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NetSPI Education Practice

Colleges and universities thrive on the free flow of information. At the same time, they must comply with standards such as FERPA, HIPAA, PCI, and GLBA and protect sensitive data for their students and schools. NetSPI offers information security services: risk management, compliance management, security assessments, PCI consulting, and security program development.

NetSPI Services to Education

Application/Administrative & Financial System Review

  • Minimizing risk within applications through multi-layer testing:
    vulnerability, penetration, and code-level review.
  • Performing database and data warehouse security assessments.
  • Financial and student information security review.

Security Program Development

  • Establishing formal information security programs and frameworks to meet dynamic cultural needs of institutions.
  • Providing strategic advisory services to maximize security projects and budget.
  • Developing formal vulnerability management program, identifying areas of risk and remediation strategies.
  • Formalizing incident response planning and forensics capabilities.

PCI Advisory and Audit Services

  • Assessing PCI compliance status through discovery and pre- or post-audit consulting.
  • Performing PCI PA-DSS audits.
  • External (ASV) and internal vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, code review and firewall rule-set review.

Risk-Based Enterprise Security Assessment

  • Assessing organizational risk through program, compliance and technical review.
  • Evaluating program effectiveness, identifying gaps, and developing plans to decrease organizational risk related to IT.
 
 
Case Study

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) turns to NetSPI for a consistent approach to credit card security.

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