Compliance Resources and Case Studies

Cyber Insurance Readiness Checklist

Before applications start hitting your inbox, take two minutes to pressure-test your environment. This printable, shareable Cyber Insurance Checklist helps you quickly assess MFA enforcement, privileged access controls, logging and evidence readiness, and deprovisioning workflows.

Cyber insurance applications aren’t just about answering “yes.” Underwriters want proof. The Cyber Insurance Readiness Checklist shows exactly what you’ll be asked and how to demonstrate compliance, from MFA enforcement and privileged access controls to audit-ready evidence and deprovisioning workflows.

With this checklist, you can:

• ​Quickly verify your security posture before applications hit your inbox
• ​Ensure every answer is backed by proof, not guesswork
• ​Protect your coverage and avoid costly denials

The checklist is a practical tool you can print, share with your team, and start using today.

The application process doesn’t have to be daunting. CyberQP maps identity and access controls directly to underwriting requirements, ensuring your answers are accurate, defensible, and ready when carriers or auditors request proof.

This checklist makes it fast and easy to evaluate your environment and ensure you’re prepared for insurance season. Share it with your team, review your controls, and approach applications with confidence.

Obtain Cyber Insurance Without The Hassle

Cyber insurance applications are no longer simple checklists; they’re risk declarations that require proof. Documented enforcement of MFA, privileged access management, identity controls, and audit logging is expected before coverage is approved. This guide breaks down what carriers are really asking, where most applications fail, and how IT leaders can confidently prove compliance.

The State of the Cyber Insurance Market

According to industry reporting cited in this guide, 70% of ransomware-related claims were denied in 2025 due to misrepresented or unprovable controls. In many cases, organizations had tools in place, but couldn’t produce the logs, policies, or documentation to prove those controls were enforced at the time of the breach.

If MFA, PAM, or account deprovisioning can’t be demonstrated with evidence, the answer may effectively become “no” when it matters most.

When “Yes” Isn’t Enough

Many organizations check the box for MFA, PAM, or access controls assuming that having the tool in place is enough. It isn’t. Underwriters now expect proof of enforcement, not proof of purchase. That means screenshots of configuration, audit logs tied to real users, documented policies, and evidence that controls were active at the time of a breach.

See How Ready You Really Are

Cyber insurance applications aren’t just about answering “yes.” Underwriters want proof. The Cyber Insurance Readiness Checklist shows exactly what you’ll be asked and how to demonstrate compliance, from MFA enforcement and privileged access controls to audit-ready evidence and deprovisioning workflows.

With this checklist, you can:

• ​Quickly verify your security posture before applications hit your inbox
• ​Ensure every answer is backed by proof, not guesswork
• ​Protect your coverage and avoid costly denials

CMMC Responsibility Matrix for Audit Preparation

Preparing for a CMMC assessment can be complex when control ownership isn’t clear. The CMMC Shared Responsibility Matrix helps you quickly align CyberQP’s platform capabilities with customer responsibilities so you can streamline audit prep, eliminate guesswork, and confidently demonstrate control ownership.

Preparing for an audit isn’t just about having controls in place, it’s about clearly showing who is responsible for what. The Shared Responsibility Matrix breaks down NIST 800-171 and CMMC practices line by line, mapping each requirement to CyberQP’s role and the customer’s role.

Instead of vague assumptions, you get documented clarity auditors expect: which controls are partially enforced by CyberQP, where customer configuration is required, and how responsibilities align across access control, authorization, and enforcement. This makes audit conversations faster, cleaner, and far easier to defend.

Examples of CMMC 2.0 Security Controls That PAM Supports

Access Control (AC):

Privileged Access Management solutions will help you limit access to sensitive information, keeping the number of security risks as low as possible and minimizing your attack surfaces.

Identification and Authentication (IA):

This requirement calls for security measures to safeguard CUI and only grant access to authorized users, which specifically calls for identity verification before granting access to an organization’s digital environments or devices.

Are You Audit Ready?

This guide gives you clear, documented evidence of how privileged access controls are shared, enforced, and validated against CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements. If you are preparing for an assessment or tightening controls ahead of one, this reference helps you walk into the audit with clarity and confidence.

CyberQP Turns Stolen Credentials into Dead Ends

Stolen credentials are one of the easiest ways attackers infiltrate SMBs. CyberQP gives MSPs and IT teams enterprise-grade protection designed for real-world threats.

CyberQP provides IT teams and service desks with tools to lock down access and streamline support, without complexity. From privileged account control to secure end-user verification, it’s everything you need to stay ahead.

The infographic shows how stolen credentials, shared break glass accounts, and account takeovers became a problem for an MSP, and proves that CyberQP has the solutions to help prevent them.

How This MSP Secured Healthcare Clients with CyberQP

Stolen Technician Credentials

With CyberQP’s Just-in-Time Accounts and Passwordless login for technicians, accounts are disabled when not in use. Which means no standing access for your admins.

Shared Break Glass Credentials

CyberQP’s daily password rotations eliminate static credentials and the reuse of passwords, saving you time from manual rotations and securing all of your privileged accounts.

Account Takeover

Just-in-Time Access provides no account to hijack or privileges to exploit, further reducing the attack surface of your privileged accounts.

Take Proactive Security to the Next Level

How An MSP Stopped a Healthcare Breach with CyberQP

Proactive defense starts with no standing access. CyberQP gives IT Teams enterprise-grade protection that’s simple, automated, and designed for real-world threats.

When Healthcare Data Is the Target, Standing Privileges Make You Vulnerable

Cybercriminals know that unrestricted admin access is the easiest way to breach high-value environments like healthcare networks. One MSP found out just how quickly things can go wrong and how QGuard stopped an attack in its tracks.

The case study shows how Zero Standing Privilege, real-time detection, and HIPAA-ready controls helped secure 2,000+ endpoints and prevent a devastating breach.

How This MSP Secured Healthcare Clients with CyberQP

Adding Zero Standing Privilege to the Tech Stack

To protect high-risk healthcare environments, this MSP needed to close gaps created by standing admin privileges. They implemented CyberQP’s QGuard to reduce attack surfaces and make admin accounts a moving target for attackers.

Stopping a Breach Before Damage Was Done

Just months after deploying QGuard, a cybercriminal used compromised credentials to access a healthcare client’s system. QGuard detected abnormal activity instantly. Within 30 minutes, the attacker was locked out and patient data remained secure.

Meeting Compliance in a Regulated Industry

Healthcare clients need both stronger security and HIPAA-ready compliance. CyberQP delivers audit-ready controls mapped to HIPAA and backed by SOC 2 Type 2 certification. The MSP could now secure privileged access while simplifying regulatory requirements for their clients.

Take Proactive Security to the Next Level