tw-Security scored 97.3 in the 2023 Best in KLAS Report in the Security and Privacy Consulting category, and rose to second place.
Scores are based on 18 months of validated data across multiple pillars: loyalty, operations, relationship, services, and value.
Additionally, tw-Security achieved a year-over-year improvement of 8%, which is the highest improvement score of all qualified firms.
We’re proud of our score, 24 unique organizations participated in the research.
The first-ranked organization achieved a score of 99.5, based on 7 responses.
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Q3 2023 - And We Thought LAST Quarter was Bad!
Key Takeaways:
Over 45 million records were impacted, which is nearly double the number in the previous quarter. And an attack on a Business Associate led to a very bad outcome for a major healthcare system.
The last two quarters’ combined totals rise to a level we haven’t seen since 2015.
Hacking
Unauthorized Access
Data Thefts
Patients Affected
Our mission is to provide you with consulting services with a focus on integrity, quality, and consistency. Our services are grounded in the guiding principles that information security is the cornerstone to maintaining the public trust; that it is primarily a business issue, not just a technology issue; and that it should be risk-based, cost-effective, and aligned with your priorities, industry-appropriate practices, and relevant regulatory requirements. Multiple services are offered within the following "Areas of Expertise."
Let's start a conversation using our integrated program framework diagram.
Our cybersecurity and data privacy program framework integrates the evaluation and security management processes, with elements of prevention, detection, and response services.
These elements combine best practices with situational awareness to address the people, process, and tool dynamics of cybersecurity and data privacy programs.
To reduce the likelihood of security incidents and data breaches, programs are designed for specific cyber-threats and environments.
Our roster of over 250 customers represents a diverse cross-section of healthcare and related industries.
Our healthcare hospital customers range from academic medical centers to critical access hospitals.
We also serve specialty hospitals, freestanding ambulatory sites, and practice management organizations.
Our customers include start-up business associates to mature software/service vendors.
We assist universities with HIPAA-compliant programs and student health centers.
We are called on to provide expert witness services.
Professional organizations reach out to us for expertise, knowledge transfer, and advisory services.
Tw-Security publishes technical and editorial content that addresses the entire spectrum of data cybersecurity.
We’re often called on to collaborate and share expertise with industry, academia, and
the media.
Here’s what we’re reading—and writing—today:
tw-Security is pleased to announce that Kathy O'Neil has joined our team as Senior Security Consultant. Senior Security Consultant Kathy...
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Read Moretw-Security is pleased to announce that Jill Burrington-Brown has joined our team as Senior Privacy/Security Consultant. Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA,...
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