Stay Ahead of Threats with Maple Woods Overwatch

maplewoods
Sep 30
3 min read

In today's complex digital world, maintaining a strong security posture and continuous compliance can feel like a full-time job. With regulations constantly changing and cyber threats growing more sophisticated, it's easy to fall behind. That's why we created the Maple Woods Overwatch program, a comprehensive, three-phased approach designed to take the guesswork out of compliance and security, giving you peace of mind and letting you focus on what you do best.

Phase 1: Benchmarking and Assessment

Before you can build a strong defense, you need to know where you stand. Our first phase is all about understanding your current security landscape and laying a clear path forward.

Identify Compliance Requirements: We start by working with you to determine the specific regulatory frameworks and industry standards your business must follow, whether it's NIST, CMMC, HIPAA, or others.
Conduct Rapid Assessment: Our experts perform a fast, efficient assessment of your current environment to identify gaps and weaknesses against those requirements.
Develop Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM): We don’t just find problems; we provide solutions. We develop a clear, actionable POAM that outlines all identified security deficiencies and the steps needed to address them.
Implement Remediation: We help you kick off the process of fixing immediate vulnerabilities, getting you on the path to a more secure and compliant state.

Phase 2: Remediation Projects

With a solid plan in place, we move into the second phase, focusing on key projects to build the core components of your security and compliance program.

Create Policies and Procedures: We develop the essential security policies, standards, and procedures that formalize your security posture and provide clear guidance for your team.
Create System Security Plan (SSP): We'll work with you to create a comprehensive SSP, a critical document that details your system's security controls and their implementation.
Develop Data Management Program: A robust security program starts with understanding your data. We help you establish a data management program that addresses where your data is, how it's protected, and who can access it.

Phase 3: Overwatch Continuous Compliance

This is where the real value of the Overwatch program comes to life. Security and compliance are not a one-time project; they are an ongoing process. Our continuous compliance phase ensures your defenses remain strong over time.

System and Information Security: We provide ongoing monitoring and management of your system and information security controls.
System and Communication: We continuously review your communication systems and protocols to ensure secure data transmission.
Document Revisions: Your policies and procedures will be regularly reviewed and updated to adapt to changes in your business and the threat landscape.
Asset Management: We help you maintain an accurate inventory of all your hardware and software, ensuring all assets are accounted for and secured.
Supplier Assessment: We assess the security posture of your third-party suppliers to mitigate risks introduced by your supply chain.
Tabletop Exercises: We conduct regular business continuity and incident response tabletop exercises to test your team's readiness and refine your emergency plans.
Audit Log Controls Review: Our experts regularly review your audit logs to identify suspicious activity and ensure your logging mechanisms are effective.
Access Control Reviews: We review access controls to ensure that only the right people have access to the right systems and data.
Risk Assessment: We perform regular risk assessments to identify new threats and vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
Data Governance: We help you establish and maintain a strong data governance framework, ensuring your data is managed securely and ethically throughout its lifecycle.

With the Maple Woods Overwatch program, you get a proactive partner dedicated to your long-term security. We help you move from a reactive security stance to a proactive one, so you can stay ahead of the game.