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<td height="100%" align="left" valign="top" class="bodytekst"><h1>Ascure is a leading, qualified & independent Information Security Services provider. </h1>
<p>Ascure focuses on services, covering the following key areas: </p>
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<li> <span class="style1"><a href="services_governance.htm">Information Security Governance</a></span></li>
<li><strong><a href="serv_business_continuity_management.htm">Business Continuity Management</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="serv_risk_compliance_management.htm">Risk Management</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>Identity & Access Management</strong></li>
<li><strong>Application Security</strong></li>
<li><strong>Operating System Security</strong></li>
<li><strong>Trust Services</strong></li>
<li><strong>Audits & Assessments</strong></li>
<li><strong>Communication & Infrastructure Security. </strong></li>
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<p>In addition, Ascure provides <strong>complete implementation services for IT security solutions</strong>.</p>
<h1>Ascure is all about providing you ASSURANCE, meaning compliance and information security:<br>
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• We are a leading and independent provider of information security services.<br>
• We understand your business ... and our commitment guarantees excellence in our services.</h1>
<p>The quality of our services is guaranteed by our proven and pragmatic project approach. The technical and expert quality is assured by the large amount of certifications and technology partnerships <strong>Ascure</strong> has acquired. </p>
<p>As an <strong>independent provider of information security services</strong>, <strong>Ascure</strong> always provides its customers with brand independent advice. Ascure's core business is to deliver <strong>information security services</strong>. Any hard- and software necessary in a specific project will be offered at market competitive pricing. As such, <strong>Ascure</strong> is able to implement <strong>creative & cost-efficient technical solutions</strong>, maximizing the return on investment for its customers. Ascure's ultimate goal is to offer a <strong>complete range of information security services</strong> that, where possible, anticipate specific problems. This broad range of<strong> information security services</strong> allows <strong>Ascure</strong> to collaborate with its customers and to arrange long-term partnerships.</p>
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<h1><a href="services_governance.htm">Governance</a></h1>
<p><strong>Security</strong> is more than just a technology issue, it is also a business and people issue and should be treated as such. Business purposes are the reason that <strong>organizations want to protect their valuable assets</strong>. Implementing<strong> information security</strong> is like constructing a building. Without a good plan, your construction risks to collapse. <strong>Governance</strong> based <strong>information security tasks </strong>embody the strategical, tactical and operational activities necessary to support and protect assets, company wide. </p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Definition:</span><br>
<strong>The establishment & maintenance of a security framework that ensures information security strategies are aligned with business objectives and are consistent with applicable laws & regulations (e.g. Basel II, SAS 70, SOX …)</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Ascure offers the following services:</span><br>
<strong>• Corporate Security Policies and Principles (strategic, tactical and operation level)<br>
• Strategic Information Security Plan<br>
• Strategic Information Security Assistance and Staffing</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Customer benefits:</span><br>
• Security aligned with business objectives<br>
<span class="bodytitel"></span>• Security embedded in DNA of your company<br>
• Corporate governance/legal</p>
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<h1><a href="serv_risk_compliance_management.htm">Risk & Compliance Management</a></h1>
<p>Every organization has a mission. In this digital era,<strong> information technology</strong> has become more and more important to business processes. <strong>Risk management</strong> plays a critical role in the process of protecting an organization’s assets, and therefore its mission. An effective<strong> risk management process</strong> is an important component of an organization’s strategy. The principal goal of an organization’s risk management process should be to protect the organization and its ability to perform business.. Therefore, the <strong>risk management</strong> process should not be treated primarily as a technical function, carried out by the I(C)T experts but as an <strong>essential management function of the organization</strong>. <br>
Assessment services are the ideal tool to get a clear and independent view on the different risks that are linked to an organization and its assets. This can be done on different levels: technical, physical, management and compliance.</p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Definition:</span><br>
<strong>Risk Management is about the identification and management of information security and business risks in order to minimize the impact on the achievement of business objectives.</strong> </p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Ascure offers the following services:</span><br>
<strong>• Risk Assessments and Management<br>
• Compliance Assessments<br>
• Technical Assessments</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Customer benefits:</span><br>
• Legal and regulatory compliance<br>
<span class="bodytitel"></span>• Assurance to company stakeholders<br>
• Pro-active versus re-active</p>
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<h1><a href="serv_program_management.htm">Program Management & Architectures</a></h1>
<p>Good <strong>security architectures and programs</strong> are very important <strong>security</strong> controls in the overall <strong>security</strong> infrastructure of an organization. Network controls are only one line of defense against malicious usage; systems and applications themselves should properly protect the assets they provide access to (internal and external access). This can be done on the level of o<strong>perating system security, application security, identity and access management, and trust services</strong> (PKI and digital signatures). </p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Definition:</span><br>
