IT Compliance & Governance

L earn More About IT Compliance

Simplifying the Regulatory Landscape

IT compliance is essential for safeguarding sensitive data, maintaining trust, and meeting regulatory requirements. Adherence to frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI ensures the secure handling of personally identifiable information and confidential data. Failure to comply can result in unauthorized access, data breaches, and reputational damage. TSI has an established practice, helping businesses meet federal, state, industry compliance and regulatory technology requirements. This includes regular and rigorous testing of your IT management strategy, as well as the reporting needed to verify your level of compliance.

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Setting the Framework And Ensuring Adherence

IT GOVERNANCE

IT governance refers to the framework of policies, processes, and controls established to ensure that an organization's IT resources effectively support and align with its business objectives. The primary purpose of IT governance is to provide a structured approach for decision-making, risk management, and resource optimization. Through effective IT governance, organizations can mitigate risks associated with IT operations, enhance decision-making processes, and optimize the allocation of IT resources.

IT COMPLIANCE

IT compliance involves the adherence to laws, regulations, and standards to ensure that organizations operate within legal and ethical boundaries. The focus of IT compliance is to mitigate legal and ethical risks associated with IT activities, safeguard sensitive information, and uphold the confidentiality of data.  Effective IT compliance not only helps in avoiding penalties but also contributes to secure and ethical business operations in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

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Are You a Contractor to Governmental Agencies?
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The need for strong security measures to protect sensitive government data from hackers has never been more pertinent. To address this problem, the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards & Technology has released NIST Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Non-federal Information Systems & Organizations. If you are a contractor to governmental agencies, SP800-171, along with the associated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), impacts your ability to continue doing business with the Government unless you are compliant.

P CI Compliance

Do You Accept Credit Card Payments?

If your organization accepts, processes, stores, or transmits credit card information, you must comply with all the latest PCI compliance requirements. With penalties for non-compliance becoming more stringent, it’s imperative for all organizations to address their vulnerabilities and align their security strategies with more effective proactive processes to meet the regulatory requirements. We assist organizations that are subject to PCI requirements to ensure they not only meet the strict compliance standards, but also maintain their security processes as part of their operations. To learn more, download our guide below.

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H IPAA Compliance

Are You Storing or Managing Electronic Healthcare Data?
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Organizations accessing, managing or storing electronic health care data are subject to HIPAA compliance requirements. Similar to other types of compliance, these regulations are meant to protect consumer information as well as ease the mind of patients that their sensitive health information is safeguarded and kept private. Each year, thousands of businesses fail to adhere to these requirements and not only is sensitive data compromised, but millions of dollars are lost in the form of litigation, and penalties or in some cases can lead to imprisonment. Organizations subject to HIPAA rely on TSI to validate their compliance.

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Are You Doing Business in the EU?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation requiring businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of European Union (EU) citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. Every company conducting business within the EU will need to comply to these strict new rules by May 25th which will likely cause concerns and heightened expectations for security teams due to the broad, yet stringent nature of the GDPR requirements. If your organization falls under the GDPR requirements, you can learn more here.

C MR Requirements

Are You a MA Business Managing Personal Information?
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All Massachusetts businesses are subject to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requirements outlined in 201 CMR 17. This regulation requires all organizations who store or manage personally identifiable information, to possess a written, regularly audited action plan protecting personal information. TSI’s security experts help Identify the gaps in their security strategy by conducting risk assessments that assist businesses in safeguarding data and identifying areas of noncompliance. TSI assists organizations through educating and implementing strategies that limit the liabilities of noncompliance and minimize the effect of a data breach.

G LBA Guidelines

Are You Providing Consumers Financial Products or Services?

Financial institutions providing customers with financial products or services are subject to the regulatory requirements outlined in the Gramm-Leach-Billey Act or GLBA. This act outlines the safeguards required to ensure the protection of confidential customer information which includes the ongoing monitoring of network systems, real time alerting, as well as proof of compliance and remediation. New England financial institutions rely on us to stay ahead of the ever-changing requirements of GLBA compliance to protect their customers and mitigate the effects of today’s increasingly hostile cyber intrusion trends.

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O nsite GRC Training, Education, & Consulting

One key component to maintaining compliance is educating end users about best practices. Educating your employees on the subject of compliance and best practices is the first line of defense toward limiting exposure to risk. Our governance and compliance experts train clients to understand these requirements, creating a comprehensive long term adherence strategy.

What Our Clients Are Saying

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“There is just too much information to make clear informed IT decisions that are best for your business. TSI’s cloud specialists helped navigate through the abyss of buzzwords and tech-centric concepts to help our business become more efficient and reduce IT capital expenditures. TSI’s ability to outline and explain the variety of available options helped solidify our decision to move to the cloud. I came out of the experience truly appreciating TSI’s approach."

Investment Group / Hyannis, MA

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