Higher Education

Regulatory and Compliance for Higher Education

Colleges and universities are faced with many challenges when regarding information security and IT governance, including decentralized information technology management, decision making, focus on accessibility, and an open learning environment with limited controls. Additionally, higher education potentially faces a multitude of regulatory and compliance requirements including, but not limited to: PCI DSS, HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA and state privacy legislation.

TrustCC assists higher education institutions in their compliance efforts by providing scalable services based on a best practice foundation. By taking this approach, we are able to meet the requirements of multiple regulations under a single framework, reducing your compliance costs.

Services TrustCC offers our higher education industries clientele include:

PCI DSS Security Preparedness
We will work with your IT, finance and other key internal organizational functions to provide an initial assessment, gap analysis, and recommendations to assist you in your compliance and security objectives.
GLBA Compliance Assessment
Banks and Credit Unions are required to comply with GLBA. Our assessment and gap analysis services are specifically designed to meet GLBA requirements and are customized for the size and complexity of your organization.
HIPAA Compliance Assessment
Healthcare organizations are required to comply with HIPAA. Our IT compliance assessments and gap analysis services are designed specifically to address HIPAA compliance and are customized for the size and complexity of your organization.
SOX 404 Compliance Assessment
TrustCC documents and tests key IT controls related to financial reporting in order to ensure control effectiveness and provide management confidence prior to an external audit.
Vulnerability and Penetration Testing
TrustCC’s expert services provide the confidence that your information assets are adequately safeguarded. Such services cost-effectively demonstrate diligence and control to examiners, executive management, and the Board.
Comprehensive Security Assessment
Vulnerability testing within your organization needs to be much more than penetration testing alone. Technical, administrative, and physical security controls are tested and analyzed to determine the overall effectiveness of your information security program.
Mainframe Security
We want to help your organization design methodologies that ensure the security of your mainframes and the applications running on them while meeting regulatory requirements.
Information Security Risk Assessment
Our standards-based IT risk assessment justifies administrative, technical and physical security control selection and prioritizes and establishes security plans and budgets.
Business Continuity Planning
TrustCC offers a proven methodology for business continuity planning based on industry standards and best practice, changing technology, and practical experience.
Incident Response
Preparing for a security incident is one of the most difficult tasks an IT manager can perform. Our team is trained and certified in incident handling and response. Let us help you prepare to respond to the unknown and minimize organizational impact.
Policy and Procedure Development
Policies and procedures are cornerstone for information security and risk management in any organization. TrustCC will identify appropriate and manageable policies, standards and procedures for your organization.

For more information about TrustCC's compliance services for higher education contact Client Services.