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WISP Required! Key Components in Your Firm’s Written Information Security Plan*

WISP Required! Key Components in Your Firm’s Written Information Security Plan*

Published June 13, 2023

While the FTC Safeguards rule designed to protect financial and PII (personally identifiable information) has been around for decades, as of June 9, 2023, compliance of various components including a WISP became mandatory!   While primarily targeted at companies maintaining more than 5,000 client records (think tax returns), certain safeguard components are required for firms with less than 5,000 records such as the use of multi-factor ...

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