Security Compliance
Navigate overlapping attestations, ISO programs, cloud assurance, sector rules, and control baselines—including CIS, CSA STAR, the ISO 27000-series extensions, SOC 1–3, HIPAA, FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST CSF, and NIST SP 800-53 where they apply to your scope.
Frameworks
Scope and evidence requirements differ by engagement; the list below is a catalog of frameworks clients commonly map to—not a claim that intSignal holds every certification for every service line.
Benchmarks
Security benchmarks and secure configuration guidance for systems, software, and cloud—often used to harden baselines and supply audit evidence.
ISO · ISMS
Information security management system (ISMS)—policy, risk treatment, and Annex A controls as the anchor for many audit programs.
Cloud assurance
Cloud Security Alliance Security, Trust, Assurance, and Risk registry—levels of assurance for cloud provider security posture.
ISO · ITSM
IT service management system requirements—useful when security operations and change discipline must align with audited service delivery.
ISO · Supply chain
Mitigating maliciously tainted and counterfeit ICT products across the lifecycle—supplier governance and integrity controls.
ISO · Continuity
Business continuity management system standard—structured recovery when security incidents disrupt operations.
ISO · Cloud
Cloud-specific security controls extending ISO/IEC 27002 guidance for public cloud services.
ISO · Cloud PII
Protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds acting as PII processors.
ISO · Privacy
Privacy information management extension to ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002 for PIMS and GDPR-aligned programs.
ISO · Risk
Risk management principles and guidance—often paired with ISMS and enterprise risk registers.
ISO · Quality
Quality management system (QMS) standard—where security and service quality evidence must sit under one management system.
AICPA · Type I/II
Internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) at a service organization—relevant when auditors rely on your control environment.
AICPA · Type II
Trust services criteria: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy—system description and operating effectiveness testing.
AICPA · General use
Public summary of SOC 2–style controls for general distribution when marketing or RFPs need a high-level assurance artifact.
U.S. healthcare
Administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protected health information (PHI)—Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and breach notification alignment.
U.S. federal cloud
Standardized security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services used by federal agencies.
U.S. defense
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for the defense industrial base—maturity and practice requirements tied to contract data.
U.S. NIST
Cybersecurity Framework (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover)—common lexicon for program maturity and board-level reporting.
U.S. NIST · Controls
Security and privacy control catalog used in FedRAMP, FISMA, and many state programs—control selection, tailoring, and overlays.
Payment card
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard for organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data.
EU privacy
General Data Protection Regulation—lawful basis, data subject rights, breach notification, and processor obligations for EU/EEA personal data.
Process
Define boundaries and requirements
Gap analysis against framework
Implement controls and policies
Evidence collection and policies
Certification or attestation
Capabilities
Evaluate current state against target framework and identify gaps.
Create and update security policies, standards, and procedures.
Design and implement technical and administrative controls.
Prepare for external audits with evidence collection and readiness testing.
Maintain compliance with ongoing monitoring and management.
Identify, assess, and manage security risks aligned with compliance.
Controls
User authentication
Inventory and ownership
Encryption standards
Change management
Network security
Third-party risk
Security events
Disaster recovery
Facility access
Background checks
SDLC practices
Legal requirements
Industries
HIPAA, HITRUST, state health privacy laws for covered entities and business associates.
PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA, FFIEC, state banking regulations for financial institutions.
FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, StateRAMP for federal and state contractors.
CMMC, DFARS, NIST 800-171, ITAR for defense industrial base contractors.
Technology
Centralized governance, risk, and compliance management with workflow automation.
Automated evidence gathering from cloud and on-premises systems.
Policy lifecycle management with version control and attestation tracking.
Real-time compliance monitoring with automated control testing.
Challenges
Rationalize overlapping requirements across frameworks with unified control mapping.
Achieve compliance without dedicated compliance staff through managed services.
Automate evidence gathering to reduce manual effort and audit fatigue.
Move from point-in-time audits to continuous compliance monitoring.
Our Services
Gap analysis against target frameworks. Understand your current state and build a roadmap to compliance.
Full program development from policies to controls to documentation. We guide you through certification.
Ongoing compliance management including monitoring, evidence collection, and audit support.
Free compliance assessment to identify gaps and build your roadmap.