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About Avacuna - Who we are
Avacuna is a compliance, risk assessment and electronic content management consulting firm. Our practices combine deep industry knowledge of infrastructure life cycle management, general computer controls, internal audits, security risk management, network operations, Ediscovery and the reconciliation of multiple corporate governance and information technology frameworks. We are driven by a risk-based orientation that incorporates established methodologies like COSO and CobiT with contemporary models such as AS-NZ 4360 and M_o_R
We understand how to discern and apply relevant data to strengthen compliance postures and we assume responsibility for our recommendation outcomes. Our teams rely on experience acquired from years of compliance engagements and ongoing training with alliance partners like the IT Compliance Institute. We endorse ITCI’s commitment to comprehensive education, research, and analysis regarding the role of information technology in corporate regulatory compliance.
We have considerable practitioner experience managing the life cycle development, deployment and maintenance of information technology for organizations of every size and shape. Our governance approach exposes the transactional value creation potential of information systems and transforms underutilized knowledge capital into a competitive advantage and improved valuations.
Our impact
We help client organizations effectively combine the business processes, policies and controls of multiple framework approaches, followed by the definition and execution of specific operational and tactical activities to ease migrations to more federated governance models. Our methods enhance performance management measurements, implement sound change management initiatives and earn the trust and involvement of senior management to achieve sustainability.
Our approach
We bring significant advantages to client engagements:
Industry expertise / objective third-party assessments. We recognize the relative immaturity of compliance automation solutions and do not act as vendor agents. These solutions in and of themselves can constitute a separate class of potential vulnerabilities and we apply rigorous control scrutiny to every third-party product and service supplier.
Proven methodologies / expansive policies. Our strategy and operational improvement methodologies deliver outstanding results. We have a comprehensive array of policies and plans for every environment and application, and we use proven tools to transform organizational effectiveness.
Collaborative / agenda-setting security awareness programs. We work closely with clients to create and implement measurable solutions to overcome governance awareness constraints. We challenge conventional thinking to socialize cost transparency throughout the organization by substantiating business cases and, in some instances, leveraging charge-back mechanisms. This usually results in a proactive compliance-centric organization that shares and protects intelligence responsibly and pragmatically.
Foreign Business Representation / United States Presence for data compliance. Foreign companies frequently rely on us to successfully navigate jurisdiction compliance issues as they expand operations in the United States. Regardless of whether the structure is a branch, a corporate subsidiary, a joint venture or an acquisition, many information security, electronic content management and privacy regulations directly impact the ability of foreign companies to establish themselves in the American market. We operate as a trusted advisor for foreign companies from around the world and invite you to contact us for an initial consultation.
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