Finance

Financial services sit at the heart of the UK economy — and at the top of the target list for cyber attackers.

Banks, insurers, and investment firms handle vast amounts of sensitive data and high-value transactions, making them a prime target for ransomware, denial of service or state sponsored attacks.

Sector risk

The finance sector operates under some of the strictest regulatory expectations in the UK and Europe.

Boards are obliged to demonstrate not only robust defences, but also tested resilience.

Key frameworks include:

UK Financial Regulators: FCA and PRA require operational resilience testing, mapping critical business services, and demonstrating recovery within defined impact tolerances.
NIS2 & DORA (EU): Expand obligations for governance, supply chain assurance, and mandatory incident reporting.
GDPR: Imposes resilience obligations and data breaches carry severe fines.

Put simply: regulators, insurers, and customers expect financial organisations to prove they can withstand cyber disruption.

How we can help

We help financial institutions strengthen resilience and meet regulatory obligations through:

Cyber Risk Assessments — Passive reconnaissance to uncover exposures, supply chain risks, and credential leaks.
Board-level Cyber Exercises — Crisis simulations that test FCA/PRA impact tolerances and validate playbooks.
Regulatory Alignment — Mapping resilience actions directly to FCA/PRA, DORA, and other relevant requirements.