Information Security Governance and Strategy - 3Dam Frank
The document discusses information security governance and strategy. It defines governance and management, with governance determining decision rights and providing oversight, while management implements controls. Effective governance is risk-based, defines roles and responsibilities, and commits adequate resources. Challenges include understanding security implications and establishing proper structures. Outcomes include strategic alignment of security and risk management. Governance structures depend on desired outcomes such as revenue growth or profit.
Developing Metrics for Information Security Governancedigitallibrary
Information security has become a critical issue within organizations, and a key success factor for businesses. To effectively maintain the integrity and security of an organization's information infrastructure effective security metrics and measures must be developed, implemented and monitored. Learn about enterprise security metrics and the concepts that must be considered when developing, implementing, and monitoring them. Understand how to identify measurable points and activities, develop meaningful metrics and measures and monitor concepts. Case studies and scenarios demonstrate operational scenarios for the benefits and challenges of securing information.
This document summarizes information about simplifying IT governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). It discusses how GRC has become central to organizational strategies and how investment in GRC platforms and tools in the US reached $32 billion in 2008. It provides definitions for governance, risk management, and compliance. It also outlines some key areas of concern for GRC and how Microsoft's System Center Service Manager 2010 and IT Compliance Management Library products can help organizations address GRC requirements and regulations.
Business Continuity Management (BCM) involves developing strategies, plans and actions to provide operational and financial protection for a business. It consists of crisis management, business recovery planning, and IT service continuity management. The goal is to resume critical business functions and services to customers in the event of a disruption. BCM aims to stabilize a crisis situation, prepare for recovery operations, and ensure the resumption of critical IT systems, applications, data and networks. It is more than just disaster recovery and includes measures to prevent disasters from occurring.
Agiliance RiskVision is a risk management and compliance automation platform that streamlines IT risk management and reduces compliance costs. It provides visibility into risks across the enterprise and helps prioritize the most critical assets. The platform automates assessments, tracks remediation efforts, and delivers dynamic risk modeling to support business decisions. It also provides executives with accurate and up-to-date transparency into risk and compliance status.
This document discusses security governance and outlines Risknavigator's model, which is built on three prerequisites: management systems and process orientation, security convergence, and GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance). It describes how security should be treated as a business process and how a converged approach considers people, processes, and strategies. The document also discusses drivers for security convergence like compliance, cost control, and protection of assets.
Information Security Governance and Strategy Dam Frank
The document discusses information security governance and strategy based on ISO 38500:2008. It covers key aspects of IT governance including evaluating who makes IT decisions, directing the implementation of decisions, and monitoring conformance. The six principles of IT governance outlined are responsibility, strategy, acquisition, performance, conformance, and human behavior. An IT governance model is illustrated showing how the principles relate to evaluating, directing, and monitoring IT processes.
To better understand how organizations manage the planning and securing of their digital assets, McAfee, Inc. retained Evalueserve to conduct an independent assessment of how organizations manage their security policies and processes, and what threats are perceived to pose the greatest
risk to their business. This global study of Enterprise-class organizations highlights how IT decision makers view the challenges of securing information assets in a highly regulated and increasingly complex global business environment. It is also forward-looking, revealing companies’ IT security priorities around processes, practices and technology for 2012 and beyond.
Information Security Governance and Strategy - 3Dam Frank
The document discusses information security governance and strategy. It defines governance and management, with governance determining decision rights and providing oversight, while management implements controls. Effective governance is risk-based, defines roles and responsibilities, and commits adequate resources. Challenges include understanding security implications and establishing proper structures. Outcomes include strategic alignment of security and risk management. Governance structures depend on desired outcomes such as revenue growth or profit.
Developing Metrics for Information Security Governancedigitallibrary
Information security has become a critical issue within organizations, and a key success factor for businesses. To effectively maintain the integrity and security of an organization's information infrastructure effective security metrics and measures must be developed, implemented and monitored. Learn about enterprise security metrics and the concepts that must be considered when developing, implementing, and monitoring them. Understand how to identify measurable points and activities, develop meaningful metrics and measures and monitor concepts. Case studies and scenarios demonstrate operational scenarios for the benefits and challenges of securing information.
This document summarizes information about simplifying IT governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). It discusses how GRC has become central to organizational strategies and how investment in GRC platforms and tools in the US reached $32 billion in 2008. It provides definitions for governance, risk management, and compliance. It also outlines some key areas of concern for GRC and how Microsoft's System Center Service Manager 2010 and IT Compliance Management Library products can help organizations address GRC requirements and regulations.
