Cloud Security Considerations for the Financial Services Industry

Get a region-by-region breakdown of the data protection and privacy laws and unique cybersecurity challenges facing the financial services industry.

Introduction

• Protecting financial data
• What you should know
• Security for the financial industry

1. Cloud Computing Overview

• Cloud-computing key drivers
• Cloud-computing characteristics
• Deployment models
• Service models
• IT implementation options
• Infrastructure attack vectors
• Software attack vectors
• Critical vulnerabilities

2. Financial Services Industry's Approach to Cybersecurity

• Examining security requirements within the financial services industry
• Cyber threats to financial services
• Cyber organizations in financial services

3. Regional Data Protection and Privacy Requirements

• Geographic impact
• Data protection and privacy requirements
• Data and privacy in Australia
• Data and privacy in China
• Data and privacy in Japan
• Data and privacy in India
• Data and privacy in Russia
• Data and privacy in Switzerland
• Data and privacy in Germany
• Data and privacy in the UK
• Data and privacy in Brazil
• Data and privacy in the United States
• Data and privacy in the Middle East and Africa

4. Regional Risk and Compliance Requirements

• Examining risk and compliance requirements
• Risk and compliance requirements in Oceania and Asia
• Risk and compliance requirements in Europe
• Risk and compliance requirements in the Americas

5. Key Threats and Controls in Financial Cloud Security

• Treacherous 12
• Case study: Dirty COW
• Case study: NetTraveler

Conclusion

• Next steps