Most people picture giant banks and national lenders when they think about federal data protection laws. They do not picture a solo tax preparer working at a kitchen table, an independent real estate broker juggling closings, or a small financial advisory practice running on a laptop and a cloud subscription.
Regulators do.
The updated Federal Trade Commission Safeguards Rule quietly moved small professional firms into the same regulatory spotlight as much larger financial institutions. If you work with client financial information in almost any capacity, you are now part of that story.
