Forvis Mazars empowers organizations to enhance governance, manage technology risks, and align controls with both regulatory demands and business objectives. Our tailored approach supports enterprise risk management while building long‑term operational resilience for sustained success.
Cybersecurity
Move with momentum to help stay compliant and secure with Forvis Mazars’ cybersecurity team. Learn more about our offerings below.
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Ransomware Simulation
Our Ransomware Simulation is a fully automated live ransomware simulation conducted on an organization’s production network. It is designed to consider how an organization’s internal network and security controls prevent the lateral spread of ransomware using our safe-by-design ransomware simulation software.
Government Contracting & CMMC Compliance
Preparing for Certification With CMMC 2.0
In November 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) affirmed plans to move forward with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), introducing sweeping changes to how contractors comply with requirements. Final rulemaking is underway and implementation guidance is released regularly to clarify expectations for contractors and CMMC assessors. While the implementation of CMMC and rollout timeline have changed, CMMC will still be mandatory across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and will appear in all contracts over the next several years.
Forvis Mazars is one of the first Authorized CMMC Third-Party Assessor Organizations (C3PAO) with the CMMC Accreditation Body. As a C3PAO, Forvis Mazars provides NIST 800-171 and cybersecurity program readiness consulting for contractors of all sizes across the country. Our firm is also a national leader in performance of NIST 800-171 Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessments (JSVA) with DoD, which are expected to convert to CMMC Level 2 certifications, once the final CMMC rule is published and implemented.
IT Risk & Controls / SOX
IT audits and general control testing evaluate your institution’s control environment based on current policies, applicable law, regulations, or guidelines. Our tests can help assess your ability to safeguard assets, maintain data integrity, and effectively achieve security objectives. Below are some of the tests our professionals can perform for you:
- FDICIA IT Key Control Testing
- SOX IT Key Control Testing
- Customized IT Internal Audit Control Testing
International Organization for Standardization & the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27001 Solutions
Helping You Prepare for an ISO 27001 Certification & Providing Independent ISMS Assessment Support
Organizations operating at an international scale are faced with a unique challenge associated with information security and privacy assurance. Our team of lead auditors is well positioned to support you with understanding the process to prepare for an ISO 27001 certification and meeting requirements for maintenance of the Information Security Management System. We’re ready to help you prepare for and pursue an ISO 27001 Certification.
Forvis Mazars offers various ISO 27001 solutions to help meet your organization’s needs:
- ISO 27001/27002 Readiness Assessment – The ISO 27001 Readiness Assessment is designed to support organizations in evaluating the statement of applicability and potential nonconformities associated with an ISO 27001 Certification.
- ISO 27001 Internal Audit Services – A key component of ISO 27001 readiness and compliance is the maintenance of an internal control monitoring function. Our lead auditors’ knowledge and experience of ISO 27001 allows them to support your organization efficiently and effectively with the internal audit requirement.
- ISO 27001 Certification Support – Performing ISO 27001 audits results in the submission of the recommendation for certification to one of Forvis Mazars’ Certification Body partners.
PCI Compliance
Protect Your Business & Customer Data
Our PCI compliance services include:
- PCI Report on Compliance Assessments – Provide independent validation of PCI DSS compliance in the form of a RoC that can be submitted to an acquiring bank or the major card brands. This is a requirement for merchants with more than six million VISA or MasterCard transactions per year.
- PCI Readiness Assessments – Readiness assessments help organizations validate they can meet compliance with the Data Security Standard (DSS). Version 4.0 of the DSS introduces complex changes to protection and compliance reporting requirements, requiring merchants and service providers to enhance their PCI compliance processes.
- Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Assistance – Perform assessment against the correct SAQ Form, based upon the nature of payment transaction or transmission channels within your business. SAQs may be used by merchants with fewer than six million VISA or MasterCard transactions per year or service providers with fewer than 300,000 transactions per year.
- PCI Compliant Network Penetration Testing – Identify potential network and application vulnerabilities impacting your cardholder data environment.
Third-Party Risk Management
Identify & Mitigate Risks Associated With Vendors & Service Providers
With the ever-changing operating landscape, companies are turning to third parties to remain competitive and drive efficiencies. While third parties are often important to the operational success of an organization, each relationship presents unique risks that must be identified, managed, and monitored. At Forvis Mazars, our consulting professionals provide services to clients for all aspects of third-party risk management, including framework development and implementation, risk assessment, risk mitigation, and lifecycle development and monitoring. Our teams are prepared to advise on the complexities of third-party risk and achieve strategic business objectives. We offer the following services:
- Program Evolution & Enhancement
- Assessment Assistance
- TPRM Regulatory Compliance
Transaction Advisory
Tackling Information Technology Risk & Compliance Challenges
For businesses engaged in mergers and acquisitions, information technology risks can derail a deal. When you purchase a company, you own its data—past, present, and future—which can have a significant impact on valuation. Forvis Mazars helps your company identify information technology and data risk associated with a transaction.
