Leadership. tw-Security is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance.
Our customers come first. We succeed when you succeed. We value your time.
Stability. tw-Security is a privately held, partner-owned company that has been in business since 2003.
Vendor-neutral. We are not a reseller of products or services.
We are results-driven. We follow an ‘outcomes’ driven methodology to define, measure, and report project progress that drives on-time, on-budget results.
Q4 2020 - The FBI and others in a Cybersecurity Advisory stated that they had “credible information of an increased and imminent ransomware threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.” The Advisory stressed that healthcare organizations implement both ransomware prevention and ransomware response measures immediately. Download our Q4 and 2020 year-end BTN Report. Engage tw-Security to determine if your organization is protected against cyber threats.
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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 175 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:
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