HITRUST CSF Implementation on AWS
HITRUST certification has become the gold standard for HealthTech companies that want to demonstrate compliance beyond basic HIPAA requirements. While HIPAA sets the legal floor, HITRUST provides a prescriptive, certifiable framework that gives your customers, partners, and investors confidence that your security controls are not just designed but operating effectively.
For HealthTech companies selling to hospitals, health systems, and payers, HITRUST certification is increasingly a deal requirement. Enterprise healthcare buyers want to see a HITRUST certification letter, not a self-assessment. The challenge is that HITRUST is comprehensive -- covering 19 control domains with hundreds of individual controls -- and mapping those controls to AWS services requires deep expertise in both the framework and the platform.
This course walks you through implementing HITRUST CSF controls on AWS, from understanding the assessment process to automating evidence collection with AWS Audit Manager. Every control mapping is designed for practical implementation, not theoretical compliance.
Key Requirements​
What HITRUST CSF Is​
HITRUST CSF (Common Security Framework) is a certifiable compliance framework that harmonizes requirements from HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-53, PCI DSS, and other standards into a single control set. Instead of managing compliance against multiple frameworks separately, HITRUST gives you one framework that satisfies many.
Assessment Types​
- HITRUST e1 Assessment -- Entry-level assessment covering essential cybersecurity practices. Good for demonstrating baseline security.
- HITRUST i1 Assessment -- Intermediate assessment covering leading security practices. Demonstrates a mature information protection program.
- HITRUST r2 Assessment -- The comprehensive, risk-based assessment. This is the full HITRUST certification that enterprise healthcare buyers expect. Comes in self-assessment and validated (externally assessed) versions.
The 19 Control Domains​
HITRUST controls span access control, audit logging, risk management, physical security, network protection, data protection, incident management, business continuity, and more. Each control is tailored based on your organization's risk factors -- size, data types, regulatory requirements, and system characteristics.
Mapping to AWS​
Every HITRUST control needs an implementation. On AWS, this means mapping controls to specific service configurations, IAM policies, encryption settings, logging configurations, and operational procedures. The mapping must be documented with evidence that auditors can verify.
What This Course Covers​
| Module | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | HITRUST CSF overview and assessment readiness -- understanding the framework structure, choosing your assessment type, and planning the timeline |
| 2 | Control mapping: HITRUST to AWS services -- systematic mapping of HITRUST control categories to AWS service configurations |
| 3 | Identity and access management controls -- IAM policies, federation, MFA enforcement, privileged access management on AWS |
| 4 | Network protection and segmentation -- VPC architecture, security groups, NACLs, PrivateLink, and network monitoring for HITRUST |
| 5 | Data protection and encryption controls -- KMS key management, encryption at rest and in transit, data classification, and DLP |
| 6 | Audit logging and monitoring controls -- CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, and Security Hub configured for HITRUST evidence |
| 7 | Evidence collection automation with Audit Manager -- configuring Audit Manager with HITRUST framework, automating evidence gathering, and generating assessment-ready reports |
Complete HITRUST Implementation Guide
Get the complete HITRUST CSF implementation guide with control-by-control AWS mappings, CloudFormation templates for each control domain, automated evidence collection configurations, and assessment preparation checklists used in real HITRUST r2 certification engagements.