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For vCIO/vCISO Teams

Compliance Without theSpreadsheet Hell

25 automated IWF controls run continuously. One-click QBR generation. Insurance-ready attestation to Coalition and Cowbell. Turn compliance from manual burden into strategic advantage.

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25
IWF Controls
60s
QBR Generation
8
Insurance Carriers
90%+
Pass Rate
The Problem

The vCIO/vCISO Burden

Four challenges preventing strategic vCIO work

Manual Compliance Auditing

Quarterly spreadsheet hell: manually checking backup encryption, patch status, privileged accounts across 50+ clients

6-10 hours per quarter per client; always out of date

QBR Data Gathering

Pulling data from 10+ tools (RMM, PSA, backup, security) and assembling executive-ready reports

4-6 hours per QBR; delays strategic conversations

Insurance Attestation Burden

Coalition, Cowbell, and other carriers demand compliance evidence; MSPs scramble to gather screenshots, logs, configs

Reactive evidence collection; renewal delays; client frustration

No Proactive Risk Visibility

Compliance gaps (encryption disabled, patches delayed, vulnerabilities unpatched) discovered only during audits or incidents

Client trust erosion; reactive remediation

Automated Compliance Monitoring

25 IWF Baseline controls run continuously—catch issues before audits or incidents

25
Controls automated
Backup validation, encryption, patching, privileged accounts, vulnerabilities, endpoint security
100%
Evidence collection automated
Logs, screenshots, API responses stored for audit trail; no manual gathering
6-10 hrs
Saved per client per quarter
Eliminate manual spreadsheet audits; continuous monitoring replaces quarterly checks

How It Works

  • Continuous control evaluation (hourly): IWF-001 to IWF-025 run automatically across all clients
  • Evidence collection: API responses, logs, screenshots stored with tamper-proof timestamps
  • Risk scoring: Client-level and control-level scores (0-100) for prioritization
  • Auto-remediation: PSA tickets created with step-by-step remediation guides when controls fail

One-Click QBR Generation

Executive-ready quarterly business reviews in 60 seconds—no manual data gathering

4-6 hrs
QBR prep time saved
Aggregates data from RMM, PSA, backup, compliance automatically
1 click
To generate full QBR
Compliance posture, security trends, incident summaries, QoS metrics in PDF
15-25%
Service package upsells
QBR-ready evidence enables assurance/vCIO package sales

How It Works

  • Automated data aggregation: Pulls from RMM (uptime, performance), PSA (tickets, resolution time), backup (success rate, storage), compliance (risk score, failed controls)
  • Executive summaries: Natural language summaries of compliance posture, security trends, incident patterns
  • Customizable templates: White-label with MSP branding, custom sections, client-specific KPIs
  • Evidence attachments: Compliance control results, failed control details, remediation timelines

Insurance-Ready Attestation

Coalition, Cowbell, and other carriers get automated attestation—no manual evidence gathering

Real-time
Risk score tracking
Coalition and Cowbell APIs show client risk scores in BrainstormMSP dashboard
Automated
Evidence submission
Compliance posture → insurance carrier portal with zero manual work
90%+
Clients passing attestation
Proactive monitoring ensures clients meet carrier requirements

How It Works

  • Carrier integrations: Coalition Insurance and Cowbell Cyber APIs for risk score tracking and attestation submission
  • Compliance mapping: IWF controls → insurance carrier requirements (backup encryption, MFA, patching, endpoint protection)
  • Automated attestation: Evidence packages submitted to carrier portals automatically at renewal time
  • Risk remediation workflows: Failed controls → PSA tickets → carrier risk score improves as tickets close
IWF Framework

Example Automated Controls

See how IWF controls work in practice

IWF-007

Backup Encryption Validation

Ensures all backup workloads have encryption enabled

Check:
Queries Acronis API for all workloads; flags any with encryption disabled
Evidence Collected:
API response showing workload encryption status, timestamp, last backup date
Remediation:
PSA ticket with steps: "Enable encryption for ClientA-Server01 in Acronis console"
Frequency:Hourly
IWF-001

Backup Validation

Verifies backups completed successfully in last 24 hours

Check:
Queries Acronis API for backup job status; flags failures or gaps >24 hours
Evidence Collected:
Backup job logs, failure reason, last successful backup timestamp
Remediation:
Autonomous AI triage (auto-resolve or escalate) with PSA ticket and diagnostic context
Frequency:Hourly
IWF-013

Disaster Recovery Testing

Tracks DR test execution and validates RTO/RPO targets

Check:
Queries systems table for last_tested_at; flags tests overdue >90 days
Evidence Collected:
DR test date, measured RTO/RPO vs. targets, test results
Remediation:
PSA ticket: "DR test overdue for ClientB-CriticalApp (Tier 1)"
Frequency:Daily
IWF-018

Privileged Account Monitoring

Tracks privileged accounts and flags unused or shared accounts

Check:
Queries privileged_accounts table; flags accounts unused >90 days or without MFA
Evidence Collected:
Account details, last login timestamp, MFA status
Remediation:
PSA ticket: "Disable unused privileged account: ClientC-admin-old"
Frequency:Daily
QBR Automation

What's In a BrainstormMSP QBR?

Six automated sections—ready in 60 seconds

Executive Summary

Content:
Overall health score (0-100), top 3 achievements, top 3 risks, strategic recommendations
Data Source:
Compliance risk score, ticket volume trends, incident patterns

Compliance Posture

Content:
IWF control compliance (25 controls), failed controls with remediation status, risk score trend
Data Source:
Control evaluation results, evidence timestamps, remediation ticket status

Security Trends

Content:
Vulnerabilities detected/patched, endpoint protection status, MFA adoption, privileged account hygiene
Data Source:
IWF-019 (vulnerabilities), IWF-020 (endpoints), IWF-018 (privileged accounts)

Backup & DR

Content:
Backup success rate, storage trends, encryption status, DR test results
Data Source:
Acronis API (backup jobs), IWF-007 (encryption), IWF-013 (DR tests)

Operational Performance

Content:
Ticket volume, resolution time, uptime, response time
Data Source:
PSA API (tickets), RMM API (uptime, performance)

Strategic Roadmap

Content:
Recommended improvements: MFA rollout, tier-1 system DR testing, endpoint upgrade path
Data Source:
Failed controls, risk scores, client tier (from systems table)

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything vCIO teams need to know

BrainstormMSP automates 25 IWF Baseline controls covering: backup validation (IWF-001), backup encryption (IWF-007), disaster recovery testing (IWF-013), privileged account monitoring (IWF-018), vulnerability management (IWF-019), endpoint security (IWF-020), patch management, and more. Each control runs on a schedule (hourly/daily), collects evidence (logs, API responses, screenshots), and creates PSA tickets when failures occur.

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