Business Continuity Management (BCM) involves developing strategies, plans and actions to provide operational and financial protection for a business. It consists of crisis management, business recovery planning, and IT service continuity management. The goal is to resume critical business functions and services to customers in the event of a disruption. BCM aims to stabilize a crisis situation, prepare for recovery operations, and ensure the resumption of critical IT systems, applications, data and networks. It is more than just disaster recovery and includes measures to prevent disasters from occurring.
Agiliance RiskVision is a risk management and compliance automation platform that streamlines IT risk management and reduces compliance costs. It provides visibility into risks across the enterprise and helps prioritize the most critical assets. The platform automates assessments, tracks remediation efforts, and delivers dynamic risk modeling to support business decisions. It also provides executives with accurate and up-to-date transparency into risk and compliance status.
This document discusses security governance and outlines Risknavigator's model, which is built on three prerequisites: management systems and process orientation, security convergence, and GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance). It describes how security should be treated as a business process and how a converged approach considers people, processes, and strategies. The document also discusses drivers for security convergence like compliance, cost control, and protection of assets.
Information Security Governance and Strategy Dam Frank
The document discusses information security governance and strategy based on ISO 38500:2008. It covers key aspects of IT governance including evaluating who makes IT decisions, directing the implementation of decisions, and monitoring conformance. The six principles of IT governance outlined are responsibility, strategy, acquisition, performance, conformance, and human behavior. An IT governance model is illustrated showing how the principles relate to evaluating, directing, and monitoring IT processes.
To better understand how organizations manage the planning and securing of their digital assets, McAfee, Inc. retained Evalueserve to conduct an independent assessment of how organizations manage their security policies and processes, and what threats are perceived to pose the greatest
risk to their business. This global study of Enterprise-class organizations highlights how IT decision makers view the challenges of securing information assets in a highly regulated and increasingly complex global business environment. It is also forward-looking, revealing companies’ IT security priorities around processes, practices and technology for 2012 and beyond.
The document introduces the Security Maturity Model (SMM) which describes an organization's security maturity based on factors such as security responsibilities, organization, practices, policies, access control, audits, and security investment management. It outlines 5 levels of security maturity for organizations from initial/ad hoc (Level 1) to optimum/embedded (Level 5). Levels 3-5 involve defined, managed, and quantitative security practices and responsibilities. The SMM also describes a Security Norms Framework for developing flexible and domain-specific security policies, norms, standards and procedures.
FixNix aims to develop a GRC Suite leveraging latest technologies. Their GRC Suite would comprise modules for audit management, risk management, asset management, policy management, security incident management, compliance management, fraud management, business continuity management, vendor management, and contract management. It aims to provide customizable, configurable, and easy to use tools to automate GRC processes and provide integrated dashboards and reporting across all modules.
Information technology has significantly impacted the accounting discipline by introducing new ways to retrieve and process performance and control information. IT systems like ERP separate financial from non-financial data, enabling better accounting. However, they also provide new potential for management control as data becomes more shareable. Information system auditing evaluates information systems to assess control effectiveness and adequacy in helping an organization achieve its objectives. It identifies risks from IT usage and suggests control improvements. Key elements of IS audits include assessing data, applications, technology, facilities, people, and reviewing system administration, software, network security, business continuity, and data integrity.
Mission Critical Global Technology Group (MCGlobalTech) is an information security and IT consulting firm that provides enterprise information security management services for commercial businesses. The document discusses why businesses need a formal security program to take an organized, enterprise-wide approach to managing security risks in a proactive manner. It outlines the key components of a security program and how MCGlobalTech can help clients develop a tailored program to protect their data, systems and meet their unique security needs.
This Slideshare presentation is a partial preview of the full business document. To view and download the full document, please go here:
http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/it-security-and-governance-template-312
This Word Document provides a template for an IT Security & Governance Policy and is easily customisable. Areas cover are: Security, Data Back-Up, Virus Protection, Internet & Email usage, Remote & 3rd Party Network Access, User-Account Management, Procurement, Asset Management and IS Service Continuity Planning
Information Security Governance: Concepts, Security Management & MetricsOxfordCambridge
The goal of information security governance is to establish and maintain a framework to provide assurance that information security strategies are aligned with the business objectives and consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
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This document discusses the challenges organizations face in implementing effective data security practices. It covers four main challenges: data security analysis and assessment to determine what needs protecting and how; data security management to address threats and those involved; establishing data security policies around allowable and prohibited acts; and monitoring practices to ensure policies are properly implemented and effective. Previous studies emphasize the importance of data security for business operations. Effective analysis involves identifying assets, risks, and potential threats from various perspectives. Management requires involvement from all organizational levels and awareness of security risks. Well-defined policies and procedures clearly communicated help ensure proper implementation. Ongoing monitoring is also needed to update practices based on changes.
