Are You Relying on "Paper Tigers"?
For the last decade, the cybersecurity industry has sold a dangerous lie. They claim that if you are compliant, you are secure. This has led to the "Paper Tiger" Phenomenon. These are security stacks that look formidable on a spreadsheet but collapse under real-world adversarial pressure.
"Organizations spend billions on 'feature-rich' tools to satisfy auditors, yet breaches continue to rise."
The failure is not purely technical. It is also educational. When leadership buys tools they do not understand to satisfy regulations they cannot interpret, the result is "Compliance Theater" rather than actual risk reduction.
The "Paper Tiger" Trap
Looks strong on paper, fails in practice.
Compliance Theater
Buying tools to check boxes, not stop threats.
Operationalizing Defensible Security
Sentricus' Cyber Risk & Compliance Review rejects the binary promise of "Total Security". Instead, we operationalize Defensible Security by combining rigorous mathematical scoring with deep educational empowerment.
Technical Truth
We replace "Black Box" vendor evaluations with the Sentricus/Marist Universal Framework.
This ensures your security controls are mathematically proven to work, not just marketed to sell.
Educational Clarity
We bridge the knowledge gap so stakeholders understand the rationale behind the strategy.
This turns compliance from a checklist into a strategic asset.
Backed by Strategic Alliances With
Rigor Over Rhetoric
Our methodology provides total transparency through a hierarchical "Master Scorecard". Unlike standard audits, we do not grade on a curve.
The 9-Category Framework
We score vendors across 9 distinct categories, ranging from Algorithmic Efficacy to Supply Chain Transparency.
Minimum Viable Assurance (MVA)
We calculate a unique MVA target based on the physics of your business, your industry size, and your threat exposure.
The 'Poison Pill' Logic
A low Core Effectiveness score causes the entire platform to fail. Compliance certifications cannot mask poor technical performance.
Universal Technical Gate
If a tool fails fundamental checks, such as lacking SSO or Encryption, it is disqualified regardless of reputation.
An Audit-Ready Narrative
We do not provide a simple "Pass/Fail" result. We provide an Audit-Ready Narrative.
This document records the rationale for your Cost vs. Risk tradeoffs and explicitly models Residual Risk. When regulators ask if your decisions were reasonable, Sentricus ensures you have the data to prove they were.
Cyber Risk Audit Narrative
Ref: CR-2024-Q3-001
Control Gap Analysis
Risk Acceptance Rationale
"Decision to delay MFA for legacy warehouse systems based on calculated MVA delta of 12% vs. remediation cost ($150k), aligned with Q3 strategic objectives. Alternative mitigating controls verified active."
From Passive Users to Active Defenders
Mathematical rigor alone is insufficient in a landscape where threats evolve daily. True resilience requires Cultural Transformation.
"Education is the cornerstone that complements our technical risk assessments. By ensuring your workforce understands the rationale behind security measures, Sentricus transforms employees from passive users into active defenders. We do not just help you survive the audit. We help you survive the attack."