Critical assets
Identify the applications, data, devices, identities, and processes that cannot fail.
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Decide whether the organization is ready for discovery, a POC, or a scoped project.
Use these areas to confirm fit, dependencies, ownership, and the evidence required for acceptance.
Identify the applications, data, devices, identities, and processes that cannot fail.
Document threat scenarios, blind spots, dependencies, and current control limits.
Confirm telemetry, APIs, access, test environments, and systems that must remain.
Define measures, approvers, thresholds, exceptions, and scale conditions.
Each route is designed to support discovery, architecture, procurement, or incident readiness.

Evaluate how each technology component reduces risk and supports real operating decisions.

Avoid vague commitments and make acceptance evidence explicit before contracting.

Reduce delays caused by missing context, unclear ownership, and unsafe disclosure behavior.
A practical question set for aligning assets, risk, data, stakeholders, and acceptance criteria before requesting a proposal.
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