Cybersecurity for Banks
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We simplify the management of your FFIEC cybersecurity assessment
STEP 1
Assess
maturity and
inherent risk
STEP 2
Identify
gaps in
alignment
STEP 3
Determine
desired state
of maturity
STEP 4
Implement
plans to sustain
maturity
STEP 5
Re-Evaluate
maturity and
inherent risk
A Comprehensive Solution
Cybersecurity RADAR combines our web-based Enhanced Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (ECAT) application with a team of compliance experts to help you better determine your cybersecurity preparedness and meet examiner expectations with greater confidence.
Easily assess your cybersecurity risk and maturity within a user-friendly digital interface, using the standards set by the FFIEC’s Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT). Then, take action:
- View your results in a graphical format to easily see spikes or gaps in your risk and maturity
- Talk to our experts to interpret results, analyze cybersecurity gaps, and define a plan
- Compare up to 3 years of assessments to identify trends and demonstrate progress
- Perform an incident response test with guidance and facilitation from our experts
- Generate reports to effectively communicate cybersecurity preparedness to auditors and examiners
- Let our experts present your assessment to the board annually
- Utilize presentations from our experts to conduct employee cybersecurity training
What do you get with Cybersecurity RADAR?
Manage Your CAT Process Online
In-depth Assessment
of Results
Cybersecurity Policy Review
Cyber Incident Response Test
Annual Board Presentation
Employee Training Resources
Ideal for Community Banks Who:
- Need help completing the FFIEC’s Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
- Are not sure what regulators expect or how that differs from what’s being done already
- Need an in-house expert to create or manage a cybersecurity risk management program
- Are confused about their current level of preparedness
- Seek expert advice on gap analysis, reducing risks and increasing maturity
- Need help updating and testing policies, procedures and practices
- Are not sure how to communicate the results to the Board
- Require reports that satisfy examiners
Understanding the FFIEC’s CAT:
How Your Institution Can Improve Its Cybersecurity Posture
Assess your Cybersecurity Regulatory Readiness
Examiners are looking at cybersecurity programs with increased scrutiny. Are you ready to report on your cybersecurity posture? Take this quiz to find out if your risk maturity will measure up to regulatory requirements and expectations.
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★★★★★
Respondents rated the Cybersecurity RADAR service’s value and features as 4.8 out of 5 stars
Stats were gathered from a 2020 customer survey
It took me many hours to get through the FFIEC’s CAT, and it still wasn’t clear what specifically our bank needed to do to improve our cybersecurity processes to comply with the tool. The way Safe Systems put the assessment together, and the guidance they’ve provided us has been a huge time saver for our bank.
Jennifer Dendinger
IT Officer for Small Town Bank