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IT Security for Inland Empire Title and Escrow Companies
You move closing funds and handle some of the most sensitive data in a transaction. Integrity Tech helps title and escrow offices defend against wire fraud and email compromise, meet the FTC Safeguards Rule and keep closings on schedule.
Closing Funds Make You a Target
Criminals target escrow and title offices because a single spoofed email can redirect a closing wire. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported $2.77 billion in business email compromise losses in 2024 (IC3 2024 Internet Crime Report), and real estate transactions are a frequent target.
Providers of real estate settlement services are financial institutions under the FTC Safeguards Rule (16 CFR 314.2). The rule requires a written information security program, a qualified individual to oversee it, risk assessments, access controls, encryption, multi-factor authentication, staff training and service provider oversight. Since May 13, 2024, covered businesses must also notify the FTC within 30 days of discovering unauthorized acquisition of unencrypted information about 500 or more consumers.
Your lender clients and underwriters often look for the same protections, and many follow the ALTA Best Practices framework, which includes privacy and information security. California's breach notice law (Civil Code 1798.82) adds a 30-calendar-day deadline for notifying affected residents.
What We Handle for Your Office
Business email compromise defense
Wire verification process support
FTC Safeguards Rule and WISP help
Secure document exchange
Ransomware protection and monitoring
Backups and offsite replication
Lender and underwriter security questionnaires
How We Work With Title and Escrow Offices
Local Help for Inland Empire Title and Escrow
We're based at 9439 Archibald Ave in Rancho Cucamonga and support offices across San Bernardino, Riverside and eastern Los Angeles counties. When something can't be fixed remotely, we come to you.
Nearby cities we serve: Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Upland, Claremont, Corona, Riverside, Chino Hills, Fontana, San Bernardino.
Title and Escrow IT: Common Questions
Does the FTC Safeguards Rule apply to escrow and title companies?
The rule lists real estate settlement services as a financial activity, so settlement and escrow providers are covered as financial institutions. We help you meet its technical and documentation requirements.
What should we do if we suspect a wire went to the wrong account?
Contact your bank immediately to request a recall, file a complaint at ic3.gov, and call us so we can check for a compromised mailbox and contain it. Speed matters for recovering funds.
How do criminals get into an escrow email account?
Usually through a phishing email that steals a password, then quiet mailbox rules that hide replies. MFA, alerts for new forwarding rules and staff training close most of those doors.
Do we have to report a breach to the FTC?
Under the Safeguards Rule, notify the FTC as soon as possible, and no later than 30 days after discovery, when unencrypted information about 500 or more consumers is acquired without authorization. California's breach notice law adds its own 30-day deadline for notifying residents.
Can you help with ALTA Best Practices?
We help with the information security side: the technical controls and documentation. Other parts of the framework, such as trust accounting and licensing, are outside our role.
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