CSI has announced its first UK specific partnership, with SAP^® GRC & Security specialists su53 Solutions. The agreement enables su53 Solutions to sell CSI products and provide services using CSI Authorisations Auditor tool to their clients.

Benefit to clients

The new partnership will increase the market coverage of CSI enabling more companies to get to grips with their audit, security and control issues.
su53 Solutions is a specialist SAP^® GRC (Governance, Risk management & Compliance) and Security consultancy offering clients expertise and innovation in the effective and safe management of security related to SAP^® systems.

A customer focused approach, together with their extensive experience, ensures they get to the heart of client issues. The CSI toolset now enables them to do this in more innovative ways, delivering results to their clients faster, more efficiently and more cost effectively.

su53 offers a wide range of services, from traditional security design, build and support services to risk reviews, security evaluations and GRC implementations. They have found that the CSI toolset enables them to be more flexible and responsive in the way that they carry out projects and add value to their deliverables.

CSI is also being used to help clients understand the scope of prospective security management projects. With definitions clearly defined, projects can be accurately sized and costed, giving organisations the information they need to make informed decisions about the most appropriate GRC solution for their requirements (and budget).

The competitive price of the CSI solution is also attractive to clients who want to take control of their SAP^® security but are not yet in the position to implement full continuous compliance GRC solutions. The fact that CSI can be used as a platform from which to upgrade to full SAP^® GRC functionality is a bonus.

CSI comment

CSI Globals chief executive Marcel Huyskens comments We were delighted at su53s approach and their swift assessment and confirmation of this partnership, and we are confident their real expertise, innovation, energy and pace will make this a successful relationship

Early success

su53 also today confirms its first CSI client, retailer Halfords.

Halfords is the UK's leading retailer in car maintenance & enhancement, and cycles & cycle accessories, with over 450 branches and revenues of 1bn.
su53 is implementing CSI Authorisations Auditor for Halfords, and as well as installing the system and delivering training, will be leading Halfords through their remediation and mitigation stages, and providing ad-hoc support as part of a three year agreement.

su53 Managing Director, Martyn Proctor, is delighted There are a number of organisations we are in discussion with where a fast deployment and affordable response to defining SoD issues is a critical requirement and we are delighted that a prestigious name like Halfords is our first client. CSI gives us the ability now to scope a clients SoD issues and to help them through the stages of remediation, mitigation and continuous compliance in a way the market wants