✅ Mission Brief: ISO 27001 + HIPAA Certification Sprint
🎯 Objective
A global life sciences company, Hansem Global, needed rapid acceleration toward ISO 27001 and HIPAA compliance across its U.S. operations — without disrupting ongoing business-critical translation and localization workflows.
Timeframe: < 12 months
Scope: Full U.S. operations, including IT, infrastructure, HR, and vendor oversight
Challenge: No existing ISMS, no internal GRC team, growing client demand for security compliance
⚙️ Strategy & Execution
- Appointed as DISO and DSO, owning full responsibility for audit readiness and policy framework
- Implemented Drata GRC to automate control monitoring, gap analysis, and evidence collection
- Conducted enterprise-wide risk assessments, asset classification, and third-party reviews
- Developed all core documentation: ISMS, risk treatment plan, SoA, HIPAA policies, BIA, and IRP
- Built a cross-departmental compliance coalition with HR, IT, and executive stakeholders
- Implemented Malwarebytes EDR and Azure AD + Okta for endpoint and IAM hardening
- Drove internal security awareness training and policy rollout campaigns
📊 Results
| Metric | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 🕒 Time to Certification | 8 months |
| 📈 Control Coverage | 114 controls across ISO 27001:2022 & HIPAA |
| 🧑 Role Expansion | Promoted to DISO/DSO with cross-border compliance authority |
| 🧠 Tools Deployed | Drata, Azure AD, Malwarebytes EDR+P, AWS |
🛡️ VIPERRECON Impact
- Created a repeatable compliance engine with continuous monitoring
- Elevated client confidence for high-value pharmaceutical accounts
- Reduced manual audit prep time by 80%
- Delivered Tier-1 enterprise security maturity from zero
“Discipline wins certifications. Strategy earns trust.”
— Jared Bickell, DISO/DSO, Hansem Global