IA Solutions for Mission Assurance
Harris IT Services has a long legacy of delivering assured communications^® and IT solutions that help government and commercial customers execute their missions. This includes extensive Information Assurance (IA) capabilities that safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise infrastructures, systems, and critical business data.

Provided as a stand-alone offering or as an integral component of broader solutions, our IA expertise spans the full life cycle, including infrastructure design, integration and testing, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M). Furthermore, our solutions meet required certification and accreditation standards across the government marketplace, including DIACAP, NISCAP, and FISMA, as well as the emerging FISMA/NIST model.

We've repeatedly proven our expertise in cyber security, as well as IA practices and countermeasures, through numerous federal engagements requiring the most stringent and fail-safe enterprise assurance. Our wide array of services includes architecture analysis; attack warning and defense; identity management; security assessments; certification and accreditation process support; forensics analysis and vulnerability remediation; system anomaly monitoring, detection, and management; and physical security countermeasures.

As your IA partner, Harris IT Services will integrate the latest security technologies with relevant IT and business processes to provide full life-cycle assurance of your systems, infrastructure, and, equally important, your information as it flows in and out of your network. Using a best-practice, standards-based approach, we deliver cost-effective IA solutions that span the life cycles of your enterprise systems and data.

A Standards-Based IA Framework
Government agencies, in particular, face rapidly escalating risks of network-based attacks, with the likely consequences being critical data loss, denial of service, corruption, and damaged systems and infrastructure—even tragic loss of lives due to disruption of military operations. Though they're diligently striving for truly fail-safe assurance, many agencies are challenged by a lack of skilled IA staff members, the ever-evolving sophistication of new security technologies, and complex integration requirements.

These challenges are why numerous agencies rely on Harris IT Services for comprehensive IA solutions. We offer proven IA methodologies that maximize enterprise security—with a vigilant eye on overall mission assurance. Equally important, we have the required expertise to help customers evolve from the current DIACAP, NISCAP, and FISMA IA standards to the emerging FISMA/NIST model.

Enabling Critical Controls
With a proven and flexible framework tailored to your dynamic needs, Harris IT Services provides comprehensive IA solutions that span the life cycles of your infrastructure, systems, and information. This includes the deep expertise required for developing and implementing every phase of the FISMA/NIST model's Management, Technical, and Operational Controls.

Management Controls:
We address the customer's IA managerial concerns, including those focused on the risk areas of both the IT security program and the organization itself. Here, we deliver expertise and services in the areas of:

• Risk Assessment
• Planning
• System and Service Acquisition
• Certification and Accreditation

Technical Controls:
Our IA offerings address the security controls to be executed by the organization's IT system. This includes ensuring the IT system is functioning at its optimal level so that the integrated security controls aren't compromised. Of course, because such technical controls impact operational considerations, we ensure they're consistent with the customer's security management protocols. Our Technical Controls services include:

• Access Control
• Audit and Accountability
• Identification and Authentication
• System and Communications Protection

Operational Processes & Controls:
Harris IT Services also has extensive expertise with security controls that are implemented by organization personnel, which further enhances the protection of a system or group of systems. These services include:

• Awareness and Training
• Configuration Management
• Contingency Planning
• Incident Response
• Maintenance
• Media Protection
• System and Information Integrity
• Physical Security

Your Partner for Responsive O&M
Harris IT Services has a rich history of delivering comprehensive outsourced O&M services. Equally important, because our workforce is both geographically distributed and highly skilled, we're an exceptionally responsive and cost-effective partner. We have a proven track record of implementing best practices and operating standards, structuring successful Service Level Agreements, and measuring performance throughout the IT life cycle. The combined strength of our people, processes, and experience is why our performance-based O&M offerings effectively reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and optimize system performance.

Proof of Performance for Peace of Mind
Harris IT Services' wealth of IA experience encompasses several high-profile government engagements, including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Information Assurance Services program, the Navy Marine Corps Intranet program, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command–Enterprise Security Support program, and the National Reconnaissance Office's Patriot program, among others.

With proven standards-based performance and expertise spanning infrastructure design, integration and testing, and O&M, Harris IT Services is the trusted source for end-to-end IA solutions.

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