Zero Trust Assessment for
California Agencies & Enterprises
A 90-second Zero Trust readiness assessment mapped to California SIMM 5350-A, NIST 800-207, and the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model. Five questions. An honest read on how much an attacker could reach in your environment today.
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What is a Zero Trust readiness assessment?
A Zero Trust readiness assessment measures how far your organization has moved from traditional perimeter security toward a "never trust, always verify" architecture — where every user, device, and request is authenticated and authorized continuously, whether inside or outside the network.
Rather than a generic maturity survey, our assessment focuses on the signals that actually determine risk: whether multifactor authentication is truly enforced, whether a single compromised device can move laterally to your critical systems, how quickly access is revoked when people change roles, and whether you can prove your controls work when an auditor asks. It gives California public-sector and enterprise teams a fast, honest read on where their protect surface stands today.
The five signals we measure
Each question maps to a capability domain that expert assessors weigh most heavily. Together they reveal where enforcement is real and where it breaks down.
Identity
Is MFA enforced everywhere — including privileged and service accounts — or available but optional?
Networks
If one workstation is compromised, what actually stops lateral movement to your protect surface?
Access Governance
When someone changes roles or leaves, how quickly is their access truly adjusted?
Visibility
Could you produce evidence your access controls work if an auditor asked tomorrow?
Strategy vs. Reality
Is Zero Trust deployed and verified across your environment — or still a roadmap on a slide?
Mapped to the standards you report against
Savant's Zero Trust practice aligns to the frameworks California agencies and regulated enterprises are measured by — so an assessment translates directly into the language of your audits and annual certifications.
California's SIMM 5350-A Zero Trust Architecture Standard (updated January 2026 by the Office of Information Security) defines the state's Zero Trust direction, and state entities already certify their security compliance to OIS annually. Proposed legislation — AB 869 — would set explicit Zero Trust maturity deadlines for executive-branch agencies, signaling where the requirements are heading. Whether you're a state agency, a county, a district, or a commercial enterprise, the destination is the same: continuous verification you can prove.
Why organizations assess now
The perimeter is already gone
Cloud, remote work, and mobile devices erased the network edge. Zero Trust assumes breach and shrinks what an attacker can reach — but only if controls are enforced, not just written.
Reporting and audits are getting sharper
Between annual OIS certifications, independent security assessments, and tightening Zero Trust expectations, "we have a roadmap" is no longer enough. Agencies and enterprises increasingly have to demonstrate progress with evidence.
Partial coverage is where risk hides
Most organizations are strong in some domains and quietly exposed in others. A focused assessment shows which domain to harden first for the biggest risk reduction — so budget goes where it matters.
From assessment to enforced architecture
The self-assessment above is a starting point. A full Savant Zero Trust Assessment defines your protect surface, maps your current state against NIST, SIMM, and SAM, and hands you a prioritized deployment sequence — not a slide deck. One team, one firm accountable, from assessment through enforcement.