An effective Information Security program provides the underlying structure needed to effectively reduce risk to critical assets and associated security and compliance costs. A well-defined InfoSec program allows organizations to set realistic security goals, allocate resources in an effective and cost-efficient manner, reduce overall risk, and integrate security into daily operations. A well-managed security program should proactively address a changing threat landscape and communicate management’s security directives to all employees and partners. To implement an effective security framework, a sound program management plan is essential.
Our staff has the experience and qualifications to assist organizations of all sizes with the development of well-documented security programs and associated project plans. We also offer “health-checks” of existing programs and project plans against industry standards and best practices to ensure that your organization’s security program is effective, evolving, and fully operational.
Our assessment methodology will help your organization to identify potential technical, organizational, and administrative control deficiencies , and provide you with an actionable plan to improve your security posture. Our project plans take multiple factors into account, including business drivers, regulatory and compliance requirements, and organizational values. Most importantly, we work closely with you to identify critical success factors and tailor a program based on your specific needs, with the goal of creating a sustainable, mature program.
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Our Risk Assessment and Program development methodology provides a framework that can help your organization:
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The majority of organizations will have applications housed across hybrid environments, requiring CIOs to coordinate security policies across these environments. It might be tempting to rely on your cloud service provider for security, but that could lead to risky inconsistencies. Identify security services that overlay a number of different cloud-based apps and provide the same technology and policy management for on-premise applications.
As you begin migrating to the cloud, start with data and apps that are less sensitive or mission-critical. CRMs, for example, might not be as sensitive to downtime or data loss. Until you’ve vetted the reliability and security of a cloud service provider, avoid migrating high-risk assets.
If your cloud provider is defending against encrypted attacks, it might inadvertently compromise user confidentiality. After all, detecting encrypted attacks requires some level of decryption of both legitimate and malicious traffic. Check with your cloud provider to see what solutions it uses and whether your sensitive information will stay private.
Your employees are almost certainly using cloud-based applications without the knowledge of IT teams, leaving a trail of vulnerabilities and data leakage. Unapproved cloud-based apps can lead to malware, posing a risk to the network. This problem has generated a new category in the security space: the cloud access security broker.
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