GOVERNANCE RISK COMPLIANCE (GRC) management practices into their operation. Clients are in need of developing policy and procedures that identify which data elements are required to meet the ever increasing demands for reliable and verifiable information, as well as ensuring adherence to such policies. Our seasoned staff has deep risk management experience working directly with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance.
OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT Our experienced staff provides Operational Risk support and guidance in the following areas; Strategic Alignment – addresses operational risk reduction from a different perspective. This occurs by create strategic planning processes which identify technology enabling capabilities to enhance business process effectiveness; thus reducing operational risk. Those strategies must be grounded in and focus on the “art of the possible.”
Risk Assessment – Identifies threats and vulnerabilities identifies existing controls and their anticipated effectiveness. . Risk Strategy – begins by gauging Management’s Risk Appetite and offering mitigations strategies to accommodate that appetite. Institutionalizing the Solution – involves working with the client’s staff to embed the mitigation solutions into the daily workload. Compliance Management – is putting a structure to ensure the mitigation solutions are working as anticipated and tweaking them as needed. It also involves revisiting the Risk Assessment to determine if the business or corporate environment has changed and validating that resources are addressing the appropriate priorities.
BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT Business Continuity Management must expand beyond the traditional IT focus to include the Business Unit operational needs. These include relocation, revised operational procedures at the relocation site, staffing, provisioning for the relocation site, human impact from the disaster, corporate policies on compensation until normal operations resumes, supply chain or outsourcing due diligence. The optimal precursor to this service is a Risk Assessment. Our staff has extensive experience developing Business Continuity Plans, Assessing existing Continuity Plans with formal recommendations, Testing Continuity Plans, and the implementation of plans.
DISASTER RECOVERY Disaster Recovery follows a traditional focus on IT, but from a Business Impact perspective. By concentrating on those processes that are mission critical, we can help your firm survive a disaster in the most cost effective manner. Among the affiliated endeavors for this service offering are Data Center renovations or relocation, cost savings for infrastructure upgrades, alternatives or hardening. The optimal precursor to this service is a Risk Assessment.
INCIDENT RESPONSE PLANNING Incident Response Planning covers the policies and procedures for dealing with an incident be it workplace violence, pandemic, a disaster at headquarters, or a remote site. It includes interactions with public safety, information flow to Executive / Senior Management and Public Relations. Our staff can assist clients with minimizing the risks associated with these and other potential scenarios that can have a direct impact on your business operations.
CRISIS MANAGEMENT Crisis Management focuses on Executive Management’s information flow related to the crisis, marshaling resources, processes for managing the crisis with a view towards both effective resolution and a “paper trail” of reasonable and prudent deliberation and actions, Public Relations activities, and interactions with regulators or external authorities such as the SEC, Banks, or security analysts. For business partners, suppliers and customers, the goal is to reassure customers and suppliers by providing them with accurate and reliable information on the extent of the problem and the anticipated resumption of “normal operations
OUTSOURCING RISK MANAGEMENT Just as many firms outsource payroll functions, component manufacturing, or legal services, Risk Management can be outsourced. Estrella Partners offer services after a Risk Management process has been put in place. We can assist in establishing Risk Management procedures, as well as the ongoing management of those procedures for firms that do not have the resources or internal capabilities to do so. As independent agents we can provide various services such as a compliance assessment, facilitating management risk review meetings, and performing an updated risk assessment. In addition, as many firms are turning to off-shore outsourcing solutions for technology and services, we can provide objective risk assessments and recommendations for risk mitigation of those activities.
TECHNOLOGY RISK MANAGEMENT Our Technology Risk Management services are focused in the area of Network and Data Center Security, which addresses the digital and physical aspects of data security. It identifies data leakage or loss by malicious employees, competitors, or inappropriate distribution. This services provides mitigation solutions to secure your most valuable asset (information)