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Regulatory and Legal Compliance
Reasonable Security Opinions
A written assessment of whether your program meets the reasonable security standard of a statute, regulation, or contract, prepared for reliance by counsel.
What it covers
The engagement in detail
Written assessment of whether an organization's security program meets the reasonableness standard articulated in the applicable statute, regulation, contract, or body of enforcement practice, prepared to a standard suitable for reliance by counsel and, where appropriate, by regulators, insurers, or counterparties.
Who it is for
Designed for law firms, corporate legal departments, and the clients they advise.
What you receive
Deliverables from this engagement
- Written opinion
- Supporting control analysis
- Standard-of-care benchmarking
Terms
How an engagement works
Every engagement is scoped individually and conducted under a nondisclosure agreement and a master services agreement, beginning with a scoping conversation and a written statement of work that defines scope, deliverables, and sequence. The four steps this practice follows are set out in full on the Regulatory and Legal Compliance page.
- Meet a regulation or supervisory expectation
- Law Firms and Legal Departments
Regulatory and Legal Compliance
Other services in this practice
Technical assessment behind privacy, healthcare, financial, and government obligations, often under counsel.
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- Privacy Program Development and AssessmentBuild or assess your privacy program: data mapping, records of processing, DPIAs, consent, data subject request workflows, retention, and vendor oversight.Regulatory
- Privacy Regulatory ReadinessGap assessment against GDPR, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, CCPA and CPRA, and other state privacy laws, focused on the differences that matter.Regulatory
- Financial Services Regulatory AssessmentControl assessments for GLBA and the FTC Safeguards Rule, NYDFS Part 500, FINRA, SEC cybersecurity rules, and SOX IT general controls.Regulatory
- Healthcare Regulatory AssessmentHIPAA Security Rule risk analysis and safeguard assessment, business associate review, and a remediation plan focused on the issues regulators cite most.Regulatory
- Government Contractor ComplianceReadiness for CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, and TX-RAMP, including system security plans, POA&Ms, and authorization packages.Regulatory
Start with a confidential conversation
Thirty minutes on whether this is the right engagement for the question you have been asked, and what it would take to answer it.