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Security & Compliance

Stay Audit-Ready 365 Days a Year — Not Just Before the Auditor Arrives

Compliance is not a project — it is an ongoing program. GCS manages your HIPAA, SOC 2, FINRA, PCI, and NIST compliance continuously, so you are always ready for an audit, always protected, and never scrambling.

Compliance Status — All Frameworks

Active
HIPAA Security Rule
Compliant
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
FINRA Cybersecurity
Active
PCI DSS v4.0
Compliant
NIST CSF 2.0
Aligned
Compliance Frameworks

Five Frameworks. One Managed Program.

Select a framework to see exactly what we manage, how we maintain compliance, and what it means for your business.

HIPAA Compliance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires healthcare organizations and their business associates to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards protecting patient health information (PHI).

GCS manages every aspect of HIPAA IT compliance — from initial risk assessment through ongoing monitoring, policy documentation, and audit preparation. Our clients have maintained a 100% HIPAA audit pass rate.

Risk Assessment

Annual HIPAA-required risk assessment identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and risk levels

Technical Safeguards

Encryption, access controls, audit logs, MFA, and automatic session termination

Workforce Training

Annual HIPAA awareness training with documented completion tracking

Breach Notification Plan

Documented incident response and OCR notification procedures

HIPAA at a Glance

Healthcare & Business Associates

Applies ToHealthcare
Risk AssessmentAnnual
Client Audit Pass Rate100%
Penalty Range$50K–$1.5M
Enforced ByHHS OCR
GCS BAA AvailableYes
Get HIPAA Assessment

SOC 2 Type II Compliance

SOC 2 demonstrates that your organization meets the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy — verified by independent audit.

GCS maintains our own SOC 2 Type II certification and helps clients build and maintain the controls necessary to achieve and sustain their own certification — or to satisfy client and partner due diligence requirements.

Controls Framework

Design and implement controls aligned with Trust Services Criteria

Continuous Monitoring

Automated evidence collection and control effectiveness monitoring

Audit Preparation

Complete evidence packaging and auditor liaison support

SOC 2 at a Glance

Service Organizations & Technology

Applies ToAll Industries
Audit CycleAnnual
GCS CertifiedSince 2008
Criteria5 TSC Categories
AuditorIndependent CPA
Get SOC 2 Assessment

FINRA Cybersecurity Compliance

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority requires broker-dealers and financial firms to maintain written supervisory procedures, cybersecurity programs, and business continuity plans protecting client financial data.

GCS implements the technical controls and documentation that FINRA examiners expect — from network security and access controls through email archiving and record retention.

Cybersecurity Program

Written policies covering data protection, access management, and incident response

Email Archiving

SEC Rule 17a-4 compliant email retention and supervision

Business Continuity

BCP/DR plans meeting FINRA Rule 4370 requirements

FINRA at a Glance

Broker-Dealers & Financial Firms

Applies ToFinancial Services
Exam CycleRisk-Based
Record Retention3–6 Years
Key RuleRule 4370
Email ArchivingRequired
Get FINRA Assessment

PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requires any business that processes, stores, or transmits credit card data to maintain specific security controls — with quarterly vulnerability scans and annual validation.

GCS implements and maintains the network segmentation, access controls, encryption, and monitoring that PCI DSS v4.0 demands — ensuring your payment processing environment stays compliant.

Network Segmentation

Isolate cardholder data environment from general network

Quarterly ASV Scans

Approved Scanning Vendor vulnerability assessments every 90 days

Encryption & Access

End-to-end encryption, MFA, and role-based access to payment systems

PCI DSS at a Glance

Any Business Processing Payments

Applies ToPayment Processing
Versionv4.0 (2024)
Scan FrequencyQuarterly
Penalty$5K–$100K/mo
SAQ AssistanceIncluded
Get PCI Assessment

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

The National Institute of Standards and Technology framework provides a voluntary but widely adopted structure for managing cybersecurity risk — increasingly required by government contracts, insurance carriers, and enterprise clients as a due diligence standard.

GCS aligns your security program with NIST CSF 2.0 functions — Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover — creating a comprehensive, auditable security posture.

Risk Identification

Asset inventory, threat landscape analysis, and risk scoring

5-Function Alignment

Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover — mapped to your environment

Maturity Assessment

Score your current posture and build a roadmap to target maturity

NIST CSF at a Glance

All Industries — Best Practice

Applies ToAll Industries
VersionCSF 2.0 (2024)
Functions5 Core
MandatoryVoluntary*
Insurance BenefitYes — Premium Reduction
Get NIST Assessment
Audit Preparation

Audit-Ready Year-Round — Not Just the Week Before

Most firms panic when an audit is announced. Our clients do not — because their compliance documentation, controls evidence, and risk assessments are current, complete, and organized at all times.

1

Continuous Control Monitoring

Automated verification that all compliance controls remain active and effective

2

Evidence Collection

Ongoing collection and organization of audit evidence — logs, screenshots, policy acknowledgments

3

Gap Remediation

Any control gaps identified and remediated before they become audit findings

4

Auditor Liaison

We work directly with your auditors — answering technical questions, providing documentation, and facilitating the process

Audit Readiness Score

Updated Daily
Policy Documentation
100%
Technical Controls
100%
Risk Assessment
Current
Training Compliance
98%
Evidence Collection
100%
Incident Response Plan
Tested
Vendor Risk Management
96%
Documentation Management

Every Policy, Every Procedure, Every Record — Managed

Compliance lives and dies by documentation. We create, maintain, version-control, and organize every document your compliance program requires.

Policies & Procedures

Written information security policies, acceptable use policies, incident response procedures, and access control documentation.

  • Information Security Policy
  • Acceptable Use Policy
  • Incident Response Plan
  • Data Classification Policy

Risk Assessments

Annual risk assessments, vulnerability scan reports, penetration test results, and risk treatment plans with documented remediation tracking.

  • Annual Risk Assessment
  • Vulnerability Scan Reports
  • Risk Treatment Plans
  • Remediation Tracking

Training & Evidence

Employee training records, policy acknowledgments, phishing simulation results, and compliance certification tracking.

  • Training Completion Records
  • Policy Acknowledgments
  • Phishing Test Results
  • Business Associate Agreements
Why Compliance as a Service

Cheaper Than a Full-Time Compliance Officer. More Effective Than DIY.

Hiring a full-time compliance officer costs $120K–$180K per year. Doing it yourself means your team spends hundreds of hours on documentation instead of serving clients. GCS provides ongoing compliance management at a fraction of either cost.

Always Current

Regulations change. We track every update to HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, FINRA, and NIST and implement changes before they become compliance gaps.

Audit-Ready Documentation

Every document organized, version-controlled, and ready to hand to an auditor at a moment notice. No scrambling.

Technical + Policy = Complete

Most IT companies handle technical controls. Most consultants handle policies. We handle both — because compliance requires both working together.

Compliance Cost Comparison

Full-Time Compliance Officer$120K–$180K/yr
External Consulting Firm$50K–$100K/yr
DIY (Staff Time + Risk)$40K+ in hours
GCS Compliance as a ServiceFraction of Above

Are you actually compliant — or just hoping you are?

Most regulated businesses think they are compliant until an auditor proves otherwise. Our free compliance assessment evaluates your current posture against your specific framework requirements and delivers a prioritized gap analysis.

100% client audit pass rate. 5 frameworks. 27 years of compliance expertise.