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Security dashboards show numbers. SecurityReality shows the truth.

Measure the real effectiveness of your Cloud & Container Security posture — including coverage gaps, governance weaknesses, and operational blind spots — without scanning or integrations.

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Declared vs Operational Reality Map

Lifecycle × layers with directional reality gaps.

Accessible diagram (no environment access)
Visible, not enforced
Dashboards show coverage; reality requires controls that actually block.
Enforced, not owned
Controls decay when ownership and exceptions are unclear.
Declared vs operational
Claims should be treated as hypotheses until evidenced.

Where CISOs Get Surprised

Most programs measure what tools can report, not what the organization can reliably prevent, detect, and recover from. SecurityReality focuses on effectiveness — enforcement, ownership, and operational reality.

  • • Coverage exists, but controls don’t block risky paths.
  • • Policies exist, but ownership is unclear and exceptions are informal.
  • • Runtime realities diverge from build-time assumptions.

Reality Drift: How Security Degrades Over Time

New services, rushed releases, configuration sprawl, and changing teams create drift. When drift outpaces governance, dashboards keep looking “green” while risk increases.

Common drift signals
Unowned controls
Exception sprawl
CMDB mismatches
Non-standard pipelines
Runtime-to-image drift
Policy bypass paths

Illusion Index

The Illusion Index highlights the difference between tool presence and operational reality. High illusion means “we have a tool” is being counted as “we are protected.”

Your assessment output includes an Illusion Index and a Confidence Level.

What NOT to Fix First

Don’t start by adding more tools. Start by resolving ownership and enforcement gaps that undermine every control.

Typical first moves to avoid
  • • Buying a new dashboard to “improve visibility.”
  • • Creating policies without owners or enforcement.
  • • Measuring compliance while drift continues unmanaged.

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A structured, multi-step questionnaire designed for security leaders. No integrations. No scanning. Results are based on your inputs.

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