Scope / Challenge
Recognising the pressing need to bolster its cyber governance and engagement framework, the Cyber Governance & Engagement Branch of Federal government agency engaged INDEX Consultants to enhance their cyber resilience through innovative GRC services.
The client faced the challenge of fortifying its cyber defences while ensuring compliance with Federal government frameworks and international standards and engaged the expertise of INDEX Consultants to lead this effort by conducting comprehensive security threat and risk assessments, devising accreditation activities, and developing robust governance documents.
Solution
INDEX’s Consultants have a wealth of experience spanning several years of Federal Government engagements in cyber security. The cyber security team of consultants has depth of capability with real world strategic threat and risk management knowledge. All consultants are security cleared and have vast ICT technical qualifications along with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Many have additional skills in Governance, Security, Probity, Finance and Procurement.
INDEX Consultants identified a seasoned Security Risk Consultant with decades of GRC experience. This Consultant has an NV1 clearance and comes with deep understanding of ICT security models, risk frameworks, and regulatory mandates.
Some of the Consultant’s responsibilities included:
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- Collaborating closely with stakeholders across business and IT units to understand the client’s existing security posture and strategic objectives.
- Conducting thorough security risk analyses, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending targeted treatments and modifications to enhance security practices and procedures.
- Meticulously testing and assessing applicable security controls, ensuring compliance with the Information Security Manual and agency policies.
- Developing and reviewing security artefacts such as Threat and Risk Assessments and System Security Plans to facilitate accreditation processes seamlessly.
- Actively contributed to the development and implementation of security policies, procedures, and projects, aligning them with federal government frameworks and international standards.
Outcome
The contributions of INDEX Consultants were instrumental in elevating the client’s cyber governance and engagement framework. Some of the key results included:
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- Successfully developed the Security Risk Management Plan, System Security Plan, and other essential artifacts necessary for the TDIF accreditation as an Identity Exchange, leading to accreditation approval on May 13, 2019.
- Produced cyber security artifacts for the TDIF annual assessments for both 2020 and 2021, ensuring ongoing compliance and security posture.
- Effectively crafted security artifacts to facilitate the system’s internal accreditation process, enhancing overall security measures and governance.
- Generated comprehensive cyber security artifacts to support the TDIF accreditation as an Attribute Provider, ensuring robust security standards and compliance.
- Successfully produced security artifacts for the system’s internal accreditation process, contributing to enhanced security measures and governance within the digital platform.
- Conducted thorough Security Risk Assessments (SRA) for the end-to-end system in the years 2019, 2020, and 2021, providing valuable insights into potential risks and mitigation strategies for the new digital system.
