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Cyber-Attack Against Payment Systems (CAPS)

Build a stronger incident response team

The CAPS exercise challenges incident response teams to overcome a simulated attack against financial institution systems and processes. Participants practice mobilizing quickly, working under pressure and recognizing critical intelligence to defend against an attack.

Developed as a real-world scenario, outcomes include:

• Stronger team relationships and increased cross-functional knowledge;
• Clearer internal understanding of system vulnerabilities;
• Improvements in response plans.
• Gain maximum benefit with minimal resources:
• Participate from your premises or remotely via computer sharing using virtual, confidential exercise materials;
• Teams spend a few hours working the incident each day;
• Receive unattributed peer data to compare your response to other organizations.

CAPS is available to all regulated depository financial institutions for $175 per institution. Please review Frequently Asked Questions for more information or contact us at CAPS@fsisac.com. FS-ISAC reserves the right to decline participation.

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Cyber-Range Exercises

Improve your defense and response skills to a real-world cyber-attack

A one-day, hands-on-keyboard exercise in which participants observe and respond to different types of real-world attacks such as ransomware, business email compromise or cloud leak. Teams work together to investigate the attack, determine the initial threat vector, lateral movement within the network and identify methods for improving defenses. FS-ISAC’s cyber-range exercises are conducted both virtually and onsite with 30-40 participants, enabling attendees to readily share insights and arrive at solutions with peers.

Participants experience technical training and management interaction with guidance and knowledge from industry experts, as well as peers. During the exercise, participants:

• Learn the setup and orientation of a simulated bank.com environment and its tools
• Use defensive and forensics tools for analysis and trouble-ticket writing
• Practice individual active defense and investigative techniques to defend against an attack or mitigate an attack’s impact on operations and customers
• Build relationships with local law enforcement
• Share lessons learned and ideas for future events
• Receive and use a proven incident response playbook and checklists

Hamilton Series

Simulating a variety of plausible cybersecurity incidents or attacks

FS-ISAC partners with the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC), US Treasury Department (Treasury) and other US government agencies including law enforcement to develop these one-day exercises aimed at improving the cyberthreat response within the US financial sector.
Simulations mimic a variety of attacks. Participants include members of both the public and private sectors, so that results can be formed into improved public/private coordination strategies.

*These exercises are specific to US-based financial institutions 

Playbook Drills

Standardized approach to combating cyber-attacks in the financial sector

With help from numerous contributors, FS-ISAC has created the Financial Sector Crisis Response Framework, a structured and standardized approach for the sector to manage cyber-attacks. From this broader Framework (formerly known as the All-Hazards Crisis-Response Playbook), FS-ISAC has
created regional playbooks to address specific geographies. Playbook drills focus on coordinating trusted information sharing and crisis response by adhering to the common, structured process defined in the playbooks.

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Regional Exercises and Workshops

Regional coalitions and exercises for small and mid-sized institutions

Custom-designed exercises that are tailored for your organization’s environment. Such exercises can target threats that are specific to a particular region, to organizations of a specific size or financial segment and adaptable to your institution's highest priority.

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