As information security is now a board-level issue, Information Security Officers are confronted with increased responsibility for protecting the organisation’s information assets, as well as security monitoring, measurement and auditing. They are also required to manage IT regulatory requirements in addition to understanding and articulating risks to corporate information from complex and targeted threats.
 
In many instances, companies are engaging security consulting service providers as they simply do not have the resources and expertise to manage all the facets of information security simultaneously.  

In July of this year, Forrester Research Inc. in the USA conducted evaluations of the services of ten service providers, with Deloitte in South Africa providing a reference client for the survey.  According to their independent findings published in the report titled, “Forrester Wave™: Security Consulting Services, Q3 2007”, Deloitte has the largest pool of security consultants in the market, with its global reach including engagements in more than 100 countries.  Security, privacy, and information risk management services within the company are integrated into a single enterprise framework, with a mature perspective focused on client value.

“In Forrester’s evaluation, Deloitte’s current security offering and market presence earned the highest score among all other service providers evaluated, although its market strategy score slightly trailed its close rival,” comments Kris Budnik, Director Enterprise Risk Services, at Deloitte.

“Forrester found that Deloitte’s focus on risk management and privacy and its willingness to invest in R&D activities made it an excellent choice for those looking for technology expertise, coupled with sound strategic advice and strong business orientation,” continues Budnik.

In another evaluation conducted by Forrester in June 2007, “The Forrester report titled, Forrester Wave™: Risk Consulting Services, Q2 2007”, it was found that Deloitte’s approach to risk consulting engagements focused on risk management’s crucial role in creating and protecting business value.

“Deloitte also led the market with a full range of services from risk strategy and process design down to technology development and implementation.  Forrester said that Deloitte stood out with this holistic approach as well as its emphasis on a ‘risk intelligence’ framework for driving enterprise-wide communication and action.  Overall, companies  requiring large-scale, end-to-end risk management programmes and alignment of risk management with business value throughout the enterprise should consider Deloitte a leading option,” concludes Budnik.

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