCISO & Managed Cybersecurity Services
Makinta’s vCISO and Cybersecurity Office-as-a-Service solutions provide outsourced cybersecurity leadership, governance, risk management, compliance oversight and strategic advisory to strengthen organisational cyber resilience.
Virtual CISO (vCISO) Managed Service
Makinta’s Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services provide organisations with experienced, outsourced cybersecurity leadership to develop and oversee cybersecurity strategies, strengthen governance, manage cyber risks, ensure regulatory compliance and drive continuous security improvement—without the cost of a full-time CISO.
Cybersecurity Office as a Service
Makinta’s Cybersecurity Office-as-a-Service provides an outsourced cybersecurity governance and management function, combining specialist expertise, structured processes and ongoing operational support to manage cybersecurity risks, coordinate security initiatives, oversee compliance, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement—without the need to establish a fully resourced internal cybersecurity office.
Cybersecurity Awareness as a Service
Makinta’s Cybersecurity Awareness-as-a-Service provides continuous, structured security awareness training, phishing simulations and targeted education campaigns to strengthen employees’ cybersecurity knowledge, reduce human-related risks and foster a sustainable security-conscious culture across the organisation.