Cyber security and managed IT for FCA-regulated investment firms

Your investors and the FCA are watching your cyber security. We make sure it holds up.

Couno is the specialist cyber security and managed IT partner for private equity, venture capital and asset management firms. We combine an independently tested security baseline with our Managed IT Framework, so your technology protects investor data, satisfies regulators and stands up to due diligence.

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15 to 20 minutes. For business leaders, not technical teams. No audit, no obligation.

Executive Guide

Cyber Essentials Plus v3.3

Operational Resilience and Investor Confidence for Investment Firms

16-page board-level guide

Few industries are under this much scrutiny.

An investment firm holds concentrated, sensitive data and moves large sums quickly, which makes it a target and a regulatory priority at the same time. These are the pressures we are built to manage.

Targeted financial fraud

Attackers impersonate partners, investors and portfolio executives to redirect capital calls, distributions and deal proceeds. Business email compromise is now the dominant financial threat to firms like yours.

A regulatory obligation, not a nice-to-have

Under SYSC 15A, operational resilience has been enforceable since March 2025, with accountability held by a named senior manager. Firms with EU fund structures also fall under DORA.

Due diligence you have to pass

Institutional investors now run detailed operational due diligence before committing capital, and your security and resilience posture is part of what they score.

Risk you do not fully control

Fund administrators, custodians, data rooms, advisers and portfolio companies all touch your data, yet the responsibility for resilience stays with you.

Most IT providers treat you like any other business. We only work with firms like yours.

Couno is built around the needs of regulated financial services firms. We understand the obligations you carry, the scrutiny you face and the pace you work at, and that focus is why investment firms trust us with the technology their reputation depends on.

Cyber Essentials Plus is where we start, not where we stop. It gives you an independently tested baseline, and our framework builds the resilience, governance and confidence on top of it.

We understand your regulators, so compliance is designed in rather than bolted on.

We speak your board's language, reporting technology as business risk and opportunity.

We build for due diligence, so your security posture holds up when investors look closely.

The Couno Managed IT Framework

Six pillars. One secure, resilient, well-governed firm.

Our framework brings cyber security, infrastructure, resilience and strategy into a single managed service, built on the foundation of Cyber Essentials Plus v3.3. Each pillar addresses a different part of your environment, and together they keep technology aligned with your objectives and your obligations.

Core Infrastructure

A stable, resilient foundation that keeps the firm operating.

Endpoints & Devices

Every device managed, patched and protected to the standard v3.3 now demands.

Cloud & Identity

Microsoft 365 and user identities secured with enforced multi-factor authentication and least-privilege access.

Cyber Security & Compliance

Continuous monitoring and protection, aligned with the FCA's expectations and recognised standards.

Backup & Business Continuity

Tested, evidenced recovery that supports your impact tolerances.

Governance & Strategy

Executive-level technology leadership through regular reviews and board-ready reporting.

Every pillar rests on an independently tested Cyber Essentials Plus v3.3 foundation.

The Technical Alignment Process

A clear path from first conversation to continuous alignment.

We start with a short strategic conversation, not a technical audit. From there we assess, report and keep your technology aligned as your firm grows.

Step 1

Executive Discovery Call

A focused conversation about your priorities and current challenges.

Step 2

Technical Alignment Assessment

A structured review of your environment against recognised standards and Cyber Essentials Plus v3.3.

Step 3

Executive Alignment Report

Clear findings, risks and priorities, set out in business terms for the board.

Step 4

Continuous Alignment

Ongoing management and review that keeps you secure and resilient over time.

Executive Guide

Cyber Essentials Plus v3.3

Operational Resilience and Investor Confidence for Investment Firms

Free executive guide

Cyber Essentials Plus v3.3: an executive guide for investment firms.

A sixteen-page, board-level guide to what the 2026 update means for your firm, how it connects to your FCA obligations, and how to build technology that stands up to investor scrutiny. Written for leaders, not technical teams.

What changed in v3.3, including the first automatic-fail rules in the scheme's history

How the five controls map to your operational resilience obligations

An executive cyber readiness self-assessment

What good looks like at board level

Trusted by firms that cannot afford downtime or doubt.

Investment firms across private equity, venture capital and asset management rely on Couno to protect their operations.

A generalist IT provider is not built for what you carry.

A general IT provider

Waits for something to break, then responds.

Uses general-purpose tooling across every kind of client.

Treats regulation and due diligence as your problem to solve.

Reports in tickets closed.

Manages security and resilience continuously, before problems occur.

Builds specifically for regulated financial services firms.

Is fluent in SYSC 15A, DORA and investor due diligence.

Reports in business risk reduced and confidence gained.

Start with a conversation, not an audit.

In 15 to 20 minutes we will discuss your current environment, your security and resilience priorities, and whether a Technical Alignment Assessment would add value. There is no technical audit and no obligation.

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