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Welcome to CITSAP
Welcome to CITSAP
CITSAP is a cybersecurity compliance professional services firm comprising of industry experts with decades of combined experience spanning various industries including financial services, healthcare, energy, oil & gas industries, etc.
We partner with organizations as trusted advisors, helping our clients to address the many unique challenges with meeting compliance requirements such as SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, etc., while also providing advisory and technical support services in the design and implementation of risk-based compliance programs.
RESULTS – DRIVEN CYBERSECURITY COMPLIANCE EXPERTS
Why Choose Us
You should choose our Professional Services firm for the following reasons:
Customer-First Principle
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Subject Matter Experts
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Technology-Driven
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
On-Time & Quality Engagement Deliverables
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Competitive and Flexible Pricing
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Deep Industry Insights
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Why Choose Us
You should choose our Professional Services firm for the following reasons:
Customer-First Principle
Subject Matter Experts
Technology-Driven
On-Time & Quality Engagement Deliverables
Competitive and Flexible Pricing
Deep Industry Insights
Customer-First Principle
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Subject Matter Experts
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Technology-Driven
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
On-Time & Quality Engagement Deliverables
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Competitive and Flexible Pricing
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Deep Industry Insights
We are results-driven and laser-focused on meeting our client’s needs and ensuring the optimal success of every client engagement.
Delivering Top-Notch IT Compliance & Cybersecurity Risk Management & Advisory Services
SOC 2 Type 1 and 2
The System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2)is the de facto standard for organizations lookingto provide assurance of their commitment tocybersecurity to customers and business…
ISO 27001
We assist your organization in designing and implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS) that complies with the requirements of specific ISO standards.
HITRUST
Our team of experts will assist you in navigating your HITRUST CSF compliance
journey from the readiness assessment phase to certification.
Cloud Computing Risk Assessment
Leveraging Industry Standards and Frameworks, we evaluate the risk and adequacy of controls with the use and adoption of cloud...
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
Our comprehensive Cybersecurity risk assessment is for organizations looking to gain visibility into the Cvbersecurity-...
Managed Cybersecurity Risk Advisory
This service targets small and middle-size businesses (SMBs) often lacking resources to access quality Cvbersecurity solutions....
IT Audit And SOX Controls Testing
Our consultants leverage their extensive industry experience, technical subject matter expertise, and data analytics knowledge
IT Risk & Control Self- Assessment (RCSA)
An IT Governance assessment is designed to evaluate the strategic and operational alignment of an IT organization with its enterprise's...
IT Regulatory Compliance And Readiness Assessment
Third-Party Risk Management Audit
Cloud Security Audit
Leveraging Industry Standards and Frameworks, we evaluate our client's risk and adequacy of controls with the use and adopti...
Staff Augmentation
IT Audit & SOX Control Testing
Strategic Cyber Program Development
IT Governance
Managed Risk And Controls Solutions
Our clients
Case Studies
B2B Company achieves SOC 2 Compliance preventing breach of contractual agreement with major Business Partner, while also paving the way for additional venture capital funding, and implementation ofother security and privacy compliance frameworks
Challenges
The company recently signed a multi-million contract with a business partner which required achievement of SOC 2 Type 2 compliance within nine (9) months of the contract date to assure the partner that their confidential data shared, used, transmitted, and hosted by the B2B company was adequately protected. The client did not have the in-house expertise to design and implement a SOC 2 compliance program and engaged CITSAP to support their compliance journey. The company had a very immature control environment, lacking cybersecurity policies and procedures, including very informal awareness of cybersecurity best practices by the company’s employees.
Solution
CITSAP put together a six-month project plan leveraging our methodology and the use of automated compliance software to assist the client in meeting the time-sensitive deadline of achieving compliance with SOC 2 Type 2 requirements. Due to the tight deadline of meeting the partner’s requirements, CITSAP worked with the client to achieve SOC 2 Type 2 compliance while skipping the initial SOC 2 Type 1 audit process. CITSAP also worked with the client to significantly improve their control environment by developing and implementing over 25 cybersecurity policies and procedures including access control, security incident response, disaster recovery, and more.
Results
The company completed the remediation of AWS misconfigurations and achieved SOC 2 Type 1 certification in three months. In addiiton, the company implemented and matured its cybersecurity program paving the way for the continued improvement of its control environment and seamless implementation of multiple compliance frameworks. The company was able to meet the security expectations of not only the existing customers, but also its prospective customers and investors. Additionally, the company significantly cut down hundred of hours spent Let’s have a talk to discuss how we can be your trusted advisor bt the sales team to complete third-party security questionnaires.
Challenges
The company had a growing team primarily focused on meeting the demands of rapid business growth with a tight deadline for meeting contractual requirements imposed by several Fortune 100 prospective and existing customers. While the company had highly skilled technical experts including AWS specialists that maintained their technology platform, they lacked a competent cybersecurity compliance expert who could assist with the interpretation, design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS).
Solution
CITSAP worked with the client to develop a roadmap for achieving ISO 27001 compliance within a six-month period which included helping with the scoping of key systems, gap assessment, remediation, and readiness evaluation. In addition, CITSAP served as the key liaison with both the internal and external auditors, helping to broker communication between both parties including review and evaluation of all supporting evidence before provision to the auditor. CITSAP’s solution helped the client to integrate the ISO 27001 requirements into the company’s existing control environment while leveraging the end-to-end automated compliance features, evidence collection, and continuous controls monitoring to achieve the client’s compliance goals most seamlessly.
