Many organizations are attempting to integrate more closely the efforts of risk management and information security. While there are many standards for risk management, none are tailored specifically to an organization's individual needs and very few have encompassed the protection of data assets as a major component. Ultimately, many organizations struggle in creating a strategy and putting an effective risk management approach in place.

 

Accuvant offers a number of targeted services to assist in implementing effective risk management, including:

• Risk Management Strategy Design - a strategic planning approach structured to provide recommendations for risk management tailored to organizational needs, based upon accepted risk management standards
• Risk Management Review - a review of current risk management governance and activities in order to provide a roadmap for improvements
• Risk Assessments - an assessment of current threats and vulnerabilities in order to understand the most critical information security risks to the business

 

In order to assist in either creating or reviewing a risk management process, Accuvant has developed its approach to be aligned with many Risk Management standards, including:

• ISO/IEC 27005: Information Security Risk Management
• AS/NZS 4360: Australian / New Zealand Standard for Risk Management
• NIST 800-30: Risk Management Guide for IT Systems

 

More importantly, Accuvant utilizes our experience in what works and what doesn't work in client environments and applies that insight into every project engagement. Any risk management effort is only effective if it is customized to the business of our clients, and provides real value.

 

Benefits.  Aligning with risk management standards has numerous benefits, including:

• Global acceptance. The risk management standards listed above have attained a level of acceptance internationally that make them a good baseline for measuring current practices or planning a program
• Strong program development approach. Accuvant offers a holistic approach to information security risk management that is required for compliance
• Program certification. ISO 27001 offers organizations the opportunity to get a third-party certification of information security management practices. Having an effective risk management program is central to this effort

 

Thorough Documentation.  Accuvant's deliverables are comprehensive. 

Upon completion of a project, clients receive reports detailing:

• Requirements for risk management to be included as part of an overall information security approach
• Omissions in current process
• Recommendations for improvement
• Roadmap of items to improve risk management processes

 

Expertise. Accuvant compliance consultants are ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Certified and have the experience drawn from numerous engagements auditing and assessing information security practices at companies across many industries.

 

Process Driven.  Accuvant helps clients define and adopt ongoing, manageable strategies to achieve and sustain compliance by transforming tasks from costly one-time projects into repeatable, integrated business processes. Our approach creates the template for risk management that is effective, efficient and manageable.

 

If you would like more information about Accuvant's Risk and Compliance Management solutions, please email info@accuvant.com or contact our sales department at 1-800-574-0896.