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IT Security and Controls

Are you confident your information technology (IT) controls are aligned to protect your business from security threats as well as help you comply with increased internal and external demands, and regulatory requirements?

Protecting your company against business risks is more than compliance — it’s a strategic opportunity. Virus attacks and information security are major and costly concerns in today’s business environment. Computer systems must be protected on two fronts — from the inside and from the outside. Just a few years ago, computer crime experts estimated that more than two-thirds of all computer attacks and unauthorized access were committed by internal personnel. While internal attacks remain a serious issue, the level and sophistication of outside computer threats has greatly increased.

And at a time when business frauds have spurred increased regulations, designing and monitoring effective IT controls are vital to your company’s success. Compliance with legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) has increased the overall scrutiny and disclosure of financial reporting, causing companies to reassess their IT systems.

How we can help
We help many companies strengthen their security measures by uncovering hidden vulnerabilities. Disruptions to your information technology can cause severe financial losses and even threaten the survival of your organization. Yet technology-related risks are rarely isolated to one area.

That’s why we take an integrated approach to assessing the true risk posture of your organization. Our information security advisors help you protect your critical operations, allowing you to focus on managing your business — not your technology. Our services include:


We offer internal and external vulnerability testing, penetration testing and on-site security reviews. Depending on your financial and risk requirements, we offer these security measures as a package or individually.

During our overall network security assessment, we often conduct internal and external vulnerability testing and penetration testing, as well as:

  • Assess current IS control policies and procedures
  • Conduct in-depth evaluation of manual and automated IT controls compared against industry best practices
  • Assess vulnerabilities or exposures to your e-commerce or Internet-based initiatives
  • Review your facility, including physical security and environmental controls
  • Interview IS management and departmental end users
  • Review your business continuity plans used in the event of unexpected system failures

Why RSM McGladrey
Unlike many network security testers, we don’t just test for intrusions — we also provide you with detailed findings and recommendations to mitigate areas of vulnerability.

This means we not only help you identify the problem, but we provide suggestions on how to fix it. And we remain unobtrusive throughout the process so employees usually don’t know that a system wide test is taking place.

 
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