Telecommunication companies operate today in highly complex and interconnected environments in which they must ensure the privacy and security of their consumer information by adhering to and implementing corporate information security policy. These organizations face an array of IT security challenges which can be simplified by experts offering IT and security consulting services:

• Hackers are a constant treat to any business with an online presence. Websites defacements, denial of services, credit card and identity theft are just a few of the attacks that businesses are exposed to every day.
• If a security breach is underway or has occurred, firms need to have a plan to quickly respond to the incident. In such situations, it is also necessary to ensure digital evidence is identified, preserved, and analyzed so it can be successfully presented in court.
• An array of compliance requirements specifically related to information technology (IT) security policy such as GLBA, HIPAA compliance, SOX, etc.
• Transmitting, processing or storing credit card information requires compliance with the Payment Card Industry Standard (PCI DSS).
• Ensuring the right controls are in place to protect the information assets of clients. They are also required to conduct an assessment of the design and operating effectiveness of these controls. The result of this assessment is required to measure the effect the respective services offered have on the financial statements of the clients.
• Technology advancements must be scouted for new implementation while maintaining assets and information systems that are protected and secure.

To address these challenges, telecommunication companies must include information security policy based controls to their infrastructures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the company’s information and communications.

How ERM can Help:

Assistance from IT security and consulting specialists like ERM eases the burden of interpreting requirements, keeping abreast of changing regulations, evolving information security policies, and fulfilling industry and federal demands. Assistance from IT security and consulting specialists like ERM eases the burden of interpreting requirements, keeping abreast of changing regulations, evolving information security policies, and fulfilling industry and federal demands.