SEC and FINRA cybersecurity requirements for registered investment advisors and broker-dealers

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Financial organizations handle some of the most sensitive data in any industry — and they operate under some of the most demanding regulatory frameworks. A breach or compliance failure in a finance firm is not just an IT problem. It is a liability event, a reputational crisis, and potentially a regulatory action. ProSource delivers IT and cybersecurity built around the specific requirements of financial services organizations.
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SEC and FINRA cybersecurity requirements for registered investment advisors and broker-dealers

Data encryption and access control for client financial records

Email archiving, retention, and e-discovery capabilities

Business continuity planning for trading and client-facing operations

Multi-factor authentication and identity governance

Third-party vendor risk management

Cyber insurance readiness and documentation


We design and manage IT environments that satisfy the cybersecurity requirements of SEC Rule 30 (Regulation S-P), FINRA guidance, and related standards — including access controls, audit logging, encryption, and incident response planning.

Financial firms are required to retain and produce electronic communications for regulatory purposes. We implement compliant email archiving, retention policies, and e-discovery capabilities alongside robust email security to block phishing and business email compromise.

Protecting client financial data requires layered security controls: encrypted storage, privileged access management, endpoint protection, and network segmentation. We implement and manage these controls as part of your managed IT environment.

Trading, client service, and advisory operations cannot tolerate extended downtime. Our BCDR services are designed around the specific RTO/RPO requirements of financial firms — with tested recovery procedures and immutable backups.
Secure client data handling, dependable uptime, protected communications, and technology that satisfies regulators and auditors. Our IT services for Orlando businesses give finance firms all of it with predictable costs.
Yes. We support the technical controls behind frameworks like PCI DSS and other financial regulations, working alongside your compliance officers through our Compliance as a Service offering.
With layered managed security: access controls, encryption, endpoint and email protection, continuous monitoring, and security awareness training for staff — the areas where most financial-sector breaches start.
Yes. We design secure remote access, identity protection, and device management so your team works from anywhere without exposing client data.
Let us assess your current environment against the compliance requirements your firm faces
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