FTC Safeguards Rule Compliance

High-Touch Consulting

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Commonsense Process

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Security Awareness Training

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Security Strengthening

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Ongoing Assistance

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High-Touch Consulting

At Sterling Ideas, we are uniquely staffed with both compliance professionals and IT professionals who collaborate as a team and work with you every step of the way to educate and advise.

Commonsense Process

We understand that complying with the Federal Trade Commission’s newly revised Safeguards Rule can be a daunting endeavor for organizations. That’s why we’ve created a compliance process that takes a commonsense, step-by-step approach.

Security Awareness Training

Your organization is only as strong as its least-trained employee.  That’s why Sterling Ideas supports quarterly security awareness training.  We provide our clients with relevant, intriguing, and yes, fun, videos that teach key lessons to your staff about a variety of security concerns such as phishing, ransomware, business email compromise, social engineering, and more.  Our program is based on recommendations from NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Security Strengthening

We are not interested in providing a false sense of security; we’re interested in an honest evaluation of your organization’s risks, the protection of customer information, and the overall strengthening of your organization’s security stance. We help you establish a robust Year 1 compliance benchmark from which subsequent years can be measured. Over time, the evidence collected will tell not only the story of your organization’s compliance journey but also its compliance maturity.

Ongoing Assistance

Compliance with the FTC Safeguards Rule is not a one-and-done affair. It requires ongoing diligence. After Year 1 and any time you need us, we help you maintain compliance by conducting a comprehensive review of the entire process, right in time for your organization’s yearly audit.
“Sterling Ideas has been American Institute of Beauty’s IT provider for over 7 years. When we were informed about the impact of the new FTC regulations our team immediately met with JoAnn and the Sterling Ideas team to better understand the requirements of the regulations on our school and potential impact. I was shocked at the amount of work that was needed to be compliant with the rule. However, I was thoroughly pleased with how closely the Sterling Ideas team worked with the AIB team to ensure our compliance. The final product is a very comprehensive policy manual, but more importantly, our team understands we must continually ensure compliance with the FTC rule by continually monitoring our systems and protocols. As an industry that is continually under the regulatory thumb of multiple agencies, this is adding to the minefield we must maneuver through daily. I encourage my fellow school owners to become familiar with the rule and highly recommend JoAnn Gardner and the Sterling Ideas team to guide you through the process of ensuring compliance. ”

– Michael Halmon, President, American Institute of Beauty

Partners

We are proud partners with American Association of Cosmetology Schools and Northwest Career Colleges Federation. To show tangible support to our partners, Sterling Ideas offers significant discounts to their members. If you are not currently a member of AACS or NWCCF, we encourage you to visit their websites and sign up today.

Free 20-minute consultation

We know this is a lot to take in, but you don’t have to tackle compliance alone. We’re here to help. Call JoAnn Gardner now at 813-229-1700 or click on this button below to schedule a free 20-minute consultation with her.

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“Sterling Ideas assisted us in ensuring we are compliant with the new FTC Safeguards. This was a huge undertaking for our company, and we couldn’t have accomplished it without their excellent support, guidance and leadership. The staff at Sterling Ideas are always so helpful and patient with all of our questions and needs!”

–  Operations Manager, 2-Campus Cosmetology School, Client since 2019

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