Control Assurance Engine

Northstar BuildCo — Management Assessment Report

Assessment Date October 5, 2026
Assessment Scope Identity and Access Management, Endpoint Security, and Third-Party Risk
Framework Alignment NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0

Executive Summary

7 Controls Evaluated
1 Passed
6 Failed
0 Not Assessed
9 Total Exceptions
7 Evidence Issues
6 High Findings
0 Critical Findings

Visual Analysis

Control Outcomes

Distribution of evaluated control results.

Passed 1
Failed 6
Not Assessed 0

Finding Severity

Severity distribution for findings with active risk.

High 6
Critical 0

Exceptions vs. Evidence Issues by Control

Confirmed control exceptions are shown separately from evidence-quality issues.

IAM-01
Exceptions
3
Evidence Issues
2
IAM-02
Exceptions
1
Evidence Issues
0
IAM-03
Exceptions
1
Evidence Issues
2
END-01
Exceptions
2
Evidence Issues
1
END-02
Exceptions
0
Evidence Issues
0
TPR-01
Exceptions
1
Evidence Issues
1
TPR-02
Exceptions
1
Evidence Issues
1

Control Results

IAM-01

FAIL HIGH

All active user accounts must have MFA enabled.

NIST CSF
PR.AA-03
Population Tested
8
Exceptions
3
Exception Rate
37.5%
Evidence Issues
2
Risk Score
16

IAM-02

FAIL HIGH

Terminated users must have their accounts disabled.

NIST CSF
PR.AA-05
Population Tested
2
Exceptions
1
Exception Rate
50.0%
Evidence Issues
0
Risk Score
15

IAM-03

FAIL HIGH

Administrative privileges must be limited to approved accounts.

NIST CSF
PR.AA-05
Population Tested
2
Exceptions
1
Exception Rate
50.0%
Evidence Issues
2
Risk Score
15

END-01

FAIL HIGH

Company-managed endpoints must use disk encryption.

NIST CSF
PR.DS-01
Population Tested
6
Exceptions
2
Exception Rate
33.3%
Evidence Issues
1
Risk Score
12

END-02

PASS N/A

Company-managed endpoints must have endpoint protection enabled.

NIST CSF
PR.PS-05
Population Tested
7
Exceptions
0
Exception Rate
0.0%
Evidence Issues
0
Risk Score
N/A

TPR-01

FAIL HIGH

Critical third-party vendors must have a documented security review.

NIST CSF
GV.SC-07
Population Tested
4
Exceptions
1
Exception Rate
25.0%
Evidence Issues
1
Risk Score
12

TPR-02

FAIL HIGH

Third-party vendors with privileged access must use MFA.

NIST CSF
PR.AA-03
Population Tested
3
Exceptions
1
Exception Rate
33.3%
Evidence Issues
1
Risk Score
15

Findings Requiring Remediation

IAM-01

HIGH

Finding

Active user accounts were identified without MFA enabled, increasing the risk of unauthorized access if credentials are compromised.

Affected

mlopez, jparis, snguyen

Recommendation

Enable MFA for all active user accounts and verify enrollment.

IAM-02

HIGH

Finding

Terminated user accounts were identified as still enabled, increasing the risk of unauthorized access after employment ends.

Affected

malvarez

Recommendation

Disable terminated user accounts promptly and verify account deactivation as part of the offboarding process.

IAM-03

HIGH

Finding

Administrative privileges were identified on accounts without documented approval, increasing the risk of unauthorized privileged access.

Affected

akim

Recommendation

Remove unapproved administrative privileges or document appropriate authorization, and periodically review privileged account access.

END-01

HIGH

Finding

Company-managed endpoints were identified without disk encryption, increasing the risk of unauthorized access to data if a device is lost, stolen, or otherwise physically compromised.

Affected

DEV-002, DEV-005

Recommendation

Enable full-disk encryption on all company-managed endpoints and periodically verify encryption status through endpoint management.

TPR-01

HIGH

Finding

Critical third-party vendors were identified without a documented security review, limiting the organization's ability to understand and manage cybersecurity risks introduced by those vendors.

Affected

VND-003

Recommendation

Complete and document security reviews for all critical third-party vendors and establish a process for periodic reassessment.

TPR-02

HIGH

Finding

Third-party vendors with privileged access were identified without MFA enabled, increasing the risk that compromised vendor credentials could be used to gain unauthorized privileged access.

Affected

VND-002

Recommendation

Require MFA for all third-party vendors with privileged access and periodically verify that MFA remains enforced.