A portion of an internal training session at EBSL Technologies Int\'l
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The document defines key concepts related to information security policy including assets, risks, countermeasures, and the roles of policy in the information assurance process. It recommends establishing boundaries and controls through a formal planning process to design a functional information security system. This involves identifying assets, risks, and controls, as well as maintaining the system over time through continuous assessment and accountability.
This document discusses integrating security practices with IT service management (ITSM). It begins by stating that maintaining security requires proactive activities to ensure ongoing protection, and that cyber attacks are increasing and require effective responses. ITSM can help detect and respond to breaches or threats through security incident management and coordination. The document then discusses different maturity levels for security and ITSM processes. It argues that while ITIL covers security management, it is limited and does not adequately address technical security controls or factor security into all processes. The presentation emphasizes taking a holistic, enterprise-wide approach to security and resilience over just prevention. It demonstrates how security can integrate with various ITSM processes and functions through an "ITSM security package," and highlights metrics
The document discusses six key steps for effective IT risk and compliance management: 1) capture appropriate assets, 2) implement a common control framework, 3) automate survey workflow and technical testing, 4) quantify and analyze risk, 5) take appropriate actions to manage risk, and 6) provide visibility to support informed decisions. It argues that by taking these steps and using technology, organizations can better understand compliance positions and risks, use resources more efficiently, and provide transparency. The goal is to help IT organizations balance regulatory requirements, risk management, and cost reduction.
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Chapter 1-3 - Information Assurance Basics.pptx.pdfkimangeloullero
The document provides an overview of information assurance concepts and strategies. It discusses developing an information assurance strategy based on 10 core principles including being comprehensive, independent, compliant with legal requirements, and risk-based. It also covers information assurance concepts such as the CIA triad of confidentiality, integrity and availability, and defense-in-depth approach using segmentation and multiple layers of security controls. The document emphasizes that information assurance is important for protecting critical assets, meeting compliance requirements, and gaining a competitive advantage.
Healthcare Security by Senior Security Consultant Lennart BredbergLennart Bredberg
This document discusses security issues and solutions for healthcare facilities. It outlines Bearing's model for integrated healthcare security that treats security as a core management process. Top security concerns include protecting patients, employees, visitors, and high-risk areas like infant units and pharmacies. Effectively managing security requires a holistic, systematic approach that converges information and physical security through proper management systems, safety culture, and incident reporting. Technology must support trained staff to securely meet expectations for quality healthcare, safety, and privacy.
This document provides 7 tips for beating the IT compliance budget crunch through streamlining risk and compliance efforts using IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) automation software. Such software can help automate manual processes like asset inventory, control testing, and data collection to reduce costs while improving compliance. The document also discusses how focusing on critical issues, eliminating process overlap, and developing a continuous risk management infrastructure can provide ongoing budget relief through more effective resource allocation.
This document discusses writing an IT infrastructure audit report. It explains that the report communicates audit results to organizational leaders, prevents misinterpretation, and discusses corrective measures. The scope, objectives, methods, findings and other aspects make up the basis of the report. Compliance and governance are also discussed, along with tasks required for compliance like data protection, security controls, and assessments. Periodic assessments, annual audits, and defined controls are key to maintaining compliance.
As businesses generate and manage vast amounts of data, companies have more opportunities to gather data, incorporate insights into business strategy and continuously expand access to data across the organisation. Doing so effectively—leveraging data for strategic objectives—is often easier said
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The document introduces the Security Maturity Model (SMM) which describes an organization's security maturity based on factors such as security responsibilities, organization, practices, policies, access control, audits, and security investment management. It outlines 5 levels of security maturity for organizations from initial/ad hoc (Level 1) to optimum/embedded (Level 5). Levels 3-5 involve defined, managed, and quantitative security practices and responsibilities. The SMM also describes a Security Norms Framework for developing flexible and domain-specific security policies, norms, standards and procedures.
