Cybersecurity for Financial Services & Banking

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Threat actors ranging from organized cybercrime syndicates (FIN7, FIN8, Carbanak) to nation-state APTs actively target banks, credit unions, payment processors, and FinTech platforms for financial gain, data theft, and fraud. At the same time, regulators continue to increase scrutiny, with examinations becoming more technically rigorous each year.

VerSprite partners with financial institutions to build security programs that anticipate real attacker behavior—not just check compliance boxes.

Financial-Specific Threats We Help You Defend Against

Our engagements focus on the attack patterns actually used against financial institutions:

Financial Sector Attack Patterns

Payment & Transaction Fraud

Point-of-sale (POS) application tampering and memory scraping
Real-time payment (RTP) and wire transfer manipulation
Account takeover through credential stuffing and SIM swapping

Core Banking & Infrastructure Attacks

SWIFT and interbank messaging system compromise
ATM logical attacks and jackpotting
Core banking application vulnerabilities

Third-Party & Supply Chain Risk

FinTech API security weaknesses
Payment processor integration vulnerabilities
Vendor access and privileged credential abuse

Insider Threats & Social Engineering

Business email compromise targeting treasury and wire operations
Privilege escalation through help desk and IT support
Fraudulent account creation and synthetic identity schemes

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How We Work with Financial Institutions

PASTA Threat Modeling for Financial Services

Our PASTA (Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis) methodology was built to align security with business risk—making it ideal for financial services environments where regulators and executives need to understand threats in business terms.

We apply PASTA to:

Digital banking platforms — Identify abuse cases before attackers do
Payment applications — Model fraud scenarios across the transaction lifecycle
M&A and integration security — Assess acquired FinTech and legacy system risks
Open Banking & API ecosystems — Evaluate OAuth flows, consent management, and data exposure

Learn more about PASTA →

VerSprite’s Risk-Based PASTA Threat Model Incorporates Business Impact Analysis

This threat modeling methodology is geared towards organizations that wish to align threat modeling with strategic business objectives and centers around cyber threat mitigation as a business problem.

Read the PASTA eBook Now →

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Our Financial Services Experience:

Mercury Financial

Zero Trust Strategy & Implementation

Transformed security architecture to support rapid consumer growth

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CreditShop (FinTech)

Red Teaming & Adversary Simulation

Identified gaps beyond PCI compliance; evolved security program

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OH The POSsibilities: Point of Sale System Security

Understanding Point of Sale System Security & Insecurities

Given the delicate nature of POS systems, security standards have been created to protect consumers from malicious actors.

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Compliance as a Byproduct, Not the Goal

We help financial institutions meet regulatory requirements—but we do it by building genuinely secure environments, not by optimizing for audit artifacts.

Regulatory frameworks we support:

PCI DSS (including scope reduction and segmentation validation)
SOX IT controls and access management
GLBA safeguards and privacy requirements
FFIEC CAT and cybersecurity maturity assessments
State privacy laws (CCPA, NYDFS 500, state breach notification)
AML/KYC program security controls

Our approach: translate regulatory requirements into actionable security controls, automate evidence collection, and ensure your security program satisfies examiners while actually reducing risk.

Learn about our Regulatory Compliance services →

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Services for Financial Institutions

Service	What We Do
PASTA Threat Modeling	Risk-centric threat analysis for banking applications and platforms
Red Teaming	Adversary simulation using financial sector attack patterns
Penetration Testing	Application, network, and API security testing
Cloud Security	AWS, Azure, GCP assessments for cloud-native financial applications
Vendor Risk Assessments	Third-party security evaluation for FinTech and processor relationships
Virtual CISO	Fractional security leadership for growing financial institutions
Regulatory Compliance	PCI, SOX, GLBA, FFIEC, NYDFS readiness and audit support

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Whether you’re preparing for an FFIEC examination, evaluating a FinTech acquisition, or testing your fraud detection capabilities, we can help.

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Cybersecurity for Financial Services & Banking

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