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Security

Protecting Your Information by Securing Your Systems

Information is the most valuable commodity in business today. Your organization's ability to store and access information effectively and securely is critical to your company's success. In fact, with legislations such as the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), securing your information may be required. At Buchanan Associates, we focus on providing solutions that enable your business to continue functioning efficiently without jeopardizing the privacy, reliability or accessibility of your organization's information technology systems.

Buchanan Associates' Strategy: Protecting your IT systems with a balanced security approach - designing and deploying a solid security foundation while still ensuring that your business maintains its efficiency and flexibility. At Buchanan Associates, we are committed to providing solutions and services that focus on finding that balance. You don't have to sacrifice functionality to protect your assets.

Applying Best Practices and Experienced Professionals

Our security specialists will help your organization deploy systems that involve security "best practices". Whether you are providing access to an email system, moving ERP systems to an Intranet site, providing remote access to employees or preparing for an audit, Buchanan Associates can provide you with the experience you need to accomplish your goals.

In order to provide you with the latest in security technologies and practices, Buchanan Associates maintains partnerships with top vendors; our professionals are also involved in many vendor-neutral organizations that allow us to stay true to Information Security industry standards first while holding all of our partners to basic shared standards for security. Certifications held by our professionals include;

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Global Information Assurance Certification Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
  • Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Cisco Security Professional (CCSP)
  • Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • Cisco Certified Designed Professional (CCDP)

Information Security Design and Assessment

The Information Security Professionals at Buchanan Associates take into account a vast array of technologies and practices to find the best solutions for your organization. Confidentiality, availability and integrity are the foundation of any security program - our objective is to blend the best-of-breed for all available technologies by providing the following services:

Security Design

This includes providing security design, review and recommendations for Information Systems and Security Infrastructure. Buchanan Associates specializes in securing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Microsoft and UNIX servers, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and Remote Access, Wireless, and Firewall and Intrusion Detection/Prevention.

Security Audits and Assessments

Buchanan Associates' staff can provide complete Vulnerability or Risk Assessments, HIPAA or GLBA focused Assessments and Gap Analysis, or simple Nessus or Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (BSA) vulnerability scans.

Security Policy

Solid security policies are the foundation of any good security program. Our Security Professionals can assist your organization with Policy and Procedure Development, Evaluation and Review, Security Awareness programs, or design and assistance with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning.

Perimeter Security & VPN Design

Perimeter security is your organizations front line defense. Buchanan Associates' vendor certified specialists can provide sales, installation and service for Firewall Deployment and Policy configuration, as well as Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Design.

Other Security Services

Security in depth or layered defense is a well known strategy. Buchanan Associates' security professionals have a wealth of experience in many security technologies, and can provide your business with a full range of security solutions such as; Open-Source and Commercial Intrusion Detection Systems, Endpoint Security, Anti-Virus Systems, Security Management Systems and Web Security.

Information Security Staffing - Immediate Response to Your Critical Needs:

Do you want to use internal resources to manage your network over time, but do not want the associated overhead? We supplement your existing IT staff as needed to complete a near-term project or to provide support over an extended period of time. With this kind of flexibility, you optimize your valuable resources while successfully executing your network strategy.