Georgia Local Government · NIST CSF 2.0

Know where your organization stands on cyber risk, and what to fix first.

A fixed-scope Municipal Cybersecurity Risk & NIST CSF 2.0 Assessment for Georgia cities, counties, authorities, and agencies. Leadership receives a scored current state, a prioritized risk register, a remediation roadmap, and a briefing it can act on.

Built for organizations that have

  • A small, single-person, or outsourced IT function
  • No dedicated cybersecurity or GRC lead
  • Critical services that depend on vendors and cloud systems
  • Council, insurer, or auditor questions to answer
  • A budget cycle that needs a defensible plan

Cities · Counties · Authorities · Agencies

The Problem

Cyber risk is a leadership issue. Most local governments lack a clear view of it.

Ransomware, vendor compromise, and outages hit public services directly: utilities, public safety, records, payments. Without an objective baseline, it is hard to know which investments matter most.

What we hear

  • "We don't know how exposed we really are."
  • IT is stretched across help desk, projects, and security.
  • Policies are outdated, missing, or unowned.
  • Vendors hold critical data with little oversight.
  • Leaders get technical answers to business questions.

What changes after the assessment

  • A shared, objective picture of current posture
  • Risks ranked by impact on public services
  • A sequenced plan sized to staff and budget
  • Plain-language findings for managers and council
  • A baseline to measure progress each year

The Assessment

Six deliverables leadership can use.

Scope, schedule, and deliverables are agreed in writing before work starts.

  1. Current-State Assessment

    People, processes, systems, and vendors as they operate today.

  2. NIST CSF 2.0 Findings

    Scored results across Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.

  3. Executive Assessment Report

    Findings and implications written for decision-makers.

  4. Prioritized Risk Register

    Each risk rated, owned, and linked to a recommended treatment.

  5. Remediation Roadmap

    Sequenced near-, mid-, and long-term actions.

  6. Executive Briefing

    A working session with leadership on results and decisions.

  1. Step 1

    Scope

    Confirm departments, systems, vendors, and stakeholders. Fix scope and schedule.

  2. Step 2

    Assess

    Interviews, document review, and evidence checks against NIST CSF 2.0.

  3. Step 3

    Analyze

    Score findings, build the risk register, and sequence the roadmap.

  4. Step 4

    Brief

    Deliver the report and brief leadership on priorities and next steps.

  • Govern
  • Identify
  • Protect
  • Detect
  • Respond
  • Recover

After the Assessment

Follow-on services that close the gaps.

Each service maps to findings in your roadmap. Engage only what you need.

Governance

Policy & GRC Remediation

Develop or update the cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures your findings call for.

Resilience

Incident Response Planning

A practical response plan with roles, contacts, decision points, and communications.

Readiness

Tabletop Exercises

Scenario-based sessions that test the plan with leadership and staff.

Third Parties

Vendor Risk Management

Inventory critical vendors, set expectations, and track the risk they carry.

Continuity

Business Continuity & Cyber Resilience

Plan for keeping essential services running through a cyber event.

Leadership

Fractional vCISO & GRC Advisory

Ongoing security leadership and program oversight without a full-time hire.

Complementary Service

ADA Title II Web Accessibility Readiness Assessment

The DOJ's Title II rule sets WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard for state and local government web content and mobile apps.

This readiness assessment shows where your public-facing sites and documents stand and what to address first. It can be scoped alongside the cybersecurity assessment.

What it covers

  • Inventory of public-facing web content and key documents
  • Sample review against WCAG 2.1 Level AA
  • Findings ranked by public impact
  • Readiness roadmap and ownership recommendations

How to Buy

Procurement that fits your rules.

We work within your purchasing policies and can respond through the route your organization uses.

Informal Quote

Written quote and statement of work for purchases handled under your small-purchase procedures.

RFQ / RFP

Formal response to your solicitation, with a compliance matrix where required.

Through a Partner

Delivered as a subcontractor to your existing IT provider or integrator.

Grant-Funded

Scope and documentation aligned to the grant program funding the work.

Purchasing methods and thresholds vary by jurisdiction. We follow your current purchasing ordinance and procedures.

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

How long does the assessment take?

Duration depends on the size of your organization, number of departments and systems, and stakeholder availability. The schedule is fixed during scoping, before any work starts.

Will you run intrusive tests on our network?

The core assessment relies on interviews, document review, and evidence checks. Any technical testing is optional and agreed in writing during scoping.

Who on our side needs to be involved?

Typically the city or county manager or a designee, IT leadership or your IT provider, finance, and department heads for critical services. We keep time demands predictable.

How is our information protected?

Evidence handling is agreed before any information is shared. We do not accept CJIS or other restricted data until an engagement-specific handling approach is approved.

We use an outside IT company. Is this still useful?

Yes. The assessment gives leadership an independent view of governance and risk, and it gives your provider a clear, prioritized plan to work from.

Can this be combined with the ADA Title II readiness assessment?

Yes. Many organizations scope both together. Ask during the scoping call.

Know where your organization stands.

Start with a 30-minute scoping call covering your environment, your purchasing route, and what the assessment would include.

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