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Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- Unlimited
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
6. Threat Intelligence Committee
Regional committees decide on regional cyber threat levels, and provide further insight into trending incidents and vulnerabilities.
Security
1. CISO Congress
Monthly meeting with CISO peers at firms (Tiers S, 1-3) to discuss current issues in a confidential and trusted setting.
2. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
3. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
4. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
5. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 15 Passes for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other Summits and member events
6. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. Business Resilience Committee
Steers regional resilience efforts, helps organize and develop scenarios for regional exercises, votes on sector’s current operational resilience risk level, contributes to incident response playbook.
5. Media Response Team
Supports consistent and cohesive messaging to the media in times of sector-level incidents and/or crises to preserve confidence in the global financial system.
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Membership open to communications executives at Tier S and Tier 1 firms only
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 100 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
6. Threat Intelligence Committee
Regional committees decide on regional cyber threat levels, and provide further insight into trending incidents and vulnerabilities.
Security
1. CISO Congress
Monthly meeting with CISO peers at firms (Tiers S, 1-3) to discuss current issues in a confidential and trusted setting.
2. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
3. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
4. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
5. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 10 Passes for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other Summits and member events
6. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. Business Resilience Committee
Steers regional resilience efforts, helps organize and develop scenarios for regional exercises, votes on sector’s current operational resilience risk level, contributes to incident response playbook.
5. Media Response Team
Supports consistent and cohesive messaging to the media in times of sector-level incidents and/or crises to preserve confidence in the global financial system.
-
Membership open to communications executives at Tier S and Tier 1 firms only
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 75 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
6. Threat Intelligence Committee
Regional committees decide on regional cyber threat levels, and provide further insight into trending incidents and vulnerabilities.
Security
1. CISO Congress
Monthly meeting with CISO peers at firms (Tiers S, 1-3) to discuss current issues in a confidential and trusted setting.
2. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
3. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
4. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
5. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 8 Passes for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other Summits and member events
6. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. Business Resilience Committee
Steers regional resilience efforts, helps organize and develop scenarios for regional exercises, votes on sector’s current operational resilience risk level, contributes to incident response playbook.
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 50 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
6. Threat Intelligence Committee
Regional committees decide on regional cyber threat levels, and provide further insight into trending incidents and vulnerabilities.
Security
1. CISO Congress
Monthly meeting with CISO peers at firms (Tiers S, 1-3) to discuss current issues in a confidential and trusted setting.
2. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
3. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
4. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
5. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 5 Passes for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other Summits and member events
6. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. Business Resilience Committee
Steers regional resilience efforts, helps organize and develop scenarios for regional exercises, votes on sector’s current operational resilience risk level, contributes to incident response playbook.
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 25 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
- Additional fee
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
6. Threat Intelligence Committee
Regional committees decide on regional cyber threat levels, and provide further insight into trending incidents and vulnerabilities.
Security
1. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
2. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
3. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
4. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 3 Passes for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other Summits and events
5. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. Business Resilience Committee
Steers regional resilience efforts, helps organize and develop scenarios for regional exercises, votes on sector’s current operational resilience risk level, contributes to incident response playbook.
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 10 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
- Additional fee
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
Security
1. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
2. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
3. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
4. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 2 Passes for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other summits and member events
5. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. FS-ISAC Learn
Tailored learning opportunities for financial services staff at every level. Over 2000 online courses meet associates where they are to sharpen their cyber defense skills, elevate their cyber resilience practices, and reduce their institutions’ cybersecurity risk.
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 4 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Automated Feeds
Ingest intelligence through automated feed options using the industry standard protocols STIX/TAXII and MISP
- Additional fee
4. Regional Threat Calls
Briefings about regional and global threats and trends from FS-ISAC intelligence analysts, leading security experts, and public-private partners; twice a month
5. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
Security
1. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
2. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
3. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
4. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 1 Pass for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other summits and member events
5. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. FS-ISAC Learn
Tailored learning opportunities for financial services staff at every level. Over 2000 online courses meet associates where they are to sharpen their cyber defense skills, elevate their cyber resilience practices, and reduce their institutions’ cybersecurity risk.
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 3 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
Security
1. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
2. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
3. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
4. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all summits and member events except Americas Spring Summit
5. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. FS-ISAC Learn
Tailored learning opportunities for financial services staff at every level. Over 2000 online courses meet associates where they are to sharpen their cyber defense skills, elevate their cyber resilience practices, and reduce their institutions’ cybersecurity risk.
