CRQ / FAIR tools vs. proven control efficacy
Safe Security, CyberSaint, Axio, and Kovrr are strong at financial modeling of exposure. Testify treats the dollar figure as one step in a loop, tied to evidence.
What CRQ tools do well
CyberSaint (FAIR/NIST quantification), Safe Security (FAIR-based real-time CRQ), Axio (scenario modeling), and Kovrr (actuarial CRQ for insurers and PE) are strong at expressing cyber exposure in dollars, often for an enterprise board or an insurer. Several are PE-aware.
Where they stop
They quantify exposure and stop at the figure. They typically do not tie that number to evidence that the underlying controls actually operate, or to the specific remediation that would move it.
Testify's loop
Testify treats the dollar figure as one step in a loop — prove the control works, price what it protects, justify the spend, watch whether incidents fall, re-price — and keeps that figure tied to the evidenced control state and the remediation that changes it. Risk is shown as an Annualized Loss Expectancy (Low / Likely / High), starting from published breach-cost benchmarks and upgrading to a calibrated FAIR-lite estimate, on a model the customer can own. A firm can take Testify's evidenced posture into the same risk conversation a CRQ tool informs — with the operational detail to act on it.
Frequently asked questions
Does Testify do cyber risk quantification?
Yes. Testify expresses each portfolio company's risk as an Annualized Loss Expectancy (Low/Likely/High), starting from published breach-cost benchmarks and upgrading to a calibrated FAIR-lite estimate once a Critical Asset Profile is complete. The model is authorable — use Testify's, bring your own, or build one.
Should we use a CRQ tool or Testify?
They are complementary. CRQ tools are strong at financial modeling of exposure; Testify ties a dollar figure to the evidenced control state that drives it and the remediation that changes it. A firm can use both, taking Testify's evidenced posture into the same risk conversation.
Why is Testify's dollar number more defensible?
Because the model is transparent and authorable — the customer can see and shape how it was produced — and because the figure is tied to evidenced control efficacy rather than standing alone. A number nobody can interrogate is worse than no number.
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