The Challenge
A 120-person insurance agency operating across 4 states was running on aging servers with a patchwork of compliance controls. They had received findings from their NYDFS cybersecurity examination, their cyber insurance premiums had tripled, and they were unable to pass vendor security assessments from their carrier partners.
Our Solution
CloudTechForce conducted a multi-framework compliance gap assessment (NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, PCI-DSS, SOX IT controls) and developed a unified remediation plan. We migrated all infrastructure to Microsoft Azure with proper network segmentation, deployed Microsoft 365 E5 with Defender, Purview, and Intune, implemented 24/7 SOC monitoring, deployed MFA and Conditional Access across all users and applications, created unified compliance documentation covering all three frameworks, and established quarterly compliance assessments with board-ready reporting.
Results
All NYDFS examination findings remediated in 120 days
PCI-DSS compliance achieved for payment processing operations
Cyber insurance premium reduced 45% at next renewal
IT infrastructure costs reduced 38% through cloud migration
Passed all carrier security assessments (previously failing 3 of 5)
"CloudTechForce understood that we did not need three separate compliance projects — we needed one unified security program that satisfied all our regulators and partners simultaneously. That approach saved us time, money, and a lot of headaches."
Karen Mitchell — COO, Patriot Insurance Group
