FOCUS Risk Management Specialists
IT Risk Management Program at an Organizational Level

Industry-specific knowledge, decades of experience, and a proven methodology help FOCUS Risk Management Specialists create a proactive IT risk management program that ensures round-the-clock and more holistic IT risk coverage across an enterprise.

Embedding IT risk management efforts across an enterprise is complicated, but it can be mitigated with multiple lines of defense, and that’s precisely what FOCUS does.

“We are committed to partner with C-Suite executives such as CEOs, CIOs, and CCOs to comprehensively address their IT risks through an effective governance environment,” says Miguel Colon, Founder and Principal of FOCUS Risk Management Specialists.

FOCUS’ team lays the groundwork for its IT risk management framework by identifying, documenting, and classifying potential risks with technical assistance. Its independent position and assessment capabilities provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their IT risk landscape and existing security controls. The team then analyzes their IT governance and gets an overview of its threat landscape through tests and analyses.

Once the risks are identified, the team promptly aligns strategies and recommendations, like implementing additional systems, controls, processes or policy revisions, to meet the compliance regulations clients lack. Based on this understanding, FOCUS’s design and implementation of security controls significantly reduce risks and help safeguard their business operations including data and information residing on premises and/or cloud environments.

Its proven IT risk management methodology combines the best parts of international cybersecurity frameworks, like Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to bring the benefits of every proven security guideline.

FOCUS also helps their customers with compliance audits conducting assessments to understand the areas they lack compliance. Their processes adhere to industry best practices, standards, and compliance like ISO 31000, ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT5, HIPAA, HITECH, GLBA, SOX404, and PCI DSS. Proactively the team conducts annual audits to help them maintain their certifications.

The team’s vast experience in highly regulated industries, like finance, insurance, and healthcare, and their 35 years of combined experience in IT risk management help them tackle every challenge. Having been active in these industries for a long time, they are aware of the common loss and regulation requisites and how to deal with federal auditors.

We are committed to partner with C-Suite executives to comprehensively address their IT risks through an effective governance environment

The team also has an aggregate of 10 certifications, including Certified Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Governance Risk and Compliance Professional (CGRCP). They are committed to continue learning and staying updated on technologies and processes to expand their skill sets.

Many organizations, including ones with a global presence, have benefitted from FOCUS’s services. They have assisted insurance companies’ HIPAA compliance needs to improve their security control, resiliency, and lowered their risk level. They also designed, developed, implemented, and managed Risk Management, Information Security, Internal Controls, and Business Continuity Programs for the largest IT service provider in the Caribbean. They have developed and implemented a holistic set of procedures and controls to effectively manage large multinational businesses as well as small local organizations.

Proper communication with clients, a responsible team of experts who continually learn, and its wealth of experience make FOCUS Risk Management Specialists a frontrunner among a vast pool of IT risk management experts.