Security & Compliance
Security built to a standard — and the evidence to prove it
Elevate Solutions runs a managed security program built to CIS Controls v8, Implementation Group 2 (IG2), and we operate on the GTIA Trustmark path — independent validation that the controls we recommend to our clients are the controls we hold ourselves to. For regulated Los Angeles firms, that means a defensible posture and the documented evidence that survives an audit.
Our security posture
We measure ourselves against a recognized benchmark instead of a marketing claim.
Built to CIS 18 IG2
The CIS Critical Security Controls are the most widely adopted set of prioritized safeguards in the industry. Implementation Group 2 is the tier built for organizations that handle sensitive client data and need to manage real regulatory and operational risk — the right baseline for regulated mid-market firms. We implement and maintain these controls across the environments we manage.
On the GTIA Trustmark path
The GTIA Trustmark is a third-party accreditation for managed service providers that verifies mature security and operational practices. Pursuing it holds us to independent scrutiny rather than self-attestation, so the standards we ask of our clients are the standards we run our own operation by.
Frameworks we enable for clients
Compliance is about evidence, not just policy. We align your environment to the frameworks your industry and your clients require, and we maintain the proof.
Security Rule technical safeguards, risk analysis, and breach-notification readiness for healthcare and health-adjacent practices.
Type II readiness and ongoing evidence so you can answer enterprise client security reviews on demand.
v4.0 scoping, SAQ or ROC support, and quarterly ASV scanning for card-accepting businesses.
Written information security program, vendor due diligence, and incident-notification capability for RIAs and financial firms.
Framework alignment that maps controls to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.
The control-evidence library
When a cyber-insurer, a regulator, or an enterprise client sends a security questionnaire, the question is always the same: do you have the controls you say you have, and can you prove it? Intentions do not pass an audit; evidence does.
For every client, we maintain a living control-evidence library — configuration exports, access-review records, backup-restore test logs, MDR telemetry, and exercised incident-response documentation. The evidence is assembled continuously, so when the questionnaire arrives, the answers are already documented and current.
What the library typically contains
- MFA coverage exports across email, VPN, and privileged accounts
- Immutable backup configuration and restore-test results
- EDR / MDR detection and containment timelines
- Periodic privileged-access reviews
- An incident-response plan that has actually been exercised
Defense in depth
No single control stops every attack. We layer them across identity, endpoint, email, network, data, and monitoring so a failure in one layer is caught by the next.
Identity
MFA everywhere, conditional access, privileged access management, and the removal of legacy authentication.
Endpoint
EDR on every device, automated patch orchestration, and managed detection and response.
Advanced phishing and business-email-compromise defense, DMARC/SPF/DKIM, and outbound DLP.
Network
Next-generation firewalls, segmentation, and Zero Trust Network Access for remote work.
Data
Immutable, air-gapped backups with tested recovery and compliance-grade retention.
Monitoring
A 24/7 SOC with human-analyst investigation and documented containment of confirmed threats.
Incident response
When something happens, the clock and the documentation both matter. Our 24/7 SOC identifies the incident, contains it — isolating endpoints and blocking indicators of compromise — forensicates, and remediates. Throughout, we record the timeline and evidence regulators and insurers expect, and we support the breach-notification obligations your frameworks impose (for example, the 60-day window under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule).
Reporting a security incident
If you are an Elevate client and suspect a security incident, call us. A phone call reaches a person who can act immediately — do not wait on email.
See where your posture stands
Request a security and compliance assessment. We will map your current controls against CIS 18 IG2 and the frameworks your industry requires, and show you exactly where the gaps are.