Information Systems (IT) Security and Controls Consulting

Are you confident your information systems (IS) controls are aligned to protect your business from security threats as well as help you comply with increased internal and external demands, and regulatory requirements?

At a time when business fraud has spurred increased regulations, designing and monitoring effective IS controls are vital to your company’s success. Compliance with legislation such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has increased the overall scrutiny and disclosure of financial reporting, causing companies to reassess their information systems.

In addition, protecting your computer systems from internal and external threats is of utmost concern. Just a few years ago, computer crime experts estimated that more than two-thirds of all computer attacks and unauthorized access were committed by internal personnel. While internal attacks remain a serious issue, the level and sophistication of outside computer threats has greatly increased. According to a recent FBI/CSI Computer Crime and Security Survey, the odds of a company suffering losses from internal or external sources are now about even.

How we can help

The experienced professionals at Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs help many companies throughout New York State strengthen their security measures by uncovering hidden vulnerabilities. Our comprehensive set of service offerings range from network and application security reviews to IS controls reviews to SOX and other industry-specific regulatory reviews and assistance:

• Information systems controls review
• Network and application security review
• Regulatory compliance reviews including: Sarbanes-Oxley; FFIEC; Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Patriot Act; and HIPAA
• SAS 70 Readiness Review
• SAS 70 Audit
• PCI data security review
  

Disruptions to your information systems can cause severe financial losses and even threaten the survival of your organization. Yet technology-related risks are rarely isolated to one area. That’s why we take an integrated approach to assessing the true risk posture of your organization. Our information security advisors help protect your critical operations, allowing you to focus on managing your business -- not your systems.

During our network security assessment, we often:

• Conduct internal and external intrusion testing.
• Assess current IS control policies and procedures.
• Conduct in-depth evaluation of manual and automated IS controls compared against industry best practices.
• Assess vulnerabilities or exposures to your e-commerce or Internet-based initiatives.
• Review your environmental controls, including physical security.
• Interview IS management and departmental end-users.
• Review your business continuity plans used in the event of unexpected system failures.

Why Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs?

At Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, we understand you face unique challenges in monitoring your IS controls. With this in mind, we offer a customized, flexible approach that's based on your needs.

And unlike many freelance testers, we don’t just test for intrusions -- we also provide detailed findings and recommendations to mitigate areas of vulnerability. This means we not only help you identify the problem, but we provide suggestions on how to fix it. And we remain unobtrusive throughout the process so your employees usually don’t know that a system-wide test is taking place.

Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs is Western and Upstate New York's (NY) largest public accounting firm and a Top 100 firm in the U.S. Freed Maxick provides, audit, tax and consulting services to private and public (SEC) companies in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany New York. Affiliated with RSM McGladrey, the 5th largest accounting firm in the U.S., Freed Maxick has vast national and international resources to help your business expand nationally and internationally.

Related Services

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Consulting
  • SOX 404 Compliance
  • SOX IT Audits
• Internal Controls -Non-Profits | Private Companies
• Internal Audit Consulting
• Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Planning
• Technology Risk Management Services
  • Strategic Information Technology Planning
  • Information Systems Selection - Implementation
  • Technology Assessments - System Reviews
  • Information Systems Security - Controls Consulting
  • SAS 70 Reviews
  • SAS 70 Audits
  • PCI Data Security Standard Compliance
    

Information Systems (IT) Security & Controls Contact:

Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs is Western and Upstate New York's (NY) largest public accounting firm and a Top 100 firm in the U.S. Freed Maxick provides, audit, tax and consulting services to private and public (SEC) companies in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany New York. Affiliated with RSM McGladrey, the 5th largest accounting firm in the U.S., Freed Maxick has vast national and international resources to help your business expand nationally and internationally.

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