COMPLIANCE
Compliance built with a security-first mindset
For our clients, compliance is not just paperwork. It is the line between public trust and a headline. The agencies we serve protect criminal justice records, federal tax information, resident health data, and the systems entire communities depend on. Karhu Cyber helps meet the frameworks that govern that responsibility, prove it to auditors and insurers, and sustain it long after the assessment.
We were built for this work. Karhu is a veteran-owned cybersecurity company specializing in government, and our leadership has spent careers defending some of the most heavily regulated networks in the country. We know what these frameworks ask for because we have lived inside them.
The frameworks we support
From criminal justice and defense contracting to tax data, health information, and cloud authorization, we support the frameworks that govern public sector work.
CJIS
If your organization touches criminal justice information, the FBI’s CJIS Security Policy applies, and its controls are specific and non-negotiable. We help law enforcement, courts, and county agencies implement advanced authentication, encryption, audit logging, media protection, and personnel screening, then prepare you for the state CJIS audit so it confirms your readiness.
CMMC
For organizations in the defense supply chain, CMMC determines whether you can hold a contract at all. We map your environment to the required maturity level, close the gaps against NIST 800-171, build the documentation assessors expect, and prepare you for certification with a clear, defensible posture that holds up under review.
IRS Pub. 1075
Agencies that receive Federal Tax Information, including treasurers, assessors, and health and human services departments, are bound by IRS 1075 and its alignment to NIST 800-53. We help you safeguard FTI, satisfy the Safeguard Security Report requirements, document your controls, and stand ready for IRS review with nothing left to scramble for.
NIST
NIST frameworks underpin nearly everything else you answer to. Whether you are governing risk under the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, protecting Controlled Unclassified Information under 800-171, or implementing the full 800-53 control set, we use NIST as the common backbone that keeps your program coherent across every framework and audit you face.
HIPAA
Public health departments and county health functions carry HIPAA obligations alongside everything else they manage. We help you protect electronic protected health information with the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards the Security Rule requires, then document each control in a way that holds up under scrutiny from auditors, regulators, and leadership alike.
FedRAMP and StateRAMP
For clients pursuing cloud authorization, the path is long and the bar is high. We support FedRAMP and StateRAMP readiness, help you select and operationalize the right tooling, and guide the documentation and continuous monitoring that authorization demands, then keep that evidence current so your authorization stays defensible.
How we work
Compliance is not a point-in-time event. A passed audit on Tuesday means nothing if the controls drift by Friday. Our approach is built to get you compliant and keep you there.
Assess
We baseline your current state against the frameworks that apply to you, identify every gap, and quantify your risk in plain terms your leadership and your board can act on.
Remediate
We deliver a prioritized roadmap, not a list of problems. That includes the policy and documentation package auditors expect, the technical control implementation that backs it up, and the sequencing to fix what matters most first.
Monitor
Compliance posture changes every time your environment does. We continuously collect evidence, watch your controls, and surface drift before it becomes a finding.
Sustain
We keep you audit-ready year-round through ongoing governance, evidence management, and vCISO advisory, so the next assessment is routine instead of a fire drill.
What you get
- A clear gap assessment against the specific frameworks that govern your agency
- A risk assessment your leadership can use to prioritize and budget
- A complete documentation package, including security policies, business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response plans
- Technical control implementation and validation
- Audit and assessment preparation, with evidence organized and ready
- Continuous monitoring and posture management through SecureSight
- vCISO advisory to guide strategy, governance, and long-term roadmap
