For DFS-regulated agencies · 23 NYCRR Part 500
DFS now expects your §500.9 cybersecurity risk assessment to account for AI, and your April 15 certification rests on that assessment. Stark Tech writes the AI section for you. That includes the tools your team already uses, the risks, the policy and a sign-off memo, so you can certify with confidence.
Founding price: $1,495 (list price $1,950) for the first 5 agencies, through Nov 7, 2026.
Book with a $750 deposit and pay the balance on delivery.
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Stark Tech Industries is a New York, veteran-owned, NYS M/WBE-certified IT firm.
Why now
Most small agencies already use AI in email assistants, quoting tools or website chatbots, but none of it has been written up.
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Templates and a questionnaire to write the AI section yourself: the inventory workbook, a risk-register template, a use-policy template, the callback rule and a sign-off memo template. Delivered by Dec 1, 2026.
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Why trust us
I'm Hiawatha Colbert, a veteran with over 15 years in security work, including at ADT, finding the blind spots that put a business at risk. I hold a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in cybersecurity. Now I apply that same discipline to the newest blind spot: the AI tools your staff already use.
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It shows which AI tools your agency already uses that should be written into your risk assessment.
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FAQ
No. We provide templates and a written assessment from an IT and cybersecurity point of view. Have your counsel or compliance advisor review anything you submit to DFS.
Small DFS-regulated firms, such as independent insurance agencies and brokers, lenders and other licensees, especially ones that use AI tools but haven't documented them.
Most limited exemptions still require a §500.9 risk assessment. Check your exemption filing with your advisor.
You get the drafts within 10 business days of the intake call, and 2 rounds of revisions are included.
A 45-minute call, a list of your software and vendors, and someone who can answer questions about how your staff use email, quoting and client-communication tools.
No. The assessment is based on interviews and the documents you provide. We don't need admin credentials.
Your $299 counts toward the assessment if you upgrade within 60 days. Use code KITCREDIT on the balance.
The $750 deposit is fully refundable until the intake call. After that, it covers the work already started.
You do. Under §500.17, your senior officer or board is responsible for the annual certification. Our memo supports that decision but doesn't replace it.
Who built it
Stark Tech Industries is a New York–based, veteran-owned, NYS M/WBE-certified IT firm. Every kit is built and supported hands-on by the founder, Hiawatha Colbert.
Email cos@starktech.nyc or call 914-639-6494.
Disclaimer
Stark Tech Industries provides templates and IT/cybersecurity consulting. It does not provide legal advice. The materials are based on 23 NYCRR Part 500, NYDFS's October 16, 2024 industry letter on AI cybersecurity risks, and its September 10, 2026 industry letter, Guidance on How to Conduct and Use Risk Assessments Required by the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation. Confirm your obligations with qualified counsel or your compliance advisor. Responsibility for the annual certification of compliance under 23 NYCRR §500.17, including its accuracy, rests with your covered entity and its senior officer or board, not with Stark Tech. Stark Tech Industries is a New York, veteran-owned, NYS M/WBE-certified IT firm.