LEGACY ASSURANCE GIVES YOU AN ATTESTATION. HITRUST DELIVERS VALIDATED CERTIFICATION.
A traditional assurance report provides an opinion on controls. HITRUST delivers validated assurance built to address modern cyber threats through prescriptive requirements, centralized quality oversight, and measurable security outcomes. If you're serious about security outcomes, not just checkboxes, the difference matters.
OPINION
- Variable
- Interpretive
- Flexible
VALIDATED
- Standardized
- Measurable
- Assured
Why organizations trust HITRUST
Validated Assurance
HITRUST assessments are independently reviewed and centrally quality assured to deliver more consistent, defensible results.
Prescriptive Controls
Unlike broad control recommendations, HITRUST defines 43 essential cybersecurity controls designed to reduce variability and improve baseline security maturity.
Threat-Adaptive Security
HITRUST continuously evolves its framework based on real-world threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
Legacy Assurance
Static checklist.Meets control at a moment in time.
HITRUST
Integrated, validated system.Controls work together to reduce risk.
There's a difference between documenting controls and validating security.
Legacy assurance reports can help demonstrate compliance objectives. HITRUST goes further by validating implementation against a standardized, prescriptive framework designed for measurable cybersecurity outcomes.
Modern threats require more than static assurance.
HITRUST combines prescriptive controls, independent validation, and centralized oversight to help give organizations greater consistency and confidence in their security.
Traditional assurance mechanisms were designed for a different era of cybersecurity risk. As ransomware, supply chain attacks, and operational disruption continue to evolve, organizations need assurance that goes beyond self-attestation and periodic review.
Legacy Assurance
Static point-in-time audit.- Snapshot in time
- Limited visibility
- Can't adapt
HITRUST
Continuous, threat-adaptive assurance.- Continuous monitoring
- Real-time visibility
- Threat-adaptive