Security and Privacy Program Management That Drives Lasting Confidence

EXTEND Resources provides a comprehensive suite of information security services, including security strategy and risk assessment, information security policy development, cybersecurity risk management, audit support, cyber insurance consulting, and more. Our team can also provide a virtual CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) for dedicated leadership and expertise on a fractional basis.

We provide extensive data privacy advisory and compliance services to assist your organization with structuring a compliance program that addresses the requirements of applicable data privacy laws, such as GDPR and the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act.

Yes, we provide advisory services to help organizations develop their privacy program. We can assist with establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving your Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) to support your organization’s compliance with a privacy standard such as ISO 27701 or the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Absolutely. Our third-party risk management services scrutinize your vendors to assess whether they have sufficient security and privacy controls in place to protect the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of your data. From vendor risk assessment and validation to ongoing monitoring, we help you minimize potential risks associated with sharing your confidential data with third parties.

We apply an integrated risk management approach to cybersecurity. This includes identifying and assessing potential threats (comprehensive risk assessment), implementing protective measures, testing controls and incident response processes, security awareness training, security audit and certification support, and continuously monitoring for changes in the threat landscape.

Our team helps develop response plans, perform tabletop exercises to prepare for an incident, and test your incident response plan. We can serve as a point of contact to provide incident management support and assist in post-incident analysis to improve future responses. The documentation collected in our program management platforms also supports forensic analysis.

We help your organization meet information security compliance requirements by conducting compliance risk assessments, developing compliance roadmaps based on your budget and goals, implementing controls and policies, and providing ongoing compliance monitoring and support. We support a wide variety of compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST 800-171. NIST-CSF, CMMC, SOC 2, and more.

A security maturity assessment measures how well your organization’s security controls are developed and implemented compared to the requirements of a selected security framework. Identifying and documenting security vulnerabilities and gaps is the first step in achieving security maturity. EXTEND Resources offers this service as part of our commitment to helping you understand and improve your security posture.

We provide comprehensive CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) consulting services, helping you prepare for any CMMC audit. This includes utilizing a CMMC registered practitioner to guide you through a CMMC compliance checklist, identify compliance gaps, and develop a plan to implement strategies to fill those gaps – all designed to help you achieve and maintain your desired level of CMMC compliance.

Yes. EXTEND has significant experience performing internal audits and supporting organizations throughout a third-party audit.

A self-assessment security questionnaire is your opportunity to demonstrate the quality of your security program to a prospective carrier. The EXTEND team understands how insurance carriers use answers to security questions to write cyber insurance policies. We can help you (and work with your MSP) to answer the information security questions thoroughly and paint an accurate picture of your security practices.