Industry · Financial Services

Financial
Services

Reduce fraud and breach risk, meet demanding regulatory scrutiny, and modernize controls across legacy and cloud environments.

Transaction Monitoring: Illustrative Example
Live
14:32:08 Wire Transfer $245,000 Secured ✓
14:31:44 ACH Payment $18,750 Secured ✓
14:31:12 Card Auth $3,200 Blocked ⚠
14:30:55 Wire Transfer $89,400 Secured ✓
14:30:21 ACH Payment $52,100 Secured ✓
14:29:48 Card Auth $7,850 Blocked ⚠
What We Solve
Measurable Impact

Financial Cybersecurity
by the Numbers

Real outcomes from real financial services engagements, tracked and validated through independent audit and continuous monitoring.

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Audit Findings Reduced
Reduction in audit findings after full risk assessment and remediation
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Threat Response Time
Faster threat response times through enhanced detection and monitoring
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Fraud Reduction
Decrease in fraud incidents through improved controls and monitoring
Enhanced
Compliance Alignment
Strengthened alignment across GLBA, FFIEC, PCI DSS, and SOC frameworks
Threat Landscape

What the 2026
Breach Data Shows

Verizon analyzed more than 22,000 confirmed breaches for the 2026 DBIR. Financial services stayed a top target for financially motivated external attackers.

1,300

Confirmed breaches in finance and insurance, from 3,809 total security incidents.

#1

System Intrusion has been the top breach pattern in this sector every year since 2022.

12%

Internal actors fell from 22% of breaches to 12%, and most were accidental.

Source: Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, “Industries” section, NAICS 52 (Finance and Insurance). Read the full report at Verizon

Compliance Controls

Compliance
Controls Map

RB Advisory maps your organization against every major financial compliance framework. We close the gaps before examiners find them.

GLBA
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
FFIEC
Federal Examination Council
PCI DSS
Payment Card Security
SOC
Service Organization Control
Regulatory Expertise

Every Framework.
Every Requirement.

Deep expertise across every major financial compliance and risk framework, so nothing slips past us.

PCI DSS
Payment Card Security
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Required for any organization processing, storing, or transmitting cardholder data
SOC
Service Org Control
SOC 2 Type II. Demonstrates security controls meet AICPA Trust Services Criteria for financial service providers
ISO
27001 Information Security
ISO/IEC 27001. International standard for information security management systems used across financial services
NIST
Risk Framework
NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Used for risk analysis and privacy assessments aligned to federal standards
Featured Services

Built for Financial
Environments

Click any service to see what's included. Each program is built around your specific financial operations and regulatory requirements.

IT risk assessments aligned to GLBA, FFIEC, and NIST frameworks. We evaluate your entire technology environment and deliver prioritized remediation roadmaps that satisfy examiner expectations.

Privacy impact assessments and data flow analysis to ensure member/customer data is properly classified, protected, and handled in compliance with GLBA Safeguards Rule and state privacy regulations.

Network, application, and social engineering penetration tests designed for financial environments. We deliver detailed findings with PCI DSS and FFIEC alignment built in, plus remediation guidance your team can act on immediately.

Formal incident response plan development paired with branch and operations security audits. We ensure your organization has tested playbooks and physical/operational controls that meet examiner expectations.

Ongoing compliance program management with executive-ready board reporting. We build dashboards, metrics, and narratives that translate cybersecurity posture into language boards and examiners understand.

Case Study Financial Services
Real-World Outcome

Strengthening Cybersecurity & Compliance
for a Regional Credit Union

Client Profile
Regional Credit Union
Financial Services
The Situation

Facing increasing regulator pressure, rising threats, and an overextended IT team, this regional credit union needed to formalize its cybersecurity program and achieve GLBA, FFIEC, and PCI DSS alignment before upcoming examinations.

Key Vulnerabilities
  • Increasing regulatory pressure with examinations approaching
  • Growing threat exposure with limited detection capabilities
  • Overextended IT team without dedicated security personnel
  • No formalized incident response plan
High
Regulatory Pressure
Rising
Threat Landscape
No
IR Plan in Place
Gaps
GLBA/FFIEC Alignment
Multi-Phase Strategy

RB Advisory deployed a structured approach to close compliance gaps, strengthen threat detection capabilities, and build a sustainable cybersecurity program aligned to financial regulatory requirements.

Engagement Deliverables
  • Full IT risk and privacy assessment
  • Mapped controls to GLBA, FFIEC, and PCI DSS frameworks
  • Endpoint protection and vulnerability management deployment
  • Tailored cybersecurity awareness training program
  • Formal incident response plan development and testing
Outcomes Achieved
  • 80% reduction in audit findings across all examination areas
  • 60% improvement in threat response times
  • Enhanced GLBA and FFIEC alignment validated by examiners
  • Strengthened member trust through demonstrable security improvements
80%
Audit Findings Reduced
60%
Faster Response Times
GLBA
Enhanced Alignment
Trust
Member Confidence

RB Advisory provided exactly the support we needed to strengthen our cybersecurity program and prepare for upcoming examinations. Their team helped us clarify our priorities, close critical gaps, and build stronger processes around risk management and incident response.

Chief Information Officer
Regional Credit Union
Financial Services

Strengthen Your Cyber
& Compliance Posture

Free 30-minute strategy session with a financial services cybersecurity expert. We'll assess your compliance posture and give you a clear path forward.

Strengthen Your Cyber & Compliance Posture
Phone: (321) 972-1375
Address: 163 E Morse Blvd, Suite 220 · Winter Park, FL 32789