[author: Nicholas Parker]
HITRUST recently announced a formal partnership with both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Essentially, HITRUST has collaborated with both cloud hosting service providers to outline and define a responsibility matrix called the HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix™ (SRM). This represents a step forward in enhancing the HITRUST inheritance program that is native to their MyCSF portal, and the overall efficiency of performing HITRUST CSF Validated Assessment with clear inheritance guidelines.
What is the HITRUST MyCSF Inheritance Program?
The HITRUST MyCSF Inheritance Program is a functionality native to the MyCSF portal that allows subscribers to inherit control maturity of a parent organization or third-party who is responsible for that control within the subscriber’s environment. Control inheritance decreases the work effort for both the subscriber and assessors during HITRUST CSF assessments and allows the subscriber to have a clea
Company s shared responsibility model addresses security and privacy challenges in the cloud
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) has announced the release of its new Shared Responsibility Matrix program to help cloud vendors better communicate their security and privacy assurances.
Developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, HITRUST’s Shared Responsibility Matrices clearly define security and privacy responsibilities between cloud service providers and their customers, streamlining processes for risk management programs.
Furthermore, the HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix for AWS and the HITRUST Shared Responsibility for Microsoft Azure align perfectly with each cloud service provider’s unique solution offering.