A $250M private equity-backed healthcare provider partnered with KITC to strengthen its cybersecurity program, improve HIPAA and NIST CSF alignment, and establish long-term vCISO oversight. As the provider expands its care network, KITC continues to provide strategic vCISO leadership, supporting compliance, enabling secure growth, and guiding the provider through ongoing cybersecurity program evolution.
KITC delivered strategic vCISO leadership to strengthen cybersecurity posture with targeted goals focused on:
Building a long-term cybersecurity roadmap to support growth and improve defensibility.
Ensuring the organization is prepared to detect, respond to, and recover from advanced threats.
Aligning security efforts with HIPAA and NIST CSF frameworks to meet regulatory expectations.
Establishing consistent and secure vendor onboarding and evaluation practices.
KITC's vCISO team led an initial assessment and continues to provide strategic guidance and executive-level security leadership:
Conducted NIST CSF 2.0-aligned review across 104 controls to identify risks, prioritize gaps, and inform compliance goals.
Coordinated internal testing to identify control gaps and validate the effectiveness of technical safeguards.
Drafted core policies including the Incident Response Plan, Risk Management Plan, and Third-Party Risk Management Plan.
Provides strategic leadership and board-level security guidance on an ongoing basis.
Built vendor assessment workflows and reviewed third-party exposure to reduce supply chain risk.
Supports ongoing updates to security documentation, processes, and compliance alignment as the environment evolves.
KITC’s ongoing partnership empowers the healthcare provider to scale confidently while protecting sensitive data and meeting compliance demands. Our work has helped leadership make informed security decisions, improve defensibility, and create a long-term security foundation that supports both operations and investment goals.