Today’s technologically dependent world demands that attention be paid to the processing, storage and transmission of data and the systems and processes used for those purposes. Cybersecurity is a crucial consideration of any risk management plan. With in-depth knowledge of the technological terrain associated with information assurance concerns, Platinum supports the monitoring and minimization of risks across data systems and processes.

We provide assessment services needed for high-value assets (HVA) systems. Our cyber capabilities include Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (RVA), Security Architecture Review (SAR), and Systems Security Engineering (SSE). Our seven-step RMF includes preparation, information security categorization, control selection, implementation, assessment, system and standard control authorizations, and continuous monitoring. RMF activities may also include Information Security Continuous Monitoring Assessment (ISCMA), which evaluates organization wide ISCM implementations, and Federal Incident Response Evaluations (FIREs), which assess an organization’s incident management functions.

There are five subcategories under the HACS SIN. Platinum has experience within each subcategory from the GSA eLibrary and has passed the technical evaluation for that specific subcategory including:

1. High Value Asset Assessments – include Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) which assesses threats and vulnerabilities, determines deviations from acceptable configurations, enterprise, or local policy, assesses the level of risk, and develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations. See the section below on RVA for details on those services. Security Architecture Review (SAR) evaluates a subset of the agency’s HVA security posture to determine whether the agency has properly architected its cybersecurity solutions and ensures that agency leadership fully understands the risks inherent in the implemented cybersecurity solution. The SAR process utilizes in-person interviews, documentation reviews, and leading practice evaluations of the HVA environment and supporting systems. SAR provides a holistic analysis of how an HVA’s individual security components integrate and operate, including how data is protected during operations. Systems Security Engineering (SSE) identifies security vulnerabilities and minimizes or contains risks associated with these vulnerabilities spanning the Systems Development Life Cycle. SSE focuses on but is not limited to the following security areas: perimeter security, network security, endpoint security, application security, physical security, and data security.
2. Risk and Vulnerability Assessment – assesses threats and vulnerabilities, determines deviations from acceptable configurations, enterprise, or local policy, assesses the level of risk, and develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations. The services offered in the RVA sub-category include Network Mapping, Vulnerability Scanning, Phishing Assessment, Wireless Assessment, Web Application Assessment, Operating System Security Assessment (OSSA), Database Assessment, and Penetration Testing.
3. Cyber Hunt – activities respond to crises or urgent situations within the pertinent domain to mitigate immediate and potential threats. Cyber Hunts start with the premise that threat actors known to target organizations in a specific industry or with specific systems are likely to also target other organizations in the same industry or with the same systems.
4. Incident Response – services help organizations impacted by a cybersecurity compromise determine the extent of the incident, remove the adversary from their systems, and restore their networks to a more secure state.
5. Penetration Testing – is security testing in which assessors mimic real-world attacks to identify methods for circumventing the security features of an application, system, or network.