Data Security
Data classified, encrypted, backed up, and protected from exfiltration — especially now that AI can move it faster than any human.
Data classification, access controls, encryption enforcement, data loss prevention, and backup — applied across every endpoint, every cloud application, and every exit point in the environment.
40,000+
endpoints under management
400+
financial services environments
30+
years serving financial services
The Problem
Most firms do not know where their sensitive data is — or who can reach it.
No Data Classification
No systematic way to identify NPI, internal, or public data. Without classification, every DLP tool and access control is guessing. You cannot protect what you have not labeled.
Excessive Permissions
Users accumulate access over time and rarely lose it. With AI tools that process data at machine speed, a single user with broad access becomes an exfiltration vector in seconds.
AI Accelerates the Risk
An employee using an AI tool with access to unclassified firm data can unknowingly expose the entire organization. The data moves at machine speed. The firm finds out at human speed.
Encryption Without Verification
Firms believe data is encrypted because Microsoft says so. Without independent verification of status, key management, and strength, the firm has a checkbox — not a control.
What FCI Delivers
Five capabilities — protecting data at every stage, at every location.
FCI treats data security as a continuous enforcement problem, not a policy exercise. Classification, access controls, encryption, DLP, and backup — all enforced automatically and producing evidence continuously.
Data Classification & Tagging
Define what is NPI, internal, and public — then tag it so DLP tools, access controls, and AI governance know what they are protecting. Data that is classified can be protected.
Access Controls & Least Privilege
Permissions match roles, not tenure. When a user changes roles, access changes. When a user leaves, access is revoked immediately. AI amplifies every permission granted.
Encryption Enforcement
Independent verification, 256-bit enforcement, key storage and rotation — at rest and in transit. Not relying on Microsoft's self-reporting.
Backup & Recovery
Endpoints and cloud environments covered. Recovery capabilities tested and documented. When ransomware hits, the question is whether backup was current, complete, and recoverable.
Data Loss Prevention
Protection at every exit point.
USB Drives
Encryption enforced on every removable device
Web Uploads
Controls on which sites can receive data — including AI platforms
Email Attachments
DLP policies prevent NPI from leaving via email
Cloud Sharing
Cloud DLP restricts unauthorized sharing and external access
App Controls
Block RATs and unauthorized applications that move data
AI Data Controls
Govern which AI tools can access firm data and what they can consume
Access Controls & Backup
Controlled access. Recoverable data. Continuous evidence.
Role-Based Access
Users access only the data necessary for their job function. Permissions audited continuously — not once a year.
Offboarding Controls
When a user leaves, access is revoked immediately across all systems. No stale permissions. No lingering access.
Backup Coverage
Endpoints and cloud environments backed up with documented recovery procedures. Tested, not assumed.
Ransomware Resilience
When ransomware strikes, recovery depends on backup being current, complete, and recoverable. FCI documents all three.
How FCI Is Different
Same tools, different results — four reasons why.
Expert Mastery
400+ environments. FCI knows which classification schemes work in practice, which DLP rules get turned off, and which encryption configurations survive regulatory examination.
Automated Procedures
Classification enforcement, access reviews, and DLP monitoring automated through templates and continuous enforcement. Not set once and hoped for.
Consistent Controls
Every data location. Every exit point. Endpoints, cloud apps, email, removable media, web uploads, AI tools. No gaps. No exceptions.
Persistent Proof
Encryption verified independently. Access audited continuously. DLP events logged and documented. Evidence produced every day — not just on audit day.
Interconnection
Data security depends on and strengthens every other domain.
Data is what the attacker wants. Every other domain exists to keep them from getting it.
Endpoint Security
Endpoint DLP, USB encryption, and app controls protect data on the device
User Security
MFA and access controls ensure the right people reach the right data
Network Security
Always-on VPN ensures data travels through secured, logged channels
Cloud App Security
Cloud DLP and sharing restrictions prevent exfiltration through apps
Firm Security
FCI Portal shows encryption status, DLP events, and access anomalies
The Principle
A compromised user is stopped by access controls. A compromised endpoint is contained by DLP. Every layer protects the data.
What You Can Prove
Evidence that builds itself — every day, not just on audit day.
Classification Coverage
Proof the firm has a classification framework and data is labeled accordingly
Access Enforcement
Who has access to what, when reviewed, whether least-privilege is enforced
Encryption Verified
Independent 256-bit verification — not Microsoft's self-reporting
DLP Events
Blocked transfers, policy violations, remediation actions — all documented
Backup Status
Proof backups are current, complete, and recoverable with tested procedures
FCI Portal
Point-in-time audit — go back to any date and see the data protection state
FINRA
SEC
NAIC
State Regulators
Cyber Insurance
Home Office
Ready to see what data security looks like when nothing is left unclassified, uncontrolled, or unproven?
FCI works with broker-dealers and branch offices, insurance carriers and agencies, and RIAs. Start with a gap analysis — it is free, takes 30 minutes, and commits you to nothing.
Phone
973-227-8878
Web
fcicyber.com