Assessment and Authorization (A&A)
SDS has a comprehensive approach in providing effective Assessment and Authorization (A&A) and Continuous Monitoring processes. Several federal agencies have benefited from using our Assessment and Authorization Testing Services.
Our cybersecurity assessment efforts have been effective for determining the likelihood of existing vulnerabilities, identify potential threats, predict the impact of threats, analyze cybersecurity controls, remediating the vulnerabilities, and minimize gaps in security. Our A&A process ensures that security weaknesses are identified and plans for mitigation strategies are in place.
Continuous Monitoring
SDS has a Continuous Monitoring Support in place for providing real-time information about security activity, including outside attacks, unauthorized access, and control failures to reduce cybersecurity risks and the potential harm from cyberattacks and data breaches.
SDS provides cybersecurity metrics that can assess the state of security at all levels and verify compliance with information security policies derived from functions, policies, standards, guidelines, and best practices. We monitor the continued effectiveness of all security controls and improve awareness of threats and vulnerabilities using our Continuous Monitoring Support.
CIMTRAK and Zero Trust Architecture
We are providers of CIMTRAK which is on the CISA approved CDM list. CIMTRAK can help an organization secure a network or network configuration. We provide the most important part of Zero Trust Architecture: Integrity.
This assists organizations to get value from their SIEM by easily finding the needle in the haystack. The majority of SIEM systems search for events that may have occurred in a network. We tell the system “What is good” allowing for cost and resource savings. No more of the 206 days to discovery and remediation.
Risk Management
SDS uses an approach based on a set of risk management principles. We provide a suite of services supporting holistic risk-reducing activities. Our Cyber experts use NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber-attacks. We realize that with the vast number of threats in cyberspace, a structured and holistic approach to security is a requirement.
We understand how the National Security and Cybersecurity Policy is used to safeguard valuable assets, critical infrastructure, sensitive data, and information systems thus build resilience into systems. We provide online risk assessments for organizations. Our executive threat assessment process examines the online environment for potential physical and information security risks (cyber-physical).