Managed IT

f you have spent any time around information technology or people who work in information security, you have probably heard terms like “risk assessment”, “audit”, and “gap analysis”. Sometimes they are used almost interchangeably. However, each has a specific objective to help stakeholders understand their data environment.

While an audit is used to identify control effectiveness and a risk assessment can identify what controls can be implemented to reduce risk, the gap analysis is designed to do exactly what it states – to identify gaps between the current environment and the organization’s required or desired state. This may be a specific regulatory compliance objective, such as how the organization meets the requirements of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules or PCI-DSS. In many cases, an organization may want to be able to claim that they are compliant with an information security standard, such as ISO27001. In other instances, the organization may have developed a roadmap for where they plan to be in the future, and want to identify the current progress and next steps. A gap analysis can provide essential feedback for all three examples.

At Intrinium, we strive to offer as many opportunities as possible to further education, encourage team collaboration, and networking across our industry. Last weekend, our Managed Security Services team headed to the Portland Convention Center for BSides Portland...

In support and commitment to our credit unions, we have spent the past two days at the MAXX 2019: Annual Convention, CU4Kids Auction, and Annual Business Meeting held at the Spokane Convention Center. The event hosted Pacific Northwest credit unions, board members and...