Security is essential for all new technology investments? SAS70

Which new technologies are you adopting? With Web 2.0, social networking, wikis, and blogs – oh mY! With so many new avenues to penetrate your market, the decisions you make today can effect the success of your SAS 70 audit. When evaluating new technology, always first determine your company objectives as we previously discussed. In addition, you will need to remember to consider what new security features must be implemented in your computing environment to prevent downtime. It is essential early in the process that you identify the threats, the risks, and then create a plan.

 In identifying threats, the assessment team must consider who or what could compromise a target system’s components such that the system’s security attributes would be jeopardized. You should focus on how the information assets and components differ from what you already have. In identifying the security risks, consider what will th total potential impact on the organization. When your system is compromised – and it will be – how would you handle the loss of critical data?

To address technology security risks, requires a documented plan and you must train your employees on how to enact the plan. The SAS70 audit will require you to have a plan in place and it will examine who are the participants in the plan. The plan should include not only IT, but operations and senior management. Where is your security plan?  Trackback URL