Centriworks Earns CompTIA Security Trustmark+

The CompTIA Security Trustmark+ validates that Centriworks uses the security processes identified by the IT industry as generally accepted best practices and has been evaluated by an independent third-party assessor as meeting the criteria established by the CompTIA Security Trustmark+. Based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ is a comprehensive review of the security posture of any IT business, applicable across multiple industries and compliance regulations.

Centriworks, East Tennessee’s oldest and largest business technology company, has earned the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ from CompTIA, the non-profit association for the world’s information technology (IT) industry.

What is the CompTIA Security Trustmark+?
The CompTIA Security Trustmark+™ is the highest level of recognition for solution providers that consistently follow security best practices, as validated by an independent, third party review of an organization’s overall security posture.

This vendor-neutral, business-level credential was developed with the support of technology companies at the forefront of the IT security industry. The standards employed within the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ have been agreed upon by key vendors, solution providers, and end users in the IT industry. Organizations holding this esteemed designation will keep their customers’ information safe by following best practices in personnel security, security training and infrastructure.

Why Contract with a Trustmark Holder?
Organizations that carry the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ have demonstrated their ability to proactively properly support your business. In order to obtain this esteemed credential, our organization committed to an industry “Code of Conduct,” which assures that we adhere to the highest ethical business standards in all of our day-to-day activities.

The CompTIA Security Trustmark+ offers our clients peace of mind–knowing that we employ industry best practices and tools to keep your business systems and data safe and secure. It also confirms our commitment to quality, assuring our customers that we have what it takes to help them meet their industry and government compliance obligations.

“The CompTIA Security Trustmark+ signifies that Centriworks adheres to our industry’s highest standards for security practices and business processes in critical components of identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery as related to data security,” said Nancy Hammervik, senior vice president, industry relations, CompTIA. “Earning the Security Trustmark+ demonstrates a true commitment to address the challenges of security compliance facing our industry today.”

To earn the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ Centriworks successfully passed an independent assessment of our security policies, capabilities, practices, and processes against industry best practices in areas such as:

• Security technologies, including firewalls, anti-Virus/ malware/ spyware, and intrusion detection
• Vulnerability assessment detection
• Data encryption
• Technical employee knowledge/expertise
• Security clearances and background checks
• Physical and hardware security
• Permissions, passwords, and other security requirements

“I am very proud that our Centriworks team earned the CompTIA Security Trustmark+. It confirms our commitment to quality. It also assures our clients that we can help them meet their industry and government compliance obligations,” said J. Mark DeNicola, CFO /CSO of Centriworks.

The team at Centriworks knows cybersecurity, digital solutions, software, and managed IT services. Contact us to see how we can help improve the way your business works!

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