FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES
FinSure Mutual elevates Business Continuity and compliance using Intera AI unified security and backup bolutions
Zero
Data lost
100%
Recovery from ransomware in 2 hours
Significant
Reduction in manual backup tasks
Overview
FinSure Mutual, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with regional offices in New York City and Chicago, is a rapidly growing provider of banking, insurance, and fintech services, positioning itself as “the future of secure finance.” in partnership with Intera AI, seeking to modernize the company’s data management and strengthen cyber resilience.
Serving both retail and institutional clients, FinSure needed a solution that could protect critical information, streamline operations, and enable real-time analytics to enhance the customer experience.
Intera AI delivers data protection, intelligent automation, and ongoing managed support, ensuring compliance, minimizing risk, and providing a scalable foundation for growth. The collaboration equips FinSure Mutual to operate securely and efficiently in an increasingly digital and threat-prone financial landscape.
Before Intera AI, we were constantly firefighting—uncertain if our backups were reliable and exposed to serious ransomware risk. Now, we have confidence in our data, our recovery, and our ability to serve customers without interruption.
Dana McAllister
VP of IT & Security, FinSure Mutual.
Featured Product: Quadiant Skynet
Challenges
- Legacy and Fragmented Infrastructure
- Weak Backup and Recovery Systems
- Governance and Process Gaps
- Regulatory and Cyber Risk Exposure
Results
- Modernized Data Management
- Strengthened Cyber Resilience
- Clear Governance and Compliance
- Improved Business Continuity and Confidence
Challenges
FinSure Mutual, discovered the limits of its aging IT backbone in dramatic fashion. After narrowly escaping a crippling ransomware attack, the company—led by Dana McAllister VP of IT & Security—faced the stark reality that its critical data protections were dangerously inadequate.
Decades of ad-hoc growth had left FinSure running on legacy servers with unsupported operating systems, inconsistent patching, and fragmented backup tools scattered across multiple business units. Backups were incomplete, rarely verified, and stored only on-site, leaving them vulnerable to both corruption and compromise. Key workloads lacked full encryption in transit or at rest, and encryption keys were managed informally, if at all.
Governance gaps compounded the risk: no unified backup policy or documented disaster-recovery plan existed, and recovery testing was sporadic. Recovery time and point objectives were neither defined nor achievable, meaning a single outage could translate into days of downtime and potential data loss.
The near-miss ransomware incident exposed just how fragile FinSure’s systems had become. Regulators and the board demanded immediate action to avert fines, reputational damage, and customer attrition. FinSure turned to Intera AI to rebuild resilience and ensure the next attack wouldn’t be a matter of luck.
PRODUCTS DEPLOYED:
Military-grade Resilience
- Encrypted file server
- Enterprise Backup Endpoint
- Google Workspace Backup Cloud
- Enterprise Antivirus & Threat Protection
- NetMesh VPN
We’ve transformed from reactive to proactive. Our data is secure, recovery is fast, and we can focus on delivering seamless experiences for our customers without worrying about downtime or ransomware threats.
Dana McAllister
VP of IT & Security, FinSure Mutual.
Featured Product: Quadiant Skynet
Solutions
To address FinSure Mutual’s growing data and cyber risks, Intera AI implemented a comprehensive, AI-driven data protection platform. Legacy backups were replaced with automated, centralized, and immutable solutions, ensuring off-site and air-gapped copies for maximum resilience. Governance and operational gaps were closed with unified backup policies, documented disaster-recovery plans, and regular recovery testing. Encryption and key management were standardized across all workloads, securing data both in transit and at rest. By combining intelligent automation with ongoing managed support, Intera AI enabled FinSure to meet regulatory requirements, minimize ransomware exposure, and confidently scale digital banking, insurance, and investment services—turning a previously fragile IT environment into a secure, agile foundation for growth.
Single, intelligent platform to protect all our data. Automated backups, centralized oversight, and air-gapped copies mean we can recover quickly and operate with confidence every day.
Dana McAllister
VP of IT & Security, FinSure Mutual.
Featured Product: Quadiant Skynet
Results
Partnering with Intera AI, FinSure Mutual achieved a secure, streamlined, and resilient IT environment. The company now operates with confidence, knowing critical data is protected, recovery is fast, and regulatory requirements are consistently met. Automation and centralized oversight have reduced operational complexity, while ransomware risks are significantly minimized. FinSure can now focus on delivering superior digital banking, insurance, and investment services without fear of downtime or data loss.
Ransomware Resilience:
Immutable, off-site, and air-gapped backups ensure that even in the event of an attack, FinSure can recover quickly without data loss or operational disruption.
Centralized Data Management:
All backups and critical data are now consolidated under a single platform, eliminating fragmented storage and providing full visibility across FinSure’s IT environment.
Regulatory Compliance:
Unified policies, fully documented disaster-recovery plans, and regular audit-ready reporting keep the company aligned with SEC, FINRA, and state insurance requirements.
Automated Operations:
Intelligent automation reduces manual tasks, minimizes human error, and frees IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives rather than firefighting.
Rapid Recovery:
Clearly defined RTO and RPO objectives, combined with regular recovery testing, enable near-instantaneous restoration of business-critical systems.
Business Continuity & Trust:
Reliable systems, reduced downtime, and secure data handling strengthen customer confidence and protect FinSure’s reputation in a competitive financial services market.