CSaaS Essentials

What Does CSaaS Essentials Include?

Baseline Security & Compliance for Growing Organizations

Essentials gives growing organizations a documented security baseline, core compliance policies, and quarterly vulnerability scanning.

Designed for companies with 50–250 employees taking their first structured approach to cybersecurity—whether it’s a compliance requirement, a cyber insurance mandate, or an enterprise customer asking the hard questions.

Who Is the Essentials Tier Designed For?

SMBs without dedicated security staff

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Companies facing their first SOC 2 or ISO 27001 requirement

Startups preparing for enterprise sales conversations

Organizations applying for or renewing cyber insurance

What Security Services Are Included in Essentials?

What's included
Core Service Pillars
Every engagement covers four foundational areas — assessment, vulnerability management, compliance, and ongoing advisory — so nothing falls through the cracks.

Cyber Risk Assessment

Comprehensive posture evaluation, gap analysis against NIST CSF and CIS Controls, prioritized risk register with remediation roadmap, and executive summary for leadership.

Vulnerability Assessment

Quarterly external network scanning, web application security assessment, basic cloud configuration review (AWS/Azure/GCP), and findings reports with severity ratings.

Compliance Foundation

10 core security policies, compliance readiness assessment (SOC 2 or ISO 27001), annual security awareness training for all employees, and cyber insurance documentation support.

Advisory Support

vCISO advisory hours on an as-needed basis, quarterly security review call, and email/Slack support for security questions.

What Measurable Outcomes Does Essentials Deliver?

Risk Baseline

Security posture baseline documented with gap analysis

Policy Foundation

10 core security policies implemented and approved

Vulnerability Insights

Quarterly vulnerability scan reports with trending

Insurance Ready

Cyber insurance application packet ready for submission

Compliance Roadmap

Compliance readiness score with prioritized remediation roadmap

How Quickly Will We See Results?

Baseline posture assessment and readiness roadmap delivered in 2–4 weeks.

Full Service Comparison Table

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Tier 1
Essentials
SMB, 50–250
2–4 weeks
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Growth
Mid-market, 250–1K
6–10 weeks
Tier 3
Advanced
Enterprise / Regulated
8–16 weeks
GRC — Governance, Risk & Compliance
Security policy starter pack (10 policies)
Compliance readiness assessment
Full SOC 2 / ISO 27001 implementation
Multi-framework crosswalk (SOC 2 + HIPAA + CMMC)
Third-party / vendor risk management
Continuous compliance monitoring dashboard
VAPT — Vulnerability Assessment & Pen Testing
Quarterly vulnerability scanning (external)
Web application security assessment
Cloud configuration review (basic)
Annual penetration test (network + app)
Phishing simulation / social engineering
Red team / adversary simulation
Purple team collaboration
vCISO & Advisory
Advisory support (as needed) + email/Slack
Quarterly security review call
Fractional vCISO (8–16 hrs/mo)
Strategic vCISO (20+ hrs/mo)
Board / audit committee presentations
Monthly leadership briefings
Cyber Resilience
Cyber risk assessment + gap analysis
Annual security awareness training
Incident response guidance (advisory)
Tabletop exercises (quarterly)
BC/DR planning
Security architecture review
DevSecOps program implementation

Contact Us

+1-404-937-3377

172 Prospect Pl, Alpharetta, GA 30005

Monday-Friday: 9am – 5pm

Start With a Free Cyber Risk Assessment

Start with a free Cyber Risk Assessment. No commitment, no sales pressure — just a clear picture of where you stand.