Keeping data and information systems secure

From the development and management of complex information security processes,  to the mechanics of system security evaluations in our testing environment, GTI Federal is committed to the protection of our clients’ data and information systems. GTI’s Cyber Security Services (CSS) personnel have extensive experience in the application of multi-disciplined security control measures that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for the restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.

Information technology systems and the Internet have not only become indispensable to the way business is done, they have become indispensable in our everyday lives. From a business perspective, they empower organizations to conduct e-commerce, provide better customer service, collaborate with partners, and reduce communication costs while increasing communication capabilities, and access information more quickly than ever before.

However, in the rush to increase the benefits of these IT resources, significant risks have often been overlooked. For example, the engineering practices and technology used by many system providers do not produce systems that are immune to attack. Most network and system operators do not have access to the resources and technical expertise to defend against attacks and minimize potential damage, while continuing to ensure the undisturbed flow of information. Further, security practices are often unorganized, underdeveloped, undocumented, and poorly disseminated – providing for low adoption rates.

GTI Federal can help. Our CSS uses proven information security methodologies predicated upon five essential competencies that are the hallmark of any successful program designed to manage risk in a technical environment:

• The ability to assess security needs and capabilities;
• The ability to develop a purposeful security design or configuration that adheres to an architecture that maximizes security services;
• The ability to implement required management, operational, or technical controls and safeguards;
• The ability to test and verify; and
• The ability to manage changes to an established baseline in a secure manner.

The GTI Cyber Security program is based on the successful implementation and integration of a set of processes that are intended to elevate the priority of security, and encourage enterprise decision-makers to take the lead in developing or augmenting security policies and programs. Effective application of these processes will help ensure the total integration of cyber security protection features, policies, and methodologies into all phases of the Information System Development Life Cycle, from concept and planning through engineering, to build and testing and operations/maintenance, and eventual disposal.