Comprehensive Application Security Audit and Continuous Monitoring Framework Development

The client manages over 200 digital health services, including APIs, web, mobile, and desktop applications, with a need to verify and enhance their application security standards. The challenge is to perform an extensive yet timely security assessment across all services, identify improvement opportunities, and establish a robust security management and monitoring framework to protect sensitive health data and ensure compliance.

A large healthcare solutions provider with a broad portfolio of digital health services aiming to ensure high application security posture across extensive service offerings.

• Conduct a thorough, scalable security assessment of over 200 digital health services, prioritizing critical and sensitive applications.
• Develop a tailored application security framework based on recognized industry standards (e.g., OWASP SAMM, ASVS).
• Deliver detailed findings and actionable recommendations to improve security practices.
• Design and implement an intuitive, real-time security monitoring dashboard to track security metrics across all services.
• Establish continuous security assessment processes and tools enabling ongoing compliance and rapid response.

• Two-stage security assessment process including initial coverage of all services with self-assessment questionnaires and in-depth analysis of critical systems.
• Custom assessment templates aligned with industry best practices for API, web, mobile, and desktop applications.
• Stakeholder guided self-assessment interface with structured instructions to facilitate efficient data collection.
• Automated analysis of assessment data to generate security maturity reports, prioritize remediation efforts, and track improvement over time.
• Development of a real-time security metrics dashboard using business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) to visualize security posture, historical trends, and potential risks.
• A quick-update app interface allowing stakeholders to regularly update security status and ensure dashboard accuracy.

• Existing application inventory management systems for automated service identification
• Security incident and event management (SIEM) tools for enhanced threat monitoring
• Identity and access management systems to authenticate and authorize stakeholders
• Version control and deployment pipelines for integrating assessment updates

• System must support assessment and monitoring for over 200 services with scalable architecture
• Dashboard should update in real time with minimal latency
• Security and data privacy compliance aligned with healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)
• System availability of 99.9% with robust backup and disaster recovery protocols
• Intuitive user experience for diverse stakeholder roles

The implementation of this comprehensive security assessment and real-time monitoring system is expected to provide the client with a clear overview of their application security posture, enabling timely identification and remediation of vulnerabilities. It will facilitate ongoing compliance, improve overall security maturity, and significantly reduce the risk of data breaches across their healthcare services. The dashboard and continuous monitoring capabilities will empower stakeholders to maintain high security standards proactively.