RiskAware is a cybersecurity risk management service that helps you identify potential threats and build a practical plan to reduce your exposure. It gives your business better visibility, stronger defences, and the ability to meet compliance requirements with confidence.
With more cloud services, connected devices, and remote work, it’s easier than ever for gaps to appear – especially in businesses without dedicated security teams. Here’s how that can happen:
Criminal groups, nation-state actors, and opportunists now share techniques or buy tools online. That means more businesses are being targeted, regardless of size or industry.
Boards, insurers, and regulators are asking tougher questions. If your business can’t demonstrate a clear, strategic approach to cybersecurity, it could face legal, financial, or reputational consequences.
Most small and mid-sized organisations don’t have the budget for a full security team. Without outside support, it’s hard to monitor risks or respond quickly to new threats.
Many businesses underestimate how many of their systems are accessible from the internet. These entry points can be scanned, tested, and exploited by attackers if left unprotected.
Contact us today to discuss how we can provide you with security risk management solutions that match your business needs.
It starts with a comprehensive risk assessment based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. CodeBlue’s specialists work closely with your team to review various cybersecurity domains to uncover risk. You’ll receive a detailed report highlighting what the risks are and suggested improvements.
From there, we help you build and implement a risk management plan that aligns with your business goals. Should you require it, CodeBlue’s specialist teams can support your implementation programmes. Throughout the process, a personalised dashboard shows your progress over time and makes it easy to share updates with your leadership team.
RiskAware also includes monitoring services. We check the dark web and clear web for stolen credentials or mentions of your business, and, as an option, we can continuously scan your internet-facing systems for weaknesses that could be used in an attack.
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By proactively identifying and addressing risks early, you reduce the chance of incidents that could disrupt operations or cause financial loss.
We provide expert support and clear priorities, so your team can focus on what matters most without getting overwhelmed.
As your business scales, RiskAware helps you adapt your defences and stay ahead of changing risks.
Building a reputation for prudent and proactive management of cybersecurity risk improves brand trust and customer growth and reduces cyber insurance premiums.
The risk assessment and follow-up work help demonstrate due diligence and meet the expectations of boards, insurers, and regulators.
Ongoing monitoring helps you catch issues before they escalate, giving you time to act quickly and reduce the impact.
Demonstrating a proactive approach to cybersecurity enhances your organisation’s reputation, instils customer confidence, and positions your organisation as a reliable and secure partner in a digital world.
CodeBlue has been supporting New Zealand businesses for over two decades. We’re part of Fujifilm Business Innovation, which gives us the scale and systems of a larger provider – alongside a strong local presence and a genuine understanding of the Kiwi market.
With over 300 organisations supported across the country, our team of cyber experts have extensive experience in implementing and managing cybersecurity strategies for Kiwi SMBs.
We don’t lock clients into long-term contracts. Instead, we focus on building long-term trust through transparency, responsiveness, and consistent results.
Cybersecurity governance and risk management help organisations understand what needs protecting, what threats exist, and how to stay safe and ensuring the protections align with business objectives. It ensures that everyone knows their role in keeping the business secure and that the right policies and controls are in place.
Strong cybersecurity governance and risk management builds organisational resilience by ensuring security is embedded into operations and decision-making processes. This proactive stance enables your business to withstand and recover from cyber incidents more effectively, maintaining business continuity and stakeholder trust.
Ignoring cybersecurity governance and risk management leaves your organisation vulnerable to a multitude of threats, potentially leading to data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage. Without a proactive approach, you’ll be responding to incidents rather than preventing them – far more costly and disruptive.
Effective risk management helps you anticipate potential cyber incidents and develop well-defined response plans. By categorising your critical assets and the threats they face, you can respond quickly and efficiently, minimising the impact, downtime and other risks associated with a security breach.
Additionally, it helps improve resilience, meaning organisations bounce back more quickly from cyber incidents. Having a plan means businesses can recover operations faster, keep customers informed, and continue working with less disruption.
Absolutely! Integrating cybersecurity into normal business operations ensures that security considerations are a fundamental part of every process, rather than an afterthought. This holistic approach fosters a security-aware culture and makes it far easier to proactively manage risks and protect your organisation’s digital landscape and reputation.
The NIST (National Institutes of Standards and Technology) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) provides a structured approach to cybersecurity risk management, organised around core functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.
It helps businesses assess and improve their cybersecurity posture by offering a flexible set of guidelines and best practices that can be tailored to their specific needs and risk profiles. The CSF is considered best practice for cyber risk assessment as it is developed using industry consensus and input from cybersecurity experts in government and the private sector – so it’s real world relevant.
With so many employees using laptops, mobile devices, and tablets – often from outside the office – endpoint devices are now key attack vectors. Endpoint security ensures these devices are properly protected against malware, data breaches, and unauthorised access. It’s especially crucial for remote teams, where traditional perimeter-based security isn’t enough.
Zero trust security is a framework that assumes no user or device is trustworthy by default – even if they’re inside the network. It enforces strict access controls, requiring identity verification, device checks, and continuous monitoring. With today’s mobile workforce and cloud-based environments, zero trust is becoming essential for preventing unauthorised access and lateral movement within networks.
Basic antivirus software can detect known malware signatures, but it’s often not enough to stop emerging threats, advanced persistent threats, or fileless attacks. That’s why many companies now rely on layered security solutions, including endpoint detection and response (EDR), intrusion prevention systems, and security orchestration to protect against more sophisticated attacks.
Overlooked attack vectors include legitimate software with known vulnerabilities, misconfigured cloud environments, and mobile devices without proper mobile device management (MDM). Others include poorly monitored incoming and outgoing traffic, outdated operating systems, and lack of frictionless access controls that still enforce strong security.
A data breach typically refers to the unauthorised access and theft of sensitive information – like customer records, credentials, or financial data. A security breach, on the other hand, refers to any successful attack that compromises security controls, which may or may not result in stolen data. Both are serious, but data breaches often carry heavier compliance and reputational consequences.
MFA adds an extra layer of protection by requiring users to verify their identity using two or more factors – usually something they know (password), something they have (a phone), or something they are (fingerprint). This reduces the risk of threat actors gaining unauthorised access, even if a password is compromised through phishing or credential stuffing.
Social engineering exploits human trust rather than technical vulnerabilities. Phishing attacks, for example, trick users into revealing sensitive information or clicking malicious links. These attacks are constantly evolving and can bypass even the most advanced security technologies. Continuous training and real-time threat detection are essential for keeping users alert and reducing risk.
AI is increasingly used for threat detection, anomaly spotting, and behaviour analysis. It helps security solutions identify new attack patterns faster and with greater accuracy, especially across large volumes of data. AI-powered systems are also better at adapting to evolving threats, making them valuable for real-time protection and detection of potential cyber threats.
Protecting critical infrastructure – like servers, power systems, or operational technologies – requires multiple layers of defence. This includes physical security, segmentation, endpoint and network monitoring, and strict access controls. These systems often run legacy operating systems and can’t be patched easily, making proactive protection even more important.
