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Examiner-ready controls. Diligence stops being the deal-killer.

Enterprise clients and institutional allocators ask for SOC 2, FINRA, or SEC cybersecurity controls before they sign. A licensed CPA firm issues the SOC 2 report. We source and oversee the network controls they test, and we make sure the documentation is there when they ask.

We were losing deals in diligence. Getting the controls implemented and documented turned the security questionnaire from a blocker into a checkbox.
Managing Partner - RIA and wealth management - Central Ohio
Auditors want evidence, not verbal assurances

The controls table examiners actually ask for.

We implement the technical controls. A licensed CPA issues the SOC 2 report. That split is the honest version, and it is the only version that survives an examination.

What you have to prove What we implement and document
SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria Access controls, encryption, monitoring, incident response, and availability SLAs with auditor-ready evidence
FINRA and SEC call recording Hosted VoIP recording with access controls, retention policies, and tamper-evident audit logs
GLBA security program Documented controls, risk assessments, and vendor management files for annual reviews
Business continuity for regulated entities Dual-carrier failover per site, cloud voice that survives a site loss, and written RTO/RPO commitments
Cyber insurance renewal MFA, EDR, backup verification, and written policies packaged for the carrier

A licensed CPA firm issues the SOC 2 report. Buckeye sources and oversees the network controls they test, and makes sure the documentation is there when they ask.

The honest split

We are the advisor. The CPA is the reporter. The carrier is the delivery.

Ohio is home to major institutions and hundreds of independent RIAs, insurance agencies, mortgage companies, and credit unions. The regulatory environment — SEC, FINRA, GLBA, SOC 2 — demands documented security controls. Most national carriers help with neither the documentation nor the uptime.

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We source the controls

Access controls, encryption, monitoring, incident response, availability SLAs. Gap assessment, implementation, evidence collection, and auditor liaison.

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A CPA issues the report

SOC 2 Type II is an attestation. A licensed CPA firm writes it. We make sure the controls they test are in place and the evidence folder is complete.

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You own every contract

Carriers pay the residual. You pay us nothing directly. Every contract is in your firm’s name. We carry no products.

Financial services questions

What managing partners ask first

Can you provide FINRA-compliant call recording?
Yes. We specify hosted VoIP with access controls, defined retention periods and tamper-evident audit logs, then confirm the platform actually delivers them. We can also integrate with a third-party compliance archiving platform if your firm already uses one.
How do you support SOC 2 Type II readiness?
We implement the technical controls the Trust Service Criteria require — access controls, encryption, monitoring, incident response, availability SLAs — and provide the documentation your auditor needs to validate them. A licensed CPA firm issues the SOC 2 report. Many clients passed their first SOC 2 audit on controls we implemented.
Do you offer disaster recovery for financial firms?
Yes. Layered redundancy: dual-carrier internet failover at each location, a cloud phone system that survives any single site failure, and Ohio-based data center connectivity for backup and recovery. We document RTO and RPO commitments in writing for your regulators.
We have branches across Ohio. Can you manage all of them?
That is the engagement we specialize in. We handle carrier relationships, network design, and ongoing management across every Ohio location, so your team has one point of accountability instead of a stack of carrier support queues.
How are you paid, and who owns the contracts?
Carriers pay the residual. You pay us nothing directly, and every contract is in your firm’s name. We carry no products, so nothing on the recommendation list is there because we sell it.
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Thirty minutes with the owner. We will tell you which controls you already have and which ones are theater. Advice costs you nothing.

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