Excel is an amazing tool—versatile, widely known, and easy to use. But when it comes to managing cyber risk, it’s simply not enough.
We still see organisations attempting to track security controls, risk assessments, and compliance actions in spreadsheets. And while it might feel like you’re in control, you’re actually leaving your cyber estate open to blind spots, errors, and delays. Let’s break down why Excel can’t keep pace—and what to do instead.
Excel wasn’t designed for dynamic environments. Cyber threats evolve daily. Your response needs to be just as agile.
Relying on static rows and columns means key information often gets buried, siloed, or forgotten altogether. Without clear visibility of your threat landscape and defensive posture, your ability to respond—or even prioritise—is compromised.
Arco gives you real-time visibility across your cyber estate. No more guesswork. No more fire-fighting. Just clarity, action, and assurance. Head over to Arco Core for more.
Manual data entry means mistakes happen. Formulas break. Files get overwritten. And if you’re collaborating across teams or departments? Expect version chaos, outdated information, and critical controls falling through the cracks.
Security demands precision. Excel can’t guarantee it.
Cyber security frameworks—like NCSC CAF, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001—require clear evidence. That means being able to demonstrate what controls are in place, how effective they are, and where gaps remain.
Spreadsheets make that painful. Reporting becomes a scramble. Audits become a stress test.
With Arco, evidence is baked in. Track effectiveness, show improvement, and produce audit-ready reports at the click of a button.
As your organisation grows, so does the complexity of your cyber estate. Excel just can’t keep up. It doesn’t integrate, it doesn’t scale, and it certainly wasn’t built with security-first design.
Cyber risk is a board-level concern, relying on tools built for accountants isn’t good enough.
At Arco, we don’t just highlight the problems. We help you fix them.
Our cloud-based platform shows you where your cyber risks are, assesses how well your defences are performing, and helps your team focus their time and budget on what matters most.
It’s time to stop treating cybersecurity like a spreadsheet problem. Start treating it like the strategic priority it is.
Take control of your cyber security. Turn threats into opportunities.