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Security for institutions that move money,
and answer to the regulator.
Banks, exchange houses, insurers and fintechs face the most persistent attackers of any sector, and the closest regulatory scrutiny. We watch around the clock, respond in minutes and help you show the regulator your work.
Where financial institutions get hit.
The attackers are organized, patient and after the money or the data that leads to it.
Business email compromise
Attackers take over or impersonate a trusted mailbox and redirect wire transfers or payment instructions. Routine payments make it easy to hide.
Payment infrastructure
State-backed groups have targeted interbank messaging environments to send fraudulent transfers. Local payment zones need isolation and monitoring of their own.
Open banking and APIs
Real-time payments and partner integrations widen the attack surface. API abuse and weak third-party connections are common entry points.
Ransomware and extortion
Operators know institutions cannot tolerate downtime and that customer data carries weight. Many now steal before they encrypt.
Insider and privileged access
Staff with access to wire platforms, trading systems and account data create opportunities for fraud and data theft.
Third-party cascade
A breach at a vendor, processor or counterparty can reach you through trusted connections. Regulators across the region expect you to manage that risk.
The frameworks you report against.
GCC central banks and regulators first, then Asian supervisors, then the global standards and the US and EU rules that apply when you list or operate there.
| Framework | Who it applies to | What we help with |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) requirements | Banks, finance companies, exchange houses, insurers and payment service providers licensed by the CBUAE | Gap assessment against CBUAE expectations, 24/7 detection and response, and the testing evidence examiners ask for |
| SAMA Cyber Security Framework | Banks and other financial institutions regulated by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) | Maturity assessment against the framework, remediation planning and continuous monitoring evidence |
| Qatar Central Bank (QCB) requirements | Banks and financial institutions licensed by QCB | Programme assessment, detection and response, and incident facts for timely reporting to QCB |
| Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) rulebook | CBB licensees, including banks, insurers and payment providers | Mapping your programme to the rulebook's cyber security expectations and building the evidence for inspections |
| Central Bank of Kuwait requirements | Banks and financial institutions supervised by the Central Bank of Kuwait | Gap assessment, testing and documented incident response |
| MAS Technology Risk Management (TRM) Guidelines | Financial institutions regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore | TRM gap assessment, penetration testing and the incident handling the guidelines expect |
| HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF) | Authorized institutions in Hong Kong | Inherent risk and maturity assessment support, and the intelligence-led testing that follows |
| SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP) | Institutions connected to the SWIFT network | Independent assessment against the CSCF controls, architecture review and testing of the SWIFT zone |
| UAE PDPL, DIFC and ADGM data protection, Saudi PDPL | Institutions handling personal data in the UAE, its financial free zones and Saudi Arabia | Breach investigation, impact assessment support and documented incident records |
| PCI DSS v4.0.1 | Anyone storing, processing or transmitting card data | Gap assessment, segmentation testing and penetration testing of the cardholder data environment |
| SOX IT general controls | Issuers listed in the US | Access, change and system-integrity control testing for financial reporting systems |
| DORA | Institutions with EU operations, and ICT providers serving EU financial entities | ICT risk management, incident classification and resilience testing support |
Specialist work for financial environments.
Payment and messaging zones
Architecture reviews and penetration testing of interbank messaging and payment environments, against the controls your attestation requires.
Trading and market systems
Assessment of order management, execution gateways and market data feeds, with testing designed around low-latency constraints.
Adversary simulation
Red team exercises that test detection and response against realistic financial-sector scenarios, including insider and wire-fraud paths.
From real client environments.
A suspected BEC, correctly cleared
MSOC investigated a suspected business email compromise and cleared it with evidence.
Client identities withheld pending permission. Named references and logos available on request.
How we help financial institutions.
MSOC
An autonomous SOC that detects and contains threats in under two minutes, around the clock, with senior analysts on top.
Learn more →IR retainer
Pre-agreed terms and guaranteed response from four hours down to one, so the team answers first when something goes wrong.
Learn more →RagnarökPenetration testing
Testing of banking platforms, payment applications and open banking APIs, every finding with a fix.
Learn more →ForsetiGRC & compliance
Ongoing control management and evidence for CBUAE, SAMA, MAS TRM and PCI DSS, kept current between audits.
Learn more →Supply chain & third-party risk
A vendor programme aligned to your regulator's outsourcing and third-party expectations: tiering, technical assessment and monitoring of critical suppliers.
Learn more →Darknet & leak-site monitoring
Watch for your credentials, customer data and fraud tooling on criminal forums and leak sites.
Learn more →What buyers ask.
We already have a SOC provider. Why switch?
Most providers forward alerts and leave the investigation to you. MSOC triages, investigates and contains, and documents every action, which is what regulators ask you to show. It can run as an overlay on the tools you already own.
Will an autonomous SOC act on our core systems without asking?
No. It acts inside boundaries you set, logs everything and takes nothing irreversible without senior sign-off. You can run it human-in-the-loop until you are comfortable.
Where does our data live?
We deploy to meet each client's data-residency requirements, including in-country where regulation requires it, and we operate to the group's SOC 2 Type II controls.
Can you help us prepare for a regulatory review?
Yes. We assess you against the SAMA Cyber Security Framework, MAS TRM, CBUAE requirements or whichever regime applies, close the gaps with you, and keep the evidence current through Forseti so the next review is not a scramble.
Talk to someone who knows financial services.
Put a specialist on a call to scope monitoring, response or regulatory readiness. No charge, no commitment.