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Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Protect sensitive data— and your bottom line
Information security issues—such as data breaches or employee misconduct—are a constant challenge for organizations, as they not only put sensitive data at risk, but can also cost your company time, revenue, and resources. No one is immune to data loss incidents—and no one is better equipped than iQ-iA to help you identify and close gaps that put your organization's most important assets at risk. At iQ-iA, we know securing and managing electronically stored information (ESI) is critical to the future of your business. Our global team delivers scalable solutions to help you protect confidential and proprietary information from data security risks, such as malicious insiders, network vulnerabilities, and inadequate security policies.
Conduct rapid, comprehensive assessments to accurately define your company's security posture
Information Security Assessments
When it comes to data loss prevention, what you don't know can hurt you.
In a dynamic business environment, ensuring the continual effectiveness of technologies, policies, and processes is crucial to safeguarding your assets. At iQ-iA, we apply years of information security expertise to help you identify potential vulnerabilities and implement sound practices for effectively securing your sensitive information.
Accurately define your potential for exposure
With so much of a company's intellectual property and sensitive customer and employee information stored electronically, it is critical to identify risks and threats early to prevent data security incidents and control internal investigation costs. Having served global clients from nearly every industry and government agency, our information security experts employ tested techniques, industry best practices, and the best of commercial and proprietary technologies to:
- Identify, monitor, and analyze information-related vulnerabilities effectively
- Help you determine methods to manage or resolve data security risks
- Spot potential data privacy and security compliance issues
- Prioritize remediation steps into an effective plan based on your company's specific goals, schedule, and budget.
We offer a full range of internal and external assessments to evaluate your systems, applications, and processes for a variety of vulnerabilities, including: Enterprise IT risk assessment and analysis, Network security assessment, Penetration testing, Physical security assessment, Vulnerability assessment, Web application testing, Wireless assessment, and Policy assessment and design.
Determine your organization's potential for exploitation through comprehensive penetration testing
Penetration Testing
Protecting your organization against a cyber attack starts with a clear understanding of your ability to prevent a security compromise.
How easy is it for cyber criminals to access your confidential data? Are adequate measures in place to detect a network intrusion? What about social engineering—do you feel confident employees would recognize a phishing attempt? iQ-iA can help you find confident answers to these and other critical cyber security questions through penetration testing—a type of security assessment that simulates an attack on your network.
Access denied? Uncover weaknesses in your network defenses
At iQ-iA, our cyber security experts apply their real-world knowledge of threats to identify and exploit vulnerabilities that could be used to breach your organization's security, whether it's at the hands of a malicious hacker or the result of a negligent employee.
- Known vulnerabilities or default settings that haven't been patched or changed
- Improper system configuration
- SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and other application vulnerabilities
- Social engineering tactics, such as phishing and malware-infected portable media
Our experts will work closely with you to formulate tests based on your organization's unique security goals. Once analysis is complete, you'll receive a detailed report on our findings, with actionable recommendations for addressing vulnerabilities. Our team includes certified penetration testers who adhere to ethical codes of conduct.
Evaluate your current policies and procedures to ensure programs are up-to-date and working properly
Policy Assessment and Design
Ensure corporate policies keep pace with your dynamic risk environment.
Your organization likely has policies in place aimed at keeping information secure and responding to a data security incident. After all, it's required by a number of federal, state, and industry regulations. Yet, policies aren't just a matter of regulatory compliance—they also guide employees to make sound decisions in the face of risk.
Putting your policies and procedures to the test
Whether you're looking to strengthen information security policies or evaluate the effectiveness of your incident response plan, iQ-iA can help you ensure the security measures you have in place actually work when needed and are consistent with industry best practices.
With iQ-iA, you can feel confident that you're taking the steps needed to strengthen your organization's security posture. Once we've completed the review process, we'll analyze our findings to identify issues that could potentially lead to failure, prioritize steps that can be taken to mitigate risk, and assist your organization in developing an actionable remediation plan.
Take steps to safeguard against a data breach and expedite responses should a data loss incident occur
Data Breach Prevention
In a world driven by data, risk can become reality in a matter of moments.
All organizations face the difficult task of safeguarding personal information that is collected and shared across a variety of settings—and is a highly valuable commodity. That's why having a plan is so important. At iQ-iA, we understand the impact of a breach extends beyond data and that it takes more than technology to keep it secure.
Studies continue to show insider negligence is a top contributor of data loss.
Employee carelessness. Third-party mishaps. Lost or stolen digital media. In many cases, data loss can be avoided if employees and business associates understand what it takes to keep personal information secure. Customized to your organization's unique data security needs, iQ-iA's data protection program delivers an arsenal of resources designed to help you prevent avoidable data breaches—and to build an actionable response plan should the unavoidable occur.
Drawing upon nearly 40 years of risk and security experience, iQ-iA can help you accurately assess your organization's current risk posture and provide expert recommendations for enhancing your risk management strategy based on field-tested solutions that have helped thousands of organizations worldwide.
Evaluate your current policies and procedures to ensure programs are up-to-date and working properly
HIPAA Self Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is the principal mechanism used to measure quality and effectiveness.
A risk assessment is the principal mechanism used to measure the quality and effectiveness of the healthcare organization's risk management process and compliance controls, and to verify that it is meeting federal privacy and security regulations. It is a requirement under the HIPAA Security Rule and HITECH, as well as for meeting Meaningful Use core measures.
iQ-iA Advisory Solutions' HIPAA Self-Risk Assessment (HSRA)
Provides a thorough and comprehensive tool to assess privacy and security controls, augmented with iQ-iA's unique capabilities and end-to-end approach to information security. The self-guided questionnaire, delivered on iQ-iA's secure Client Portal, is intended to aid covered entities in identifying key areas of risk and remedying them through practical guidance and best practices.
The HSRA consists of a preparatory guide, questions to gauge compliance with the Privacy and Security rules and HITECH requirements, a final report, and self-attestation documentation. The assessment may be taken repeatedly during a twelve-month period. If you are a covered entity or business associate concerned about privacy and security requirements, call us at 1.410.672.2271.