FixNix aims to develop a GRC Suite leveraging latest technologies. Their GRC Suite would comprise modules for audit management, risk management, asset management, policy management, security incident management, compliance management, fraud management, business continuity management, vendor management, and contract management. It aims to provide customizable, configurable, and easy to use tools to automate GRC processes and provide integrated dashboards and reporting across all modules.
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Mission Critical Global Technology Group (MCGlobalTech) is an information security and IT consulting firm that provides enterprise information security management services for commercial businesses. The document discusses why businesses need a formal security program to take an organized, enterprise-wide approach to managing security risks in a proactive manner. It outlines the key components of a security program and how MCGlobalTech can help clients develop a tailored program to protect their data, systems and meet their unique security needs.
This Slideshare presentation is a partial preview of the full business document. To view and download the full document, please go here:
http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/it-security-and-governance-template-312
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Information Security Governance: Concepts, Security Management & MetricsOxfordCambridge
The goal of information security governance is to establish and maintain a framework to provide assurance that information security strategies are aligned with the business objectives and consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
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This document discusses the challenges organizations face in implementing effective data security practices. It covers four main challenges: data security analysis and assessment to determine what needs protecting and how; data security management to address threats and those involved; establishing data security policies around allowable and prohibited acts; and monitoring practices to ensure policies are properly implemented and effective. Previous studies emphasize the importance of data security for business operations. Effective analysis involves identifying assets, risks, and potential threats from various perspectives. Management requires involvement from all organizational levels and awareness of security risks. Well-defined policies and procedures clearly communicated help ensure proper implementation. Ongoing monitoring is also needed to update practices based on changes.
A portion of an internal training session at EBSL Technologies Int\'l
Principles of IT Operations, to include ISO 27001, COBIL ,ITIL,IT Security, IT Frameworks.
The document defines key concepts related to information security policy including assets, risks, countermeasures, and the roles of policy in the information assurance process. It recommends establishing boundaries and controls through a formal planning process to design a functional information security system. This involves identifying assets, risks, and controls, as well as maintaining the system over time through continuous assessment and accountability.
This document discusses integrating security practices with IT service management (ITSM). It begins by stating that maintaining security requires proactive activities to ensure ongoing protection, and that cyber attacks are increasing and require effective responses. ITSM can help detect and respond to breaches or threats through security incident management and coordination. The document then discusses different maturity levels for security and ITSM processes. It argues that while ITIL covers security management, it is limited and does not adequately address technical security controls or factor security into all processes. The presentation emphasizes taking a holistic, enterprise-wide approach to security and resilience over just prevention. It demonstrates how security can integrate with various ITSM processes and functions through an "ITSM security package," and highlights metrics
The document discusses six key steps for effective IT risk and compliance management: 1) capture appropriate assets, 2) implement a common control framework, 3) automate survey workflow and technical testing, 4) quantify and analyze risk, 5) take appropriate actions to manage risk, and 6) provide visibility to support informed decisions. It argues that by taking these steps and using technology, organizations can better understand compliance positions and risks, use resources more efficiently, and provide transparency. The goal is to help IT organizations balance regulatory requirements, risk management, and cost reduction.
Data protection: Steps Organisations can take to ensure complianceEquiGov Institute
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Healthcare Security by Senior Security Consultant Lennart BredbergLennart Bredberg
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This document provides 7 tips for beating the IT compliance budget crunch through streamlining risk and compliance efforts using IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) automation software. Such software can help automate manual processes like asset inventory, control testing, and data collection to reduce costs while improving compliance. The document also discusses how focusing on critical issues, eliminating process overlap, and developing a continuous risk management infrastructure can provide ongoing budget relief through more effective resource allocation.
This document discusses writing an IT infrastructure audit report. It explains that the report communicates audit results to organizational leaders, prevents misinterpretation, and discusses corrective measures. The scope, objectives, methods, findings and other aspects make up the basis of the report. Compliance and governance are also discussed, along with tasks required for compliance like data protection, security controls, and assessments. Periodic assessments, annual audits, and defined controls are key to maintaining compliance.
As businesses generate and manage vast amounts of data, companies have more opportunities to gather data, incorporate insights into business strategy and continuously expand access to data across the organisation. Doing so effectively—leveraging data for strategic objectives—is often easier said
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Meraj Ahmad - Information security in a borderless worldnooralmousa
The document discusses information security challenges in today's borderless world of increased mobile and cloud computing use. It notes that while organizations recognize new risks from these technologies, many are not adjusting policies or security awareness accordingly. The presentation recommends that organizations establish comprehensive risk management programs, conduct risk assessments, take an information-centric view of security, and increase security controls, awareness and outsourcing to address risks from mobile, cloud and social media use. It also provides a framework to transform security programs to better protect important data and enable business needs.
