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Course Overview

Are your bank or financial services vulnerable to evolving cyberattacks? Every day you delay securing your systems, you risk devastating data breaches, financial loss, and damaged reputation. 

"Fortifying Money: Cybersecurity Strategies for Banks and NBFCs" is your solution to staying ahead of hackers and protecting your institution. This course provides you with practical strategies to safeguard sensitive financial data and fortify your systems against today’s most dangerous threats, from phishing and ransomware to identity theft. You’ll dive into proven frameworks like PCI DSS and NIST, learn how to implement multi-factor authentication and develop incident response plans tailored to financial institutions. Plus, you’ll explore how to create a culture of cybersecurity among employees and customers. 

By the end of this course, you’ll have the tools to protect your institution from cyberattacks and keep your financial operations secure. 

What You Will Learn

  • Implement comprehensive cybersecurity measures to protect banks and NBFCs from cyberattacks.
  • Identify and mitigate threats like phishing, ransomware, and application vulnerabilities through practical, real-world strategies.
  • Utilize PCI DSS and NIST CSF frameworks to enhance security and ensure compliance.
  • Strengthen network security with firewalls, intrusion detection, encryption, and other key defenses.
  • Secure data transfers with firewalls, intrusion detection, encryption, and other key defenses.
  • Mitigate third-party and supply chain risks with vulnerability assessments and best practices.
  • Foster a cybersecurity culture to engage employees and customers in threat protection.

Program Curriculum

  • Fortifying Money
  • Your Roadmap: What You Will Learn in This Course
  • The Most Dangerous Threats to Banks Today
  • Why You Can’t Wait: The Need for Urgency
  • Key Security Concepts
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Ransomware and Phishing
  • Application Vulnerabilities
  • Supply Chain Attacks: Why Your Partners Could Be Your Weak Spot
  • Malware: Banking Trojans, Botnets, and More
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Understanding Regulations
  • Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GBLA)
  • FFIEC IT Handbook
  • Risk Assessment
  • Developing a Risk Management Program
  • Managing Third-party Risk
  • Implementing a Security Framework
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Building a Human Firewall: Training Your Employees
  • Policy and a Security First Culture
  • The Important of Security Awareness
  • Zero-trust Architecture
  • Customer Engagement: Helping Them Protect Themselves
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Locking Down Your Web Apps
  • Protecting Payment Gateways
  • PCI-DSS: Protecting Card Holder Data
  • Multi-factor Authentication: A Primer
  • Staying Compliant
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Fortifying Your Network: Firewalls and IDS/IPS
  • Encrypting Data Transfers: Securing Customer Data
  • Advanced Threat Protection
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Building an Incident Response Team
  • Handling Ransomware: A Step-by-Step Guide
  • Dealing with Fraud: Tactics for Stopping Fraudulent Transaction
  • Incident Response and Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Cybersecurity Checklist for Banks
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Instructor

Steven Spearman

Steve Spearman is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience as a CISO and vCISO across healthcare, finance, and manufacturing sectors. He has developed robust cybersecurity programs for hospitals, banks, and other organizations, earning a reputation as a trusted advisor in protecting sensitive data. As an instructor, Steve has guided over 2,000 students to success in certifications like CISSP through his engaging, practical teaching style. Passionate about mentoring, he equips professionals with real-world solutions to secure critical systems. Learn from Steve and gain the confidence to tackle evolving cyber threats with proven expertise.

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