Aydın Boru, a long-established representative of Turkish industry, took its vision of protecting its digital infrastructure one step further. By supporting existing security controls with CSAT (Cyber Security Assessment Tool), the organization measured its cybersecurity level with data and created a prioritized investment and action plan.
Filling the Strategic Gap
Aydın Boru IT Manager Gökhan Beyan had been conducting regular annual penetration tests to maintain the organization's security level. However, the findings from these technical audits could make it difficult to see the big picture on a strategic level. Gökhan describes the need:
"Penetration tests provided very valuable technical data showing gaps in our defense line. But our real need was to transform these findings from a list into a strategic timeline that would lower the organization's overall risk score. With CSAT, we combined technical data with a management-level plan."
Solution: Integrated Analysis Across Critical Layers
The CSAT process analyzed Aydın Boru's core layers — including Active Directory infrastructure, Cloud Services, and Endpoint Security — in an integrated manner. As a result:
- Core risk areas across the infrastructure were prioritized according to business priorities.
- Findings were classified by factors most impacting the organization's risk score, creating short and medium-term action plans.
- Scattered technical data was consolidated under a single "Security Score Dashboard."
Gains and Concrete Outcomes
Data-Driven Prioritization: Instead of reactive fixes, focus was placed on critical improvement areas that would most rapidly elevate the organization's security level.
Investment Optimization: The IT budget was channeled to the highest-yield areas based on concrete deficiency scores in the CSAT report, rather than assumptions.
Transparent Communication with Senior Management: A score-based, understandable reporting standard was achieved where everyone from the technical team to management speaks the same language.
Future Vision
As a result of the engagement, Aydın Boru acquired a structure that incrementally improves its cybersecurity maturity. Gökhan Beyan concludes:
"With CSAT, we eliminated the uncertainty in cybersecurity. We can now clearly see which improvements to make in which period and their contribution to our security. We have crowned the technical depth of penetration tests with the strategic discipline offered by CSAT."