One of the common use cases raised by Sepio’s customers is for those who operate in highly regulated environments and need to comply with multiple regulations. Whether it’s healthcare, federal, critical infrastructure, or financial, there is a genuine challenge in ensuring there are no cybersecurity regulatory compliance gaps.
As an example, an entity following NDAA section 889b is required to verify that no hardware assets from banned Chinese vendors are used. To comply with this requirement, a complete and trusted asset inventory should be available and up-to-date at any given time.
From NDIA website:
The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act’s Section 889 prohibits the federal government, government contractors, and grant and loan recipients from procuring or using certain “covered telecommunication equipment or services”. The specified equipment is produced by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua, along with their subsidiaries. When it serves as a “substantial or essential component of any system” or is considered critical technology within a system.
Government stakeholders and contractors need to inventory their telecommunication equipment and evaluate their supply chain and acquisition procedures in order to identify prohibited equipment in their infrastructure.
This is a difficult task for legacy ITAM tools which fail to discover and fully identify the manufacturers of all devices in all environments (IT, OT, IoT). Some organizations use multiple tools and patch together inventory reports which results in gaps in visibility. Additionally, white-labeled and private-labeled devices may create further gaps in cybersecurity regulatory compliance.
How Sepio’s Solution Helps with CyberSecurity Regulatory Compliance Gaps
Sepio‘s innovative Asset Risk Management (ARM) solution proves to be the answer to these cybersecurity regulatory compliance gaps challenges:
1. Comprehensive Hardware Inventory: Sepio’s solution instantly provides a complete and up-to-date inventory of all hardware assets across the organization. Including all wired and wireless Ethernet-connected devices, USB peripherals, and internal hardware Bill of Materials. This asset inventory serves as the foundation for cybersecurity regulatory compliance efforts.
2. Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Mapping: Sepio’s solution maps each hardware asset to relevant compliance regulations. Such as GDPR, HIPAA, and NDAA section 889b. This allows organizations to identify which regulations are affected by specific hardware and prioritize compliance efforts accordingly.
3. Continuous Monitoring: Sepio’s solution offers continuous monitoring of hardware assets, flagging any unauthorized or suspicious devices. This real-time monitoring ensures that cybersecurity regulatory compliance efforts are ongoing and adaptive.
Results:
Demonstrated Compliance: Organizations can confidently demonstrate cybersecurity regulatory compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and NDAA 889b during audits. Assuring regulators and government contract evaluators of their commitment to security and privacy.
Reduced Risk: The risk of data breaches and associated legal consequences decreases significantly due to improved hardware security measures.
Operational Efficiency: With a streamlined hardware asset management process, Sepio’s platform improves operational efficiency and reduces the costs associated with cybersecurity regulatory compliance efforts.
By addressing their hardware assets visibility challenges with Sepio’s solution, customers not only achieve compliance at a lower cost but also enhance their overall cybersecurity posture.
