Project Overview
This project involved conducting a comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment for a small-to-medium organization operating with cloud-based infrastructure and remote access workflows. The objective was to identify real-world security risks across systems, users, and processes, then translate those findings into clear, actionable remediation steps.
Rather than focusing on theoretical threats, the assessment prioritized how the environment was actually used day-to-day — including access patterns, configuration drift, user behavior, and operational constraints. The outcome was a practical risk profile aligned with business impact, not checkbox compliance.
Challenges
1
Limited visibility into critical assets and data flows
2
Excessive user and service account permissions
3
Inconsistent security configurations across systems
4
Logs collected without actionable monitoring or alerting
5
No structured method to prioritize risk by business impact
Solutions
1
Mapped critical assets and access paths based on real usage
2
Identified and reduced over-privileged access using least-privilege principles
3
Flagged configuration weaknesses increasing attack surface
4
Aligned logging with practical detection and investigation needs
5
