Optiv Security Achieves HITRUST CSF Assessor Designation for Healthcare Organizations
October 27 2016 - 11:09AM
Business Wire
Optiv Security, a market-leading provider of end-to-end cyber
security solutions, today announced that it has received HITRUST
CSF Assessor status from the Health Information Trust Alliance
(HITRUST). With this designation, Optiv is approved to provide
services using the HITRUST CSF, a comprehensive cyber security
framework that addresses the multitude of security, privacy and
regulatory challenges facing healthcare organizations and their
business associates. This achievement enables Optiv to help these
companies comply with industry-specific, third-party and government
regulations and standards.
“Many organizations entrusted with protecting Personal Health
Information (PHI) are mandating that their business associates
comply with HITRUST CSF by mid-2017, leaving short timelines and an
assessment cycle that can take months to complete,” said Larry
Whiteside, vice president of healthcare and critical infrastructure
for Optiv. “To achieve compliance as effectively and efficiently as
possible, companies need a partner with the right know-how, proven
methodologies and procedures, and an extensive understanding of the
specific challenges healthcare organizations face. Optiv’s
certification as a HITRUST CSF Assessor underscores our expertise
in this area.”
"We are pleased to have Optiv as a CSF Assessor to help
healthcare organizations with the process of adopting and utilizing
the CSF's requirements and give their clients confidence in the
protection of their information," said Ken Vander Wal, chief
compliance officer, HITRUST. "Optiv’s long-standing expertise and
leadership in health IT privacy and security solutions make it a
perfect addition to our program.”
As a pure-play cyber security solutions provider with
significant governance, risk and compliance experience and HITRUST
CSF Assessor designation, Optiv provides healthcare organizations
and their business associates with:
- HITRUST certified professionals with an
average of 20+ years of security risk expertise.
- Trusted independent advisors who can
interview key personnel and conduct technical testing to analyze
pertinent aspects of a client’s compliance program.
- Unique assessments that align
specifically to clients’ compliance program needs.
- Documentation and corrective action
plans for gaps identified during the validation and testing
stages.
- Assistance with submitting completed
compliance requirements to HITRUST for certification.
In addition to being a HITRUST CSF Assessor, Optiv offers a
comprehensive set of services and solutions to help healthcare
organizations address and mitigate the risks posed by cyber
security threats. Optiv’s healthcare security experts take a
comprehensive approach that incorporates people, process and
technology to help better define security investment strategies
that meet requirements and manage risk. Nearly 60 percent of
Fortune 500 healthcare companies have leveraged Optiv to help plan,
build and run successful security programs in the areas of
third-party risk, cyber threat management, governance and
compliance, and identity and access management. Optiv also has the
ability to help solve healthcare clients’ problems at the strategic
program level, tactical project level and all levels in between.
This includes supporting strategy development, identifying needs
and matching those with the right solution, delivering the
necessary services and solutions, and providing experienced experts
to fill gaps in leadership and technical staff positions.
The HITRUST CSF was created to harmonize standards and
regulations and takes a risk-based approach specifically for the
healthcare environment. As a collaboration between healthcare and
information security professionals, the HITRUST CSF aligns HIPAA,
HITECH, PCI, COBIT, NIST, ISO, state laws and others into a single
assessment. This assessment simplifies compliance, ensures
organizations are not overlooking controls and minimizes time spent
conducting assessments.
About Optiv Security
Optiv is a market-leading provider of end-to-end cyber security
solutions. We help clients plan, build and run successful cyber
security programs that achieve business objectives through our
depth and breadth of cyber security offerings, extensive
capabilities and proven expertise in cyber security strategy,
managed security services, incident response, risk and compliance,
security consulting, training and support, integration and
architecture services, and security technology. A Blackstone (NYSE:
BX) portfolio company, Optiv maintains premium partnerships with
more than 350 of the leading security technology manufacturers. For
more information, visit www.optiv.com or follow us at
www.twitter.com/optiv, www.facebook.com/optivinc and
www.linkedin.com/company/optiv-inc.
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