A cybersecurity audit of the programme you actually run.
F Creative Studio 360 reviews security controls, policies and configuration for organisations in any country, and returns a risk-rated register with a remediation roadmap a board can read.
An audit asks whether the control works, not only whether a weakness exists.
Policies, access, logging, cloud configuration and the way risk is accepted are part of the same programme. A test of one application will not tell you if the programme is mature.
F Creative Studio 360 carries out this review for organisations in any country. We do not certify you. Where a scheme such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 has a formal examination, the audit shows the gaps before you enter it.
- The programme, not one exploit
- A penetration test shows what can be broken on an agreed system. An audit shows whether the controls, policies and habits around that system actually work.
- A score you can defend
- Each finding is rated, and each control is described as effective, partial, or missing, so a board can see the posture without reading the evidence.
- A sequence, not a pile of gaps
- The roadmap separates what to fix soon from what can wait, so effort goes to the controls that change the risk.
- The framework that applies to you
- The same review can be written against NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or a national baseline such as the Essential Eight, depending on where you operate.
Nine domains
An engagement draws from these. The usual references are the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001 and the CIS Controls. Configuration is compared with CIS Benchmarks. Cloud and workplace reviews include Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace when those are in use.
- Threat and vulnerability
- How scanning, patching, threat information and remediation actually run, including whether findings are tracked to a close.
- Risk management
- How risk is assessed, recorded and accepted, including suppliers and the level of risk the organisation has said it will live with.
- Asset management
- Whether the inventory of hardware, software and data is accurate, including systems the official list does not know about.
- Logging
- What is collected, how long it is kept, and whether the alerts in the monitoring platform are the ones someone will act on.
- Secure configuration
- Whether the standard build is documented, compared with CIS Benchmarks, and still matches what is running.
- Network security
- How the network is drawn, how it is separated, what the firewall rules allow, and how people connect from outside.
- Cloud and software services
- Configuration of the cloud platforms you use, plus Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and the other services that hold company data.
- Identity and access
- Privileged access, multi-factor authentication, and what happens when someone joins, changes role, or leaves.
- Policies and procedures
- Whether the written rules cover the work, match the framework you claim, and are actually acknowledged by the people who must follow them.
How an audit runs
The sequence is the same in any country. What changes is the framework named in the report.
- 1
Agree the scope and the framework
Which parts of the organisation are in the audit, and which standard the findings will be written against.
- 2
Collect evidence
Documents, configuration, and conversations with the people who run the controls. We work around their availability.
- 3
Rate what is in place
Each control is scored. Gaps are written with the evidence, not as a generic checklist.
- 4
Write two versions of the result
A summary a board can use, and a technical record the people who will fix it can follow.
What you receive
- An executive summary with risk ratings, written for people who will not read the technical detail.
- A findings register with evidence and a score for how effective each control is.
- A remediation roadmap: what to do soon, what can follow, and what is a longer change.
- A summary that can be presented to a board without rewriting it.
- A technical report the security and IT teams can work from.
Where it applies, findings can also be mapped to PCI DSS or to the Essential Eight published by the Australian Cyber Security Centre. That mapping is for organisations measured against those baselines. It is not a limit on who the audit is for.
Common questions
What is a cybersecurity audit?+
It is a review of the security programme: policies, access, configuration, logging, cloud services and the way risk is managed. F Creative Studio 360 rates how effective those controls are and returns a roadmap. It is not a certification, and it is not a penetration test.
Where do you deliver this?+
For organisations in any country. The review is the same. The framework changes with where you operate: NIST CSF and ISO 27001 are the usual baseline, with CIS Controls, SOC 2 or PCI DSS when they apply, and the Essential Eight when the organisation is measured against that Australian baseline.
How is this different from a penetration test?+
A penetration test tries agreed systems to see what can be exploited at a point in time. An audit looks across the programme: whether the policy exists, whether the control is configured, and whether someone owns the exception. Many organisations do the audit first, then a test where the audit says the technical proof is missing.
How is this different from a vulnerability scan?+
A scan is an automated list of technical weaknesses. An audit also covers governance, procedures, identity, logging and whether the organisation does what its policies say. Scanning coverage can be one of the domains. It is not the audit.
How long does it take?+
A typical engagement is two to four weeks from scoping to the final report. A larger estate, or more than one framework, takes longer. F Creative Studio 360 confirms the timeline in scoping rather than promising a fixed duration.
Will our staff need to be involved?+
Yes. Evidence includes interviews with the people who run IT, security and the relevant business processes. The conversations are scheduled around their availability.
How often should it be repeated?+
Once a year is a sound minimum. It is also useful before an ISO 27001 or SOC 2 examination, after a major technology change, or before a regulatory submission. The audit does not replace those examinations. It shows you where you stand before you enter them.
How much does it cost?+
It depends on the size of the environment and how many frameworks the report must map to. A scoping conversation with F Creative Studio 360 is the way to get a quote. There is no obligation to proceed.
Start with the framework you have to show.
F Creative Studio 360 will look at the environment and the reason for the audit, then say what a sensible scope looks like.