NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORKThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, builds the NIST CSF Framework. The framework integrates industry standards and best practices to help a broad range of organizations manage and reduce their cybersecurity risks. NIST CSF also enables businesses to respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents, analyze the root causes of any problems, and consider ways to make improvements.
The NIST CSF Framework is voluntary. It gives your business an outline of best practices to help you decide where to focus your time and money for cybersecurity protectio
First, the areas of your environment that need protection must be identified, including equipment, devices, systems, data, and people. We do a robust inventory of all your assets—from IT workstations and servers to supply chain and vendor screening. This enables us to create a baseline for what normal conduct looks like on the asset and on the networks where they reside. The key components we identify are asset management, the business environment, governance, risk assessment, risk management strategy, and supply chain risk management.
Once we identify and classify your assets, we’ll show you how you can safeguard them from internal and external cyber threats. Protection includes the following areas:
Identity management, authentication, and access control
Staff awareness and training
Data security
Information protection
Organizational resources protection
Protective technology
Next, detecting any red flags in your cyber environment is critical. Key factors of “detect” include the following:
Ensuring anomalies and events are discovered in a timely manner and that you understand their potential impact
Implementing and maintaining security-continuous-observation capabilities to monitor cybersecurity events and ensure protective measures are in place and working
To contain a cybersecurity incident, response must be swift and efficient. This will ensure downtime is minimized and productivity is not delayed. We’ll help you develop a response strategy so that you know what steps to take in the event of an attack. The core elements of “respond” include the following:
Ensuring a response planning process is executed during and after an incident
Managing communications during and after an event with internal and external stakeholders, along with law enforcement
Conducting analysis to ensure effective response and support recovery activities, including forensic analysis
Performing mitigation procedures to prevent expansion of an event and to bring resolution
Implementing system improvements based on lessons learned.
Finally, this function restores any capabilities or services impaired by a cybersecurity incident and puts in place a maintenance plan to future-proof the system. A recovery strategy includes the following:
Implementing recovery planning processes and procedures to restore systems and/or assets to normalcy, including creating backups and establishing new systems
Implementing improvements based on lessons learned
Coordinating internal and external communications to repair any reputational damage and re-establish good will
Developing and implementing appropriate activities to maintain plans for resilience
We review your business strategy and objectives.
We answer all your questions and help you understand the cybersecurity practices for NIST CSF and all the bureaucratic fine print in your contract.
We’ll do a gap analysis to identify gaps in controls and procedures relevant to the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI).
We formulate a roadmap that charts the initiatives and timeline necessary to mature your processes and procedures. This POAM (Plan of Action and Milestones) will get you in compliance and prepare you for an impromptu audit.
Right Hand Technology Group is CompTIA Security Trustmark+™ certified and has been ranked as one of the top Managed Service Providers in the world. Our experienced staff of Cybersecurity Professionals and Security Engineers have been working with various industries on cybersecurity for more than 20 years.
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional is an information security certification with extremely high standards. Less than 132,000 people worldwide had this certification at the end of 2018.
It has also been formally approved by the DOD and is globally recognized in the field of IT security.
It covers the following topics:
Security and Risk Management
Asset Security
Security Architecture and Engineering
Communication and Network Security
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Security Assessment and Testing
Security Operations
Software Development Security
This a system engineer certification and tests the user’s knowledge on the following topics:
Windows
SQL Server
Exchange Server
SharePoint
System Center (SCCM)
Lync
The A+ Certification demonstrates that the computer technician has the skill set needed to customize, install, maintain, and operate PCs.
In addition to these certifications, Right Hand also has strategic partnerships with some of the biggest names in the industry like Microsoft, Dell, Citrix, and Fortinet.
What could be more assuring than having these industry giants on your side?
As the name suggests, this certification is for Network Engineers. Everything from the installation and maintenance to troubleshooting of networks including the understanding of all related technologies is a part of the course.
This certification shows that the technician who has passed the Microsoft exam is capable of managing, migrating, deploying, planning, and assessing the technology, security, and compliance needs associated with Microsoft Office 365.
The CompTIA Security Plus SY0-501 course provides certifications in the following topics:
Threats
Vulnerabilities
Attacks
System Security
Network Infrastructure
Access Control
Cryptography
Risk Management
Organizational Security