The best IT and security setup for a trading-technology company pairs reliable development and product infrastructure with Microsoft 365, layered security, resilient connectivity and tested backups. Get that foundation right and your engineers stay productive, your systems stay online during market hours, and your customer and trading data stays protected.
Firms that build technology for financial markets often grow their IT in layers over the years, which leaves gaps. A joined-up setup closes them. Here’s what it looks like.
1. Development and product infrastructure
Source control, build pipelines, databases, virtual dev and test environments and the servers behind your product all need proper support to stay fast and available. A setup built around these keeps your team shipping.
2. Layered security
Because you hold valuable IP and serve regulated clients, security needs depth: managed endpoint protection, application allowlisting so only approved software runs, managed email filtering, multi-factor authentication and staff awareness training. Together these make you a hard target.
3. Resilient connectivity and access
Your offices, remote engineers and connections into client networks all depend on good, resilient connectivity, centrally managed and secured with MFA. For a trading environment, a backup line and failover are well worth it.
4. Tested backups and recovery
Encrypted, isolated and tested backups of your code, data and Microsoft 365, plus a clear recovery plan, mean a mistake or an attack never costs you the business. Recovery you have actually tested is the goal.
A real example: tested recovery in practice
We supported a software company serving financial trading firms where we ran replication health monitoring and scheduled restore tests, proving the systems behind a live product could actually be recovered, not just backed up. That is the difference between hoping and knowing.
Why technology and trading firms choose First Stop IT
First Stop IT has supported businesses since 2002, including software and technology companies and firms that serve financial markets. We know the systems these teams depend on: secure VPN and remote access, source control and build pipelines, virtual dev and test environments, Microsoft 365 and Teams, and the security that banks and regulators expect, from multi-factor authentication and endpoint protection to application allowlisting and email security. We work with technology and trading firms in London and across Essex and Hertfordshire. Our credentials include:
- Cyber Essentials Certified
- IASME Cyber Assurance (Gold)
- NCSC Assured Service Provider (Cyber Advisor for Cyber Essentials)
- Microsoft Partner
- Crown Commercial Service Supplier (G-Cloud)
- Quality Principles Certified
We look after more than 2,000 endpoints across 50 companies, we’ve been named a Top 50 UK MSP for three years running, and we support organisations with 10 to 100 employees across Essex, Hertfordshire and London, including Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford.
Book a free IT and cyber security review
Want a joined-up, secure setup for your firm? Book a free IT and cyber security review with First Stop IT and we’ll design it with you.