Certification Level

Bronze Level Certification

$1950 /year

The Bronze Level Certification is where most companies will start the process. The Bronze Level basically demonstrates a formal commitment to the public and your staff to build a professional cybersecurity program.

Bronze Level actions include:
  • Providing us with a signed document from your company's leadership that describes their commitment to move forward with developing a professional cybersecurity program aligned with the NY DFS regulation. (We provide the document format).
  • Establishing an encrypted email communication channel with us so we can securely exchange confidential information.
  • Announcing to your company that a professional cybersecurity program has become a priority and asking for everyone's support as you move forward. (We provide sample language).
  • Establishing a contractual relationship with a cybersecurity provider and providing us proof of such a relationship. We can be your cybersecurity provider at no extra charge, but this is not necessary.
  • Starting a cybersecurity education program for all staff. We will provide you with information for this at no additional cost.
  • Complete the MICC cyber security self-assessment or complete a cyber-security assessment that is performed by a 3rd party cybersecurity firm.

Silver Level Certification

$2950 /year

The Silver Level Certification shows that your efforts to build a professional cybersecurity program are underway.

Silver Level actions include:

Everything in the Bronze Level, plus...

  • Development and documentation of a cybersecurity improvement schedule and timeline.
  • Installation of a SSL/TLS certificate on your website.
  • Deployment of cybersecurity policies.

Gold Level Certification

$4950 /year

The Gold Level Certification demonstrates tangible progress towards development of a professional cybersecurity program.

Gold Level actions include:

Everything in the Silver Level, plus...

  • Completion of a cybersecurity assessment by a 3rd party cyber Security Company and the review of this assessment by our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Mitch Tanenbaum. There is no extra charge for this review by our CISO.
  • Documentation of a contractual relationship with a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). This can be with us or with another qualified CISO.
  • Performance of various external technical scans of your network by our personnel. There is not an extra charge for these scans.
  • Increasing cybersecurity awareness training for all staff

Platinum Level Certification

$7950 /year

The Platinum Level Certification is a significant achievement. We certify that your cybersecurity program is in alignment with the NY DFS regulation which is regarded as best practice for financial services.

Platinum Level actions include:

Everything in the Gold Level, plus...

  • Completion of all actions associated with NY DFS 23NYCRR500 (or equivalent).
  • Providing us with documentation of your company's commitment to maintain your cybersecurity program at this level (or better) moving forward.

MICC's Support Role

The MICC support team works with you each step of the way. Our team will track, verify, and record the various cybersecurity actions described above as you accomplish them. When you have completed all the items associated with your particular certification level, we will grant that certification level, authorize you to display the certification level image on your web site, and provide you with the code your web developer will need to install the certification level image.

See how it works

We have set up a demo web page that simulates a mortgage company home page. Look for the MICC Gold Certificationon image on the page and click on it to view a sample of what visitors to your web site would see about your company and your certification information. Please go here: micc.us/demo/mortgage.html

100% Money-back Guarantee

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