With an insider’s view of the cyber risk landscape, Kroll helps clients proactively assess the security of their data systems and implement solutions to fill any gaps. Our experts have decades of experience in threat intelligence for various enterprises and law enforcement agencies and leading global teams in response to more than 3,000 cyber incidents every year across Singapore, Hong Kong, Asia and the world. This knowledge and experience help us take a nuanced approach to identifying weaknesses in data systems and prioritising improvements. Organisations all over the world rely on Kroll advisors to deliver impartial, technology-neutral assessments.

A company’s data is part of a dynamic ecosystem of hardware, software, business processes, and human interaction, all of which are constantly in flux. Keeping track of all the ways an accidental or malicious breach might occur can be difficult, if not impossible. Our clients, by partnering with us to regularly review their systems and processes, have access to Kroll’s 360-degree perspective on cyber risk.

The consultants carrying out Kroll assessments have exceptional business acumen, human insight, and technical expertise. Collectively, our Cyber Risk team holds more than 100 industry certifications, including CISA, CRISC, CISSP, PFI, QSA, GPEN, CREST, and more.

We tailor our assessments to match the complexity of every client’s operation, taking into account any relevant regulatory or industry-specific standards (NIST, MITRE, HIPAA, NY-DFS, PCI, GDPR, etc.). Kroll assessments and solutions are technology-neutral, reflecting our earned reputation as trustworthy and impartial advisors, investigators, and factfinders.

Kroll's data system assessments offer practical insights for proactive or remedial strategies, whether they are a regular component of client’s defensible cybersecurity programme, acquisition due diligence, or recovery from a cyber incident.

Our system assessments and testing services are also on the long list of proactive services available through Kroll's cyber risk retainers, offering maximum value for our clients’ cybersecurity investments.

Robust Cyber Risk Preparedness Assessments and Testing

Our experts have the business acumen, human insight, and technical expertise and resources to perform end-to-end examinations and evaluations of any organisation’s data security system. Kroll’s assessments address policies and procedures, human factor influences, and technical controls at every data touchpoint. Some of our cybersecurity assessment and testing solutions include:

Email and Cloud Security Assessments
From our global experience and cybersecurity caseload, we know cloud implementations are often an Achilles’ heel for many data security programmes. In a cloud security assessment, Kroll’s experts evaluate our clients existing technical security controls, including firewalls, intrusion detection solutions, antivirus software, and log management. Our assessments also cover an array of security management processes, such as policy development and adherence, analytics on collected security data, and data classification programmes.
Ransomware Preparedness
Through our extensive experience with ransomware investigations, Kroll has identified 14 essential security areas and ransomware attack vectors companies should review to determine the strength of their defenses and the presence of any vulnerabilities.
Regulatory and Standards-Based Assessments
By combining legal and technical expertise, Kroll is able to appraise our clients’ existing controls and map them to all major regulatory frameworks, including PDPA, MAS TRM, PDPO, RMIT, GDPR and more, as well as industry standards like ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and CIS Top 18.
Data Mapping and Inventory
Kroll’s privacy data mapping and inventory services go beyond providing foundational knowledge of the state of our clients’ systems. We can also uncover the location of sensitive and regulated data that may arise out of sight and out of the control of the organisation.
Penetration Testing
Our CREST-certified experts will simulate attacks on a company’s data ecosystem utilising techniques hackers deploy in the real world to gain unauthorised access to private data. Common targets include the internet perimeter, internal and external network infrastructure, websites, databases, applications, and employees.
Incident Response Plans and Tabletop Exercises
Kroll uses field-proven tabletop exercise scenarios tailored to test every unique aspect of a client’s incident response plan and identify any necessary improvement.