Zero Trust Readiness Assessment
Understand where your current remote access model leaves your organisation exposed and what it will take to move toward a Zero Trust model.
This structured assessment provides IT leadership a clear, practical view of current access risks, control gaps and next steps, mapped to the NCSC Zero Trust Architecture framework. It is a focused, vendor-informed readiness review, not an audit or a product demonstration, designed to help you understand your current position and prioritise realistic improvements.
Is this right for your organisation?
This assessment is designed for organisations that:
- Are reviewing VPN dependency, remote access risk, or third-party access controls.
- Need a clearer view of Zero Trust readiness across users, devices, and applications.
- Want a practical roadmap rather than a broad strategy document.
- Need an approach that aligns security improvement with operational reality.
- Are considering a proof of concept, phased rollout, or managed service model.
The assessment takes around one hour, carries no obligation, and gives you an output you keep whether or not you move forward.
Instant results
Discover your ZTNA Readiness Score
Not ready for the full assessment yet? Try our quick and simple ZTNA scorecard.
Answer 7 questions about your current network access and security controls and we’ll score your readiness and show you where to focus, in under 3 minutes.
Why now?
VPN was built for a different era. Today’s mix of hybrid users, cloud apps, and third parties needs a more precise access model.
Zero Trust Network Access verifies identity and device posture before granting access to specific applications, giving IT teams tighter control and better visibility.
What this is & what it isn’t
This is an independent Zero Trust readiness review, not an audit and not a sales exercise.
What it is
- A focused, executive-level review of your current access model.
- Designed to identify risk, control gaps, and practical improvement opportunities.
- Delivered as ranked priorities, not a long list of technical findings.
- A useful starting point for a wider Zero Trust conversation or roadmap.
What it is not
- A generic security audit.
- A licence upsell or product pitch.
- A migration or reimplementation programme.
- A disruptive or time-consuming exercise.
What you get
A structured output you can use internally for strategy, not just a vague conversation.
The Zero Trust Readiness Assessment gives you a clear view of how your current remote access model performs across the areas that matter most: identity, device trust, application access, visibility, segmentation, and overall readiness for a Zero Trust approach.
You receive:
- A scored review across seven dimensions of Zero Trust readiness
- A prioritised improvement roadmap, focused on practical next steps rather than theory
- Clear identification of control gaps across access, device posture, visibility, and policy
- A structured basis for an internal business case, proof of concept, or phased rollout
- An output you keep, with no obligation attached
What are the seven dimensions we look at?
The assessment reviews the controls and operating realities that determine whether a Zero Trust approach can work effectively in your environment.
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Identity and authentication — How users are verified, authorised and removed when access is no longer needed
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Device trust and posture — Whether device health, management and compliance can inform access decisions
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Application access — Which users need access to which applications, and how that access is currently delivered
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Third-party access — How contractors, suppliers, guests and privileged users are governed
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Segmentation and exposure — Whether a compromised account or device could access more than it should
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Visibility and monitoring — How well you can see, investigate and evidence access activity
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Governance and readiness — Policy ownership, legacy dependencies and the practical feasibility of phased change
How this will help your organisation
Public sector
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Reduce broad remote access while maintaining governance, auditability and service continuity
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Identify control gaps across users, devices and application access
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Gain a practical, NCSC-aligned starting point for a phased zero trust programme
Private sector
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Secure hybrid workers, contractors and critical applications without unnecessary complexity
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Identify where access is too broad, difficult to monitor or insufficiently verified
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Prioritise practical improvements that balance security, cost and user experience
How it works
- Step 1: Review your current access model and controls
- Step 2: Score the findings and identify priorities
- Step 3: Receive a practical roadmap and next-step options
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FAQ’s
Who should attend the assessment?
The assessment is most useful when attended by the people responsible for security, infrastructure, end-user computing, identity, network operations or remote-access services. For smaller organisations, an IT director, head of IT or CISO may be sufficient.
How much preparation is required?
Very little. We will ask about your current remote-access approach, identity provider, device-management tools, key applications, user groups and any known security, audit or operational concerns. You do not need to prepare a full architecture document.
Do we need to be using a VPN?
No. The assessment is relevant whether you use VPN, RDS, Citrix, cloud-native access, an existing ZTNA platform, or a mixture of access methods. The purpose is to understand the current model, identify gaps and prioritise next steps.
What happens after the assessment?
You receive a structured view of your readiness, priority control gaps and practical recommendations. You keep the output and can use it internally to inform planning, a business case, a phased rollout or a wider Zero Trust strategy.
Are we required to run a proof of concept afterwards?
No. There is no obligation to purchase, migrate or run a proof of concept. If the assessment identifies a suitable opportunity and you choose to explore it, Syntura can discuss a proof of concept or phased implementation.
Is the assessment suitable if we already have ZTNA?
Yes. Many organisations have deployed some Zero Trust controls but want to understand maturity, policy coverage, device-posture enforcement, visibility, third-party access and alignment with their wider Zero Trust strategy. NCSC guidance notes that ZTNA depends on effective identity, device and monitoring foundations, not simply deployment of a ZTNA product.
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