You can't defend
what you haven't measured.
Spending on security without ranking risk is just guessing with a budget. WatchUr6 delivers veteran-led risk management and GRC — framework-mapped assessment, a living risk register, and board-ready governance that puts every dollar where the exposure is.
// THE MEASUREMENT GAP
If you can't rank it, you can't fund it.
Unstructured security spending leaves real exposure unaddressed while budget goes to the wrong places. Three reasons risk needs to be measured, not guessed.
// 01 //BLIND SPEND
No Register
Most organizations can't name their top five risks.
Without a maintained risk register, spending is driven by the loudest vendor, not the largest exposure. A ranked register puts budget where it actually reduces risk.
// 02 //THIRD PARTY
~60%
Of breaches involve a third party or vendor.
The access you granted a vendor is an access path to you. Regulators increasingly hold you accountable for it — and most firms never assess it.
// 03 //BOARD DUTY
Caremark
Boards are now expected to oversee cyber risk directly.
Directors carry personal liability for failing to govern risk. "We didn't have a process" is not a defense — a documented program is the board's protection.
// WHAT YOU GET
Risk, ranked and governed.
Not a binder that sits on a shelf. A living program that tells you what to fix, in what order, and proves it to your board and auditors.
// 01
Risk Assessment & Quantification
A structured assessment that finds your real exposures and ranks them by likelihood and business impact — not vendor fear-marketing.
- Threat, vulnerability, and impact analysis across the business
- Likelihood × impact scoring for objective prioritization
- Optional financial quantification to weigh control vs exposure
ASSESS · SCORE · QUANTIFY
// 02
Living Risk Register & Treatment
The register that turns exposure into action — every risk with an owner, a rating, and a decision, maintained instead of left to go stale.
- Risk register with named owners and treatment decisions
- Accept, mitigate, transfer, or avoid — tracked over time
- Remediation roadmap tied to the highest-impact items first
REGISTER · TREAT · TRACK
// 03
Third-Party & Vendor Risk
The exposure you inherit from everyone you grant access to — inventoried, assessed, and built into how you onboard new providers.
- Third-party inventory mapped to access and data held
- Vendor security posture assessment and tiering
- Ongoing vendor-risk process for new-provider onboarding
VENDOR · SUPPLY CHAIN · TIER
// 04
Framework Mapping & Governance
Map controls once, satisfy many frameworks — with board-ready reporting that turns risk into decisions and a defensible oversight record.
- Controls mapped to NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC, ISO 27001
- Board-ready governance reporting on a set cadence
- Defensible documentation for auditors and regulators
MAP · GOVERN · REPORT
// HOW IT WORKS
Measure, rank, treat, govern.
A structured program that turns scattered exposure into a prioritized, defensible cycle — and keeps it current.
01
Scope & Assess
We scope the business, inventory assets and vendors, and assess threats, vulnerabilities, and impact against your chosen frameworks.
02
Rank & Build the Register
Risks scored by likelihood and impact, then captured in a living register with named owners and treatment decisions.
03
Treat & Remediate
Highest-impact risks worked first on a prioritized roadmap, with controls mapped to the frameworks you have to satisfy.
04
Govern & Report
Board-ready reporting on a set cadence, register re-rated as the business changes, and a defensible oversight record maintained.
// OPERATIONAL HERITAGE
From assessing mission risk
where the wrong call had consequences you couldn't take back
to ranking the cyber risk your business has to decide on.
// THE FULL PROGRAM
One capability in an integrated defense.
The SOC is the engine room — but it works best alongside the rest of the program. Explore the connected capabilities.
// FREQUENTLY ASKED
The questions buyers ask first.
What's the difference between risk management and compliance?
Compliance asks whether you meet a standard; risk management asks what could actually hurt the business. You can be compliant and still carry serious unaddressed risk, and you can manage risk well in areas no framework covers.
The two reinforce each other: a sound risk program makes compliance a byproduct rather than a fire drill. We run both as one program.
What is a risk register and why do we need one?
A risk register is the living record of your risks — each with an owner, a likelihood and impact rating, the controls in place, and a treatment decision (accept, mitigate, transfer, or avoid). It turns a vague sense of exposure into a prioritized, trackable program.
It's what an auditor, board, or cyber-insurer expects to see. Most firms have a stale spreadsheet or nothing; we build a register that's actually maintained and drives decisions.
How do you prioritize which risks to address first?
We assess each risk by likelihood and business impact, not gut feel or vendor fear-marketing. That produces a ranked view so limited budget goes to the exposures that actually move the needle — high-impact, high-likelihood items first.
Where useful, we quantify risk in financial terms so leadership can weigh the cost of a control against the cost of the exposure it reduces.
Can you assess our third-party and vendor risk?
Yes — and it's one of the most overlooked exposures. Your vendors, SaaS providers, and supply chain can breach you through access you granted them, and regulators increasingly hold you accountable for that risk.
We inventory your third parties, assess their posture against the access and data they hold, and build an ongoing vendor-risk process so onboarding a new provider includes a security review.
Which frameworks do you map to?
The frameworks that matter to regulated and growth-stage organizations: the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-171, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and CMMC.
Rather than a separate project per framework, we map your controls once and show how they satisfy multiple frameworks at once — so one well-run program answers many obligations.
Is this a one-time assessment or an ongoing program?
Either, depending on where you are. A point-in-time assessment gives you a baseline, a prioritized findings report, and a remediation roadmap.
But risk isn't static — new systems, vendors, regulations, and threats change your exposure constantly — so most organizations move to an ongoing program where the register is maintained, risks are re-rated, and governance reporting goes to leadership on a regular cadence.
// THE NEXT MOVE
Stop guessing. Start ranking.
Book a 30-minute strategy call. Bring your compliance obligations and what keeps you up at night; you'll walk away with a tactical read on your top unmanaged risks — whether you hire us or not.
- A clear read on your most likely top risks
- Whether your current spending matches your real exposure
- How a register and framework mapping would fit your obligations
- Written follow-up — no pressure, no auto-enrollment