Security Risk Assessment Services
Connecting to the Internet has delivered countless, amazing benefits to organizations as well as individual consumers. However, if not managed and secured properly, this connection can disclose proprietary information to the outside world. Having such information fall into the wrong hands poses a significant risk to any organization.
Understanding your current cybersecurity posture is a vital first step in strengthening that posture and resolving security weaknesses. The surest way to acquire this understanding is to conduct a thorough security risk assessment.
Many regulations require security risk assessments as a matter of compliance. These include ISO/IEC 27001, governing information security management systems, as well as the NIST cybersecurity framework, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the GLBA.
In addition, the HIPAA Security Rule, the ONC and CMS Rules known officially as the 21st Century Cures Act, and the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rule governing the security of healthcare information all require routine security risk assessments.
Most regulations require enterprise-wide security risk assessments to be conducted at least annually, or upon any major change to infrastructure or processes. The new HIPAA Security Rule requires annual compliance audits, for example. Whether mandated or not, annual security risk assessments are a best practice and are foundational to cybersecurity resilience. We typically work with an organization's CISO or VCISO to schedule and conduct the security risk assessment as part of an overall cybersecurity program.
A security risk assessment identifies your organization's IT assets, the risks associated with those assets, the mechanisms you have in place to manage those risks, and how those mechanisms are documented and monitored. The annual security risk assessment provides a complete picture of your overall risks and recommendations for addressing them.
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Our Security Risk Assessment Services
- Adherence to NIST SP 800-30 nine-step Risk Assessment Methodology
- Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessments (Assets) - External and Internal
- Penetration Testing (Web Applications)
- Social Engineering Testing (Physical, Vishing, Phishing)
- Business Associate and Third-Party Vendor Risk Assessments
- Asset Management
- Medical Device Risk Assessments
- Development of Remediation Plan and Implementation of Remediation Measures
- Development of Policies and Procedures for Cybersecurity and Compliance Requirements
The Challenges of Do-It-Yourself Security
Internet connectivity comes at a price. Intellectual property, data, and other business assets can be inadvertently exposed to unauthorized parties, or can be leaked maliciously. Having your data in the wrong hands poses a significant and unnecessary risk.
- Do you know if your data is safe from both external and internal threats?
- Do you know if your IP, payroll and personnel data, financial information, and strategic plans are secure?
- Are you certain you are in compliance with regulatory requirements and best security practices?
