The Quick Version If you’re a title company handling consumer financial information (which… you are), the FTC Safeguards Rule isn’t something you “get to later.” It’s a set of compliance expectations for how you manage risk, protect data, and prove you’re doing it.And here’s the part most firms miss: this...
What IT Compliance Standards Should Professional Services Firms Follow (PCI-DSS, SOC 2, CIS Controls) — and How Do You Get Compliant?
Professional services firms don’t need to comply with every security framework—but they do need a defensible baseline. For most firms with 10–25 employees, that baseline is the CIS Critical Security Controls, with additional standards like PCI-DSS or SOC 2 applying only in specific situations. In practice, most firms can reach...
When Cyber Insurance Becomes a Trap
Innocent Mistakes - Voided Claims Cyber insurance applications are legal documents—and insurers take every checkbox seriously. If a business unintentionally overstates its security controls, even by accident, a claim can be denied. Worse, if an MSP helped provide the information, we can get swept into the fallout too. Most clients...