by Jason Long | Jul 8, 2025 | Compliance
“If you think a compliance audit is boring, wait until you get a deficiency letter.” As usual, my disclaimer: I am not an attorney and I am certainly not your attorney. These are just examples of what you might do, and as always, get your attorney and compliance...
by Jason Long | Jul 8, 2025 | Compliance
The first time I ran a security audit on an accounting website, I thought, “How bad could it be? These guys are all about details, right?” Cut to me, staring at a dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree, realizing that half the plugins hadn’t seen an update since Obama...
by Jason Long | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
When Websites Fail, Clients Notice If your site fails clients notice and sometimes so do regulators. Reliability is inseparable from trust in our industry. If you think website emergencies only happen to “other” firms, let’s just say: Equifax, the CIA, and Sony all...
by Jason Long | Jul 8, 2025 | Compliance
In March 2024, the SEC charged five investment advisory firms on website and online advertising rules. Their combined penalty? $200,000. These weren’t the Bernie Madoffs of the world—just regular firms who let a few “harmless” marketing claims slip through the cracks...
