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For Wavelink partners · Funded by Wavelink

Open higher-value cyber conversations with your customers.

The Cyber Governance Maturity Assessment gives you a vendor-agnostic, standards-based way to move beyond product-led selling — into business-led conversations around risk, resilience, compliance and security strategy. Wavelink is funding partner access at no cost.

Vendor-agnostic & standards-based 15–25 minutes to complete Executive-level report
Cyber Governance Maturity Report
Executive summary
3.1 of 5
Overall maturity
Developing → Managed
4 governance gaps identified
Essential Eight alignmentLevel 1
NIST CSF coveragePartial
CIS Controls v18In progress
Aligned to recognised frameworks CIS Controls v18 NIST CSF Essential Eight
Why Wavelink is offering this

Help your customers talk about risk, not just products.

Buying decisions are moving up — from IT teams to executives and boards who care about resilience, governance and compliance. Product-led pitches struggle to reach that room.

Wavelink is giving partners a practical tool to change the conversation. Rather than leading with a product, you can lead with a structured view of a customer's cyber maturity — and use it to earn a seat at the strategy table. It's a value-add you can put in front of prospects and existing accounts straight away.

Product-led selling
Feature comparisons, price pressure, one stakeholder.
Business-led conversations
Risk, resilience, governance, compliance — with the people who own the budget.
What the assessment helps you do

Five ways it strengthens your position with customers.

Differentiate with governance-led conversations

Stand apart from product resellers by opening with a structured, standards-based view of a customer's cyber posture.

Engage executives and boards

Deliver an executive-level report that speaks the language of leadership — risk, resilience and accountability, not jargon.

Identify customer maturity gaps

Surface governance gaps, resilience challenges and areas for improvement — clearly, and mapped to recognised frameworks.

Create new service & solution opportunities

Use findings as a natural pathway into advisory, remediation, managed services and security improvement work.

Strengthen trusted advisor relationships

Show customers you understand their whole risk picture — and become the partner they call before they buy.

The shift

From "what can I sell you" to "here's where your risk actually is."

How to use it with customers

One tool, several ways into a better conversation.

Bring the assessment into the moments where a governance lens changes the discussion.

01

Prospecting conversation starter

A credible, no-pressure reason to get in front of a new prospect.

02

Existing customer account review

Reset an account with a structured maturity check-in.

03

Security roadmap discussion

Turn results into a prioritised, multi-quarter plan.

04

Compliance & governance conversation

Anchor the discussion in CIS18, NIST and the Essential Eight.

05

Entry point for remediation or managed services

Let identified gaps lead to scoped, fundable follow-up work.

What your customers receive

A clear, credible read on where they stand.

The guided self-assessment takes around 15–25 minutes. What comes back is something a customer can actually take to their leadership team.

A guided self-assessment
Structured questions, completed in around 15–25 minutes.
An executive-level report with practical insights
Written for decision-makers, not just technical teams.
Visibility into current cyber maturity
A plain-language view of strengths and weak spots.
Benchmarking against recognised frameworks
Mapped to CIS Controls v18, NIST and the Essential Eight.
A clearer view of risk, resilience & improvement areas
Priorities they can act on — with your help.
What's in it for you

A funded tool that makes you more valuable to your customers.

Free access, funded by Wavelink

No cost to you — use it as a value-add with your own prospects and customers.

Better customer conversations

Lead with insight and outcomes instead of feature sheets and price.

More strategic positioning

Show up as an advisor on risk and governance, not just a supplier.

More qualified follow-up opportunities

Identified gaps become scoped advisory, remediation and managed services work.

Easier way to discuss cyber risk with business leaders

A shared, standards-based language that resonates in the boardroom.

Partner Guide
Positioning the Cyber Governance Maturity Assessment
Positioning asset

Partner Guide: Positioning the Cyber Governance Maturity Assessment

Download the guide to understand how to position the assessment with your sales team and customers.

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Partner access is funded by Wavelink. You'll set up your own account on the assessment platform, brand it as your own, and start using it with customers straight away — no cost, no waiting.

Funded by Wavelink — no cost to partners
Use it with your own prospects and customers
Includes the partner positioning guide
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