Results
The company achieved its ISO 27001 certification with zero non-compliance in six (6) months, ahead of the industry standard of 12-18 months for a company of its size and complexity. With the achievement of the ISO 27001 certification, the company has been able to increase its credibility in the marketplace as a company that prioritizes the protection and privacy of customer data, increased customer trust, and significantly opened new business opportunities with additional Fortune 100 companies
Challenges
The company has historically been focused on business growth, and had amassed a high amount of technical debt over the course of a decade of being in business operations. With its aggressive business expansion plan nationally and internationally, there were increasing requests from the company’s prospects, and existing customers to provide a third-party security attestation of the company’s cybersecurity posture and had to quickly remediate various misconfigurations in its AWS infrastructure to meet the technical compliance requirements of the SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards, respectively.
Solution
While the company’ spoke with several cybersecurity compliance firms, they made the decision to engage CITSAP as their compliance partner of choice due to our end-to-end solution which included helping with the remediation of their AWS security misconfigurations in addition to designing and implementing a roadmap for the achievement of the company’s multi-framework compliance requirements to achieve both the SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications within a year.
Results
The company achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, without a single exception during the external audit, and was able to avoid breaching the contractual requirements with their business partner. In addition, the achievement of SOC 2 compliance paved the way for additional venture capital funding with investors who felt assured about the company’s priority of the protection and privacy of customer data. Riding on the success of a successful SOC 2 Type 2 implementation, the company leveraged the implemented controls to support its implementation of PCI and GDPR regulatory requirements as it expands its business services both nationally, within the United States, as well as internationally
Our Compliance Roadmap
SCOPING
Identify critical business Services and Define Scope
GAP ASSESSMENT
Perform a gap analysis of the current state of policies, procedures and controls
REMEDIATION
Design and document controls to mitigate identified gaps
READINESS TESTING
Perform an internal readiness assessment post-remediation to evaluate control effectiveness
SCOPING
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GAP ASSESSMENT
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REMEDIATION
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READINESS TESTING
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT
CITSAP and OUR FOUNDER
Working with Tosin and the CITSAP team over the past six months was an absolute pleasure. Tosin is an excellent and competent cybersecurity professional who pays great attention to detail and always maintains a positive attitude and a smile. She treated the entire process as if it were being done for her own company, and went above and beyond to ensure we achieved a successful outcome. If your company aims to achieve ISO 27001 certification, you don't have to look any further. Tosin and the CITSAP team can handle everything for you, and they will also do it exceptionally well.
Tosin is not only highly skilled and knowledgeable but also approachable and supportive. She made the hard work feel manageable and maintained a positive atmosphere throughout. If you are looking to achieve ISO 27001 certification, Tosin and the CITSAP team are a fantastic choice.
FLEXIBLE PRICING PACKAGE
To Support Your Cybersecurity & Privacy Compliance Goals
Compliance Framework - Managed Services
BEST VALUE
ESSENTIAL
Advisory Only
- Provide advisory services (only)
- Single-framework compliance - Technical Advisor
- Advise on GRC tools
- Advise on IT Security Policies
- GRC Partner Discount
Duration: 3 to 12 months
Starting at
$3k
per month
BEST VALUE
BUSINESS
(Advisory + Project Mgt.)
- Expert guidiance and project management services
- Monitor GRC tool
- Review and Update Existing IT Security Policies
- External Auditor Liaison Advisor
- Support with the Annual Review of operating effectiveness of in-scope IT controls
Duration: 6 to 12 months
Starting at
$5k
per month
BUSINESS PRO
(Advisory + Project Mgt. + AWS SME) Hands-on Support
- Hands-on GRC tool management
- Develop New and Manage Existing Applicable IT Security Policies
- Lead External Auditor Liaison
- AWS consultation / remediation advisory
- Basic vCISO services
Duration: 12 months
Starting at
$7.5k
per month
ENTERPRISE
(Advisory + Project Mgt. + Task Ownership + AWS SME + One (1) Additional Compliance Framework)
- External Auditor Liaison / Lead Consultant
- AWS consultation / remediation support services
Timeline: TBD
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Internal IT Audit
“An internal IT audit helps organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls related to their IT infrastructure, systems, applications, and processes,and identify any weaknesses or gaps that could impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information, increase financial, reputational, or operational risk, and also result in non-compliance with legal, regulatory, contractual, and other organizational requirements.
The Internal Audit Process comprises of the key phases below:
– Initial Phase: Audit Planning
– Execution Phase: Conducting the Audit (i.e. Fieldwork)
– Final Phase: Audit Reporting
Through our IT audit co-sourcing and outsourcing solutions, we are able to assist our clients to proactively manage their risks and establish adequate internal controls to meet the ever increasing complexity of the cybersecurity threat landscape that organizations must address in today’s business environment.”
Third-Party Risk Management
“Vendors continue to pose a high risk to data security and operational resilience, as such, the goal of this program is to implement or evaluate your framework around 3rd party risk identification, assessment, remediation, and periodic monitoring.
Vendors continue to pose a high risk to data security and operational resilience, as such, the goal of this program is to implement or evaluate your framework around 3rd party risk identification, assessment, remediation, and periodic monitoring.”
Virtual CISO (vCISO) Consulting Services
- Best in Class Cybersecurity Expert Advisor
- Verifiable Industry-Recognized Experience
- Cybersecurity Program Gap Assessment & Strategic Planning
- Cybersecurity Policies and Compliance
- Annual Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
- Annual Security Incident Tabletop Exercise
- Cybersecurity Awareness Training Program
- Cybersecurity Metrics and Reporting
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Access to Additional Domain-Specific Subject
Matter Experts e.g. Privacy