Industries
Financial Services
Controls that stand up to a client questionnaire.
Financial firms hold data that is directly monetisable, which makes them a standing target for both opportunistic fraud and deliberate intrusion.
They are also examined constantly by regulators, by institutional clients and by insurers, and each of those parties wants evidence rather than assurances.
Sector pressures
Technology pressures in Financial Services
Payment fraud
Business email compromise aimed at changing payment instructions is a persistent and well-funded threat.
Regulatory expectation
Access control, retention, logging and recoverability must be demonstrable, not merely intended.
Client due diligence
Institutional clients send detailed security questionnaires and expect specific answers.
Retention obligations
Records must be retained and produced on request, which shapes both backup and archiving design.
Where we usually start
Where we usually focus for Financial Services
Email & Phishing Protection
Filtering, sender authentication and mailbox compromise detection.
Identity & Access Security
Multi-factor, conditional access and privileged account control.
IT Compliance
Implement, document and maintain the technical controls a framework expects.
Managed Cybersecurity
Layered protection across identity, endpoints, email, network and cloud.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Protected copies that are isolated, monitored and proven to restore.
IT & Infrastructure Assessments
An honest, documented picture of where you actually stand.
A practical consideration for Financial Services
The single most effective control against payment fraud is not technical. It is a mandatory out-of-band verification step before any change to payment details, applied without exception regardless of who appears to be asking.