Managed IT and Cybersecurity for Wealth Management Firms

Built for SEC- and state-registered advisers. Anchored by AdvisorAssure — our flagship cyber program for client confidence, regulatory readiness, and custodian integration security.

  • AdvisorAssure - Named vCISO, client and custodian DDQ library, SEC/FINRA/state compliance artifacts, custodian and aggregator integration security, quarterly client-confidence reports

  • SEC, FINRA & State Aligned - Documented controls, incident response, records retention — ready for your next exam or audit

  • Custodian & Aggregator Integration Security - Built around how your firm actually connects to Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing, and the data aggregators that power your operations

SOC 2 GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark 2025 MSP Titans Finance/Banking Serving WM since 2008 CISSP-led 90-day satisfaction guarantee

Your IT and cyber stack isn't a generic small-business setup. Stop being serviced like one.

  1. Client data is your single most valuable asset and your single largest liability.

    A wealth management firm holds the most concentrated PII most attackers will ever target — net worth, account numbers, beneficiaries, family details, sometimes health and legal. A single breach can end client relationships and trigger state notification laws across every jurisdiction your clients live in.

  2. You're a multi-regulator firm.

    SEC oversight if you're a registered investment adviser. FINRA if you have a B/D affiliate. State RIA registration in every state where you have clients. NYDFS if you have NY presence. DOL fiduciary rule overlays on retirement assets. Most of these regimes ask different cyber questions. You answer all of them.

  3. Your custodian and aggregator integrations are your operational backbone.

    Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing, Goldman, Pontera. Orion, Black Diamond, Tamarac, Envestnet, Addepar. eMoney, MoneyGuide, RightCapital. Every one of these is an integration point. Every integration is a security boundary.

  4. Family office gatekeepers ask harder cyber questions than allocators do.

    High-net-worth clients increasingly have their own family office, attorney, or wealth consultant evaluating cybersecurity before signing. These reviews are detailed and growing more common.

  5. Your stack rides on infrastructure most MSPs misconfigure.

    Custodian portals, planning software, CRM, document management — all riding on top of Microsoft 365, identity, and endpoint controls. A generalist MSP treats this like any other small business, which is how you end up with flat networks and client portals accessible from every workstation.

A Stack Built for Wealth Managers and Their Clients

AdvisorAssure

The WM-specific program that covers everything your clients, regulators, and custodians expect. One brand. Named components. Client-confidence reporting.

  • Named vCISO Leadership

  • SEC / FINRA / State RIA Compliance Artifacts

  • Living Client Cyber DDQ & Audit Response Library

  • Custodian & Aggregator Integration Security

  • Quarterly Client-Confidence Reports

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Fully Managed IT for WM

Your full IT department, run by a team that knows what "trail" and "billing tier" mean.

  • 24/7 helpdesk

  • Strategic roadmap

  • M365 + Entra ID hardening

  • Custodian and CRM integration

  • QBRs with COO/CCO

Co-Managed IT

Augment your internal IT lead with WM-depth expertise.

  • After-hours coverage

  • Tier 3 engineering bench

  • Compliance tooling

  • AdvisorAssure escalation path

Cybersecurity Program

The technical defense stack that feeds AdvisorAssure: evidence-backed, mapped to NIST CSF 2.0.

  • MDR + EDR

  • Identity + MFA hardening

  • Email security (BEC- and wire-fraud-focused)

  • Tabletop exercises

  • Advisor-team-specific awareness training

The Regulatory Environment Wealth Management Firms Actually Face in 2026

Incident response, 30-day customer notification, customer info safeguards. Applies to SEC-registered advisers and broker-dealers; many WM firms in scope.

Testimonial / endorsement records, performance advertising support, secure marketing communication retention. Particularly relevant for WM firms doing client-facing marketing.

Applies if firm has a broker-dealer affiliate. Cyber program, supervision, reporting obligations.

Patchwork across states. NY, MA, CT, NJ, CA, TX, and others have specific cyber, privacy, or data protection rules. Triada helps map controls across states.

Cyber, operational resiliency, AI governance, vendor oversight.

For NY-licensed firms or those with NY clients above thresholds.

The framework state and federal regulators increasingly reference.

AdvisorAssure

Inside AdvisorAssure: What Your Clients Get When You Work With Triada

AdvisorAssure is the advisor-confidence program within TriadaAssure — Triada's cyber program family for SEC-regulated investment firms. Five named components. One client-confidence story.

Get the AdvisorAssure Family Office DDQ Response Template

Named vCISO Leadership

A CISSP-led senior security leader named to your firm. Sits in on family office due diligence calls, briefs your CCO, represents your cyber program to regulators and prospective clients.

SEC / FINRA / State RIA Compliance Artifacts

The documented evidence your CCO needs to pass a routine exam from the SEC, FINRA, or any state regulator your firm answers to.

Living Client Cyber DDQ & Audit Response Library

A maintained response library covering the cyber and privacy question patterns recurring across client onboarding, family office reviews, regulator exams, custodian audits, and cyber insurance applications. New requests turn around in days.

