Risk Assessments and Regulatory Compliance Testing Services

Technology and cloud assessments, penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, and cyber exams
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We offer a variety of risk assessment services to help companies identify gaps in their cybersecurity and regulatory posture and identify technology-related risks. We can also conduct penetration testing and identify network vulnerabilities.

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Risk Assessment Services and Regulatory Compliance Testing

We can conduct an assessment across 700+ topics to identify technology-related risks and provide recommendations for improvement.

Mock Regulatory Cyber Exams

We can help your firm prepare for an SEC, NFA, or FINRA cyber exam by reviewing your information security program from a regulator’s perspective.

Threat Intelligence, Phishing Testing, and Monitoring

Cyber threats are constantly evolving, so it’s important to stay on top of new threats and address them as quickly as possible. We provide regulatory and cyber alerts, paste site and domain registration monitoring, and staff phishing testing to help protect your company from cyber attacks

Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessments

We can help identify network vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a hacker and lead to a breach through vulnerability scanning or penetration testing. 

 

Payment and Fraud Risk Assessment

We can help your firm better understand payment flow and fraud risk mitigation opportunities with payment flow review, risk analysis, and reporting.

Microsoft Office 365 Security and Cloud Assessments

Companies are increasingly moving to cloud-based services such as Microsoft® Office 365®. Many companies do not take full advantage of the available security settings, which can dramatically impact the security and regulatory posture of your environment. This is also true of other cloud environments. Our assessment can help determine whether your company’s cloud environment is configured to protect user identities, enable compliance oversight obligations, and identify data loss. Based on our findings, we can assist your company with developing a practical action plan to address key risks.

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Key Takeaways from 1LoD’s Resilience, Cyber, and 3rd Party Risk Deep Dive Report

Industry analyst 1LoD recently hosted a two-day Deep Dive on operational resilience, cybersecurity, and third-party risk. Attendees represented financial institutions (75%), technology firms (13%), consultancies (11%), and regulators (1%) from around the world. Speakers featured experts in resilience and cybersecurity, including ACA Aponix® Partner Michael Pappacena. We recommend downloading the full report to get a sense for what your peers are doing, how your firm compares, what regulators expect, and what you need to do to build a stronger operational resilience program.

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SEC Issues $1M Fine for Failure to Disclose Breach Information

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Achieving Differentiated Support for Private Equity Firms

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Firms Report Phishing Attempts That Impersonate Microsoft®

Multiple firms (including ACA) have reported recent receipt of phishing emails claiming to be from Microsoft. The emails are clearly spoofed. In this alert, we explain how to spot a phishing attempt.

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Ransomware 101 Part 1: A Growing Threat to Financial Services Firms

Ransomware is an evolving and serious problem, particularly for financial services firms. In the first of a three-part blog series, we answer the question, “Why is ransomware a threat to my business?"

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  • Cybersecurity
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Critical Security Flaw Discovered in Fortinet Security Products Require Upgrade

Remote attackers can exploit a flaw in Fortinet to gain unauthorized access to devices, and then exfiltrate data or perform other criminal activities from within the breached network.

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Aponix Protect™ comprehensive cybersecurity and technology risk solution

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