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Typical conversations with clients around data security include the simple desire to not be breached of sensitive information and a discussion around what security protection technologies and practices are in place.\u00a0 For our biotechnology growth company customer base<\/a>, the discussion is typically about remote users, a lab environment, Microsoft O365 and their data and data analytics in the cloud, asking how to best secure a dynamic environment despite a low user count and very limited resources. \u00a0While a discussion around VPNs, single sign on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), firewalls, endpoint protection, encryption and other protection techniques is necessary, knowing how well they have been deployed or how well they are working through a security assessment will tell the real story of data security hygiene.\u00a0 Just like how a person can eat well, exercise, and sleep well, the overall health assessment including lab work during a routine physical demonstrates how those practices are working.\u00a0 PTP offers a high-value, low-cost assessment solution to do just that – – provide a routine evaluation of how an organizations security practices are working, and recommendations on areas for improvement.<\/p>\n

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I have security tools in place.\u00a0 Why should I conduct a security assessment?<\/h3>\n

In all areas of business, measurement is a best practice and security is no different.\u00a0 The fact that a highly regarded endpoint security tool is purchased and deployed does not mean that it is on every machine or that every machine is being updated.\u00a0 It also doesn\u2019t mean that when issues are presented by the endpoint security that action is being taken.\u00a0 Same for firewalls, DNS security, email security and all other technologies.\u00a0Additionally, there can be complex configuration for these tools to work while allowing communications and those configurations may or may not be optimized.\u00a0 The work in an assessment identifies these non-best practice configurations and the team simply investigates whether there is a valid reason a particular config was used, perhaps requirements for a specific business application, or whether it was a mistake.<\/p>\n

The environments PTP works with are typically very dynamic and changing to address developing needs, thus the importance to be either monitoring security on a real-time basis<\/a> or conducting periodic security assessments to provide data-driven actionable security intelligence.<\/p>\n

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What comprises PTP\u2019s Security Assessment?<\/h3>\n

Our service has four primary components, assembled to extract the greatest amount of value in security status and visibility without excessive overhead or cost.\u00a0 Below is an outline that summarizes each element of the service, how we go about the assessment and examples of what can be expected.<\/p>\n