Cybersecurity Compliance Services HIPAA. NIST. PCI DSS. SOC 2. SEC/FINRA.
Maintained Continuously. Audit-Ready Always.

Gradius cybersecurity compliance services include: HIPAA Security Rule — BAA execution, all three safeguard categories implemented (technical, physical, administrative), annual risk assessment, workforce training documentation, incident response procedures, and OCR-ready documentation; NIST CSF — five function implementation (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover), annual review, and client-facing compliance documentation; PCI DSS — controls implementation, quarterly ASV vulnerability scanning, annual assessment coordination, and continuous documentation; SOC 2 readiness — Trust Services Criteria controls, evidence collection over the audit period, and CPA firm coordination; SEC/FINRA — Reg S-P compliance, 2023 cybersecurity disclosure rules implementation, FINRA guidance compliance, annual review, and examination-ready documentation; and NJ/NY/CT state data breach notification readiness. All frameworks maintained continuously, not built once and forgotten.

Framework applicability depends on your industry, the data you handle, your regulatory registrations, and your client requirements. HIPAA applies if you are a covered entity (healthcare provider, health plan, healthcare clearinghouse) or a business associate handling PHI. PCI DSS applies if you accept, process, store, or transmit credit card data — any business that takes credit cards. NIST CSF applies if you are a government contractor, serve federal agency clients, or have clients who require NIST alignment as a vendor qualification. SOC 2 applies if you are a technology company, SaaS provider, or professional services firm whose enterprise clients require assurance about data security. SEC/FINRA applies if you are a registered investment advisor or broker-dealer. NJ/NY/CT state data breach laws apply if you hold personal information of NJ, NY, or CT residents — which means virtually every business operating in the Tri-State area. A free compliance assessment identifies all applicable frameworks for your specific situation.

The two most common compliance failure modes are: first, the documentation-implementation gap — written policies that describe security controls that aren't actually implemented in the technical environment. An access control policy that says "only authorized users can access PHI" means nothing if the access controls aren't actually configured in the system. OCR audits, PCI assessments, and SOC 2 auditors look for evidence of implementation, not just the existence of written policies. Second, the maintenance gap — compliance programs that were implemented correctly initially but never maintained. Annual risk assessments that don't happen. Training documentation from three years ago. New systems added to the environment that weren't included in the original scope. Incident response procedures that reference systems that no longer exist. A compliance program in either failure mode provides false assurance — it exists on paper while leaving the organization exposed in practice.

During a compliance audit or regulatory examination, the examiner or auditor will request documentation and test whether controls described in documentation are actually implemented. For HIPAA OCR audits: risk assessment documentation, workforce training records, access control configurations, audit logs, and incident response procedures. For PCI assessments: evidence of quarterly scanning, access control configurations, network segmentation documentation, and cardholder data environment mapping. For SOC 2: evidence that controls operated continuously over the audit period — which requires that logs, access reviews, and vulnerability scans exist for every month of the period, not just the months before the audit. For SEC/FINRA examinations: cybersecurity program documentation, Form ADV disclosures, incident response procedures, and vendor management documentation. Organizations with continuously maintained programs produce this evidence from normal operations. Organizations that assemble documentation in the weeks before an audit often find gaps that require emergency remediation — which itself raises examiner concern about whether the program is real.

Initial compliance program implementation timelines vary by framework and current state. HIPAA: technical controls (access controls, encryption, EDR, audit logging) deployed within 1–2 weeks; compliance documentation (risk assessment, written policies, incident response procedures) completed within 30–60 days. PCI DSS: cardholder data environment assessment and initial controls within 2–4 weeks; quarterly scanning begins immediately; documentation completed within 30 days. NIST CSF: gap assessment within 1–2 weeks; controls implementation 30–60 days depending on gap size; documentation complete within 60 days. SOC 2: trust services criteria controls implemented within 30–60 days; evidence collection begins immediately and must continue through the audit period (typically 6 months for a Type II report). SEC/FINRA: written program documentation within 30–60 days; technical controls within 1–2 weeks. For organizations with pressing compliance timelines — an approaching audit, an examination notice, a client security questionnaire with a deadline — Gradius prioritizes the most urgent documentation and controls on an accelerated schedule.

No long-term lock-ins. We offer month-to-month and annual agreements. Organizations stay with Gradius compliance services because annual risk assessments happen on schedule, quarterly scans run without prompting, training documentation is current, audit responses are drawn from maintained records rather than emergency assembly, and compliance program reviews track regulatory changes before they become gaps. The compliance program stays current so organizations stay compliant. We earn the renewal every month through performance.