IT support for independent financial advisors
Independent advisors face cybersecurity questions from custodians, broker-dealers and regulators, often with no IT staff of their own.
We provide the controls, documentation and support that advisory offices need, with the same finance-first approach we bring to accounting firms.
Problems we hear about every week
The custodian's security questionnaire
We help you answer it accurately and keep the evidence on file.
Email retention and archiving
We set up archiving and retention that matches your recordkeeping obligations.
Wire fraud attempts
Impersonation protection, MFA and call back procedures reduce the risk of a fraudulent money movement request.
The rules we build around
Every control we put in place maps to the requirements your firm already answers to, so the same work satisfies your clients, your insurer and your regulators.
- SEC Regulation S-P and state securities regulators
- Custodian and broker-dealer cybersecurity reviews
- The FTC Safeguards Rule for firms under FTC jurisdiction
Sunesis Services builds, runs and proves your WISP
Help Desk NW runs the technology. Our sister firm Sunesis Services writes and maintains the Written Information Security Plan the IRS and the FTC require, with a fixed-price WISP and Security Six Diagnostic.
What we do for financial advisors
Managed IT
One flat monthly fee for the computers, network, email and support your firm runs on.
Cybersecurity
Layered protection for client data, sized for a small firm and documented for your WISP.
Co-managed IT
Back up the partner or office manager who has been doing IT on the side.
Microsoft 365
Email, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint set up securely and kept that way.
Questions firms ask us
Do you provide compliance consulting?
We implement and document the technical controls. Your compliance consultant or chief compliance officer owns the policies, and we work alongside them.
Start with a conversation, not a contract
A 20 minute call to hear how your firm runs today. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you, and point you to who is.