How BASG Operates as a Trustworthy IT & AI Partner

Zero-trust security is an architecture that assumes no user, device, or network is trusted by default — every access request is verified explicitly, granted with least privilege, and continuously re-evaluated. BASG implements zero-trust principles using identity (Microsoft Entra ID, MFA, conditional access), endpoint detection and response, network segmentation, and continuous monitoring.

BASG operates a layered defense including endpoint detection and response (EDR), security information and event management (SIEM), 24/7 SOC monitoring, vulnerability scanning, phishing simulation, multi-factor authentication, dark web monitoring, and email security gateways. Specific vendor stack is selected per client environment and industry requirements.

Yes. Managed clients have access to 24/7 incident response with defined IR runbooks. We support breach investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting. For HIPAA-covered entities, we support 24-hour business-associate breach notification and 60-day individual notification timelines.

A Security Operations Center (SOC) is the team and tooling that monitors security telemetry. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is the service: 24/7 SOC monitoring plus active threat hunting and human-led response. BASG offers MDR as part of managed cybersecurity, combining EDR/SIEM tooling with analyst-driven investigation.

BASG supports HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules (including the 2026 Final Rule), CMMC Levels 1–3, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-171, and the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA). Our compliance-as-a-managed-service model includes continuous control monitoring, evidence collection, policy authoring, employee training, and audit preparation.

The 2026 HIPAA Security Rule Final Rule introduces several mandatory technical safeguards: encryption of all ePHI at rest and in transit, multi-factor authentication for systems accessing ePHI, 72-hour data recovery objectives, biannual vulnerability scans, and 24-hour business-associate breach notification. Many controls that were previously "addressable" are now "required."

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) defines three levels for defense industrial base contractors. Level 1 (Foundational) covers basic safeguarding of federal contract information. Level 2 (Advanced) aligns to NIST SP 800-171 and is required for handling controlled unclassified information (CUI). Level 3 (Expert) adds requirements from NIST SP 800-172 for the most sensitive programs.

Yes. BASG executes Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with all healthcare clients as required by the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. We support full HIPAA compliance, including the 2026 Final Rule updates.

Yes. BASG supports the IT infrastructure, networking, security, and integrations behind major EHR platforms. We do not replace your EHR vendor's clinical support, but we ensure the underlying environment (workstations, network, identity, backup, encryption) meets HIPAA requirements and performs reliably.

Healthcare data is high-value: protected health information (PHI) sells for more than credit card numbers on dark markets, ransomware operators know clinics cannot afford downtime, and many practices run legacy systems with limited IT budgets. In recent years, the majority of Florida cyberattacks have targeted healthcare. The average healthcare breach now costs roughly $9.8M.

BASG helps clients build AI governance policies covering acceptable use, data handling, vendor security review, model evaluation, audit logging, and shadow-AI risk mitigation. This is paired with security review of AI tooling, data loss prevention, and integration with existing compliance frameworks.

It can be — if the architecture is right. BASG helps clients evaluate AI vendors for data residency, training-data policies, BAA support (for healthcare), encryption, and audit logging. We deploy private and tenant-isolated models when needed, and avoid sending sensitive data to consumer AI services that may train on customer inputs.

The AI Employee Program runs on tenant-isolated infrastructure (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock) under contracts that prohibit training on customer data. All capture is encrypted in transit and at rest. Sensitive fields are filtered at the Decoder layer before transmission. Access is role-based and audit-logged. Healthcare deployments operate under a Business Associate Agreement (BAA).