Galink Assessment Overview

Galink Assessments are managed security evaluations conducted by Galink analysts on behalf of your organization.

What is a Galink Assessment?

A Galink Assessment is a comprehensive, analyst-driven security evaluation of a vendor. Unlike self-serve questionnaires completed by the vendor, Galink Assessments are performed by dedicated security analysts who review the vendor's security posture using standardized methodologies.

Key features

• Analyst-managed -- Assessments are conducted by Galink security analysts using the platform's questionnaire engine.

• Standardized scoring -- Results include a score breakdown aligned with industry standards.

• Analyst comments -- Detailed commentary from the analyst on each section and overall findings.

• Industry average comparison -- Vendor scores are compared against industry averages for benchmarking.

• Findings and remediation -- Findings are flagged during the assessment, and remediation plans can be created.

Score breakdown

Galink Assessments use the following score ranges:

Assessment deliverables

After a Galink Assessment is completed, you receive:

• A scorecard with overall and section-level scores.

• Analyst comments providing context and recommendations.

• Industry average benchmarks for comparison.

• Findings flagged during the assessment with severity ratings.

• Remediation recommendations when applicable.

Relationship to platform assessments

Galink Assessments appear as resources on the vendor profile and feed into the overall vendor assessment process. The assessment results (findings, scores) are integrated with the vendor's existing data in the platform.