Industry

Financial Services & Insurance

The financial services and insurance sector is among the most heavily regulated industries, with well-defined and mature cybersecurity requirements designed to reduce risk and enhance resilience. However, the rapid evolution of the threat landscape presents ongoing challenges, even for the most mature organisations. Adversaries continue to target the sector with the intent to disrupt operations or steal sensitive data and funds. In today’s environment, even strong cybersecurity practices may not be enough to stop determined attackers from exploiting identities to infiltrate hybrid networks.

Common Challenges

Identity Security

Regulators have highlighted four key areas where identity management and access controls frequently fall short: overly permissive access, poor credential hygiene, lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA), and insufficient privileged access management (PAM). These gaps present significant risks if not addressed proactively.

Weak Configuration Management

Misconfigurations such as excessive vulnerabilities, weak segmentation between development and production environments, and inadequate traffic inspection can significantly expand an organisation’s attack surface. Adversaries actively exploit these weaknesses to gain unauthorised access and disrupt critical operations.

Application Security

Modern, distributed application architectures offer clear benefits in scalability, resilience, and performance, but they also introduce new risks. APIs in particular, are a common entry point for attackers. Are you regularly testing your applications for vulnerabilities to stay ahead of potential threats?

BlueFort protect financial services from cyber threats

Extending identity security with Silverfort and CrowdStrike enhances resilience across hybrid environments, legacy applications, and non-human identities such as service accounts. Orca and CrowdStrike provide comprehensive security platforms that mitigate the risks associated with cloud service deployments. Cycognito and XM Cyber offer security solutions that deliver valuable insights into your attack surface, enabling you to prioritise risk management effectively across hybrid environments. F5 ensures fast, secure, and highly available access to applications, no matter where users are located. Finally, HackerOne strengthens your security posture by adding the expertise of 2 million ethical hackers, who specialise in identifying vulnerabilities in applications and AI systems.

How BlueFort solves these challenges

IDENTITY SECURITY: Evolving regulations are pushing organisations to re-evaluate their identity security strategies. BlueFort helps customers implement practical, effective solutions that protect both human and non-human identities, such as service accounts and automation tools.
SECURITY PLATFORMS: Unified platforms like CrowdStrike offer broader protection and breach prevention capabilities than siloed point solutions. BlueFort helps customers leverage these platforms for comprehensive, streamlined security across the enterprise.
API SECURITY: Modern applications rely heavily on APIs for interconnectivity, creating new attack surfaces. HackerOne empowers organisations with access to millions of ethical hackers who can uncover real-world vulnerabilities, while F5 delivers multi-cloud API protection to block threats before they begin.
CLOUD SECURITY: The benefits of cloud adoption can be quickly offset by breaches if traditional, network-based security methods are used. BlueFort enables modern, multi-cloud security with advanced solutions from F5, CrowdStrike, and Orca, helping customers realise the full potential of the cloud securely.
EVOLVE: BlueFort unlocks hidden value from security technologies through technical expertise, implementation support, and long-term optimisation.
VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE AND BUG BOUNTIES: Mature, highly regulated organisations are increasingly adopting vulnerability disclosure programs and bug bounties to proactively identify and close security gaps. BlueFort supports this strategy by connecting customers with trusted partners like HackerOne, ensuring the “good guys” find the flaws before adversaries do.

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