An effective cybersecurity program starts with a risk-based strategy and framework focused on protecting client and organizational information. Risk frameworks can help businesses design, measure, and monitor goals to improve cybersecurity. While employees remain a top source of attacks, incidents from business partners are also increasing. Outsourcing cybersecurity professional services can help reduce costs, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide expertise that organizations may lack. Services include designing security frameworks, auditing controls, and developing policies to protect assets, detect incidents, and recover operations.
NQA - Information security best practice guideNA Putra
Organisations have become increasingly dependent on information technology, which is also being abused to steal valuable data through security breaches and hacking. This can damage an organisation's reputation and lead to loss of business. As security threats grow, it is vital for organisations to implement an effective information security management system (ISMS) with appropriate controls to reduce security risks.
This document discusses a holistic approach to cyber risk management. It recommends conducting regular vulnerability assessments to understand risks and identify security gaps. Once vulnerabilities are found, assets should be protected according to the organization's risk tolerance by implementing security measures like access control and user training. Continuous monitoring is also important since threats change over time. The holistic approach involves people, processes, and technology, not just technology alone.
This document discusses the importance of information assurance for organizations. It notes that as businesses increasingly rely on web technology, the need for security grows as well. The document states that the company's web presence and information assurance is very important for future business growth. Protecting data and systems from cyber threats is a key responsibility. Overall, the document emphasizes that information assurance is a critical part of business success as technology usage expands.
A to Z of Information Security ManagementMark Conway
The purpose of information security is to protect an organisation’s valuable assets, such as information, Intellectual property, hardware, and software.
Through the selection and application of appropriate safeguards or controls, information security helps an organisation to meet its business objectives by protecting its physical and financial resources, reputation, legal position, employees, and other tangible and intangible assets.
In this A to Z I’d like to outline some of the key focus areas for organisations wishing to pursue compliance to the ISO27001 Information Security standard.
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The document discusses the importance of completing a proper Security Risk Assessment and generating an accurate Corrective Action Plan for healthcare organizations. A Corrective Action Plan identifies vulnerable areas, provides a way to track remediation efforts, and maps risks back to infrastructure to prioritize fixes. It is a living document that is updated as tasks are completed. By addressing these two key items, an organization can develop a strategy to mitigate the majority of its vulnerabilities. Equally important is assigning someone to follow through by completing outstanding tasks and updating the Corrective Action Plan regularly.
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise- State of Security Operations 2015Kim Jensen
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The CDO and the Delivery of Enterprise ValueMark Albala
The document discusses the role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and how they can help deliver enterprise value through effective use of data and information. The key points are:
1) The CDO is responsible for treating data/information as valuable assets and ensuring their optimal use to support business strategies and value propositions.
2) Information flows through an organization's business model and influences the success of value propositions. The CDO aims to maximize this value by addressing issues like data quality, accessibility, and understanding.
3) The effectiveness of the CDO is measured by their influence on how information is used strategically in the business, and by improving the "information value levers" that can restrict
This document discusses best practices for cybersecurity policy and governance in government organizations. It emphasizes the importance of aligning security policies with business objectives to enable operations rather than hinder them. Effective risk management requires identifying critical assets, analyzing threats and vulnerabilities, and understanding breach implications. It also stresses the need for strong executive support of security policies and constant policy refreshment as technologies change.
Proactive information security michael Priyanka Aash
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The document discusses establishing an information governance program, including defining information value, building an information governance framework, focusing on areas like information quality and security, and ensuring business alignment; it emphasizes the importance of an information governance program for decision-making, compliance, and optimizing operations.
Continuous Cyber Attacks: Engaging Business Leaders for the New Normal - Full...Accenture Technology
Business theft and fraud have morphed into significant new threats as companies battle well-funded, highly motivated digital adversaries. Cyber defense rules have clearly changed.
Executive leaders must recognize how exposed their organizations are today and take steps to establish a holistic, end-to-end security strategy capable of protecting their most valuable assets and business operations.
