IT Security Consulting & Incident Response
Tailored security leadership and rapid response for healthcare startups and digital health platforms
When threats escalate, you need experts who can both design resilient security programs and lead through incidents. FirstLine Security combines practical consulting with battle‑tested incident response (IR) to protect patient data, uptime, and revenue—without slowing your roadmap.
What We Deliver
Strategic Security Consulting – Program strategy and 12–18‑month roadmap aligned to business risk and growth.
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) – NIST CSF/800‑53 alignment; HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2 readiness; policy suite and evidence packs.
Cloud & Product Security – Secure architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), identity & access, secrets management, IaC/CI‑CD guardrails, AI/ML risk controls.
Threat & Vulnerability Management – Risk‑based prioritization, patch cadence, exposure reduction, and continuous monitoring standards.
Vendor/Third‑Party Risk – Tiering, questionnaires, BAAs/security addenda, and ongoing assurance.
Incident Response (IR) Leadership
Preparation – IR plan, roles/RACI, communication templates, legal/PR alignment, tabletop exercises.
Detection & Analysis – Log triage, cloud forensics, EDR/SIEM use, root‑cause analysis, scope confirmation.
Containment, Eradication, Recovery – Segmentation, credential resets, artifact removal, hardening, safe bring‑up.
Post‑Incident – Lessons learned, corrective action plan, metrics, and customer/regulator reporting support.
Regulatory Support – HIPAA Breach Notification Rule guidance, risk‑of‑compromise analyses, and documentation.
How We Work (30/60/90)
Days 0–30: Baseline & Quick Wins – Discovery, risk analysis, access cleanup/MFA, logging targets, IR plan draft.
Days 31–60: Build & Enable – Policy rollout, vendor risk intake live, vuln/patch cadence, SIEM/EDR integrations, first tabletop.
Days 61–90: Operate & Validate – Internal control testing, IR rehearsal report, dashboard & KRIs, Board/executive brief.
Service Options
Consulting Retainer – Advisory or Program‑Lead tiers (20/40/60 hrs/mo) with roadmap execution and audit readiness.
IR Retainer – 24×7 on‑call, 4‑hour response SLA (business days), breach counsel coordination, annual tabletop.
On‑Demand IR – Fixed‑scope engagement for ransomware, account compromise, insider misuse, or data exfiltration.
Sample Deliverables
- Security Program Charter & roadmap
- Policy/standard/procedure set (Access, Logging, IR, BCDR)
- Risk assessment + living risk register
- Cloud hardening checklist & identity baseline
- IR plan, playbooks (ransomware/phishing/S3 exposure), tabletop report
- Metrics dashboard (incidents, MTTR, vulnerabilities, training)
Outcomes You Can Expect
Faster recovery and reduced impact when incidents occur
Lower breach risk via prioritized remediation and guardrails
Sales acceleration with credible, audit‑ready artifacts
Executive clarity through simple, defensible metrics and ownership
Ready to tailor consulting and IR to your business?
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