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Digital Threat Report 2024 — Executive Briefing for BFSI
Join an expert briefing based on insights from the Digital Threat Report 2024 for the BFSI sector. Drawing from frontline DFIR investigations and intelligence from SISA, CERT-In, and CSIRT-Fin, the session examines emerging attack patterns and practical strategies to strengthen cyber resilience across financial institutions.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Why it matters
Cyber threats targeting the BFSI ecosystem are becoming more sophisticated, interconnected, and difficult to contain.
Precision social engineering attacks:
Business email compromise, phishing, and impersonation campaigns are becoming more targeted and harder to detect.
Credential theft and identity compromise:
Attackers increasingly use stolen credentials, session cookies, and dark web intelligence to bypass traditional defenses.
Supply chain exposure across payment ecosystems:
Third-party dependencies and interconnected systems introduce weaknesses at scale across BFSI operations.
Attacks targeting payments and financial infrastructure:
Real-time fraud, API security gaps, and targeted attacks on financial infrastructure are increasing risk.
Expanding attack surface from emerging technologies:
AI-driven transactions and embedded finance models, are amplifying both attack surface and business impact.
Our Approach
The Digital Threat Report briefing translates threat intelligence into practical resilience strategies for BFSI organizations.
The briefing begins with observations drawn from SISA’s Digital Forensics and Incident Response investigations, enriched with intelligence from CSIRT-Fin and CERT-In, to ground the discussion in real-world attack patterns.
We examine evolving attack techniques, including AI-driven phishing, supply chain compromises, and threats targeting cloud, APIs, and identity infrastructure to help organizations understand how the threat landscape is shifting.
Insights are mapped to actionable security priorities, enabling organizations to strengthen cyber posture in ways aligned with their operational environment and strategic goals.
The discussion connects current vulnerabilities with emerging risks, helping organizations prepare for the next wave of threats, including advanced AI-enabled attacks and future quantum-related challenges.
Service Offerings
Our threat briefing sessions are tailored for executive leaders and security teams, translating insights from the Digital Threat Report into practical strategies for strengthening cyber resilience.
Executive Briefing — For C-level leaders and decision-makers
Strategic insights into emerging BFSI cyber threats, regulatory impact, and how to prioritize security investments and resilience initiatives.
Technical Briefing — For security professionals, IT teams, and incident responders
A deep dive into attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), vulnerabilities across cloud, APIs, and identity systems, and practical defensive measures
BENEFITS
These briefings help BFSI organizations strengthen cyber resilience across people, process, and technology while aligning security, compliance, and privacy priorities.
Stronger cyber awareness and leadership alignment
Equip leadership and teams with a clearer understanding of emerging threats, enabling better decision-making and stronger security culture.
More resilient operational processes
Strengthen incident response, governance frameworks, and threat monitoring practices through insights drawn from real investigations.
Improved technology and infrastructure security
Identify vulnerabilities across cloud environments, APIs, identity systems, and payment infrastructure to enhance defensive controls.
Better alignment between security, compliance, and privacy
Translate threat intelligence into practical measures that support regulatory requirements while strengthening overall cyber resilience.
Proactive preparation for emerging threats
Stay ahead of evolving risks, including AI-driven attacks and future threats such as quantum-related security challenges.
WHY SISA
SISA brings a unique vantage point at the intersection of investigations, regulatory collaboration, and the global payments ecosystem.
Developed in collaboration with national cyber authorities
The Digital Threat Report is produced in partnership with CERT-In and CSIRT-Fin, bringing together national cyber intelligence and sector-specific insights relevant to financial institutions.
Grounded in real breach investigations
Insights are derived from SISA’s frontline Digital Forensics and Incident Response investigations, providing direct visibility into real attacker behaviour, tactics, and systemic weaknesses.
Deep focus on the BFSI and payments ecosystem
SISA’s work across banks, fintechs, payment networks, and digital payment infrastructure provides a detailed understanding of risks unique to the financial sector.
Translating threat intelligence into operational guidance
The briefing moves beyond theory by connecting investigation findings with practical recommendations for strengthening governance, controls, and resilience.
Bridging security, compliance, and privacy priorities
Insights help organizations align cybersecurity strategy with regulatory expectations, privacy obligations, and operational risk management.
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