Risk can severely impact your ability to operate or grow the organization. Whether it’s implementing a new technology, managing business operations, or ensuring ongoing compliance - risk is in everything we do. Yet, very few organization have an effective Risk Management Program (RMP).

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the use of digital assets (such as mobile devices, Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD), cloud solutions, and other emerging technologies) which in turn has strained cybersecurity operations. Companies that do not know their cybersecurity status are exposed to risks that can be detrimental to their survival.

HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) is a robust security and privacy framework, built upon other existing, industry accepted standards and regulations and provides a robust set of prescriptive control requirements to support establishment and maintenance of security, privacy, and compliance goals.

During a recent discussion with a CEO of a Health System, he mentioned he had lost faith in his leadership and security team because the cybersecurity strategy keeps changing. “Every time there is a change in leadership, the cybersecurity strategy changes.”

NIST SP 800-171 and NIST SP 800-53, both provide a set of security requirements for protection of information and systems used by the government. The purpose and applicability of the security requirements depends on; 1)    the information to be protected (controlled unclassified information (CUI) vs. classified information) and 2)    the kind of system on which the information is processed, stored, or transmitted (Nonfederal information system vs. federal information system.

A security program serves as a GPS for assessing and managing information security within the organization. This is a living document with strategies that include retaining the right resources, streamlining current processes, and implementing necessary technology.

With security breaches happening every day, information security is more crucial, relevant, and important for the growth of your organization. It is vital that your entire organization is security-informed.

Control assessments such as FISMA, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOX, SOC, and PCI are documentation heavy processes requiring formal documented policies and procedures, implementation of adequate controls, and continuous monitoring processes. This can seem pretty daunting especially without the right expertise and a pressing timeline.

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