How long does a cybersecurity assessment take?
A typical cybersecurity assessment takes 4-8 weeks.
Cybersecurity Assessment
Cybersecurity assessment services for pharmaceutical manufacturers. The engagement covers the asset inventory, the vulnerability scan, the penetration test, the gap analysis, the remediation roadmap, and the operating routine.
Asset inventory
The asset inventory covers the IT assets and the OT assets.
Vulnerability scan and penetration test
The vulnerability scan identifies the known vulnerabilities. The penetration test simulates the attacker.
Gap analysis and remediation
The gap analysis compares the current state to the target state.
How to use this page
Use this Cybersecurity Assessment page as a planning checkpoint before vendor selection, architecture review, validation scoping or implementation sequencing. The strongest next step is to compare the guidance with your current SOPs, system inventory, batch records, data flows and QA review routines so the discussion starts from evidence instead of assumptions.
Evidence to prepare
For Cybersecurity Assessment, prepare the records, owners, risks and decision criteria linked to asset inventory, vulnerability scan and penetration test, gap analysis and remediation. Useful evidence includes current process maps, interface lists, audit trail expectations, exception workflows, data retention rules and the business reason for changing the current operating model.
Frequently asked questions
What frameworks are used for the assessment?
The assessment uses IEC 62443 for OT, NIST CSF for IT, and FDA cybersecurity guidance for medical devices.