According to a recent survey, IT Security is now the top strategic issue for IT departments at colleges and universities. Motivated by privacy concerns and the need to comply with regulations such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), educational institutions must protect sensitive data and defend their networks from internet threats.

IDEFSYS offers a variety of solutions to assist universities and colleges deal with their security and compliance challenges.

PCI Compliance

IDEFSYS is a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and we offer many security services to help institutions resolve their PCI compliance problems.

Our certified professionals can bolster your PCI efforts throughout all stages with services that help you:

• Establish the scope of PCI in your environment
• Determine a complete PCI Compliance Program Identify and analyze areas of non-compliance
• Apply solutions to satisfy PCI requirements
• Provide PCI Audits and Quarterly
• PCI Scanning to evaluate and authenticate your compliance

Co-Managed Security Services

IDEFSYS' Managed Security Services allows you to make the most of your strengths and resources while extending your capabilities with IDEFSYS' technology and expertise. Powered by our proprietary Security Management Platform and 100% certified security experts, our flexible services flawlessly integrate with your environment, creating a customized, cost effective solution for security and compliance.

Our Co-Managed Security Services include:

• SIM On-Demand
• Managed IDS/IPS
• Managed Firewall
• Log Monitoring and Retention
• Host IPS
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Threat Intelligence
• Encrypted Email

Professional Services

Leveraging our years of security and compliance experience, and unequaled visibility across today's threats and vulnerabilities, IDEFSYS consultants help clients control the real risks to their businesses efficiently. Our consultant's findings and recommendations are based on real risk to your assets, verified by our threat visibility, applied security research and historical attack data.

IDEFSYS Professional Services include:

• Risk Assessments
• Penetration Testing
• Web Application Testing
• Incident Response Services
• Compliance and Certification Services for PCI, HIPAA, ISO 27001/17799, etc.
• Program Development & Governance
• Architecture Development and Design