Organizations with limited technical staff and resources often can’t employ the same approach to advanced cybersecurity concepts and requirements that enterprise firms can. Unfortunately, the vast majority of resources to guide and manage these projects are designed for enterprise clients and don’t scale down to help smaller organizations.
Many small and mid-size organizations’ first encounter with cybersecurity frameworks and standards comes from a legal or regulatory obligation.
We can help de-mystify these requirements, give you strategies and options to meet them based on your specific circumstances, and put you on the path to meeting your compliance obligations.
Beyond compliance, we can help you implement a reasonable cybersecurity program geared toward steady improvement over time, and focused addressing your largest business risks first. (This way, you can use your compliance obligations to your long-term benefit
Security requirements for DoD contractors
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Working with hundreds of clients, we’ve developed a basic 4-step process to meet you where you are in your security journey, and help you to the next stage.
Work with your team to understand where you are and where you need to be, and work with you to create a strategy to get there.
Craft a process and series of projects to implement your security strategy.
Work with you and your team to get it done.
Tie up loose ends, ensure that the processes you have put in place are followed and working, and determine next steps in your security journey.
Initiating new cybersecurity programs can seem daunting.
We offer Program Kick-Start Services for key cybersecurity functions.
Your cybersecurity policies and standards should mesh with your compliance requirements.
Risk Management drives security by focusing resources on your largest business risks.
More than patching – prioritize and address vulnerabilities and misconfigurations based on risk.
We don't just tell you what needs to be done, we can help you get it done!
Our system engineers and network consultants can work with your team to help get you where you need to be.
We do not resell other companies services, and do not outsource any portion of our services or communications.
All members of our staff are U.S. Citizens and are fully vetted by the E-Verify employment Authorization System.
All members of our staff are CJIS certified, fingerprinted, and have passed law enforcement background checks.
From short and long term consulting projects, to fully managed services, we have satisfied clients in over 18 U.S. States and in over 11 countries.
Define your appetite: Work with your management or executive team to determine what level of business risk is acceptable for your organization.
Identify the assets: Identify your business processes – and the hardware, software, people and data that are critical to those processes and need to be protected.
Identify the vulnerabilities: Identify the weaknesses in the IT systems, infrastructure and processes that could be exploited by threats such as hackers, viruses, or natural disasters.
Identify the threats: Identify the potential sources of harm to your assets, including external threats such as cyber attacks and internal threats such as employee mistakes or malfeasance.
Analyze the risks: Analyze the likelihood and potential impact of each identified vulnerability and threat.
Evaluate the risks: Evaluate the risks based on the potential impact to the organization and the likelihood of occurrence.
Develop a risk response plan: Based on the risk assessment, develop a plan to address the identified risks, including measures to prevent or mitigate the risks and plans for responding to risks that cannot be eliminated.
Make it a process: Risk assessments should be regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that your organization is adequately protected.