Firethorne Tech

Industries · Banking & Finance

Protect customer trust, stay audit-ready

Regulators, examiners, and customers all expect the same thing: financial data that stays protected, and proof that it does. We deliver the security program and the managed IT behind it — from community banks to large institutions.

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Why it matters

Banks, credit unions, investment firms, and wealth management companies operate under overlapping mandates — the GLBA Safeguards Rule, PCI-DSS, SOX, FINRA cybersecurity rules, and state privacy laws — while running systems customers depend on every day: core banking applications, customer portals, payment networks. Falling short on either side costs trust that is hard to win back.

Services for financial institutions

Our approach

  1. 01

    Discovery & Gap Assessment

    Your environment mapped against GLBA, PCI-DSS, and the frameworks your regulators expect — gaps identified in systems, controls, and documentation.

  2. 02

    Roadmap Development

    A Do Now / Do Next / Do Later plan that closes the highest-risk gaps first and schedules structural work around exam cycles and operations.

  3. 03

    Remediation & Implementation

    Controls, segmentation, and monitoring implemented with operational continuity in mind — customer-facing systems stay up while security goes in.

  4. 04

    Ongoing Management

    24/7 monitoring, patch management, policy reviews, and the control mappings, incident response plans, and monitoring reports that keep you exam-ready.

Frequently asked questions

What does the GLBA Safeguards Rule require from us?

A written information security program with real technical controls behind it — risk assessments, access controls, encryption, monitoring, and incident response. We build the program and run the controls, with documentation an examiner will accept.

Can you help with PCI-DSS?

Yes — secure network design, encryption, and access controls for cardholder data, plus the ongoing work that keeps certification current instead of a once-a-year scramble.

How do you prepare us for audits and exams?

With risk assessments, policies, control mappings, incident response plans, and monitoring reports maintained as living documents — so exam prep is a review, not a rebuild.

We're a small community bank. Is this overkill?

No — the regulations don't scale down, so the program shouldn't either. Our engagements scale from community banks and credit unions through large institutions; you get the controls you need at a size that fits.

Is your support US-based?

Entirely. No offshore support — which matters for GLBA, state privacy compliance, and your own vendor management requirements.

Ready to be exam-ready year-round?

Start with a security assessment mapped to GLBA, PCI-DSS, and the frameworks your examiners use — and know your gaps before they do.

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