What & Why?
Due to the complexity of operations and the critical nature of the information businesses handle, HITRUST as an alliance came up with a prescriptive set of controls known as CSF (Common Security Framework). Initially introduced to strengthen the safety of sensitive information in the healthcare industry, this framework has now been adopted across many industries due to the wide range of controls and different sets of assessments that can be tailored to analyse specific environments.
This framework integrates multiple existing standards and international data protection and privacy regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, ISO/IEC, NIST etc. to help businesses achieve regulatory compliance across different sectors and industries.
How does HITRUST CSF work?
HITRUST CSF combines relevant control requirements across 19 domains based upon 1,900 requirements at various implementation levels defined in CSF reference library creating a comprehensive set of measures. Organizations after subscribing to the HITRUST CSF select their preferred assessment type and defines targeted risk areas. This leads to a tailored assessment object creation and HITRUST fetches the requirement statements or controls based on the defined object. Then entity undergoes an assessment against these controls to achieve HITRUST CSF Certification. This certification signifies a commitment to the highest standards of information protection, instilling confidence in stakeholders demonstrating a proactive approach to cybersecurity.