For Professionals in Banking and Financial Services
Designed for professionals in Banking and Financial Services covering industry-specific cyber threats, compliance with regulations and best practices.
Get a free trialCovers cyber security risks specific to banking, fintech, payments, and insurance.
Helps employees recognize financial fraud, social engineering, and phishing scams before they escalate.
Supports security awareness requirements under PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, FFIEC, MAS TRM, BNM RMiT, and RBI Cyber Security Framework for Banks.
Provides actionable cyber security insights for handling fraudulent transactions, identity theft, and insider threats.
This course is designed for employees in banking, financial services, insurance, fintech, and payments, ensuring they can identify and mitigate cyber threats in their daily operations. It is ideal for:
From understanding the latest cyber threats to mastering essential security best practices, each module equips your workforce with actionable skills to safeguard digital assets and maintain secure behaviors. The content is concise, practical, and tailored for professionals across industries, ensuring immediate applicability in their daily roles.
– Overview of cyber threats targeting financial institutions, fintech, and payment platforms.
– Case studies on bank fraud, identity theft, and payment system breaches.
– The impact of cyberattacks on customer trust, financial losses, and regulatory penalties.
– Recognizing real-world financial cyber threats, including phishing, AI-driven scams, and payment fraud.
– Proactive fraud prevention strategies, including secure authentication and transaction monitoring.
– Incident response essentials: detecting, reporting, and responding to unauthorized transactions and security breaches.
The BFSI sector is heavily regulated to ensure the security of financial transactions, customer data, and digital banking operations. This module provides an overview of key security standards, compliance frameworks, and regulatory requirements, helping organizations mitigate cyber risks and prevent financial fraud.
– PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) – A global standard ensuring the security of payment card transactions and customer financial data.
– ISO 27001 & GDPR – International standards for information security management and data privacy compliance – adopted by financial institutions.
– FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) – U.S. cyber security guidelines for banks and financial institutions.
– MAS TRM (Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines) – A security framework ensuring fintech and banking resilience in Singapore.
– BNM RMiT (Risk Management in Technology, Malaysia) – Cyber Security and risk management guidelines issued by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to strengthen financial institutions’ technology risk management and operational resilience.
– RBI Cyber Security Framework for Banks (2016) – Issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), this framework mandates cyber security controls for Indian banks, including risk assessment, fraud monitoring, secure authentication, and incident response protocols.
This section covers 10 critical cyber security best practices, tailored to employees working in banking, financial services, and payments:
Strengthening authentication processes with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and biometric verification to prevent fraudulent account access.
How fraudsters use email scams, fake financial portals, and social engineering tactics to steal customer data and banking credentials.
Understanding the risk of ransomware attacks targeting financial databases, and implementing secure backups and incident response protocols.
The importance of real-time fraud detection, monitoring suspicious transactions, and reporting anomalies to prevent financial loss.
Avoiding malware infections by identifying fraudulent emails, preventing unauthorized downloads, and securing financial communication channels.
Ensuring secure handling of customer financial data, encryption of transaction records, and compliance with GDPR and PCI DSS.
Protecting mobile banking applications, payment processing devices, and remote financial workstations from unauthorized access and fraud.
Ensuring secure VPN access for remote financial employees, reducing the risk of data interception and unauthorized transactions.
Preventing fraudsters from gathering intelligence on financial institutions, employees, and VIP clients through social engineering and data leaks.
Using AI-driven financial services and automation tools responsibly, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory frameworks.
– Recap of key cyber security practices for BFSI professionals.
– Review of learner progress and assessment results to measure knowledge retention.
– Reinforcing the importance of continuous cyber security awareness in financial services.
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