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How To Prepare For The FTC Safeguards Rule

Written by Erica Mixon | Sep 28, 2022 3:16:14 PM

The updated FTC Safeguards Rule is going into effect December 9, 2022, which requires all financial institutions to follow certain requirements to protect customer information.

These new guidelines affect any business that handles financial information, including auto dealerships, mortgage lenders, financial advisors, payday lenders, and more. Not complying with these rules can result in penalties at $45k per violation.

Now is the time to prepare, but navigating these new guidelines can be confusing. What, exactly, do you need to do to ensure your organization is in good shape ahead of the deadline?

Join Blumira’s Matthew Warner, CTO and Co-Founder and Chris Furner, Senior Solutions Engineer, to learn: 

  • Low-cost ways to meet requirements without going over budget
  • Steps to formulating a game plan that will ensure compliance by December
  • How Blumira helps check the boxes for the FTC Safeguards

This interactive, conversational-style session encourages questions and engagement with viewers – so sign up today for access to our security experts.

Participants

Matthew Warner, CTO and Co-Founder, Blumira

Matt is CTO and Co-Founder of Blumira, a leading cybersecurity provider of automated threat detection and response technology. At Blumira, he leads the security and engineering efforts to provide actionable insights into cybersecurity risks at scale. Matt has over 10 years of experience in IT and development, focusing on business strategy, development, compliance, threat detection and penetration testing. Previously, he was Director of Security Services, Development & Security at NetWorks Group, responsible for defensive information security and services.

Chris Furner, Senior Solutions Engineer, Blumira 

Chris joined Blumira after spending more than 7 years at Worksighted, an 85-employee MSP. As a security engineer and consultant, Chris spent several years building security programs for customers, analyzing threats and performing incident response. In the process, he developed a deep understanding of the unique needs of MSPs. He joined Blumira because of a deep belief in the product and its ability to fit naturally into the MSP security stack.