Strengthening Cybersecurity Maturity for a Regional Retail Bank
A regional retail bank
The Results
Critical access-management gaps closed within two quarters
A documented maturity baseline the board now tracks annually
Zero findings repeated at the next regulatory review
The Challenge
A regional retail bank faced a tightening regulatory environment and a growing threat landscape, but lacked visibility into how its cybersecurity program measured up against industry expectations.
Our Approach
CyFort conducted a comprehensive cybersecurity maturity assessment across governance, risk management, security operations, and incident response, benchmarked against recognized frameworks. We prioritized findings by business risk rather than technical severity alone, and worked with the executive team to build a realistic, phased remediation roadmap.
The Outcome
The bank entered its next regulatory review with a documented maturity baseline and an executive-approved roadmap already underway. Critical gaps in access management and incident response were closed within the first two quarters, and the board gained a clear view of ongoing cyber risk.
“CyFort gave our board a clear, independent view of where we stood and a roadmap we could actually resource. That changed how we talk about cyber risk at board level.”
— Chief Risk Officer, Regional Retail Bank
At a Glance
- Client
- A regional retail bank
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Duration
- 10 weeks
- Team Size
- 4 consultants