The document discusses designing effective cybersecurity risk management and education programs. It provides an overview of the objectives of the workshop, which are to assess risks and gaps, understand what needs to be done to address them, and create an enterprise-level risk management program. It also discusses scenarios involving a data breach, system outage, and malware outbreak to demonstrate potential costs. The document emphasizes measuring cybersecurity maturity levels and prioritizing the highest risks and most important strategic drivers for an organization.
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Ensuring Security, Privacy, and Compliance in Healthcare IT - Redspin Information Security
1. Ensuring security, privacy, and
compliance while creating
value with healthcare IT
A step by step approach
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2. Ensuring security, privacy, and compliance
while creating value with healthcare IT
From electronic health record adoption to clinical
A step by step approach to meeting security,
workflow automation, healthcare increasingly runs
privacy, and compliance goals through a focus
on information. Yet, healthcare has traditionally
on value creation.
lagged other industry segments in terms of IT
spending. As a percent of revenue, IT spending
Spiraling costs and a lack of global competitive- represents just over 5% for the healthcare industry
ness are often cited as major problems with the segment versus 11% for financial services (For-
U.S. healthcare system. Information technology rester Research). More importantly IT spending
can be a significant part of the solution to these in healthcare has not been aligned with achieving
problems. In fact, industry leaders and the gov- objectives. Given the rising demands for overall
ernment sector have begun to focus resources, transformation of the healthcare industry and the
management attention, and funding towards IT competitive pressures on U.S. provider organiza-
investments. Yet historically, IT has been viewed tions, healthcare urgently needs the improvements
as a cost center rather than as an investment. As IT can enable. Information security must play a
an element of that cost center, spending on IT central role in this transformation both in terms of
security, privacy, and compliance has been typi- ensuring patient trust through proper use of their
cally budgeted at the minimum level necessary to data and protecting the business from threats rang-
meet regulatory requirements. A new perspective ing from cyber crime to brand damage associated
is required, where investing in IT is understood to with data breaches.
create value by increasing competiveness, lowering
costs, and increasing the quality of patient care. IT Value Oriented, Performance Driven
thus becomes a large part of the solution to the Fortunately, this transition to value-oriented, per-
problems facing the healthcare industry. formance driven healthcare is underway in several
leading providers such as Kaiser Permanente, Part-
This paper examines a general process for manag- ners Healthcare System and Geisinger. A common
ing healthcare IT investments and specifically out- denominator among these companies is that IT
lines a step by step approach to meeting security, and the information security program are viewed
privacy, and compliance goals through a focus on as creating value rather than cost centers. From a
value creation and risk management. Information process perspective these leaders have also devel-
security programs in the healthcare sector have of- oped similar methods for aligning IT investments
ten been driven by reactive approaches and ad hoc with value to the business. This involves defining a
compliance oriented processes. These approaches set of observable, quantifiable operational metrics.
view “success” as avoiding security incidents and Broad categories include benefits to patient safety,
passing compliance audits with the minimum quality of care, staff productivity, employee satis-
amount of investment. We will examine why this faction, revenue enhancement, and cost optimiza-
approach is unsustainable and show how it be- tion. In this manner IT investments are evaluated
lies widely-accepted risk management principles. in terms of how well they help the organization
Instead, we will offer a results-oriented alterna- meet business objectives. Another critical common
tive that ensures security, compliance, and privacy factor in these organizations is a system of risk
programs that support the overall healthcare IT management for continuously optimizing security,
mission of creating value and meeting business privacy, and compliance initiatives. Throughout the
objectives. rest of this paper we will discuss the step by step
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3. process of deploying a successful information risk Organizing For Performance (Figure 1)
management program.
The major steps associated with a successful infor-
mation risk management program are as follows:
1. Organizing for performance
2. Assessing risk
3. Decision analysis
4. Policy implementation
5. Measuring program effectiveness
6. Repeat steps 2-5, adjust the organization
defined in step 1 to evolving business re-
quirements
The objective of the information risk management
The first step in the process involves organizing program is to minimize risk to information that
for performance. There are two critical compo- is critical to the business while enabling business
nents for success. The first component is execu- goals. The primary interactions in this area are
tive sponsorship. Executive sponsorship is not with the line of business, finance, and legal teams.
a passive role. The executive sponsor is typically The security team must codify the net results in
the CIO or CISO and is responsible for funding, terms of policy that will drive operational as well
authority, and support of the information risk as quality and performance management decisions.
