Why Organizations Choose HITRUST Certification

The most reliable and proven way to validate security practices and reduce risk across your ecosystem

A Proven Model

Independent Validation: No self-attestation — every certification is tested by accredited firms and reviewed centrally by HITRUST

Scalable for Third-Party Risk Management: Customers and partners can accept HITRUST certifications across their vendor base, eliminating inconsistent reports

Assess Once, Report to Many: One HITRUST assessment produces validated results that can be leveraged across multiple regulatory and customer requirements

For Organizations Seeking Certification

Validate your security controls
Streamline compliance with one trusted certification
Reduce redundant audits and questionnaires
Unlock new revenue opportunities by reducing friction in RFPs and accelerating sales cycles

For Customers and Partners - Third-Party Risk Management

Trust that vendor certifications are reliable, comparable, and current
Scale vendor oversight with consistent results
Reduce costs and complexity in your third-party risk management program
Gain proof of risk mitigation to strengthen confidence with boards, regulators, and customers

Relevant Controls

Our framework provides a prescriptive, threat-adaptive portfolio of controls that map to leading global standards and regulations. This ensures your cybersecurity program is always aligned to today’s most critical risks, while reducing redundancy and complexity.

Reliable Assurances

Controls are only as good as the confidence behind them. HITRUST delivers third-party testing and validation, backed by centralized quality assurance and scoring. This rigorous process results in trusted reporting and certification that stakeholders can rely on for business decisions.

Powered by the MyCSF Platform

The MyCSF SaaS platform is the execution engine that brings it all together. MyCSF streamlines assessments, provides real-time scoring and reporting, and ensures organizations can demonstrate compliance and assurance efficiently.

Strengthened by an Assessor & Integration Ecosystem

HITRUST is supported by an ecosystem of Authorized Assessors and technology integrations that expand the reach and reliability of our assurances. This ensures consistency, transparency, and scalability across industries and supply chains.

Proven in Practice

Independent, data-backed outcomes demonstrate that HITRUST is uniquely effective at mitigating risk. According to the 2025 Trust Report:

99.41% of HITRUST-certified environments did not report a security breach in 2024.
Repeat HITRUST customers significantly improved their security posture year over year — with 32% fewer corrective actions required in follow-up r2 assessments and 54% fewer in i1 assessments.
The HITRUST e1 assessment directly mitigates top breach vectors such as account compromise, with 30% of its requirements focused on access control and password protections.

These outcomes prove what others cannot quantify: HITRUST’s combination of relevant controls, reliable assurances, and a robust ecosystem drives measurable reductions in breaches and improved resilience across industries.