{"id":1624,"date":"2026-10-26T01:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2026-10-13T01:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:36:45","slug":"the-cybersecurity-score-what-your-number-actually-tells-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/blog\/the-cybersecurity-score-what-your-number-actually-tells-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cybersecurity Score: What Your Number Actually Tells You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve filled out a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/blog\/the-cybersecurity-gaps-most-companies-wont-discover-until-its-too-late\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cyber insurance application<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or a customer security questionnaire lately, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve been asked about a security score. They\u2019re becoming a normal part of doing business, and for good reason: a number is much easier to talk about than a long list of technical findings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scores are genuinely useful, but they\u2019re also easy to misread. Here\u2019s what yours is actually telling you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What goes into a score<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A score checks a set of security basics and weights each one. The exact list depends on who\u2019s doing the scoring, but the same items come up again and again:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many accounts have<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/it-cybersecurity\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">multi-factor authentication<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and which kind<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether servers and computers are up to date<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether security software is installed and working on every device<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/data-backup\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">backups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are set up, whether there\u2019s a copy kept somewhere else, and whether anyone has tested a restore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many admin accounts there are and how well they\u2019re protected<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/productivity-applications\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email security<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> settings, including the ones that stop people from faking your email address<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How often you review who has access, and what happens when someone leaves<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you have written<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/compliance\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">policies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and a plan for when something goes wrong<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1627 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/16-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/16-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/16-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/16-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/16.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why it\u2019s worth having<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>It\u2019s something everyone can understand.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You don\u2019t need a technical briefing to talk about a number and the short list of what\u2019s pulling it down. That makes it much easier to explain to a business partner, a board, or a customer why something needs fixing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>It shows whether things are improving.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Take a score today and again in six months, and you\u2019ll see whether the money you spent in between made a difference. Very few IT investments can show that so clearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>It tells you what to fix first.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A good score shows you the two or three changes that would help most. For most businesses we assess, those are pretty ordinary: multi-factor authentication that doesn\u2019t cover every account, a backup nobody has tested, and logins for people who left long ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1626 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/15-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/15-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/15-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/15-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/15.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>What a score can\u2019t tell you<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>It can\u2019t tell you that you\u2019re safe.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A score only measures what can be checked, and plenty of real risk can\u2019t be, starting with whether your team would catch a convincing fake invoice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>It isn\u2019t a grade on whoever has been looking after your IT.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A low score at a growing company usually means the business grew faster than its processes, and someone has been handling tech on top of their real job, often doing a decent job of it. It\u2019s a reflection of how things are set up, not of anyone\u2019s effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>And it\u2019s a snapshot of a single day,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which is why the trend over time matters more than any one score.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to use one<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get a starting score, look at the top three things dragging it down, and price out fixing those three. Then take that to whoever approves the budget. A specific request with a result you can measure is a much easier conversation than asking for \u201cmore security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Where to get one<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CMIT Solutions of San Marcos and New Braunfels is offering free cybersecurity scores through the end of October for businesses across San Marcos, New Braunfels, Kyle, Buda, McQueeney, and Seguin. We\u2019ll walk you through what we find and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/it-guidance\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">what we\u2019d fix first<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If you\u2019d like to talk it over afterward, that\u2019s free too, and there\u2019s no long-term contract involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;padding: 20px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\"><strong><em>Get your free cybersecurity score or call<br \/>\n(830) 515-4151.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block;background-color: #e04e3b;color: #ffffff;padding: 14px 28px;text-decoration: none;border-radius: 30px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 16px;text-align: center\" href=\"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/sanmarcos-tx-1047\/it-self-assessment\/\"><br \/>\nGet Your Free Cybersecurity Score<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;background: #f4f8fa;padding: 60px 20px;font-family: Segoe UI, Arial, sans-serif\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;color: #000;font-size: 40px;line-height: 1.2;font-weight: 800;margin: 0 0 45px\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 1100px;margin: 0 auto\">\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">1. What is a cybersecurity score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A cybersecurity score is a number that summarizes how well a business has implemented a defined set of security controls. Each control is reviewed and weighted to produce an overall score.