HITRUST CSF
What it is — The HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) is a certifiable framework developed by HITRUST Alliance that integrates requirements from multiple regulatory standards (HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and others) into a single framework. It is widely adopted in healthcare and other regulated industries for managing information risk and compliance. The current version is HITRUST CSF v11.
Appsec relevance — HITRUST CSF includes control categories for vulnerability management, technical security testing, web application security, and configuration management that map to DAST capabilities. Organizations pursuing HITRUST certification need to demonstrate they test their web applications for vulnerabilities.
How Detectify Supports HITRUST CSF
| Control Category | What it requires | Detectify Capability | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.m — Control of technical vulnerabilities | Obtain timely information about technical vulnerabilities, evaluate exposure, and take appropriate measures to address the associated risk | Application Scanning, API Scanning, Internal Scanning: payload-based tests covering multiple CWEs with CVSS prioritization and historical tracking. Covers web and API vulnerabilities; OS, network device, and database vulnerabilities require additional tools | Partial |
| 10.h — Control of operational software | Implement procedures to control the installation of software on operational systems | Technology fingerprinting via Surface Monitoring, CVE-specific test modules generated by Alfred AI for known software vulnerabilities | Full |
| 09.ab — Monitoring system use | Establish procedures for monitoring use of information processing facilities and review monitoring results regularly | 24/7 Surface Monitoring with change detection, scheduled scanning, and integration-based alerting | Full |
| 01.v — Information access restriction | Restrict access to information and application system functions in accordance with the access control policy | Authentication bypass (CWE-287 , CWE-306 ), access control (CWE-284 , CWE-285 ), and authorization (CWE-862 , CWE-863 ) vulnerability detection | Partial |
| 09.w — Interconnected business information systems | Develop policies and procedures to protect information associated with the interconnection of business information systems | API Scanning tests interconnected system interfaces; Surface Monitoring discovers exposed services | Partial |
| 10.b — Input data validation | Validate input data to applications to ensure the data is correct and appropriate | Injection testing: SQL injection CWE-89 , XSS CWE-79 , command injection CWE-78 , template injection CWE-1336 | Full |
What Detectify Covers
Detectify supports the web application and API components of HITRUST CSF controls related to technical vulnerability management (10.m), input validation (10.b), operational software control (10.h), and system monitoring (09.ab). These are among the most commonly assessed technical controls in HITRUST assessments. Note that 10.m covers all technical vulnerabilities — infrastructure and endpoint vulnerability scanning require additional tools.
HITRUST CSF is a comprehensive framework spanning 14 control categories including governance, access management, business continuity, and incident management. Detectify addresses the vulnerability scanning and application security testing components within this broader framework.
Complementary Tools You May Need
- Infrastructure vulnerability scanner — For OS, database, and network device vulnerabilities under 10.m
- GRC platform — For HITRUST assessment management and control documentation
- IAM — For access control implementation (01.a–01.v)
- SIEM / audit logging — For monitoring (09.aa) and incident detection
- Incident response platform — For 11.a security event reporting
- Business continuity tools — For 12.a continuity management
- SAST / SCA — For code-level vulnerability analysis
- Endpoint protection — For device and host security controls