Financial services
Cyber resilience for financial services.
Regulators, clients and insurers expect financial services firms to show they can withstand and recover from cyber attacks. We help insurers, lenders, wealth managers and fintechs do exactly that.
The regulatory picture
Resilience you can evidence.
UK operational resilience rules from the FCA and PRA expect firms to identify their important business services, set impact tolerances and show they can stay within them during severe but plausible disruption, including cyber attacks. Firms serving EU markets may also fall under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
Independent testing, rehearsed crisis response and clear evidence for the board sit at the heart of all of these. That’s where we help.
- Board-level cyber crisis simulation
- Independent penetration testing
- 24/7 monitoring and response
- Third-party and supplier risk
- ISO 27001 for customer contracts
- Incident response readiness
Services
Built for regulated firms.
Board Cyber Crisis Simulation
Rehearse a realistic scenario and strengthen decision-making.
Find out more →Penetration testing
CREST-accredited testing of applications and infrastructure.
Find out more →Managed XDR
24/7 detection and response from our Security Operations Centre.
Find out more →Third-party risk
Assess and monitor the suppliers your services depend on.
Find out more →ISO 27001
Meet customer contract requirements with certification support.
Find out more →vCISO
Senior security leadership and board reporting.
Find out more →Case study
Financial servicesin action.
Financial services
A local partner that keeps a regulated insurer compliant and ready to respond.
What the work covered: Managed security service, ISO 27001 compliance support and a desktop exercise
The challenge
The insurer’s previous security supplier went into administration. Its customer contracts require ISO 27001 compliance, and as an FCA-regulated firm a breach would be severely damaging to its reputation.
The approach
It took three quotes and chose CyberQ for its size, its Birmingham base and the promise of personal service. CyberQ provides the managed service with a consistent account team, monthly account meetings and customised reports, and ran a desktop exercise with the business.
The result
CyberQ “ticks all those boxes” for ISO 27001, the desktop exercise was described as very powerful, and when urgent work was needed the team worked weekends to deliver it.
~300
staff covered at contract start
Monthly
account meetings and customised reporting
ISO 27001
customer-contract compliance supported
Client result · UK-based financial services firm
24/7 monitoring and expert response, without building an in-house SOC.
Service: Managed XDR
Improved threat detection, faster incident response and a stronger overall security posture.
Why CyberQ Group
Expertise you can rely on.
CREST accredited
Independent testing to a standard recognised by government, regulators and insurers.
ISO 27001 certified
We hold ourselves to the same standard we help our clients achieve.
Globally resilient, 24/7/365
Teams in multiple locations, so cover never depends on a single site.
Birmingham HQ, five regions
Headquartered in Alpha Tower, supporting organisations across the UK, Europe, South Africa, the US and Asia.
Related services
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Board Cyber Crisis Simulation
Prepare your board to lead through a real cyber crisis.
Explore →Penetration Testing
Independent, CREST-accredited testing of your defences.
Explore →Managed XDR
24/7 threat detection and response from our Security Operations Centre.
Explore →Third-Party Supplier Risk Management
Understand and reduce the risk your suppliers bring.
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We support the cyber elements: scenario testing through crisis simulations, independent penetration testing, incident response planning and clear evidence for your board. Your compliance and legal teams own the overall programme.
Our testing, monitoring, third-party risk and incident readiness services support many of DORA’s ICT risk and resilience requirements, alongside your own compliance programme.
Yes, including an FCA-regulated insurer, a mid-sized financial institution and UK financial services firms using our managed, testing and crisis simulation services.
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