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">2. Who uses cybersecurity scores?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Cyber insurers may use security scores when assessing risk, larger customers may request them from suppliers, and owners or boards can use them to discuss cybersecurity without needing a detailed technical briefing.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">3. Do all cybersecurity scores measure the same things?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">No. The controls and scoring methods vary depending on who produces the score. However, common areas such as multi-factor authentication, patching, backups, endpoint protection, and account security appear frequently.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">4. Why do cybersecurity scores get misread so often?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">People sometimes treat the score as a verdict on whether a business is safe or whether its team is doing a good job. In reality, it is a snapshot of specific security controls that can be measured on a particular day.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">5. Which controls usually go into a cybersecurity score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Typical controls include multi-factor authentication coverage, patch status, endpoint protection, backup configuration, administrator accounts, email security settings, access reviews, written security policies, and incident response planning.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">6. Why does multi-factor authentication coverage matter to a score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A cybersecurity score may consider how many important accounts have MFA enabled and which authentication methods are being used. Gaps in coverage are a common reason scores are lower than expected.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">7. How do backups affect the cybersecurity score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A score may review whether backup copies exist outside the primary environment, whether backup jobs are monitored, and whether recovery has been tested. A backup that has never been test-restored is a common weakness.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">8. What are email security records?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Email security records and settings help verify legitimate email and reduce domain spoofing. A cybersecurity assessment may check whether protections such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are configured appropriately.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">9. What is a cybersecurity score good for?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A cybersecurity score can provide shared language for non-technical decision-makers, establish a measurable baseline, and identify a prioritized list of security improvements to address first.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">10. How can a cybersecurity score help justify a security budget?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A score gives decision-makers a measurable baseline and a short list of specific issues affecting it. That makes a cybersecurity budget request easier to explain than asking for more security spending without clear priorities.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">11. How does a score show whether cybersecurity spending worked?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Take a baseline score before making improvements and compare it with another assessment after the changes have been completed. The difference can help show whether those investments improved measurable security controls.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">12. What are the most common items that drag a cybersecurity score down?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Common issues include incomplete MFA coverage, backups that have not been test-restored, outdated patches, unnecessary administrator access, and old user accounts that remain enabled.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">13. Does a high cybersecurity score mean my business is safe?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">No. A score measures defined controls that can be checked. It cannot capture every business risk, such as whether an employee would independently verify a convincing request to change a vendor&#8217;s payment information.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">14. Is a low cybersecurity score a bad reflection on my team?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Not usually. A lower score often reflects a business that grew faster than its technology processes, especially when someone has been handling IT alongside another role. The number describes the current setup, not the person managing it.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">15. Why is a cybersecurity score only a snapshot?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A score reflects the state of your environment when the assessment is performed. Accounts, devices, applications, permissions, and security controls change over time, so the trend between assessments is often more useful than a single number.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">16. How often should a business check its cybersecurity score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Establish a baseline and reassess after meaningful security improvements have been completed. Periodic reviews help show whether your cybersecurity posture is improving rather than relying on one point-in-time result.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">17. What should I do first after getting a cybersecurity score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">Start with your baseline, identify the top three findings pulling the score down, and determine what it will take to address them. That creates a manageable list you can price, prioritize, and take to whoever approves the budget.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">18. Why focus on only three cybersecurity improvements?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">A short list is easier to understand, price, approve, and complete. Focusing first on the changes that have the greatest impact can deliver meaningful improvement without overwhelming the team.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">19. What do I receive with a free cybersecurity score from CMIT Solutions?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">You receive the cybersecurity score, the findings behind the number, and a prioritized list of the changes most likely to improve it. A follow-up conversation about the results is also included at no cost.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"width: 100%;background: #fff;border-radius: 14px;margin: 0 0 18px;padding: 0 28px;overflow: hidden\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer;position: relative;padding: 24px 48px 24px 0;font-size: 19px;line-height: 1.5;font-weight: 600;color: #111\">20. Is there a contract attached to the free cybersecurity score?<br \/>\n<span style=\"position: absolute;right: 0;color: #f46048;font-size: 28px;line-height: 1;font-weight: bold\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 0 0 24px;color: #444;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.7\">No. There is no long-term contract attached to the free cybersecurity score process. 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