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Compliance & Risk Management

Regulatory alignment, documentation, and audit readiness delivered as part of your monthly service.

Compliance & Risk Management

Regulatory alignment, documentation, and audit readiness delivered as part of your monthly service.

Why Texas businesses rely on it

We embed compliance into day-to-day operations so you’re never scrambling before an audit. Every control is mapped to owners, evidence, and testing cadence, with dashboards that reveal gaps before regulators do.

Our team runs risk assessments, tabletop exercises, and business impact analyses tailored to HIPAA, FTC Safeguards, CMMC, PCI DSS, FERPA, and SOC 2 requirements. Findings feed directly into remediation plans we manage alongside your stakeholders.

Documentation is produced as we operate—policies, procedures, logs, and user training records are organized in audit-ready folders. When auditors ask for proof, we deliver it within hours, complete with narratives that translate technical safeguards into business outcomes.

What's included

  • Comprehensive gap assessments for HIPAA, FTC Safeguards, SOC 2, PCI, CMMC, and FERPA
  • Risk registers, remediation plans, and prioritized roadmaps
  • Security policy, procedure, and playbook development with version control
  • Business impact analysis, threat modeling, and tabletop exercises
  • Control testing, evidence gathering, and auditor-ready documentation
  • Privacy and data governance advisory including retention schedules
  • Regulation monitoring with quarterly compliance briefings
  • Third-party risk management and vendor contract reviews
  • Breach notification guidance and legal coordination when needed

Industry applications

  • Automotive Dealerships: Achieve FTC Safeguards compliance with Qualified Individual support, MFA enforcement, and vendor oversight documentation.
  • Healthcare: Maintain HIPAA audit readiness with annual risk analyses, access reviews, and breach response playbooks tested every quarter.
  • Defense Contractors: Progress toward CMMC maturity with technical control implementation, SPRS scoring, and POA&M tracking.
  • Education & Nonprofits: Protect student and donor data with FERPA- and GLBA-aligned safeguards supported by board-facing reporting.

Technology stack

  • Secureframe and Drata integrations for continuous control monitoring
  • KnowBe4 and Hoxhunt for security awareness evidence
  • Microsoft Purview and Varonis for data governance
  • ZenGRC and RiskOptics for risk register automation
  • IT Glue for policy management and auditor collaboration

Success metrics

  • 100% of managed clients passed recent audits without material findings
  • Average remediation timelines reduced by 42% year-over-year
  • Cyber insurance renewals secured with lower premiums for compliant clients
  • All regulatory evidence requests fulfilled within 24 hours

Client perspective

Our FTC Safeguards audit was the first time regulators complimented our documentation. The IT Security Guys mapped every control, trained our staff, and stood beside us through the review.

General Manager, Houston Automotive Group · Compliance & Risk Client

Real-world impact

Dealership group avoids FTC penalties

A four-rooftop auto group in Houston achieved full Safeguards Rule compliance, maintained MFA and encryption across vendors, and passed an on-site review with zero corrective actions.

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