Risk, Compliance, and Security

Today's organizations face an array of technological and strategic challenges that are more complex and dynamic than ever. At the same time, compliance is a huge factor driving decisions about risk and security programs. Risk management is vital to ensuring trust among customers, employees, and strategic allies and is also an indicator of how well an organization can carry out its mission and maintain and manage its future resources.

At Veris Group, we bring a higher level of insight to bear for our clients, with risk-based methodologies and recommendations that take into account the different degrees of exposure and risks our clients face. We also have expertise in the complicated regulatory landscape in which our clients operate, as well as years of experience helping them with all laws and regulations.

In short, we deliver strategic and technical services to help our clients mitigate their risks and vulnerabilities, and also ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory authorities. Specific services provided by Veris Group include:

• Certification & Accreditation (C&A) - NIST SP 800-37, DoD IA Certification & Accreditation Process (DIACAP), and C&A Automation (DOJ CSAM, DoD eMASS)
• FISMA Compliance - Enterprise solutions for meeting all areas of FISMA compliance and reporting
• Security Program Management and Governance - Ensuring the confidentiality, availability, integrity, and cost effectiveness of IT systems that store, process, or transmit information, based on detailed risk assessment
• Secure Configuration Compliance - Ensuring technical standardization and security configuration baselines across the enterprise. (NIST/NSA Configuration, DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG)s, Gold Disk, and NIST Security Content Automation Protocol)
• Security Test & Evaluation (ST&E) - Employing commercial and government security testing methodologies and controls (SOX, NIST SP 800-53A, and DIACAP Validation)
• Vulnerability Management - Scanning for, analyzing, tracking, reporting, and remediating vulnerabilities in management, operational, and technical areas
• Independent Validation & Verification (IV&V) - Conducting thorough, unbiased review and analysis of contractor performance to ensure that solutions have met specifications and fulfilled their intended purpose
• Security/Privacy Policy and Compliance - Developing policies, processes, and procedures and conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) to ensure protection of personal information to include health and financial data
• Risk Assessment & Analysis - Conducting detailed reviews of the nature of potential risks as well as financial and strategic implications of those risks (NIST SP 800-30)
• Configuration Control & Management - Overseeing changes made to hardware, software, and firmware, as well as documentation and testing throughout system lifecycles
• Training & Awareness - Providing comprehensive services for the development and delivery of management and staff briefings and presentations to ensure awareness, buy-in, and compliance
• Critical Infrastructure Protection - Ensuring the security of U.S. interconnected infrastructures
• Security Engineering, Architecture & Design - Developing, designing, and integrating security controls into the enterprise infrastructure
• Cloud Security -
  Helping service providers improve security and availability of infrastructure