management program. This role also serves as Information security management is owned by the
the final escalation point to define acceptable risk security team but interacts and primarily leverages
to the business. The second critical component operations, IT, and HR. Information generated
for success is integration of the information risk at this point contributes to the overall picture of
management program with the rest of the orga- situational awareness that guides both the business
nization. A program that does not leverage other and the information risk management program.
functional units will have difficultly aligning with The security relevant aspects of quality and perfor-
business goals and ultimately fail. mance management for the business are owned by
the security team but must work with the audit, de-
A successful organizational structure for carrying velopment, and QA teams. This function generates
out the step by step information risk management the reporting metrics (e.g. compliance to internal
plan outlined above is shown in Figure 1. policies and regulatory requirements) that drive
decisions for the business and the security team
as well as contributing to the overall situational
awareness picture. The overall output of this cycle
is not simply to protect information but to allow
better decisions to be made that drive the business
forward.
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4. With this organization in place the information PHI/PII Risk Indication (Figure 2)
risk management program can be set in motion.
Before describing the process in detail it is useful
to consider alternative approaches. With pressure
to meet the more stringent regulatory requirements
imposed by the HITECH act, urgent deadlines to
meet meaningful use requirements, and the need
to react to day to day incidents, it is easy for a
program to become derailed. Let’s consider the re-
quirements required to comply with the HITECH
act. Organizations must do the following:
• Implement a data classification policy that
describes the processes used to identify, classify,
store, secure, and monitor access to PHI data.
• Implement a process to detect a potential data
breach and carry out an incident response plan.
• Implement a notification process to inform Developing a broader view of risk to the business
affected parties after a discovery of a breach allows the information risk management team to
of security to PHI without unrea-sonable delay. avoid acting narrowly. For example, rather than a
siloed effort to develop policies and implement
• Implement policies, processes, and procedures controls to comply with the HITECH Act, a pro-
for security awareness and training. gram can be put in place that addresses the unified
regulatory requirements associated with PHI/PII
• Encrypt PHI data – at rest and in transit. data.
Immediately launching an effort to address these Now let’s examine each of the steps to carry out
requirements is tempting, but fraught with peril. the information risk management program. The
Many HIPAA security programs focused on creat- continuous nature of this process is illustrated in
ing policies and procedures as a starting point. Figure 3.
Frequently, there was a disconnection between
policies and actual technical and procedural safe- Risk Management Process (Figure 3)
guards. Further, there is not a clear understanding
of the broader risk picture and integration with the
business context. A more informed view is shown
in Figure 2.
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5. Step 1. Assess Risk a. Ensure that policy specifications are enforce-
The first step in the process involves identification able.
and prioritization of risks to the business.
b. Apply a comprehensive approach that inte-
a. Plan data gathering. Identify key success grates process automation, people, and tech-
factors and preparation guidance. nology in the mitigation solution.
b. Gather risk data. Outline the data collection c. Focus on defense in depth by coordinating
process and analysis. application, system, data, and network controls
to meet business objectives.
c. Prioritize risks. Use qualitative and quantitative
risk analysis to drive prioritization. d. Communicate policies and control responsibili-
ties throughout the organization.
Step 2. Decision Analysis
The second step covers the processes for evaluat- Step 4. Measure Effectiveness
ing requirements, understanding possible solutions, The fourth step consists of developing and dis-
selecting controls, estimating costs, and choosing seminating reports as well as providing managment
the most effective mitigation strategy. a dashboard to understand program effectiveness.
a. Define functional requirements to mitigate a. Develop and continuously update a manage
risks. ment dashboard that summarizes the organiza-
tion’s risk profile.
b. Outline possible control solutions. Keep in
mind that these include not only technical con- b. Report on changes under consideration and
trols but people-driven processes (e.g., separa- summarize changes that are underway.
tion of duties) and service level agreements.
c. Communicate the effectiveness of the control
c. Estimate risk reduction. Understand the solutions in mitigating risk.
probability of risks and the impact of reduced
exposure. d. Report on the existing environment in terms
of threats, vulnerabilities and risk profile.
d. Estimate solution cost. Reflect direct and
indirect costs associated with mitigation Key Success Factors
solutions. As noted earlier a major element contributing
to the success of an information risk manage-
e. Choose mitigation strategy. Complete a cost- ment program is involvement of functional units
benefit analysis to identify the most effective throughout the organization. The information risk
mitigation solution. management team needs to take responsibility for
educating the organization on the process and de-
Step 3. Policy Implementation veloping the thorough understanding of risk that
The third step addresses policy implementation will allow the business to take specific action when
and the acquisition and deployment of controls to managing it.
carry out the policy.
