Consulting Governance, Risk & Compliance

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Our Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) consulting services are designed to identify, manage and reduce your business risks in information processing - for example, through Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI).

To achieve your operational business goals and ensure IT compliance with contractual and legal requirements, our experienced Controlware GRC consultants will help you to establish processes. Based on your challenges, our GRC experts will formulate the specific goals together with you. In the conception phase, all required information will be collected, followed by an in-depth analysis of the data. Based on this, we develop, evaluate and present appropriate solution options. Once you have made your decision on an alternative that is right for your specific needs, we will implement it and test it in practice with you. Finally, we will jointly evaluate the success of the consulting process and, if necessary, agree on follow-up activities.

Of course, our Controlware GRC Consultants accompany the setup of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) according to ISO 27001, BSI 200-1, TISAX®, KritisV, B3S and other standards entirely, but also provide support in any partial aspects that you may need.

Controlware GRC consulting services include:

Raising management awareness of GRC in IT
The establishment of an ISMS does not only fulfill legal and regulatory requirements, it also serves to support business objectives and measurably raise the security level and efficiency of the IT organization. The success of ISMS rollout depends on management and IT leadership taking ownership of the project and officially assuming leadership and commitment:
- Define information security policies including security objectives - in alignment with the strategic focus of the organization.
- ensure the integration of the ISMS requirements into the business processes
- provide resources which are required for the ISMS
- Communicate the importance of an effective ISMS
- control of ISMS results (achievement of objectives)
- motivate and support employees so that they contribute to the effectiveness of the ISMS
- promote continuous improvement of the ISMS
- actively support the executives with a leadership role for the ISMS.
In general, the management delegates many of the mentioned tasks to the CISO, SiBe or IT-SiBe. However, an effective ISMS can only be realized if the management actually takes responsibility and not only recognizes the business benefits for the organization, but also communicates them to the employees. In this way, it strengthens the CISO and his security organization. Raising the awareness of the management is the basis for a successful establishment of an ISMS.
Maturity Analysis

Are you planning to establish an ISMS, do you want to certify your organization according to an industry-specific security standard, or do you want to find out about your company's current information security status? As a system integrator and managed service provider, we support you in systematically evaluating your current situation with a focus on the targeted objectives and jointly identify the necessary need for action. This is followed by planning of the next steps.

You can also use our self-developed tool "Control Questions for Self-Assessment of Information Security (KSI)" which is completely free of charge and without obligation. Click here to find the Excel file.
IT Risk Management

The core process of an ISMS is risk management. Risk management is a way to determine the opportunities and risks to achieve the intended results of the ISMS and to reduce or eliminate the undesirable effects of threats and vulnerabilities. For continuous improvement and measurement, iterative risk assessments should result in consistent, valid, and comparable outcomes.

We support you in defining and implementing your processes for assessing and managing information security risks - either on a standalone basis (e.g. according to ISO 27005 or BSI 200-3) or with already existing risk management processes, specifications and tools within your organization.
IT security guidelines and security concepts

Guidelines specify the requirements that an ISMS, its own processes, information security-relevant business and IT processes, as well as IT systems, administrators and users must fulfill in order to achieve the required level of security and comply with internal and external requirements. Security concepts describe how the requirements of the security guidelines can be realized for the respective subareas and systems.

No matter whether you are planning your organization's information security policy (security guideline) with the management, or developing guideline-compliant as well as practicable security concepts for new or existing IT systems, our Controlware GRC Consultants support you competently and across all topics.
Internal audits & audit preparation

Internal audits help to verify the effectiveness of a management system. Regular execution is a prerequisite for certification of an ISMS, for example in accordance to ISO/IEC 27001. The audit results highlight the need for change and potential for improvement and provide information on whether your organization fulfills the standard criteria required for certification. Our GRC consultants do not only examine your organization's compliance with required standards or norms as part of internal audits, they also prepare your organization optimally for upcoming certification audits by raising the awareness for the audit process among all participants.
Business Continuity Management (BCM)

Does your organization have a business continuity management system that enables you to respond appropriately and quickly to adverse situations, including crises or disasters, through crisis teams, emergency plans, contingency plans and recovery plans, in which information security management is not yet considered according to norms? On this basis, we can help you define the BCM requirements and implement them to ensure that the required level of information security is permanently stable, even in adverse situations. We can also support you in establishing continuity management only for the scope of your ISMS - e.g. according to ISO 22301 & ISO 27031 or BSI 200-4.

Controlware's GRC consultants can provide you with advice on all aspects of the opportunity and risk-oriented management of your information processing - regardless of whether this involves setting up an ISMS, documentation, coaching or support in managing the security organization. Due to many years of practical experience and cross-thematic IT know-how, our IT experts reliably support you in all phases of the Plan, Do, Check & Act cycle of your management systems. Our module-based service offerings have been designed to match with your individual business requirements.

Note: TISAX® is a registered trademark of the ENX Association.