More than ever, retail and hospitality companies are under pressure to provide an increasingly complex web of information services to support the operations of the company. You know the acronyms: PCI DSS, HIPPA, SOX – a seemingly endless array of information security requirements is making it nearly impossible for organizations to stay compliant. How do you stay on top of the issues when your staff is already stretched too thin maintaining core business systems? Secured Retail Networks can help.

We’ve developed an innovative Virtual Corporate Security Officer (vCSO) program that allows you to focus on your core business, while delivering best-of-breed Information Assurance (IA). The end result is improved security at a lower cost through the design and operation of a best-practices security system that integrates directly into your core IT processes. Best of all, our services are specially geared toward the retail and hospitality industry, so we understand the unique issues facing these organizations.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?
It’s pretty simple, actually. We deliver a dedicated professional to your business to interface with your staff. Each vCSO carries a small number of clients and becomes a virtual team member. Initially, we will review any existing documentation of the corporate security posture and perform a set of interviews to understand the business and its objectives.

Key to the success of the program is our IA Maturity Modeling. This core service will train your organization to operate under an IA lifecycle by mapping business objectives to policies, assessing the controls, and helping remediate gaps in security. Additionally, we will help deliver ongoing IA by training your staff on the latest threats and interjecting IA into the IT project process.

The foundation of the program is augmented with tactical services specifically designed to help organizations meet compliance objectives. Your vCSO delivers the cost savings of internalizing compliance testing, while maintaining an outsiders objectivity. Your vCSO will even stand shoulder to shoulder with you to defend your security posture at audit time. The cost of your IA program can be further reduced by managed services for log file collection and analysis, intrusion detection and gateway security, and secure wireless management.

Rest assured, this is not just a drop-and-deploy package. Your vCSO will be available year-round to provide expert consulting services. In the event security issues arise, you will be prepared to respond quickly, collect forensic evidence, and remediate the problem for the long term.

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What would it do for your business if compliance was a trivial matter? We deliver these services, so you can focus on your business and breeze right through your compliance audits.