DATA PROTECTION SERVICES

Security Risk Assessment

As a medium or large enterprise, you likely have people, resources and information in a variety of locations around the country or even the world.  You have firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems and a wide range of other security technologies to protect these assets.  But you need to know HOW secure you really are.  We can help.

A Security Risk Assessment from Pervasive Solutions is a comprehensive review of your entire security posture, based on your business profile, your industry and the regulatory requirements you must adhere to. 

Our Security Risk Assessment process looks at the following key areas to assess your security preparedness:

• Your Business.  Any risk assessment must start with a thorough understanding of your business drivers, your industry, clients, suppliers, operations and data. 
• Your Security Technologies.  We review the technology strategy and configuration of your infrastructure.  Then we conduct vulnerability and penetration tests to identify any holes.
• Your Policies & Procedures.  We assess your documentation for accuracy and thoroughness and identify gaps that require additional policy creation.
• Your People.  You may have documented your policies, but do your employees and contractors understand and adhere to them?  How well is your training being internalized and are your people at risk of being victims to social engineers?  Your people are your greatest asset – we make sure they aren’t a liability at the same time.
• Your Compliance.  We review your security preparedness in relation to the regulatory statutes that your business must adhere to and the best practices that your business SHOULD adhere to.  These include HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, breech notification acts, ISO 17799 & ISO 27001.

Benefits of a Security Risk Assessment

Once the information gathering, review and testing has been completed, the Pervasive Solutions security risk assessors deliver to you a thorough report that outlines our findings, your successes and gaps, and recommendations for rectifying each issue.  Our report allows you to achieve:

• Security and Business Alignment.  Security shouldn’t exist in a vacuum.  Rather, your security goals and your business goals should be aligned.  Your Security Risk Assessment will help make that a reality.
• Compliance.  Wouldn’t it be nice if your auditors said "wow!" at your next audit?  It’s within your reach and for far less cost than you might expect.
• Reduced Risk of Breech.  While it’s impossible to be 100% secure, you can be awfully close.  Bad guys are generally lazy guys too.  If you put up a strong defense, they’ll generally go look for easier victims.
• Cost Avoidance.  What would it cost you in terms of sales, shareholder confidence or regulatory fines if you were breeched and leaked protected consumer information?  While it’s not guaranteed that you will be a victim, why take the risk?

With everything to gain and very little to lose, a Security Risk Assessment from Pervasive Solutions is the smart way to protect your clients, your data, your business.