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Timely, cost-effective access to critical knowledge and skills

Most organizations face challenges ensuring they have the right complement of risk and security resources and skills within their organization. Whether working strategically at the executive level or tactically in operations, organizations often find themselves suffering from a “staffing gap” when it comes to having access to the specialized knowledge and silks required to define and sustain a risk and security posture.

Symptoms of the “staffing gap” include:

• Overburdened IT staffs challenged to keep up with daily security operations and issues
• Inability to implement, or update, existing safeguards and solutions while ensuring current levels of compliance are maintained
• Lack of strategic leadership able to communicate effectively with business and executive leadership
• Tactical expertise able to maintain day-to-day operations effectively
• “The firefighting syndrome” where staff are always reacting to the issue of the moment and never have the opportunity to proactively address workload and projects

Complication

The staffing gap is further compounded when:

• Highly visible, large project(s) are added to existing workloads
• Major breeches or issues have been identified and require immediate action
• Reductions in staffing  have taken place
• Key roles remain vacant while searching for the right person with the right skills or experience
• Specialized expertise is required for a limited time

These situations further burden an organization and increase its risks of security incidents and failure.

Solution

WhiteHat's Staff Services are designed to provide just-in-time, cost-effective security expertise to organizations for all of their critical information security requirements. We can supplement or augment your existing team at every level with professionals who possess knowledge and skills aligned with the unique needs of your business. Combining industry knowledge, security expertise and procedure-based methods, our consultants step in and become part of your team to help with a project or fill a staff person's daily role.

For organizations of all sizes, we offer out Virtual Information Security Program (VISP). VISP allows your organization to augment, revitalize or initiate quickly an information security program and maintain it. Working with you, we will create a customized program so that our consultants provide whatever combination of executive leadership, management, administration and operations is required, providing the best value and risk reduction for your organization and its unique needs.

Please contact us today to understand how WhiteHat can align your Staffing Construction needs with your business and goals.