Case study · Financial services

Securing compliance for a financial services firm

Sensible Financial, a fiduciary wealth management firm, had no encryption, no MFA, and FINRA cybersecurity rules to meet. We rebuilt their environment around compliance.

Engagement · Sensible Financial
● Delivered
100%endpoint compliance across all users
MFAenforced with conditional access
WISPformal security plan for FINRA

Scope

Microsoft 365 Business PremiumEndpoint encryptionThreat detectionEncrypted backupWISPHelp desk

TimelineOngoing managed service

The situation

What they needed

Sensible Financial is a fiduciary wealth management firm helping individuals and families plan for long-term success. With strict FINRA requirements and a growing team of advisors, they needed a partner to secure client data, support daily operations, and streamline documentation.

Objective. Provide a secure, auditable technology environment that aligns with FINRA expectations, reduces risk exposure, and supports a modern, remote-friendly workflow.

Industry
Wealth management, fiduciary advisors
Starting point
No encryption or MFA, a poorly supported third-party VDI, FINRA rules to meet
Environment
Microsoft 365 Business Premium, encrypted endpoints, encrypted backups, remote-friendly advisors

What was in the way

  • No centralized encryption or device policies
  • Risk of non-compliance with FINRA cybersecurity rules
  • Over-reliance on a third-party VDI with poor support
  • Staff lacked phishing awareness and MFA enforcement

What we did

The work, step by step.

01

Microsoft 365 Business Premium rollout

Centralized identity and data security with conditional access, MFA, and data loss prevention policies.

02

Endpoint encryption and threat detection

Full-disk encryption and managed threat detection on every device.

03

Secure, encrypted backups

Backups with long-term retention to meet regulatory record-keeping requirements.

04

Written Information Security Plan

A formal WISP and SOPs to satisfy FINRA documentation needs.

05

Help desk and device lifecycle

Responsive support and structured onboarding and offboarding for advisors.

The results

What changed

  • Fully FINRA-aligned IT policies and controls
  • Endpoint compliance achieved across all users
  • Better performance and flexibility than the legacy VDI

“BMIT took us from a vulnerable, outdated setup to a secure and fully compliant environment. Their team understands the financial services world and built us a foundation that will scale with confidence.”

Nancy, Sensible Financial

Free technical assessment

Thirty minutes with a senior engineer.

  • Security posture, backups, and Microsoft 365, reviewed live
  • The three fixes that matter most, ranked, with rough effort
  • Findings in writing, and an honest answer on whether you need us

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