Provides Comprehensive View of Risk Management to Help Companies Drive Compliance and Information Security

Getronics, a global leader in IT workspace management services, announced the expansion of its Information Risk Management (IRM) practice, as part of Getronics’ Consulting and Transformation Services in North America. The expansion is designed to help companies achieve both compliance and information security, while driving sustainable innovation and growth. The IRM practice provides risk management competency, advisory, and transformational services to help companies protect their information and computing infrastructure while embedding security into their daily operations.

The IRM practice focuses on helping clients minimize information risk; through its ability to provide IRM assessments, benchmarks, metrics and awareness programs, Getronics advises clients on how to gain a 360-degree view of risk management, helping them to remain compliant while ensuring information security.

“Our key role is to help companies secure their information -- the lifeblood of the modern worker and company,” said John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, IRM practice, Getronics. “As part of our strategic consultation, we help clients shift their focus from just protecting their information systems to securing the information that resides in these systems.”

A few of the Getronics’ IRM practice offerings include:

·            IRM Benchmark - Measures an organization's information risk management maturity

·            IRM Compliance Awareness Program - Education programs that meet regulative and industry mandates

·            Getronics Security University - eLearning facility for security education on technologies and standards

·            IRM Metrics - The development of metrics for information risk and security functions to drive continuous improvement

·            IRM Vendor Security Assessments - Conducts security assessments on suppliers in accordance with audit requirements to check partner information risk practices

·            IRM Information Security Strategy and Program Development – Assists organizations in creating and implementing business aligned information security capabilities

·            Threat and Vulnerabilty Management – Conducts threat and vulnerability analysis of business processes and enables vulnerability management capabilities within organizations

·            Policy and Compliance – Develops policies, standards, processes and procedures to help organizations achieve compliance goals and regulatory requirements

·            Architecture and Design – Creates reference architecture and design libraries for secure technology infrastructure implementation and operation

·            Technology Strategy and Evaluation – Develops technology strategy for organizations to implement and operate information security related technologies

Getronics’ IRM services leverage a legacy of expertise and intellectual property from acquired organizations that reach back to the formation of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and the security management standard ISO/IEC 17799. It also extends these efforts into broader information risk needs established and mandated by Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA, SB1386, and numerous regional and global regulations and requirements.

Getronics’ expanded IRM offerings are immediately available to clients. For more information or to arrange a consultation, please contact us at 800-824-6350.

About Getronics

With some 25,000 employees in more than 25 countries and approximate revenues of USD $3.4 billion, Getronics is a leading international provider of Information and Technology (IT) services and solutions.

Applying its expertise in workspace management, applications, and consulting and transformation services, Getronics helps organizations raise their performance and increase the productivity of their people, by providing them with the ability to share information and to work together efficiently, securely and effectively, wherever and whenever they need.

Getronics headquarters are in Amsterdam, with regional offices in Boston and Singapore. Getronics' shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam ('GTN'). For further information about Getronics, visit www.getronics.com/us.