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6. An effective method to get this process underway • Critical - Corrective measures are required im-
is to view risk across four simple categories. This mediately.
provides a straightforward way to clarify trad-
eoffs and make decisions. These categories can be • High - Strong need for corrective measures.
thought of as the four A’s: An action plan must be put in place as soon as
possible.
Availability: This means keeping the systems run- • Medium - Corrective actions are needed
ning. IT needs to communicate regularly to execu- and a plan must be developed to incorporate
tive staff on the availability risk to major business these actions within a reasonable period of time.
processes and ensure there is a business continuity
plan in case of failure. • Low - Management must determine whether
corrective actions are required, or decide to ac-
Access: This is defined as ensuring access to cept the risk.
systems and data. IT is responsible for provid-
ing the right people with the access they need and • Informational - The issue does not indicate
ensuring that sensitive information is not misused. a material policy violation but is something
The IT organization must regularly discuss risks for management to consider for enhancing the
associated with data loss, privacy violations, and overall security posture.
inappropriate use.
Drive these definitions into risk mitigation pro-
Accuracy: This means providing complete, timely grams, policy specifications and controls.
and correct information that meets the require-
ments of customers, suppliers, regulators and Next, everyone in the organization needs a clear
management. Compliance with HIPAA/HITECH and consistent definition of risk. In this context,
and Sarbanes-Oxley are common sources of ac- risk is the probability of a vulnerability being ex-
curacy risk for enterprises in the United States. ploited in the current environment, leading to a
IT should review with management the sources of degree of loss of confidentiality, integrity or avail-
accuracy risk (and risk mitigation programs) such ability of an asset. The diagram shown in Figure
as the inability to get an accurate, consistent view 4 illustrates the relationships of each element of
of patient records or clinical workflow effective- risk.
ness.
Component of Risk (Figure 4)
Agility: This is defined as the ability to make the
necessary business changes with appropriate
cost and speed. A specific example of agil-
ity risk would be the delay or cancellation of
a merger because of the risk of integrating IT
systems. The IT organization needs to dis-
cuss these risks so that management can make
informed decisions and not hedge their bets be-
cause they don’t believe IT can deliver on time.
Another area to look at is consistent usage of
risk severity levels and the associated actions. At
Redspin we use five levels:
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7. To illustrate the usage of a risk statement in prac- strongly with management. However, such a pro-
tice let’s look at an example focusing on risk to cess is resource intensive and thus more expensive
PHI data. so broad based coverage is challenging. Therefore,
focusing on high impact areas with quantitative
The assets (what you are trying to protect is PHI) methods and driving coverage with qualitative
approaches tends to produce the best results.
• You need to know where it is, how it is used,
and how it is transported over the network. A final consideration in terms of key success
factors is the timing for repeating the process.
The threats (what are you afraid of happening) Each cycle starts with a new risk assessment. The
frequency will vary from organization to organiza-
• Sophisticated cybercriminals stealing account tion. Many companies find that annual recurren-
credentials, credit card records, or medical ceis sufficient so long as the information security
history to file false claims. team is proactively monitoring for new threats,
vulnerabilities, and assets.
• Hackers using application attacks to gain access
to database records. In summary, you can expect investment in an
information risk management program to bring
• Insiders gathering inappropriate data through important business benefits. Some of these include
misconfigured access control. the following:
The vulnerabilities (how could the threat occur) • Risk reduction allows deployment of new busi-
ness processes that were not previously possible.
• Targeted social engineering attacks; malware
exploiting Adobe .pdf and MS office .doc vul- • Confidence in brand protection can result in
nerabilities new revenue generating programs.
• Application vulnerabilities (e.g., SQL injection,
command injection) • Trust in service availability means that existing
programs can generate more revenue and more
• Misconfigured database access controls profitably.
Current mitigation (what is currently reducing • Confidence in risk mitigation efforts ranging
the risk) from technical controls to effective service level
agreements decrease program launch time.
• Staff
• Clear guidance on security requirements associ-
• Technology ated with new business unit projects accelerates
time to revenue.
• Processes
Another key success factor is development of an
effective methodology for risk assessment. There
are many different approaches but most are quali-
tative or quantitative methods or a combination of
the two. A quantitative approach allows risk to be
expressed with financial values and thus resonates
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