Custodian & Aggregator Integration Security

The part of AdvisorAssure built around what's unique to wealth management: the network of custodians, planning tools, CRM platforms, and aggregators that power your daily operations.

Quarterly Client-Confidence Reports

The artifact that closes the loop. Each quarter, a concise report on your cyber posture, client DDQ activity, compliance artifact status, and custodian/aggregator integration health. Use it in client review meetings, marketing materials, or annual compliance committee packets.

Client Acquisition and Compliance, Without IT Drag

  1. Client cyber DDQ response

    Maintained library for family office gatekeeper and high-net-worth client cyber questionnaires

  2. Family office meeting prep

    Named vCISO can join family office review meetings

  3. Regulator exam support

    SEC, FINRA, and state examiners increasingly ask cyber questions. AdvisorAssure produces the artifacts that answer them.

  4. Cyber insurance application support

    The questionnaires are getting harder. We answer them with evidence.

We Run the Secure Infrastructure Your Wealth Management Business Applications Depend On

Your custodians, performance reporting, planning tools, CRM, and aggregators run their platforms. Triada makes sure your team accesses them securely and your client data is protected at every integration point.

Microsoft 365 environment

Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), conditional access, Intune

Identity & access

MFA enforcement, SSO into custodian and aggregator platforms, privileged access controls, offboarding runbooks for advisor and ops turnover

Endpoint

Windows and macOS management, EDR, disk encryption, patch management

Network

Firewalls, secure wireless, VPN / zero trust, remote office and home-advisor setup

Email security

Anti-phishing, BEC protection (advisor and client impersonation), wire fraud protection, DMARC/DKIM/SPF

Backup & recovery

M365 data, file server, endpoint backup, tested restore procedures including client document recovery

Detection & response

24/7 MDR, SIEM, threat hunting

Awareness training

Advisor-team-specific scenarios — wire fraud, client impersonation, BEC against the advisor (the most common attack on WM firms)

Why Wealth Managers Outgrow Generalist IT Providers

Capability Generic MSP / MSSP Triada Networks + LPAssure
Understands custodian relationships, client billing, fee tiers
Hardens M365 and Entra ID for custodian and aggregator access
Can respond to a family office cyber DDQ
Knows the multi-state cyber compliance patchwork
Delivers a named program (AdvisorAssure) covering client, SEC, FINRA, and custodian cyber
CISSP-led, InfraGard member leadership varies
Provides a named vCISO who sits in on family office reviews
Trained on advisor-specific BEC and wire fraud patterns

Switching Providers Without Losing a Client Meeting

01 Weeks 1-3

Assess

Strategic technology assessment + cyber/risk assessment, mapped to NIST CSF 2.0, SEC, FINRA, and state requirements

02 Weeks 3-5

Plan

Prioritized roadmap, risk register, budget, compliance artifact inventory

03 Months 2-6

Implement

Remediation sprints, stack migration (if needed), control rollout, documentation build

04 Ongoing

Support

Daily ops, quarterly assessments, executive reporting, client/regulator readiness maintenance

Our 90-Day Satisfaction Guarantee — If you' re not satisfied within 90 days, we'll cancel your contract and refund your payment. No other PE-focused MSP offers this.

Wealth Management Firms That Chose Triada

Trusted by Wealth Management firms from emerging managers to established GPs

Nebari
Grain Management
Carbon Direct Capital
StarVest Partners
New Silk Route Growth Capital
Vedanta Capital
01

Situation

High-volume LP DDQ process

Outcome

Completed in 3 days

Triada streamlined cyber DDQs across 200+ LPs, reducing turnaround from weeks to days and accelerating fundraising.

3 days

LP DDQ turnaround

200+ LPs

assessed

02

Situation

Security program maturity gap

Outcome

Exam ready

Built a risk-based security program that addressed key gaps and satisfied and LP requirements.

100%

audit findings closed

Stronger

LP confidence

03

Situation

Regulatory readiness

Outcome

Exam ready

Prepared for SEC cybersecurity exam with policies, evidence, and processes aligned to regulatory expectations.

Exam ready

On first review

Zero

material issues

How Wealth Managers Engage With Triada

Fully Managed IT

5–75 seat firms with no internal IT; flat per-seat monthly

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Co-Managed IT

Firms with 1–2 internal IT staff; bundled services

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AdvisorAssure Program

Standalone or paired; monthly retainer for the WM-specific cyber program layer

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Project-Based Assessments

Cyber risk assessment, family office DDQ prep, custodian integration review; fixed fee

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Led by a Cybersecurity Practitioner, Not a Salesperson

Raffi Jamgotchian

Raffi Jamgotchian

Founder & CEO, Triada Networks

25+ years serving financial services IT; founded Triada in 2008 CISSP. Author, On Thin Ice (Chapter 31: "What Is a Security Framework?"). Host, Cybersecurity Cafe Show. Former President, GTIA (formerly CompTIA) IT Security Community. Member, FBI InfraGard and US Secret Service CyberFraud Task Force. President, Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America — Northeastern Section. Speaker on cybersecurity for investment firms.

Wealth Management IT & Cybersecurity: Questions We Actually Get

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