SNS Solutions Focus – Technology alone is not a silver bullet…

Solutions built upon the converged CRITSEC® family of products may benefit from related CRITSEC® professional consulting services depending upon the client’s current skill level and workload. SNS has led the way in defining and providing best practice processes and targeted user training programs to round out the foundational converged solution, as well as offering customization services to tailor systems to specific industry requirements. SNS has also established a solid network of trustworthy partner companies in the following areas to assist clients in realizing all the benefits that this revolutionary offering can enable.

• CRITSEC® Identity Management Integration
• Credential Lifecycle Chain of Trust
• Federated Directory Integration
• Provisioning Workflow Reengineering
• Role Based Access Control Design and Deployment
• Privilege and Authorization Schemas and Implementation
• Event and Incident Handling
• Audit and Log Management
• Security Zone Analysis and Design

CRITSEC® Consulting and Managed Services

• HSPD-12 Consulting and Services
• Activation and Finalization Services and Products
• Card Management and Production Services and Products
• Enrollment and Production Services and Products
• Systems Infrastructures Services and Products
• Systems Intergration Services and Products
• Monitoring Security Systems
• Computer Security/Network Log Analysis
• Access Control/Alarm/Video Monitoring
• Comprehensive Outsourcing

SNS also has a solid heritage in providing the following traditional security professional services. Depending upon your needs, we may be able to schedule time for your project or recommend trusted providers who can address your needs.

• Vulnerability Assessments – SNS has proven expertise planning and performing vulnerability assessments across multiple critical infrastructure sectors. Utilizing best practice techniques, our experts have adapted prominent methodologies to align the assessment steps with your degree of security need. We don’t stop at a scorecard – we help and direct your staff to immediately address priority vulnerability reduction, and mentor them according to their level of knowledge.

• Risk Assessment and Management – SNS has in depth skills to help you understand the nature of threats, vulnerabilities, and overall risk assessment and management philosophies. Our team is constantly scanning for the latest critical infrastructure security issues, paradigm changes and tactical approaches. Our blended SNS/client team approach emphasizes transfer of the most important items to your executive team, management, and user communities (including partners, suppliers and clients).

• Security Planning, Design, and Implementation – SNS has helped many clients with translating risk assessments through to solution architecture and design, and ultimately deployment. We advocate layered defenses with best-of-breed toolsuites and baseline best practice processes to mitigate the risk in your environment.

• Policy definition and development – SNS has specialists that have developed and implemented complex policies that are time-proven to be optimal. We can apply our methodology to developing or updating your policies, with the result being policies that are:
• Implement-able through administrative procedures or publishing of guidelines
• Enforceable through tools and sanctions
• Comprehensive, clearly defining responsibility for all users and administrators



• Education and Training – From helping you to understanding what types of training and reinforcement of security policy will work best in your organization, through conducting sessions with customized curriculum, SNS consultants have expertise from the corporate boardroom through remote sites with a computer connection.

• Wireless LANs - SNS has specific subject matter expertise in the detection, solution design and implementation to help you secure your Wireless LANs. An extremely convenient way for mobile users to have access to your corporate LANs without stringing cables, wireless LANs utilizing the 802.11 protocols are becoming very popular, and the usage is predicted to continue rapid growth. When systems are installed using defaults or put in place without proper authorization and security controls, this major security vulnerability can leave your organization wide open to attacks from outsiders in your parking lot, or even a mile away. There are some basic steps that you can take to ensure that the security layers you have in place encompass your wireless users. Please contact us for our no-charge white paper and checklist.

• Evaluation of products, tools, and utilities – Depending upon your needs, current and future environments, and other factors, SNS can take the lead or assist you in the evaluation/RFQ/RFP process. We focus on needs / countermeasures balanced with cost / usability.

• Automation of ongoing operations – SNS has helped clients develop policies and procedures that reinforce administrative best practices and include periodic compliance reviews. Our team can mentor your staff in vigilance philosophies and techniques to keep them on the alert to new types of attacks, due to the asymmetrical nature of new vulnerabilities. Our proven processes empower you to become self-sufficient and keep your defenses appropriately aligned.

SNS has expertise in management consulting for security, from organizational needs assessments, to developing tailored rollout plans that blend with the existing culture. SNS is a complete Information Technology (IT) Security and Physical Systems Security solutions provider, offering best practice services endorsed by the leading organizations, as well as recommendations of products that we have found work well in certain environments.