CHA is the primary municipal agency responsible for providing housing assistance to low-income families and individuals in Chicago. As a HUD-designated Moving to Work agency, CHA has regulatory and funding flexibility to design locallydriven programs that help residents thrive, expand housing options and increase our operational efficiency
Largest Owner of Rental Housing in Chicago
3rd Largest Housing Authority in the Nation
$1.2 Billion Operating Budget
572 Full Time Employees
1 in Every 20 Chicagoans Reveives CHA Support
CLIENT REQUEST
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) reached out to Cliff Dwellers Consulting to create and develop an Information Security initiative.
Develop and Implement
Develop and Implement Security Policies: Craft and enforce policies to safeguard all technological and data assets within the organization physically and digitally.
Risk Assessment and Management: Continuously evaluate, identify, and mitigate risks to protect the company’s digital assets from unauthorized access or alterations.
Evaluate, identify, and mitigate
Guarantee
Compliance Management: Guarantee that all security practices meet internal requirements and comply with laws and regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or other sector-specific guidelines.
Incident Management: Lead the response to security incidents or breaches, coordinate with the incident response team to reduce impact, and conduct post-incident analysis to avert future incidents.
Lead
Training
Security Training: Facilitate security awareness training for employees to foster a strong organizational security culture.
Vendor Management: Evaluate third-party vendors’ security protocols to ensure they align with organizational standards.
Evaluate
Monitoring
Security Monitoring: Constantly monitor and assess the organization’s security posture, suggesting improvements as necessary.
Disaster Recovery Planning: Aid in developing, testing, and revising disaster recovery plans to ensure data recovery and system restoration in case of failure or breach.
