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IT Support for Hedge Funds

Intragreat Consulting helps hedge funds and investment managers maintain tight identity, device, and email controls that align with investor expectations and SEC cybersecurity guidance — scaled for funds without internal IT staff.

Common Challenges

SEC cybersecurity expectations and examination readiness
Allocator and ODD scrutiny of security practices
Access control across trading, research, and administration systems
Unmanaged devices used by remote analysts and contractors
Fund administrator, prime broker, and vendor access risk

Practical Outcomes

Identity and device controls aligned to examiner expectations
Documented security practices for allocator due diligence
Managed endpoints with encryption and compliance reporting
Reviewed and limited third-party access

How We Help

Built for funds without an internal IT function

A sub-billion-dollar fund typically runs with a handful of investment professionals, an operations lead wearing several hats, and a technology stack assembled deal by deal: Microsoft 365, a portfolio management system, research subscriptions, a prime broker portal, and a fund administrator. Security responsibility is diffuse, which in practice means it belongs to no one — until an examiner, allocator, or insurer asks who owns it.

We act as that owner. Our engagements give funds a single accountable party for identity and access controls, device management, email security, and vendor access review — with the configuration work done in your tenant, not described in a binder. For funds with a compliance consultant, we work alongside them: they own the policy; we make the technical reality match it.

Aligned with what examiners and allocators actually check

SEC examination sweeps and enforcement actions in the investment management space have repeatedly focused on a short list of failures: multi-factor authentication not universally enforced, departed employees with live credentials, vendor access never reviewed, and incidents the firm could not detect or reconstruct. Allocator operational due diligence probes the same ground, usually in more detail.

We configure and maintain the controls on that list, and we keep the evidence current: access reviews with dates and outcomes, device compliance reporting from Intune, email security enforcement records, and a tested account compromise response procedure. When the request for documentation arrives — from an examiner, an allocator, or an insurer — the material already exists.

FAQ

Common questions.

Do you replace our compliance consultant?

No. Compliance consultants typically own policies, regulatory filings, and examination preparation. We own the technical layer those policies describe: enforcing MFA and Conditional Access, managing devices, securing email, and producing the access and configuration evidence your consultant references. The two roles are complementary.

Our analysts work remotely on their own machines. Is that a problem?

Unmanaged personal devices accessing fund systems are one of the most common findings in due diligence and one of the most fixable. Options range from enrolling devices in Intune with privacy boundaries for personal use, to restricting sensitive access to managed devices only. We help funds pick the model that fits their culture and enforce it technically rather than by policy alone.

Can you support us through an SEC examination or allocator ODD process?

We support the technical side: producing access reviews, device compliance reports, email security configuration evidence, and remediation of any gaps identified. We do not provide legal or regulatory advice, and we are careful to keep that boundary clear — your counsel and compliance consultant lead the response; we supply the verifiable technical record behind it.

Free Review

Get a practical IT and security review.

We will review your Microsoft 365, email security, devices, and user access, then explain what should be fixed first.