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HITRUST® Appoints Coalfire to CSF Assessor CouncilWESTMINSTER, Colo., Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Coalfire, a trusted provider of independent, comprehensive cybersecurity advisory services, announced today that Andrew Hicks and Abe Dress were appointed to the HITRUST CSF Assessor Council. The Council includes members from 12 CSF Assessor organizations to help ensure the HITRUST CSF® Assurance program's integrity, effectiveness, and efficiency. This is the second time Coalfire has been appointed to the Council. "It's an honor to be appointed to the HITRUST CSF Assessor Council again," said Andrew Hicks, Managing Principal of Coalfire's Healthcare & Life Sciences practice and appointee of the Council. "My colleague, Abe Dress, and I look forward to adding our knowledge and perspectives from six years of experience as an assessor firm to the HITRUST CSF Assurance Program, and being a voice for our customers, the industry and other assessor firms." Hicks will also be serving on the 2018 Quality Subcommittee, which will meet periodically with HITRUST Chief Compliance Officer, to ensure that the standard of excellence is upheld in each submitted HITRUST assessment and certification. The committee consists of five selected members. Coalfire has completed numerous HITRUST CSF-related engagements for organizations ranging from small business associates to large health systems since becoming a HITRUST CSF-Approved Assessor firm in 2011. Coalfire's effective methodology helps businesses achieve the benefits of the HITRUST CSF Assurance Program while also decreasing project risk throughout the HITRUST CSF certification process. Given oalfire's comprehensive experience with the HITRUST CSF framework, the company's extensive HITRUST CSF assessment, advisory and certification services will:
For more information about Coalfire and HITRUST CSF services, click here: https://www.coalfire.com/HITRUST For more information on how to select a HITRUST CSF Approved Assessor firm, click here: How to Choose a HITRUST Assessor Firm: Best-Practice Screenings from Healthcare Organizations Just Like Yours. About HITRUST Founded in 2007, HITRUST Alliance is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to champion programs that safeguard sensitive information and manage information risk for organizations across all industries and throughout the third-party supply chain. In collaboration with privacy, information security and risk management leaders from both the public and private sectors, HITRUST® develops, maintains and provides broad access to its widely adopted common risk and compliance management and de-identification frameworks; related assessment and assurance methodologies; and initiatives advancing cyber sharing, analysis and resilience. HITRUST actively participates in many efforts in government advocacy, community building and cybersecurity education. For more information, visit www.hitrustalliance.net. About Coalfire Coalfire is the cybersecurity advisor that helps private and public sector organizations avert threats, close gaps and effectively manage risk. By providing independent and tailored advice, assessments, technical testing and cyber engineering services, we help clients develop scalable programs that improve their security posture, achieve their business objectives and fuel their continued success. Coalfire has been a cybersecurity thought leader for more than 16 years, and has offices throughout the United States and Europe. For more information, visit Coalfire.com. Press Contact: View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitrust-appoints-coalfire-to-csf-assessor-council-300585547.html SOURCE Coalfire |