<strong>Design, develop and manage an information security program, resulting in the implementation of the information security governance framework</strong>.</p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Ascure offers the following services:</span><br>
<strong>• Identity and Access Control Management <br>
• Application Security<br>
• Operating Systems Security<br>
• Trust Services / PKI – Enabled Environments</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Customer benefits:</span> <br>
• Secure e-business/e-government/e-banking/…<br>
<span class="bodytitel"></span>• Creation of new (business) opportunities<br>
• Faster time-to-market at less risk</p>
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<h1><a href="serv_management_control.htm">Management & Control</a></h1>
<p>Nobody will deny that a reasonable level of <strong>security</strong> is necessary within any organization. However, few organizations seem to be able to achieve a real and controllable security level. <strong>Management</strong> is often referred to as the culprit. While this may be the case from time to time, <strong>management</strong> often does not have any security-dashboard available. In addition, a dedicated (information) <strong>security organization</strong> is usually not set up nor is there a real I(C)T- or <strong>security governance model </strong>established. Roles & responsibilities are usually not clearly defined. All of this results in an unmanaged, uncontrollable and inefficient process. <br>
<strong>Security</strong> is often (wrongly) seen as an enemy of the business rather than as a necessity to achieve a business-grade and/or a reliable environment. This is especially true at the business manager’s level. Good understanding of real and effective security is often missing. Especially within the departments that have to implement the supporting environment (by which we mean your ICT-environment). </p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Definition:</span><br>
<strong>An organization needs to oversee and direct information security activities to execute the information security program and strategy.</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Ascure offers the following services:</span><br>
<strong>• Security Management<br>
• Security Training & Awareness<br>
• Operational Security Services and Staffing</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Customer benefits:</span><br>
• Controlled security environment<br>
<span class="bodytitel"></span>• Increased security awareness<br>
• Pro-active versus re-active</p>
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<h1><a href="serv_infosec.htm">InfoSec Technology Services</a></h1>
<p>When looking at today’s and future business environments, organizations must balance between efficient information management, strong security demands, flexible and convenient access to resources. Therefore organizations look for a qualified partner like <strong>Ascure</strong>, who can identify best practices and provide <strong>practical recommendations to achieve the full benefits of a strategic and business oriented information security program</strong>. A lot of sensitive data, applications and infrastructure are accessible from multiple different locations (internal and external). Most of the information and infrastructure is mission/business critical or confidential. Every organization can easily identify the high business demands placed upon these assets, like <strong>convenience, customer service, access, availability, compliance, transparency and security</strong>. While transparent access of information produces benefits to many stakeholders, the risk associated with the unauthorized exposure of resources increases exponential. <br>
Ascure’s vendor-independent expertise in implementing and optimizing security controls and infrastructures are of high value to every organization.</p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Ascure offers the following services:</span><br>
<strong>• Maintenance & Support Services <br>
• Network Layer Security: firewalling, IDS/IPS, appl-firewall, …<br>
• Communication Security: wireless, PDA, VOIP<br>
• Personal Data Security: anti-virus, encryption, …</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Customer benefits: </span><br>
<strong>• Optimized infrastructure security<br>
<img src="images/spacer.gif" width="15" height="1">- Seamless integration<br>
<img src="images/spacer.gif" width="15" height="1">- Hardware / Software<br>
• Optimized communication security<br>
<img src="images/spacer.gif" width="15" height="1">- Instant secure personal communication</strong></p>
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<h1><a href="serv_business_continuity_management.htm">Business Continuity Management</a></h1>
<p>More then ever, organizations need to be prepared. The dependency on electronically supported business processes has never been higher. The decreased tolerance for downtime, the technological advances and the growth in data has placed <strong>business continuity management</strong> on the boardroom agenda. Organizations should also prepare themselves in advance to cope with all kinds of business interruptions. Safeguarding from and responding to incidents involving your corporate assets. </p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Definition:</span><br>
<strong>Develop and manage the capability to respond to and recover from disruptive and destructive information security events. Business continuity management involves preparing companies for these calamities.</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Ascure offers the following services:</span><br>
<strong>• Business Continuity Management<br>
• Business Impact Analysis<br>
• Disaster Recovery Planning<br>
• Crisis Management</strong></p>
<p><span class="bodytitel">Customer benefits:</span><br>
• Minimize impact on critical business activities<br>
<span class="bodytitel"></span>• Defined roles and responsibilities<br>
• Pro-active and re-active</p>
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