FINANCIAL IT · NORTHEAST OHIO

Financial IT that protects client data and keeps you exam-ready.

Built for Ohio RIAs, accounting-adjacent firms, and small banks. We secure client financial data, lock down email and access, and document the controls the SEC, GLBA, FINRA (for broker-dealers), and your cyber insurer expect.

  • GLBA and Reg S-P safeguards
  • SEC and FINRA documentation
  • PCI DSS support
  • Email and access security
  • Cyber-insurance evidence
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  • GLBA Safeguards
  • Audit-Ready Docs
  • Email Security
  • PCI Support
  • Cyber-Insurance Evidence

East Canton basedNortheast Ohio coverageOwner-led

Financial Services IT

Challenges we solve.

Meeting GLBA, SEC Regulation S-P, FINRA, and Ohio Division of Securities requirements

Protecting sensitive client financial data from evolving cyber threats

Ensuring PCI compliance for payment card processing systems

Maintaining audit trails and compliance documentation for regulators

Securing financial transaction processing and client communications

Implementing encryption and access controls across all financial systems

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What we cover

Financial Services IT services.

Secure Data Management

Encryption, access controls, audit logging, and secure storage systems meeting regulatory requirements for protecting client financial information.

Compliance Support

Understanding GLBA, SEC, FINRA, and state regulations, assessing compliance status, implementing required controls, and preparing for regulatory audits.

Network Security

Firewalls, intrusion detection, network segmentation, encryption, and continuous monitoring to protect financial data and ensure regulatory compliance.

Reliable Backup Systems

Automated backup solutions meeting regulatory requirements including encryption, secure storage, access controls, and retention policies for financial data.

IT Consulting for Financial Services

Technology assessments, strategic planning, vendor selection, and implementation support aligned with business goals and regulatory compliance.

Risk Management

IT risk assessment identifying cybersecurity risks, assessing impact on operations and compliance, and implementing mitigation strategies.

How it works

How we work with you for Financial Services

The same structured approach applies whether you need a one-time project or a long-term IT partner. You always know what we are doing, why it matters, and what happens next.

  1. Step 1

    Discovery & context

    We start with a no-pressure conversation about your team size, systems, compliance needs, and what “healthy IT” looks like for you. Based in East Canton, we serve businesses across Northeast Ohio with remote and on-site support when it matters.

  2. Step 2

    Baseline & priorities

    We document what you have today—endpoints, email, backups, identity, vendors—and rank risks by business impact. You get plain-language explanations, not a pile of jargon.

  3. Step 3

    Plan, timeline, and ownership

    You receive a practical roadmap: quick wins, scheduled work, and what we handle vs. what your team or vendors own. Budget and phasing stay transparent so you can decide what runs first.

  4. Step 4

    Operate, monitor, and improve

    We execute the plan, keep watch on critical systems, and adjust as you grow. Ongoing support can be paired with our DomainGuard app and dashboard for domain health, alerts, and security visibility.

Compliance

Standards we support and document.

  • GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) compliance
  • SEC Regulation S-P incident response and customer notice
  • FINRA cybersecurity expectations for broker-dealers
  • PCI DSS v4.0.1 payment security
  • State financial regulations
  • SOC 2 audit readiness
  • Data encryption standards
  • Regulatory audit preparation

FAQ

Questions financial services teams ask.

The Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1) governs what SEC-registered advisers say in advertisements, including on your website, in email campaigns, and on social media. The Books and Records Rule (Rule 204-2) is what makes you keep copies: every advertisement you disseminate, other newsletters and bulletins sent to ten or more people, and written communications about advice, recommendations, and trades, generally for five years. We help Ohio RIAs set up email and messaging archiving, retention settings, and approval workflows so those records exist when an examiner asks, without slowing your team down.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires financial institutions to protect customers' nonpublic personal information, and which rule applies depends on who regulates you. SEC-registered advisers and broker-dealers follow Regulation S-P, whose 2024 amendments (compliance required since December 3, 2025 for larger firms and June 3, 2026 for smaller ones) add a written incident response program, service-provider oversight, and notice to affected customers within 30 days. State-registered advisers, tax and accounting practices, and other non-bank firms fall under the FTC Safeguards Rule, which requires a written information security program, MFA, encryption, and notice to the FTC within 30 days of a breach involving at least 500 consumers. We assess your current controls against the rule that fits your firm and help implement the technical safeguards for review with your compliance or legal advisors.

SOC 2 audit readiness is an ongoing process, not a one-time project. We help Ohio financial firms map technical controls to the Trust Service Criteria (security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, privacy), remediate control gaps in your IT environment, and maintain the evidence trail auditors expect — including access logs, change management records, and backup verification reports.

PCI DSS scope depends on how you accept and process cards. If you use a standalone validated terminal or send customers to a fully outsourced payment page, your cardholder data environment may be small. If you handle card data directly or store card numbers, your scope expands significantly. We help Ohio firms determine their actual scope under PCI DSS v4.0.1, reduce it where possible through tokenization or outsourcing, and prepare the controls and documentation for your Self-Assessment Questionnaire, or for a QSA if your volume requires one.

Yes. Vendor due diligence is a critical component of both regulatory compliance and operational risk management for financial firms. We assess a vendor's security posture through questionnaires, publicly available breach history, SOC 2 report reviews, and technical testing where warranted. We provide a written risk assessment you can file with your compliance team — particularly useful for Ohio-registered investment advisers subject to Ohio Division of Securities exam requests.

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