Regulations don’t shrink just because your company is small. A five-provider medical practice has the same HIPAA obligations as a hospital department. An independent tax preparer or insurance agency must protect customer information under the FTC Safeguards Rule. A retailer or restaurant that takes cards must follow PCI DSS. A registered investment advisor answers to SEC and FINRA expectations. A machine shop bidding on defense work may need to start preparing for CMMC and NIST 800-171 before it can win the contract.
CMIT Solutions of the West Phoenix Valley helps regulated businesses with 10 to 100 employees put the right technical controls in place and keep the documentation that proves it. We don’t replace your attorney or auditor. We make the IT side of compliance practical, consistent and much less stressful.
We help businesses meet the IT requirements of HIPAA, the FTC Safeguards Rule, PCI DSS and SEC / FINRA cybersecurity expectations, and we help manufacturers with preparing for CMMC / NIST 800-171.
Where compliance and IT meet
Most regulatory frameworks ask similar questions about your technology:
- Who has access? Unique user accounts, multi-factor authentication, prompt removal of former employees, and least-privilege permissions.
- Is sensitive data protected? Encryption on laptops, secure email, and controls on where data can be stored and shared.
- Can you detect and respond to threats? Endpoint protection, monitoring, logging and an incident response plan. See Cybersecurity Services.
- Can you recover? Tested, protected backups and a documented recovery plan. See Data Backup & Disaster Recovery.
- Is it written down? Policies, risk assessments, training records and vendor agreements.
Industries we help
Healthcare. The West Valley has a dense network of clinics, specialty practices, dental offices, therapy providers and home health agencies, especially around the Banner medical campuses in Sun City, Sun City West and Glendale. We help practices with HIPAA Security Rule safeguards: risk analysis, access controls, encryption, audit logging, backup and contingency planning, and support for business associate relationships with technology vendors.
Financial services. Accounting firms, tax preparers, mortgage and insurance agencies, and wealth advisors carry sensitive financial data and are prime targets for wire fraud. We help these firms meet FTC Safeguards Rule requirements and SEC / FINRA cybersecurity expectations by implementing controls such as multi-factor authentication, encryption, access reviews and written information security programs, and we keep evidence ready for examinations and client due diligence questionnaires.
Manufacturing. Manufacturers in the West Valley’s industrial corridors increasingly field security questionnaires from larger customers, and defense suppliers face contract requirements tied to CMMC and NIST 800-171. We help with preparing for those requirements: assessing gaps, segmenting networks, protecting technical data and documenting your controls.
Retail, hospitality and any business that takes cards. We help keep payment systems segmented, patched and monitored in line with PCI DSS requirements.
How we work
- Assess: review your current environment against the framework that applies to you and identify gaps.
- Prioritize: rank the gaps by risk and effort so you fix the important things first.
- Remediate: put technical controls in place through our managed IT and security services.
- Document: maintain policies, asset lists, access records and training logs.
- Maintain: compliance isn’t a one-time project, so we review it regularly as staff, systems and rules change.
Compliance-ready doesn’t have to mean complicated
The goal is a setup where the secure way is also the easy way for your staff, and where you can answer an auditor’s or insurer’s questions with confidence instead of scrambling. Compliance work is often what turns a nervous renewal or an awkward client questionnaire into a routine task.
We support regulated businesses in Glendale, Peoria, Sun City, Sun City West, Goodyear and across the Valley.
Talk to a local IT team
Ready for IT that just works? Book a time to talk with CMIT Solutions of the West Phoenix Valley about IT compliance for your business.
Related services: Managed IT Services · Cybersecurity Services · IT Support & Help Desk · Cloud Services, Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace · Data Backup & Disaster Recovery · Co-Managed IT
Cities we serve: Phoenix, AZ · Glendale, AZ · Peoria, AZ · Surprise, AZ · Sun City, AZ · Sun City West, AZ · El Mirage, AZ · Youngtown, AZ · Tolleson, AZ · Anthem, AZ · New River, AZ · Cave Creek, AZ · Goodyear, AZ · Avondale, AZ · Buckeye, AZ