What is Risk Assessment & Compliance? Security risk assessment identifies and documents vulnerabilities in your environment and develops a remediation plan to eliminate those vulnerabilities.

Security compliance establishes protocols to protect data confidentiality, prevent unauthorized access to information and comply with policies required by audits, regulatory acts and international standards.

Security breaches related to the numerous regulations a company must adhere to have received a lot of press. While these regulations represent good security practices, they can seem overwhelming and unmanageable. The good news is that maintaining security compliance is not as complex as it may seem. Regulatory guidelines often provide a blueprint that can easily be incorporated into your existing security management policies.

How Will Risk Assessment and Compliance Solutions Benefit My Business?

Security risk assessment and compliance solutions can help your company:

• Minimize security breaches by identifying and remediating gaps in your environment
• Achieve cost savings through detailed reporting that can reduce audit time and expenses
• Increase productivity with compliance software that detects and resolves vulnerabilities

How Can I Help My Business Embrace Risk Assessment and Compliance Solutions?

When evaluating risk assessment and compliance solutions, it's important to:

• Understand internal and external security policies
• Document your current compliance posture
• Identify vulnerabilities and outline a remediation plan

What Comprises a Risk Assessment and Compliance Solution?

An overall security compliance program might include:

• Risk Assessment
  A comprehensive risk assessment carefully identifies and documents the vulnerabilities in your security environment, and then recommends a remediation plan to close the gap. It's generally a best practice to work with a third party to ensure the most objective view into your environment.
• Policy Management Software
  Policy management software can ease the administration of security compliance management and provide a clearer audit trail. These tools are typically pre-loaded with common regulatory policy definitions such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard. Some software allows you to include company-specific policies.
• Event Logging
  Event logging is extremely helpful in documenting user activity. It creates an accurate record of user activity such as which users accessed which system as well as which websites they visited when and for how long.

Getting Started with Security Risk and Compliance

Your NDM Account Manager and certified specialists are ready to assist you with every phase of choosing and leveraging the solution for your IT environment. Our approach includes:

• An initial discovery session to understand your goals, requirements and budget
• An assessment review of your existing environment and definition of project requirements
• Detailed vendor evaluations, recommendations, future design and proof of concept
• Procurement, configuration and deployment of the final solution
• Ongoing product lifecycle support