Helping You Mitigate Risk
Our goal for each transaction is to arm our clients with the appropriate information to allow them to make important decisions about proceeding, renegotiating, restructuring, or withdrawing from a potential transaction. Information technology risk can affect a company’s value in many ways:
- Technology Governance & Strategic Initiatives
- Direct & Long-Term Remediation Costs
- Increased Cyber Insurance Cost
- Scalability & Functionality Failures
- Hidden or Buried IT Costs
- Significant Business Interruption
To help you manage these risks, our team assesses information technology areas and compliance activities of the target company or acquisition to determine if services and processes are secure, streamlined and efficient, and support continuity of operations post transaction.
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Data Privacy
Navigating Regulatory Scrutiny of Sensitive Consumer Data
As privacy concerns grow, organizations face increasing financial, operational, and reputational risks due to heightened regulatory expectations and public scrutiny. In the U.S., data privacy regulations are evolving rapidly at the state level, creating a complex patchwork of compliance requirements. States like California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have enacted robust privacy laws that enhance individual rights and introduce new standards for data minimization and consumer choice.
While a comprehensive federal privacy law remains absent, the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and connected technologies has made data usage more intricate. Many traditional privacy programs, built on policy-driven, check-the-box approaches, struggle to keep up. These outdated frameworks often fail to provide visibility into critical areas, such as data collection, storage, relevant regulations, and gaps between policies and operational practices.
At Forvis Mazars, we help organizations design and deploy data privacy solutions that meet regulatory requirements and help reduce operational risks while building trust in the marketplace.
U.S. Data Privacy & Regulatory Risk: A Growing Business Imperative
State-level privacy regulations are accelerating, placing significant pressure on governance models, operational processes, and supporting technologies. Regulators are shifting their focus from mere documentation to demonstrable operational effectiveness, requiring organizations to show how privacy controls work in practice.
In this environment, data privacy is no longer a background compliance consideration but a core business risk with far-reaching implications for technology, risk management, and brand reputation. As privacy risks expand to include health data, employee information, biometric identifiers, and AI-driven data usage, organizations need to address the widening gaps between stated policies and real-world practices.
A Full Suite of Tailored Data Privacy Services
Effective data privacy governance goes beyond technology—it requires a coordinated approach that integrates enterprise risk management, business processes, data flows, third‑party relationships, and accountability structures. Forvis Mazars offers a full suite of data privacy advisory services designed to align with your operations and evolving regulatory expectations.
Our services include:
- Privacy Program Development
- Privacy Impact Assessments & Risk Assessments
- Data Mapping & Data Lifecycle Management
- Third-Party/Vendor Privacy Management
- Regulatory Readiness & Implementation
- Interim or Fractional Privacy Leadership
- Training & Organizational Enablement
- Documentation, Policy & Procedure Development
- Cybersecurity & Privacy Integrated Compliance Services
- AI Regulatory Compliance Assessments
- Data Transfer Assessments & Compliance
- Europrivacy GDPR Certifications
HIPAA Security & Privacy
Overview: The Foundation of Patient Trust
HIPAA compliance is a cornerstone of organizational resilience and patient trust. As healthcare organizations face escalating cyber threats, regulators are raising the bar, emphasizing real-world effectiveness over mere documentation alone.
Today, privacy, security, IT, and compliance functions must work in close alignment to ensure safeguards are not only documented but also operational across systems, workflows, and third‑party relationships. HIPAA compliance has become deeply intertwined with cybersecurity strategy and enterprise risk management, making it a critical component of protecting sensitive health information.
We help organizations operationalize HIPAA compliance, so it integrates seamlessly into real‑world environments while supporting patient trust and regulatory readiness.
Our HIPAA Assessment Approach: Integrated & Actionable
We deliver an integrated HIPAA security and privacy assessment and remediation experience by combining the skills of dedicated security and privacy professionals. This unified approach evaluates the HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and Breach Notification Rule with both technical rigor and regulatory precision. By avoiding siloed findings, we provide coordinated remediation plans that help drive meaningful improvements.
Our assessments align with leading industry frameworks and guidance, including:
- NIST SP 800‑30: Risk management best practices
- NIST SP 800‑66: HIPAA-specific guidance
- OCR HIPAA Audit Protocol: Regulatory compliance benchmarks
- 405(d) Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Tailored cybersecurity strategies for healthcare
Our privacy professionals focus on governance structures, patient rights, permissible uses and disclosures, and breach response readiness. Meanwhile, our security professionals assess cyberthreat exposure, access controls, and operational safeguards. The result? A compliance program that supports both audit readiness and operational effectiveness.
Building Resilience With HIPAA Compliance Services
Forvis Mazars offers a full suite of HIPPA security and privacy services designed to help healthcare organizations meet regulatory requirements while enhancing operational resilience.
Our services include:
- Privacy & Security Gap Analysis
- Policy & Procedure Development & Updates
- ePHI Data Mapping & Safeguard Review
- Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Review & Management
- Workforce Privacy & Security Training
- Incident Response & Breach Readiness Support
- HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance
- HIPAA Security Rule Compliance
- HIPAA Breach Notification Compliance
- HIPAA Risk Assessment (NIST 800-66, OCR Audit Protocol)
