Technology for finance firms
Accounting, tax, advisory and lending firms hold the financial details clients trust you with.
What you are asked
Rules such as the FTC Safeguards Rule can require a written information security program and a risk assessment for many non-bank financial businesses, including tax preparers. Ask your advisor which rules apply to you.
Clients, regulators and cyber insurers also ask the same plain questions: who can sign in, is client data encrypted, is it backed up and can you show it?
Email scams that change wire instructions are a common risk for firms that handle client funds.
What we do
- A written security program you can show, kept current
- Two-step sign-in and a password manager for every person
- Encrypted computers and screened email
- A written habit for confirming any change to payment instructions
- Backups kept in more than one place and tested
- A tracked list of vendors and when contracts renew
- A written agreement on how we protect your information
- Records ready for an insurer or client questionnaire
Most finance firms start on Ridge or Summit. Expedition adds compliance reporting and regular testing.
Start with a free Solid Ground Assessment
A short conversation and a plain summary of where your technology stands. No cost and no obligation.
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