Intelligence
1. Sector-specific security alerting and finished intelligence analysis
- Critical vulnerability notifications
- Technical analysis reports
- Trending of member-reported security events and incidents
- Threat actor profiles
- Strategic level trend reports for executive briefings
2. IntelX: Access FS-ISAC’s intelligence offerings
Share: Access intelligence alerts and extensive topical reports with tactical, operational, and strategic analysis for a greater understanding of the tools, methods, and actors targeting the sector
- 1 Credentials
Connect: Chat securely with peers on subject, incident, and community-based channels
- Unlimited
Video: Wide array of content around FS-ISAC offerings including threat intel briefings, partner trainings, exercise overviews, Summit keynotes, and platform guides
3. Sector Risk Forums
FS-ISAC Global Intelligence Office and industry experts alert and inform the membership of emerging sector-wide threats as well as incident response strategies
Security
1. Communities of Interest (COIs)
Standing member groups dedicated to sub-sector and functional interests, e.g. insurance, securities, payments, clearing houses and exchanges, community institutions, insider threat, business security executives, etc.
2. Working Groups
Topical member groups focused on specific deliverables, e.g. AI risk, post- quantum cryptography, cloud security, threat hunting, etc.
3. Community Lists
Dedicated email lists for regional and global sharing
4. Summits and Regional Events
Live events for in-depth knowledge sharing and community building
- 1 Pass for Americas Spring Summit
- Unlimited complimentary attendance at all other summits and member events
5. Expert Webinar Series
Bi-weekly, in-depth thought leadership presentations by partners and financial sector suppliers on a wide variety of security and resilience topics.
Resilience
1. Exercises
- CAPS: on-demand, discussion-based exercises with scenarios informed by FS-ISAC threat intelligence, customized for banking, securities, and insurance sub-sectors
- Cyber-range: technical, hands-on-keyboard exercises to improve tactical incident response
- Additional fee
- Functional: Act out policies and procedures at firm and sector levels in real time in response to large-scale attack (e.g. FS-ISAC’s Steel Resolve)
- Tabletop: Strategic discussions based on wide-ranging plausible scenarios with fellow FS-ISAC members and other sector partners
- Cross-Sector: FS-ISAC coordinates member participation in exercises such as NATO’s Locked Shields, Tri-Sector, CyberStorm, GridEX and more.
2. Incident Response
- TLP Red support for targeted organization
- Communication channels to inform and support impacted members and wider membership as appropriate
- One-to-many conduit for commonly used third parties to reach entire sector with real-time intelligence and mitigation advice
- Cross-border, sector-wide coordination during incidents
- Development and refinement of sector-level incident response playbooks and firm-level playbook templates
3. Critical Providers Program
Sector-wide insights from key sector suppliers (e.g. Akamai, Google Cloud) as well as direct, real-time communication channels during an incident
4. FS-ISAC Learn
Tailored learning opportunities for financial services staff at every level. Over 2000 online courses meet associates where they are to sharpen their cyber defense skills, elevate their cyber resilience practices, and reduce their institutions’ cybersecurity risk.
FAQs
We encourage regulated financial firms and other eligible firms to apply for membership, including:
- Bank & Credit Unions
- Core Back Office Suppliers
- Critical Utilities
- Exchanges
- Fintechs
- Insurance Firms
- Investment & Security Businesses
- MSSPs
- Payment Institutions
- Trade Associations
The time between application and approval depends on a number of factors including the type of membership being applied for and the volume of applicants at the current time.
FS-ISAC is the member-driven, global platform advancing the security and resilience of the entire financial system.
Our three core services – Threat Intelligence, Proactive Security, and Response & Resilience – give members trusted, real-time visibility and the tools to anticipate threats, respond faster, and reduce systemic risk.
As a member, you’ll have access to sector advisories and alerts, risk indicators and reports, and expert insights to help you benchmark your practice and detect and mitigate threats faster. You’ll have access to Communities of Interest, playbooks, events, and hands-on exercises that prepare your teams to accelerate their response capabilities and reduce your risk exposure.
Perhaps most importantly, you’ll be part of a global network of leaders and practitioners. In a changing threat landscape, FS-ISAC members’ collective strength is key to each firm’s security posture and resilience and the sector’s defense.
