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Assuring the integrity of mission driven systems and the information contained therein is of the utmost importance to us.
Whether information is being processed, stored, or transmitted; and threatened by malice or accident, we take considerable pride and extreme
care in our efforts to protect and defend information and systems against any vulnerability that threatens our client's ability to accomplish their mission.
Computer and Network Forensics
With current national security concerns and the increase in security related incidents such as fraud, network penetration,
theft of proprietary information and corporate espionage, computer forensics has become an important part of information
protection and incident response.
Our Forensics professionals provide government and commercial customers with the ability to take internal, civil and/or criminal
action when faced with a crisis. Our Forensic service offerings include:
- Evidence Collection/Handling
- Electronic Data Recovery
- Warrant Execution Support
- Forensics and Evidence Training
- Evidence Analysis and Presentation
- Expert Witness Testimony
We work with our clients to ensure that industry best practices are used in the collection, preservation, and tracking of
electronic evidence; lost data, whether accidentally or intentionally deleted, is recovered; internal policies and procedures,
with regard to evidence collection, will stand up to courtroom scrutiny; electronic data is properly analyzed to ensure that
the result of any analysis is both comprehensive and accurate; and present extremely complex issues to the lay-person using
common examples that are both easily understood and specifically applicable during courtroom testimony.
Our experience, approach, and tools assure that our clients have the proper foundation to support internal, civil, and criminal
actions when faced with a crisis.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
As the information age continues to expand, our nation has become increasingly reliant on critical infrastructure and cyber-based
information systems. Public and private businesses face the increasing challenge of protecting against losses resulting from network
outages, information theft, internal sabotage, viruses, intellectual property infringement, and external hacking, to name a few.
Our Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) services assist our customers in assessing their vulnerabilities to cyber or physical
attacks; recommending a plan to eliminate significant vulnerabilities; proposing methods for identifying and preventing major
attacks; and developing plans and systems for alerting, containing, and denying an attack; and reconstituting essential capabilities
in the aftermath of an attack. Our CIP service offerings include:
- Analysis & Assessment
- Remediation
- Indications & Warning Notifications
- Mitigation
- Response
- Reconstitution
Working with Chief Infrastructure Assurance Officers (CIAO) and Chief Information Officers (CIO) in our client organizations, our CIP
professionals help our clients meet objectives laid out in the National Infrastructure Assurance Plan. We work to protect the nation's
critical infrastructure components and resources from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other emergencies by applying methodologies
and tools to identify and analyze risks, and deploy systems to reduce those risks and the consequences of an event.
The security of our homeland is of critical importance to our overall national security. Paradigm´s CIP services enhance the security of cyber-networks, physical systems, and economic processes supporting the nation's critical infrastructures.
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Continuity of Operations (COOP) Consulting
Paradigm Solutions is focused on providing services that help to sustain the various missions of our federal clients. We are prepared to
assist our federal partners with any phase of their continuity programs, including policy creation, business impact analysis (BIA), risk
analysis, strategy selection, plan creation, test, training, and exercise (TT&E), or plan maintenance.
Paradigm's consultants have prior experience supporting continuity programs for federal customers and are experts on existing and emerging
federal guidance related to contingency planning, including guidance issued by NIST, DHS, FEMA, OMB, DoD, and GSA. Our approach to federal
continuity planning combines methodologies and best practices from private sector organizations such as the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII)
with the unique requirements detailed in such federal guidance as FPC 65 and, most recently, HSPD-20. This broad exposure to contingency
planning methodologies from both commercial and government sources enables Paradigm's federal customers to realize the maximum advantage
of best practices based on both private and public-sector expertise.
Whether you are just starting your agency's continuity planning program or looking to improve or exercise your existing plans, Paradigm
Solutions can assist you with knowledgeable professional services to ensure that your mission is protected by actionable plans that are
available when needed most.
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IT Contingency Planning/Disaster Recovery Consulting Services
Paradigm Solutions understands that effective IT contingency plans are essential to ensuring federal business continuity as reflected in
upstream agency COOP plans. Paradigm consultants are experts in applicable federal guidance, including National Institutes of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-34 (SP 800-34): Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems. Our Enterprise
Solutions group supports federal customers in all areas of information technology including software development, end-user support,
database administration, security, UNIX and Windows server administration, and network administration. Our planning consultants can tap
into this vast resource of technical subject matter experts to assist in developing IT contingency plans that are compliant with federal
guidance, appropriate to your agency's mission, cost-effective, and actionable. When combined with OpsPlanner™, Paradigm's enterprise
emergency planning software tool, our expert consulting services can ensure an unmatched ability for our federal clients to plan for, and
recover from, any disruption to normal operations.
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Pandemic Influenza Planning
Is your Enterprise Prepared And your assets Protected?
If yours is like most organizations, the answer is no. A January 2006 Deloitte & Touche report of 100 U.S. executives
concludes, "...A pandemic flu
outbreak in any part of the world would potentially cripple supply chains, dramatically reduce available labor pools." Two-thirds of the respondents
said their organizations had not yet prepared adequately for avian flu, and most had no one specifically in-charge of such a plan.
Contingency Planning is Essential
According to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, "Pandemic planning needs to go beyond public health. Discussion at the state and
local level needs to address how schools, businesses, public agencies and others participate in pandemic preparedness." Secretary of Homeland
Security Michael Chertoff echoes, "Strong partnerships and smart planning will be our best protection against this threat."
Pandemic has unique Implications
A flu pandemic will not be limited to a single geographic location, as with a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Employees and customers will be
seeking information, so the need for effective communication channels and notification will be critical. Key personnel may be unavailable for
lengthy periods due to illness and probable quarantines, so infrastructure support for remote work locations will be vital.
Preparedness is easy with the right partner
Paradigm's consulting services can help to ensure that COOP plans will meet all agency mission requirements in the event of a pandemic outbreak.
Traditional COOP planning may not consider the unique challenges presented by a potential pandemic, including need for remote work arrangements,
breakdowns in supply chain, etc. Paradigm's consultants maintain constant contact with pandemic planning resources from both the public and private
sectors: ensuring that our federal customers have access to the most current information on preparing for the pandemic threat.
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OpsPlanner™ Emergency planning, Incident Management, and Automated Notification Software
Now any size agency can benefit from leading-edge, business continuity planning with OpsPlanner™. OpsPlanner™ is a powerful and practical software tool
that delivers robust COOP/Contingency planing, incident management, and notification services in one easy to use, fully integrated, 100% Web-enabled environment.
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Certification & Accreditation (C&A) Services
Paradigm has significant experience providing Certification & Accreditation services and has expertise in all three major federal C&A methodologies: DIACAP,
NIACAP, and NIST. Paradigm can assist with any aspect of your C&A program, from overall program management, program audit, system test and evaluation (ST&E),
or managing the C&A process for your critical IT systems. Paradigm's expert Mission Assurance consultants stay abreast of emerging federal C&A guidance and
initiatives (e.g.: ISAP/SCAP), ensuring that your organization will always be compliant with the latest requirements. Paradigm's Mission Assurance consultants are
ready to provide the services necessary to ensure your systems are secure and your agency remains compliant with all applicable federal C&A regulations and guidance.
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