Regulated Industry · Financial Services

Cybersecurity Exercises for
Insurance & Financial Services

Regulators, clients, and underwriters expect demonstrated cyber resilience. We test your ability to protect customer data, maintain operations, and meet notification requirements under realistic conditions.

Exercises designed for the regulatory complexity and business continuity demands of financial services — where incidents have financial, reputational, and compliance consequences simultaneously.

NIST 800-61NIST CSFFFIECNYDFSSOC 2PCI DSSGLBA
40%

Faster regulatory notification decisions in breach scenarios

100%

Regulatory examination exercise evidence requirements met

3x

Improvement in executive crisis communication readiness

< 60 days

From exercise to updated third-party risk response procedures

The challenges you're facing

Why insurance & financial services organizations are investing in structured exercise programs.

Regulatory pressure from multiple directions

NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, SEC cyber disclosure rules, state insurance commissioners, FFIEC guidance — financial services organizations face overlapping regulatory requirements for incident response testing.

Third-party risk is your risk

Financial services depends on interconnected vendor ecosystems. When a critical third party is compromised, your incident response plan needs to account for systems you don't control.

Double-extortion ransomware targets customer data

Attackers target financial institutions for the value of customer data — policy details, financial records, Social Security numbers. Breach notification timelines and regulatory reporting are immediate obligations.

Business continuity expectations are higher

Clients, regulators, and partners expect financial services firms to maintain operations during cyber incidents. Downtime tolerance is near zero, and the reputational impact of service disruption is severe.

Threats targeting your sector

Real adversary tactics we test against in every engagement.

Ransomware with Data Exfiltration

Double-extortion ransomware targeting policyholder data, financial records, and operational systems. Tests your containment, notification, and recovery decisions.

Third-Party Vendor Breach

Compromised vendor, payment processor, or cloud service provider — testing your response when critical systems are outside your control.

Business Email Compromise

Sophisticated email fraud targeting finance, executive, or client-facing teams — wire transfer fraud, account takeover, and impersonation attacks.

Insider Threat & Data Theft

Employee or contractor data theft, unauthorized access to client accounts, or abuse of privileged access to financial systems.

Regulatory Compliance Attack

Attacks timed to coincide with audit periods, regulatory filings, or market events — maximizing pressure and reducing response options.

Supply Chain Software Compromise

Compromised financial software, trading platforms, or integration middleware — testing your ability to detect and respond to trusted software attacks.

Example exercise scenarios

Custom-designed for insurance & financial services environments. Every scenario is MITRE ATT&CK-mapped.

Ransomware encrypts claims processing systems and exfiltrates 200K policyholder records — NYDFS 72-hour notification clock starts

Critical third-party payment processor reports breach affecting transaction data for your clients

CEO email compromised — attacker impersonates executive to authorize fraudulent wire transfers

Departing employee exfiltrates client financial data and customer lists before resignation

Ransomware during quarterly close — financial reporting systems and audit evidence offline

Cloud service provider breach exposes data for multiple financial services clients simultaneously

Coordinated phishing campaign targets wealth management advisors with fake client communications

Zero-day vulnerability in financial software platform used across trading and settlement operations

Why insurance & financial services organizations choose us

Exercises designed for multi-regulator environments — NYDFS, SEC, state insurance, FFIEC alignment

Scenarios built from real attacks on financial services (MOVEit, SolarWinds, Equifax patterns)

We test regulatory notification decisions — when to notify, who to notify, and what to disclose

Third-party risk response exercises that test coordination with vendors you don't control

Business continuity focus — exercises test how you maintain client services during active incidents

Executive communication simulations including board notifications, client communications, and media response

Experience across insurance carriers, banks, wealth management, and financial technology firms

Deliverables satisfy cyber insurance underwriting evidence, SOC 2 requirements, and regulatory examination expectations

Engagement options

Start where your organization is. Build from there.

Foundation

Cyber Readiness Assessment

$7,500
per engagement

First structured exercise with full capability assessment.

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Operational

Operational Cyber Resilience Program

$15,000
per engagement

Maturity scoring, playbook recommendations, executive accountability.

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Enterprise

Enterprise Cyber Crisis Simulation

$35,000
per engagement

Full-day executive crisis simulation with remediation roadmap.

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Ready to test your financial institution's cyber resilience?

A 30-minute scoping call is all it takes. We'll learn your environment and design an exercise that builds real operational readiness.